Band Mate surpasses idol singers to win the newcomer award for ‘Yoo HeeYeol Radio’ music award

[blindxbandit.livejournal.com]

Modern rock band Mate surpasses idol singers to win the newcomer award on KBS Cool FM ‘Yoo HeeYeol’s Radio’ music awards.

The 1st ‘RaCheon Music Awards’ was held on 10th February, and Mate surpasses other stars like 2NE1 and IU to win the newcomer award, garnering much attention for that.

‘Yoo HeeYeol Radio Heaven’ has been known to be a program which covers a variety of genres of music reviews including pop, gayo and also indie music. And winner of the newcomer award on the show, Mate is a band which released their first full length album last April with the title song ‘Longing’.

This singer songwriter band consists of Im HeonIl (vocal, guitar), Jung JoonIl (vocal, keyboard) and Lee HyunJae (drum), and is known for their great musical capabilities. They also won the male newcomer award at 2010 16th Korea Entertainment Arts Awards.

Coming 26th and 27th February, the band will also be performing the title song of their minialbum ‘with mate’ during a public performance which will also be the congratulatory performance for winning the award on RaCheon Music Awards.

Source: Newsen + K-Bites

Comments

[angelonair.livejournal.com]

Mate is <3

[musicalbento.livejournal.com]

MATE DOES IT AGAIN.

I srsly think these guys need to be going on MuBank and stuff. The need the exposure I feel like not enough people know their awesome.

[classicfire.livejournal.com]

They do. I want see more of Hyun Jae.

[musicalbento.livejournal.com]

omg I'd love to see the pianist on MuBank with his awesome dork glasses.

I'd watch even though they wouldn't be playing live

I srsly need to work up the cash to buy their albums.

[musicalbento.livejournal.com]

:O

I need to like, bookmark my Mate comment from forever ago.

Songs from their first album:





They just recently came out with another album last month, and here are (my personal favorite) tracks

Mate - Go



Mate - It's All About Love



Mate - Better



They're like, top-notch. I love themmmmm.

[musicalbento.livejournal.com]

:D

I am like, srsly in love with all of them. The vocalist has such amazing range and stamina, and the pianist is just sooooooo goood, and the drummer is just unffff.

I don't see how they're not mainstream. =(

(Needs to get back his Mate icon)

[erbalurbal.livejournal.com]

wow they are really good. I keep seeing that guy with the glasses in chin chin picture but I never knew who he was. I like their style

[earthequality.livejournal.com]

Why, thank you. <3 Will be checking them out as well. :D

[curls975.livejournal.com]

new fan as of NOW!

i love this style of music. i mean i'm in the K-Pop fandom cause of the wank and all, but i love good music by artists that write and play their instruments.

plus k-pop could use some more rock influenced sound into their mix. everything sounds the same at the moment :/

[desperategraves.livejournal.com]

oh wow

[cryssybloom.livejournal.com]

Holy crap, they're A-MAZING!! :o

Reminds me of a mix of My Aunt Mary(kmusic) with a bit of Asian Kung-Fu Generation(jmusic)~ I loves it.. The first vid made me cry and fangirl.. Lol. XD

[akari-hayashi.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the vids.
Never heard of them before, but I'm always open to new bands. Especially rock bands. And they sound great! (First song = goosebumps.)

I wish they are marketed more!

[cookie-nut.livejournal.com]

That's actually pretty awesome. :)

[pickychu.livejournal.com]

I can't believe they won. They're so boring :/

[nijiiro-no-iro.livejournal.com]

Never heard of them.
That's awesome for them though. :)

And the guy in the middle... has a Korean name, but he doesn't look it at all.
Just wondering, is he half or something?

[musicalbento.livejournal.com]

Yep. He's half American (on his dad's side I believe)

[nijiiro-no-iro.livejournal.com]

Ah, ok cool.
At first I was like, oh, they actually have a white guy.
Then I saw the names and was promptly confused. haha

[musicalbento.livejournal.com]

I knowwww. =( But an award is an award I suppose. At least they're getting exposure!

[superjuniorxx.livejournal.com]

yay! new group to add to fandom XD

[topisatop.livejournal.com]

love these homies

[chrismakkuh.livejournal.com]

...Dude in the middle is mixed, right?

[louta.livejournal.com]

damn who are they?

middle guy is total unf.

[honeebs.livejournal.com]

Good for them and for those who voted for them, good regconition.

[n-ics.livejournal.com]

I was ecstatic when I found out about this. Who would have thought~
Gotta start listening to their latest stuff xD

[emilycullenx.livejournal.com]

congrats boys!

[gogoparty.livejournal.com]

kinda obvious, most of the radio heaven's listeners are indie-fans anyway ._. and yhy himself is a huge supporter of the group...

[freed-misery.livejournal.com]

Woo, congrats~! Even if it is newcomers... o_O? Mate are awesome <3

[khelsenari.livejournal.com]

WELL deserved. They're so underrated ;_;

[wassereis.livejournal.com]

congrats to Mate.
No word of No Reply? they were on 3rd place before IU ㅡ_ㅡ

[crisketch.livejournal.com]

They're so amazing and talented ♥ their newest album was too short though :(

[tribblenuu.livejournal.com]

Yay go Mate. I love their music.

[weerainbow.livejournal.com]

HURRAY FOR MATE!!!♥
Great news :o)