Kuang Program () is a South Korean
post-punk
Post-punk (originally called new musick) is a broad genre of music that emerged in late 1977 in the wake of punk rock. Post-punk musicians departed from punk's fundamental elements and raw simplicity, instead adopting a broader, more experiment ...
band. The band currently consists of Choi Taehyeon and Seo Kyeongsoo.
Since their formation in 2011, the band has released three studio albums ''
You or Me (나 아니면 너)'' (2013), ''Closed Eyes (감은 눈)'' (2016) and ''There is No More Snow on the Television'' (2021).
History
''Kuang Program'' was formed by Choi Taehyeon and Kim Younghoon in 2011, and released two EPs, ''This is the End of Us'' and ''(For City) Special Demo'' in 2012.
The band released their first album ''
You or Me (나 아니면 너)'' in 2013. After the album's release, Kim Young-hoon left the band while serving in the military.
They appeared on
The EBS space
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and performed.
In 2016, they released their second studio album ''Closed Eyes (감은 눈)''.
Yoon Hojoon of
Music Y
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described the album as "Like the masterpieces of this genre, ''Closed Eyes'' is an interesting text about the flesh and materialisation of sound and did as well as they did decades ago."
Seo Kyeongsoo joined the band as a new drummer, and in 2021, they released their third studio album ''There is No More Snow on the Television''.
In 2022, they had a tour in South Korea, and
Soumbalgwang supported them.
Discography
Studio albums
* ''
You or Me (나 아니면 너)'' (2013)
* ''Closed Eyes (감은 눈)'' (2016)
* ''There is No More Snow on the Television'' (2021)
EPs
* ''This is the End of Us'' (2012)
* ''(For City) Special Demo'' (2012)
* ''Flames, Dreams, Laughter (불꽃, 꿈, 폭소)'' (2014)
References
External links
* {{Official website, http://www.kuangprogram.net/main.html
South Korean post-punk music groups
South Korean new wave musical groups
South Korean garage rock groups
Musical groups established in 2011
2011 establishments in South Korea