Music Farm () is a
Korean pop
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record label
"Big Three" music labels
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, founded with the band
Cherry Filter
Cherry Filter (체리 필터) is a South Korean rock group formed in 1997. Their unique sound - consisting of emotional ballads, punk rock, rave and trance - prevalent in their last two albums has given them fame across South Korea. The song "� ...
as a name of ''Farm Entertainment'' in 2002.
Background
In 2001, producer Lee Guk-hyun met the
modern rock
Modern rock is an umbrella term used to describe rock music that is found on college and commercial rock radio stations. Some radio stations use this term to distinguish themselves from classic rock, which is based in 1960s–1980s rock music.
...
group
Cherry Filter
Cherry Filter (체리 필터) is a South Korean rock group formed in 1997. Their unique sound - consisting of emotional ballads, punk rock, rave and trance - prevalent in their last two albums has given them fame across South Korea. The song "� ...
in a live club at
Hongdae
and started the agency 'Farm Entertainment' by producing the band's 2nd album.
The album succeeded and the unknown band became one of the leader in
K-pop
K-pop (; an abbreviation of "Korean popular music") is a form of popular music originating in South Korea. It emerged in the 1990s as a form of youth subculture, with Korean musicians taking influence from Western Electronic dance music, danc ...
modern rock scene.
The agency was expanded and produced the albums of
Kim Jin-pyo,
Kim Dong-ryool
Kim Dong-ryul (; born March 15, 1974) is a South Korean singer-songwriter. He composes, arranges, writes lyrics, produces, and performs his own music. He has been active since 1993.
Career Exhibition era (1993–1997)
As an architectural m ...
and other musicians and in 2005, the name was changed to ''Music Farm''.
Recently
John Park, the semi-finalist of
American Idol 9
The ninth season of ''American Idol'' premiered on Fox on Tuesday, January 12, 2010, and concluded on Wednesday, May 26, 2010. Simon Cowell, Kara DioGuardi, and Randy Jackson returned as judges and were joined by Ellen DeGeneres, who was brought ...
, joined the label.
Artists
Current
Groups
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Cherry Filter
Cherry Filter (체리 필터) is a South Korean rock group formed in 1997. Their unique sound - consisting of emotional ballads, punk rock, rave and trance - prevalent in their last two albums has given them fame across South Korea. The song "� ...
Soloists
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Lee Juck
Lee Juck (; born February 28, 1974) is a South Korean singer, lyricist, composer and arranger.
Biography
Lee Juck was born in Seoul and attended Banpo High School. He graduated from Seoul National University with a major in sociology.
He made ...
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Kim Dong-ryool
Kim Dong-ryul (; born March 15, 1974) is a South Korean singer-songwriter. He composes, arranges, writes lyrics, produces, and performs his own music. He has been active since 1993.
Career Exhibition era (1993–1997)
As an architectural m ...
*
John Park
*
Kwak Jin-eon
Kwak Jin-eon (; born October 23, 1991) is a South Korean singer and songwriter. He was the winner of ''Superstar K6
''Superstar K6'' () is the sixth season of the South Korean television talent show series ''Superstar K'', which premiered on ...
Former
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Kim Jin-pyo
* Lee Sang-soon
* Cho Won-seon
* Jung Soon-yong
References
External links
Music Farm official site*
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South Korean independent record labels
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