Heo Joon (허준)

[Herald Interview] YB tour to rock Korea once again

2007/09/19 | Source | Permalink |

Many pop stars, regardless of the genre they're in now, have memories of the head-banging good old days when rock and roll was their lives. Even pretty-faced boy band stars, who have little or no appeal to rock enthusiasts, often brag that they once played rock music when they were students, as if to suggest that they meant to be rock musicians, if only things had turned out better.

Whether or not their claims are true, it is hard to deny that rock music has never been a mainstream in the local pop music market, which has long been dominated by standard ballade and dance music, despite the cult-like status the music has achieved with a great number of would-be singers.

"Koreans seem to have an emotional allergy to rock music", deplored Yoon Do-hyeon, 35, the lead vocalist for the rock band YB, which is short for its original name, the Yoon Do-hyun Band, in an interview with The Korea Herald on Thursday. "Maybe we are too sophisticated deep inside, having too many sad stories unto...| More

YB Is Reborn as Hard Rock Band

2006/09/26 | Source | Permalink |

By Chung Ah-young
Staff Reporter

Huge popularity _ hard to believe _ may not be always a boon for stars. Even for the widely popular band YB, fame has been a mixed blessing.

YB was formerly known as Yoon Do-hyun Band, an aspiring rock group that experimented with various types of songs, including ballads. The band's popularity soared when they sang the 2002 World Cup song.

They gained commercial popularity, yet at the same time, were criticized for deviating from their rock group identity.

But 10 years later, the band that survived in the real "jungle", after trials and errors, wants to be born again as a new band of genuine hard rock. Their seventh album, titled "Why Be?" indicates the band's new name, YB.

Their decision to return to their rock roots might be reminiscent of a local film titled "Jungle Story". The film depicts the personal and professional travails of an aspiring, underground rocker and their commitment to rock music. Lead vocalist Yoon played himself i...| More

Yoon Band Rocks to National Anthem

2006/02/20 | Source | Permalink |

The Group Will Sing National Anthem as Support Song During World Cup

By Han Eun-jung
Staff Reporter

Four years after its version of "Arirang" sent fans of the national team in the 2002 World Cup into an even bigger frenzy, the Yoon Band is set to sing another national song to a rock beat.

The Yoon Band has wrapped up recording a punchy powerful take on South Korea's national anthem which they will sing as a support song, the group's management company said Monday.

"The group believed that for a national anthem to truly be a national anthem it should be a song that the people can sing whenever and wherever, which is why we decided to sing it as a support song", Yoon said through a press relief.

"It will first be presented in a nationally televised SK Telecom commercial that hits the airwaves on Feb. 22", said Tak Hyun-min, a spokesperson for Daeum Music Live Contents Group.

Since their 1994 debut, the four-piece rock outfit fronted by vocal Yoon Do-hyeon ("Skitter D...| More