Standing EGG (스탠딩에그)

FAQ

Who are Standing EGG?
Standing EGG is a three-member ("egg") project group/producing team -- Egg 1, Egg 2, and Egg 3. They're all very behind-the-scenes, so no one knows very much (if anything about them). As far as I can tell, both Eggs 1 and 2 are guys. Egg 2's real name is 진경민 (Jin Kyung-min), and when he's not doing Standing EGG he works as a vocal trainer for the likes of SG Wannabe, DNT, and others. I don't know what Egg 3's gender is, and I don't know Eggs 1 or 3's real names. Egg 1 appears to maintain the Facebook page, while Egg 2 maintains their official site. I have no idea what Egg 3 does.

But if the Eggs are the producers, who makes the music?
The Eggs write all of the music themselves (I understand that Eggs 1 and 3 write the music while Egg 2 arranges the vocals), but they employ a "live team" to help them perform. I get the impression that the team lineup will change with every album, but for now it consists of Clover (guitar, vocals), Han Kyul (double bass), and Hana (djembe).

So..who are these people?
Clover is an indie musician in his own right (the Standing EGG team produced his single as well; you can find the links below), but I don't know anything about the other two.

Do the live team have websites? What about Twitter accounts? I want to follow Clover/Han Kyul/Hana!
I know for a fact that Clover doesn't use Twitter (a friend met him in Hongdae and asked), but I don't think Han Kyul or Hana do either. If they have their own sites I don't know about them.

Why should I listen to them?
Because they're amazing and wonderful and talented and darling people. Because they care more about their music and their fans than making money. Because when you want a break from prepackaged Kpop idols, Standing EGG is the perfect choice.


Discography + Youtube Links

Standing EGG


1st single: Standing EGG
Released: 2010.04.21
Tracklist:
1. 사랑한다는 말 [MV]
2. lalala [MV]
3. Kiss [MV]


1st album: With
Released: 2010.11.25
Tracklist:
1. 사랑한다는 말 [MV]
2. lalala [MV]
3. man theme
4. hide & seek duet with 고현욱 [mp3]
5. 사랑에 빠져본 적 있나요 [mp3]
6. Kiss [MV]
7. woman theme
8. 내일은 잊을거야 with J.ae [mp3]
9. 가슴 아픈 말 with 고현욱 [mp3]
10. 넌 이별 난 아직 with 한소현 (3rd Coast) [mp3]
11. winter theme
12. First Christmas [mp3]
13. 가슴 아픈 말 with Clover (gray ver.) [mp3]


Clover
(I'm listing him too because he's on Standing EGG's Youtube channel and their official site.)


1st single: 어느 파도 (One Wave)
Released: 2010.08.18
Tracklist:
1. 어느 파도 [MV]
2. 볽은 달 feat. 소히 (3rd Coast) [mp3]


Where to Buy

YesAsia

To be honest, I don't usually buy Korean CDs, so I don't know of any other places. But when I asked Egg 1 about it last night, he also came up with YesAsia for us foreigners. If anyone knows of anywhere else, let me know and I'll post it here.


Videos
(Coming Soon)


Linkage

Official site: http://www.standingegg.com (entirely in Korean, but lots of photos and videos for your viewing pleasure)
Cyworld: http://www.cyworld.com/standing_EGG (appears to be the same as the official site)
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/standing.egg
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/standingegg (appears defunct)
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/standingEGG


Twitter

Egg 1: @golden_groove
Egg 2: @standingEGG
Egg 3: none (yet?)

I've only ever talked to Egg 1 in Korean so I don't know what his English is like, but judging from the Facebook page I think it's not too bad. Egg 2 has decent English, but I wouldn't tweet him anything too complicated. Neither will tweet in English unless prompted, though, so don't follow them if you expect English tweeting.

Egg 2 likes to retweet anything related to Standing EGG, and sometimes just eggs in general. Egg 1 likes to tweet about his food and where they are on the music charts. Egg 1 has also been on a James Blunt kick recently (someone gave him a CD as a present) and keeps tweeting links to his music. I find this hilarious and adorable.

Both Eggs are EXTREMELY friendly and genuinely care about their fans. If you follow them, they'll follow you back, and they almost always thank you for mentioning their music. If you make an effort to have a real conversation with them, they'll make an effort to keep up with what's going on with you. (Both have several thousand people they follow, though, so they might not catch everything.) If you have questions, they'll do their best to answer them promptly and completely.



Photos


James! He's their mascot.


Clover, Winter Concert at Floating Stage 2010.12.04




From Clover's 어느 파도 MV.






Clover and fans.


Clover and 소히, filming for Indie2Go.








The live team at Yehall (Ye Hall?) in Apgujeong, 2010.06.10


Clover with Ra.D, at MBC FM


Clover with Park Myung-soo cutout, at MBC FM


Recording at MBC FM


The live team (left to right): Hana, Clover, Han Kyul




Hana for Indie2Go filming




Han Kyul for Indie2Go filming




Clover for Indie2Go filming


Clover again


Aaaaaaaand more Clover (I like this shot)


filming for Indie2Go


BTS at Indie2Go filming


Hanging out before Hello Rookie (I think it's an indie music event in Hongdae?)


Being interviewed for Hello Rookie.


Performing at Cafe M for Hello Rookie.




After Hello Rookie.


Possibly Yehall, although not the same performance as before.




Clover performing at the Converse Festival (yeah, the shoes) in Hongdae.


Note the Converse beanbags.


Clover got a caricature version of himself on a t-shirt! How adorable.


Clover hanging out with fans after the Converse Festival live.



There are more pictures where those came from; I can post them if anyone's interested. (And I'm not biased towards Clover, although he is adorable -- it's just that most of the pictures are of him.)

Also, I'll be adding links to various videos (Clover's UCCs, some CFs, lives, etc) in the next day or so. ^^



Remember, if you like Standing EGG, buy their music! Support the indie artists! You definitely won't regret it. (I already convinced my parents to get their full-length CD for me for Christmas. )