Crying Nut

Crying Nut (Korean: 크라잉넛) is a punk rock band from South Korea. They are often credited as being pioneers of the Korean punk rock and indie rock scenes.^[1][2][3]

The group began performing in 1995 in the Hongdae club scene in Seoul. They released their debut album, Speed Up Losers, in 1998, selling over 100,000 copies.^[4] Crying Nut became a household name in South Korea following their performances at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.^[5][6] The group has released eight full-length albums as of 2018.^[7]

Joseon Punk

In the 1990s, the Korean public was being exposed to many foreign musical styles for the first time, following new political freedom.^[8] The early punk bands including Crying Nut incorporated foreign genres in new and unusual ways, while still reflecting their inherent Koreanness. They branded themselves Chosun Punk (now romanized as Joseon Punk) in light of this duality.^[9] This tight-knit movement is credited with birthing independent music in Korea.^[10]

Overseas tours

Crying Nut has extensively toured outside of Korea, having been to Japan numerous times, as well as China, Germany, Singapore, the US, the UK, and Sweden. They played the Fuji Rock Festival in 2000, Trastock Festival in Sweden, and Singapore's Mosaic Music Festival in 2008. Following up on their fame from the 2002 World Cup, they performed at the welcoming ceremony of the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. Their first concert in America was at the Seattle Korean Festival in 2006, and their first concert in the UK was the London Korean Festival in 2006.

They performed at SXSW in 2012 and toured North America as part of the Seoulsonic 2K12 tour funded by KOCCA alongside 3rd Line Butterfly and Yellow Monsters.^[11] Reportedly the police came to their SXSW gig due to concerns the venue might collapse because of the audience jumping.^[12] They also played at the Canadian Music Week for a special music showcase sponsored by Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.^[13]

They returned to SXSW in 2014 with an unprecedented 13 other Korean bands, ranging from Jay Park and Hyuna to fellow punk band No Brain. An image of member Kim Insoo playing accordion was published on the Grammy website.^[14]

Legal dispute

Crying Nut sued CNBLUE and its agency FNC Entertainment for unauthorized use of their song "Deathblow Offside" on Mnet's "M Countdown" in 2010. Crying Nut also charged that CNBLUE had released a DVD of the concert in Japan and profited from it.^[15] Crying Nut claimed that not only did CNBLUE use the song without permission, but also lip-synced along with the original Crying Nut recording.^{[16][unreliable source?]} Crying Nut allegedly posted online that CNBLUE "must pay the penalties for intellectual property rights infringement".^[15] CNBLUE later countersued Crying Nut for allegedly accusing CNBLUE of copyright infringement, filing an injunction against Crying Nut's online criticisms,^{[17][unreliable source?]} claiming that the intellectual property theft was the responsibility of CJ E&M and the unspecified company responsible for the DVD sales, and that Crying Nut's allegations may have permanently damaged CNBLUE's reputation as Hallyu stars.^[15] But the Court rejected CNBLUE's assertion.^[18]

Band members

• Park Yoon-Sik (Korean: 박윤식) - lead vocals, guitars
• Lee Sang-Myun (Korean: 이상면) - guitars
• Lee Sang-Hyuk (Korean: 이상혁) - drums
• Han Kyung-Rock (Korean: 한경록) also known as captain rock(Korean: 캡틴락) - bass
• Kim In-Soo (Korean: 김인수) - keyboards, accordion

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Compilation albums

• Crying Nut 25th Anniversary Best Album (Korean: 크라잉넛 25주년 베스트앨범), released August 24, 2020 by Drug Records

Split albums

• Our Nation Vol.1, split with Yellow Kitchen, released December 1, 1996 by KM Culture

Extended plays

• Naughty Boy (Korean: 개구쟁이), split with Galaxy Express, released October 18, 2011 by Drug Records
• Victory Korea Again (Korean: 다시 한번 필승 코리아), released June 2, 2014 by Drug Records
• 96, split with No Brain, released September 15, 2014 by Drug Records and Roxta Muzik & Live

Singles

Soundtrack appearances

Other contributions

Awards and nominations

Notes

1. ^ The Music Industry Association of Korea monthly album sales chart was published from August 1998 through September 2008.
2. ^ The Gaon Chart was first published in 2010.

References

1. ^ "ko:크라잉넛 "음원차트? 신경 안써. 우린 스스로 멋있다고 생각해"[SS인터뷰③]" [Crying Nut: "Music chart? We don't care. We think we're cool"] (in Korean). Sports Seoul. 2019-01-23. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
2. ^ "ko:데뷔 25년 크라잉넛 "25년 달려온 비결요?…만나면 재밌다는 거죠"" [Crying Nut 25 years after debut: "How do we keep going after 25 years? It's fun when we meet up."] (in Korean). The Hankyoreh. 2020-09-28. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
3. ^ Despres, Shawn (2012-08-23). "Crying Nut and Yellow Monsters". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
4. ^ Jackson, Julie (29 June 2014). "[Band Uprising] Crying Nut: Punk is 'one giant party'". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
5. ^ Dunbar, Jon (28 February 2012). "Korean indie bands head to North America". Korea.net. Archived 2012-03-03 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
6. ^ "ko:'오! 필승 코리아' 윤도현 음반에 실린다" ['Oh! Pilseung Korea' to be featured on Yoon Do-hyun's album] (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 2002-06-26. Retrieved 2022-10-17. – via Naver News.
7. ^ "ko:크라잉넛, 오늘(12일) 5년만 정규 8집 '리모델링' 발매(공식입장)" [Crying Nut releases 8th full-length album "Remodeling" today (12th), first in five years] (in Korean). Newsen. 2018-10-12. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
8. ^ "Go nuts with Crying Nut". The Korea Times US. 12 March 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
9. ^ Dunbar, Jon (22 February 2013). "Stephen Epstein: Korea's indie rock scholar". Korea.net. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
10. ^ Hough, Brian (2 August 2010). "Busan International Rock Fest 2010". Busan Haps. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
11. ^ "Seoulsonic 2K12: Crying Nut, Yellow Monsters, 3rd Line Butterfly @ Pianos, NYC". MTV Iggy. 5 April 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
12. ^ Au, Johnny (24 March 2014). "Hello Asia! @ SXSW 2014 Interview: Crying Nut (South Korea)". The AU Review. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
13. ^ Zimmer, Cindy (10 March 2014). "Interview: Crying Nut (at SXSW)". ATK Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
14. ^ Gianniny, Amanda (13 March 2014). "Crying Nut's Kim Insu". Grammy. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
15. ^ Hong, Gil-dong (July 2, 2013). "CNBLUE, Crying Nut copyright spat gets nasty". The Korea Herald. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
16. ^ "Crying Nut releases an official statement in response to CNBLUE and FNC Entertainment's apology". Allkpop. February 18, 2013. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
17. ^ "CNBLUE files injunction against Crying Nut for spreading false information". Allkpop. July 1, 2013. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
18. ^ "CNBLUE countersued Crying Nut, But...". Law Times, Korea. September 25, 2013. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
19. ^ Music Industry Association of Korea monthly chart positions: * Speed Up Losers: "ko:한국영상음반협회 / 집계일:1998년 9월10일" [Korea Video Music Association / Aggregation Date: September 10, 1998] (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived 1999-10-21 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2024-03-17. * Circus Magic Clowns: "2000.02월 - 가요 음반 판매량" [February 2000 Popular Music Album Sales] (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived 2008-09-19 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2024-03-17. * Poor Hand Love Song: "2001.06월 - 가요 음반 판매량" [June 2001 Popular Music Album Sales] (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived 2008-06-07 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2024-03-17. * Crying Nut Best Wild Wild Live: "2003.06월 - 가요 음반 판매량" [June 2003 Popular Music Album Sales] (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived 2004-10-16 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2024-03-17. * Milk Cattle at the OK Corral: "2006.7월 - 가요음반 판매량" [July 2006 Popular Music Album Sales] (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived 2008-04-30 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
20. ^ Gaon Album Chart positions: * Flaming Nuts: "ko:2013년 25주차 Album Chart" [Week 25 of 2013 Album Chart] (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
21. ^ "2000.02월 - 가요 음반 판매량" [February 2000 Popular Music Album Sales] (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived 2008-09-19 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
22. ^ "ko:2001년 - 가요 음반 판매량" [2001 Popular Music Album Sales] (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived 2008-09-19 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
23. ^ "2006.8월 - 가요음반 판매량" [August 2006 Popular Music Album Sales] (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived 2008-04-30 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
24. ^ "2003.06월 - 가요 음반 판매량" [June 2003 Popular Music Album Sales] (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived 2004-10-16 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
25. ^ "ko:아카이브, 2007" [Archive, 2007] (in ko-KR). Korean Music Awards. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
26. ^ "Winners from Past Years, 2000" (in Korean). Mnet Asian Music Awards 2013. Archived August 3, 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
27. ^ "ko:올해 최우수 뮤직비디오, 왁스의 '화장을 고치고'" [Music video of the year is Wax's 'Fixing My Makeup'] (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 2001-11-25. Retrieved 2024-03-18. – via Naver.
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