| Sunkyeol | |
| Origin: | Seoul, South Korea |
| Years Active: | 2010-present |
| Label: | Somoim Records |
Sunkyeol (Korean: 선결) is a South Korean shoegaze band. The band currently consists of Kim Kyeongmo, Cho Yonghoon, Cho Incheol, Lee Hyeji and Joe Hollick.[1] [2] Since their formation in 2010, the band has released a studio album Radical is a Relative Concept (급진은 상대적 개념) (2015).[3] [4]
Sunkyeol was formed in 2010, Kim Kyeongmo and Joe Hollick have been making music together in London since 2005. released a self-titled EP the same year. [2] [5]
In 2015, they released their first studio album, Radical is a Relative Concept (급진은 상대적 개념). The album cover used a photo of a struggleist taken in Myeong-dong in 2011 by Park Jung-geun. They said in an interview that the image was used as an album cover because it gave a heterogeneous feeling, and that there was no political meaning.[6] The album was initially produced only on CD, and online streaming was released six months later.[7] The album was highly supported by South Korean indie fans and topped the K-Indie Chart, a music chart that counts South Korea's pure record sales.[2] [8] Members Kim Kyeongmo and Lee Hyeji participated in Lang Lee's second album Playing God, which was released in 2016.[9]