3rd Line Butterfly

3rd Line Butterfly
OriginSeoul, South Korea
Genres
Years active1999-present (on hiatus from 2019)
LabelsOreum Entertainment
Members
  • Nam Sangah
  • Kim Namyoon
  • Seo Hyeonjeong
Past members
  • Seong Kiwan
  • Park Hyeonjoon
  • Kim Kyuhyeong
  • Choi Changwoo
  • Kim Sangwoo

3rd Line Butterfly (Korean: 3호선 버터플라이) is a South Korean rock band. The band currently consists of Nam Sang Ah, Kim Namyoon and Seo Hyeonjeong.[1] Since their formation in 1999, the band has released 5 studio albums: Self-Titled Obsession (2000), Oh! Silence (2002), Time Table (2004), Dreamtalk (2012) and Divided by Zero (2017).[2] Their album Dreamtalk won Album of the Year at the 2013 Korean Music Awards.[3] They are currently on hiatus after their concert in February 2019.[1][4]

Career

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3rd Line Butterfly was formed in 1999 by Seong Kiwan, Nam Sangah, Kim Sangwoo and Park Hyeonjoon.[5] Nam Sangah and Kim Sangwoo were ex-members of the band Huckleberry Finn.[6] They released their first studio album Self-Titled Obsession in 2000, and participated in the 2002 drama Ruler of Your Own World on the soundtrack.[7] In 2002, they released their second album Oh! Silence.[8] They released their third album Time Table in 2004, and had a break before 2009.[9]

During the long break, the band members had hard time to make music, and member Kim Namyoon said to the band members, "2009 is the band's 10th anniversary, so if we can't release an album again, let's break up. If we can't do this, we can't do it forever."[9] And they released an EP Nine Days or a Million in 2009.[10] The track Deep Night, in the Fog (깊은 밤, 안개 속) was nominated for Song of the Year at the Korean Music Awards.[11] In 2012, they released their fourth studio album Dreamtalk, and they won Best Modern Rock Album, Best Modern Rock Song, and Album of the Year at the 2013 Korean Music Awards.[3][12] They performed at the 2012 South by Southwest festival, and they had a European tour in 2014.[13][14]

In 2017, they released their fifth album Divided By Zero. Music Y named the album fourth place in album of the year, describing it as "They play a very clever role in enhancing the quality of the album itself".[15] Founding member Seong Kiwan left the band straight after the album was released, and formed his own other band, AASSA.[16] In 2018, they performed at the K-Music Showcase hosted by the Korea Creative Content Agency, Korean Cultural Centre UK and Rich Mix in London.[17]

3rd Line Butterfly announced that they would be on hiatus of after their final concert in February 2019[1][5] After the concert, vocalist Nam Sangah immigrated to France, her husband's hometown.[4] Drummer Seo Hyeonjeong said in an interview that the announcement was not a break up of the band.[18]

Discography

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Albums

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  • Self-Titled Obsession (2000)
  • Oh! Silence (2002)
  • Time Table (2004)
  • Dreamtalk (2012)
  • Divided by Zero (2017)

Extended plays

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  • Nine Days or a Million (2009)
  • Ice Cube (2012)

References

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  1. ^ a b c Yoo, Chaeyeon (2019-01-13). "20년간 달려온 밴드 '3호선 버터플라이', 잠시 무대 떠난다". Munhwa News (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  2. ^ Park, Chaneun (2017-02-09). "3호선 버터플라이 `Divided by Zero` 5년만의 나비 날개짓". Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  3. ^ a b "3호선 버터플라이 [Dreamtalk]". Korean Music Awards (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  4. ^ a b Lee, Kiyong (2019-02-15). "남상아 "록 음악 해왔지만 로커이고 싶지 않다"". Sisa In (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  5. ^ a b Lee, Jaehoon (2019-01-14). "결성 20년 밴드 '3호선 버터플라이' 잠시 안녕". Newsis (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  6. ^ Kim, Minkyoo (2008-09-24). "⑫ 강아지문화예술". Kyunghyang Shinmun (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  7. ^ Seo, Dongil (2017-04-18). "KT&G 상상마당 춘천 22일 '3호선 버터플라이' 콘서트". Pressian (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  8. ^ Im, Chaesik (2003-02-18). "`호선 버터플라이` 첫 단독 콘서트". Naver News (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  9. ^ a b Oh, Jaeil (2014-10-02). "휴학·자퇴 고민하던 3호선버터플라이, 대학로 릴레이 공연". Newsis (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  10. ^ Kim, Joonghyeok (2010-01-13). "소리 내어 시를 읽자". The Hankyoreh (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  11. ^ "3호선 버터플라이 '깊은 밤 안개 속'". Korean Music Awards (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  12. ^ Lee, Jeong (2013-03-01). "[10th 한국대중음악 시상식①] 3호선 버터플라이, 대중음악상 3관왕 "첫 수상 영광이고 감사"". OBS (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  13. ^ Jackson, Julie (2014-03-02). "[Band Uprising] The undone story of 3rd Line Butterfly". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  14. ^ Lee, Jeong (2014-04-22). "3호선버터플라이, 유럽투어 나서". 10 Asia (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  15. ^ "3호선버터플라이 (3rd Line Butterfly) 『Divided By Zero』". Music Y (in Korean). 2017-12-31. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  16. ^ Park, Hwaseon (2018-02-22). "전 3호선버터플라이 성기완의 새 밴드 AASSA(앗싸), 23일 '배철수의 음악캠프' 출연". Kyeonggi Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  17. ^ Kang, Kiwoon (2018-05-14). "K-POP, 미국과 영국 등 대륙 넘나들며 전 세계 음악 팬들 '열광'". Newsway (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  18. ^ Kim, Gwanmyeong (2019-02-01). "[3시의 인디살롱] 텐투텐, 3호선 버터플라이 드러머 서현정의 댄스음악 도전". OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-10.
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