During the 2018 SXSW Conference and Festivals, we had the pleasure of sitting down with artist Junoflo, who was invited back to perform at Korea Spotlight Showcase (formerly known as K-Pop Night Out) alongside with artist including Crush, DPR LIVE, and Lee Hi.
The Importance of Honesty in Hip-Hop: A SXSW Interview with pH-1
Hip-hop artist Harry Park, known by the stage name pH-1, gave HiphopKR a very special opportunity. In this in-depth interview, he opened up to us about his faith, his music, and his thoughts on the state of hip-hop in Korea. His honesty was truly a revelation.
2018 is my year! Interview with indie hip-hop artist LATE LEE
Joe Lee, known more commonly as LATE, has been making music for the past few years, doing the work to shape what’s become a signature genre-bending blend of lo-fi, indie, and hip-hop. We took some time to catch up and explore his plans for the future.
24 FLAKKO brings Atlanta’s trap music to Korea
Our guest writer Amy interviewed 24 FLAKKO to get to know more about the artist who has been bringing a unique taste of Atlanta’s trap/hip-hop scene to Korea.
Jazz is the Root of Everything: A SXSW Interview with Crush
Since his debut in 2014, Crush has been an artist in demand. During his first visit to SXSW, HiphopKR had the opportunity to chat with the artist about his musical influences and his future.
Transcending Sound Waves: Uzuhan Interview
We start this story at its end. Before we begin it’s important the reader know just what kind of man we’re dealing with. After an
Ted Park, “I hope to bridge the gap between Korean and American Hiphop”
The Wisconsin-native started gaining popularity in 2016 following his song “Hello (Who is this),” which climbed to the top 10 on Billboard and Spotify’s Viral 50 Charts. Ted Park, garnering recognition both in the States and Korea. Park recently had a trip back to Korea, where he worked with a number of notable Korean artists. He recently made news with his signing to H1GHR MUSIC, the label started by another notable Korean-American artist, Jay Park.
We had the opportunity to chat with Ted Park about his experience as a Korean-American artist in the States, what he got up to on his trip to Korea, and what we can expect from him in the future.
A Portrait of an Artist as a Korean Man—Interview with FLANNEL ALBERT
Our guest writer Cy had a long talk with Korean-American hip-hop artist FLANNEL ALBERT about his musical journey, being an artist, the struggles of belonging, gender, labels, hip-hop music, and more. Get to know the artist and the man in this in-depth interview.
Ten Facts about PENOMECO (Exclusive Interview)
Earlier today, Million Market artist PENOMECO blessed his fans with his new single and MV ‘L.I.E‘. As you may recall from last year, we asked our community to submit questions for PENOMECO. Read our mini interview to learn ten things about the FANXY CHILD member!
Exclusive Interview: Cherry Coke (2018)
Independent artist and R&B singer-songwriter Cherry Coke has garnered a lot of attention over the past year through her music releases and featured tracks. Back in 2014, the artist first debuted under her first name Sunkyung with her single ‘Beautiful Things’ with rapper Eun-P. Two years later, her first mixtape titled Here (2016) dropped on her SoundCloud and comprised of five tracks and featured rapper Mac Kidd. Along with several featuring in tracks by SLEEQ, Andup, J’Kyun, and Nuttyverse, Cherry Coke released her first solo single titled ‘UP‘ which comprised of the tracks ‘Like I Do‘ and ‘Drive‘. Most recently, in August 2017, Cherry Coke released her single ‘Don’t Kill My Vibe‘.
Cherry Coke is debuting with her new single ‘Iloveyourcheek‘ on January 21 at 6PM KST.
We wanted to know more about Cherry Coke so we conducted a short interview with the artist. Be sure to check out her new single and keep an eye out on this up and coming artist!