Whenever one thinks of Hallyu (Korean) Wave, a commercialized form of K-Pop, K Drama and K-Movie pops into general audiences’ minds. But if you dive deeper into Korean culture, you might find many interesting subcultures and phenomena that exist apart from popular culture.
One such phenomenon is the presence of a concealed world of Korean Indie music. Korean Indie or Independent music groups dates way back in Korean history, even before the rise of K-Pop.
If you are lucky enough, you can witness an Indie Music Band formation in local bars or University campuses, but mostly these groups focus on their authentic and meaning-making messages in their songs rather than advertisement. Due to this tendency, the origin and existence of Indie bands are hard to trace.
Arising from such shadows, there is a K-Pop Indie Girl Group band that has been catapulted into popularity by its die-hard fans. DIAWINGS is your no-nonsense K-Pop Indie band with the sole purpose of making a diverse community of music lovers that can interact and communicate through their music.
Debut
DIAWINGS, the South Korean Indie Girl Group, tip-toed into the music scene quite secretly by gaining a devoted fan base before their debut. Even before their official debut in 2019, they had been making music and had released three single albums that did not come under mass-scale commercialization at the beginning of their debut.
Yet you can trace their official debut on Spotify through their single album release ‘Ideal World’ in 2019. Keeping their own pace, they informed their fans of their 4th single album ‘Troublemaker’ on a more visually appealing digital platform Instagram in 2020.
Member profile
DRAWINGS consisted of three members at the time of their debut, Cheonghae, Yiyeon, and Nature. In mid-2023, rumors of the addition of two new members circulated. Yet DRAWINGS did not officially give any statements at that time.
Cheonghae
Cheonghae is the lead singer of the South Korean Indie girl group DIAWINGS. She possesses high fashion model visuals with a tall physique. She is good at singing English lyrics as well.
Cheonghae’s love for flowers is evident on her Instagram account. She has a pet dog named ‘Butter’ with whom she often likes to hang out on the beach and relax. She is a sweet tooth and loves eating doughnuts and pies.
Yiyeon
Yiyeon is the lead singer of the South Korean Indie girl group DIAWINGS. She is also the lead dancer and has choreographed amazing moves for the music videos for DIAWINGS. She is your short-haired beauty girl with a sculptured face, visual, and a soothing voice.
Nature
Nature is the main Rapper in the South Korean indie girl group DIAWINGS. She brings catchy voice tones and modulations with her rapping skills to the music for the group. She is a music composer to the core and has even individually released her first digital single ‘Metronome.’ She loves DJ Mixing. She has also collaborated with Rapper BEAT.G owing to her amazing Rapping skills for the song ‘Focus’.
Songs and Albums
DRAWINGS, in 2019, released a Digital single, ‘Ideal World,’ on Spotify that gives a hint to the listeners on the enjoyment of the Ideal world set with order and perfect laws. This drum-struck song was perfect for a hip-hop-styled choreography, but the group did not release any Music Video for the song.
In 2020 DIAWINGS announced their comeback on Instagram with their fourth single, ‘Troublemaker,’ communicating about mistakes, troubles, reality, and more in drop-beating music but still without any music video for the fans.
On 21 September 2021, they treated their fans with the release of an officially choreographed MV ‘More and More’ amidst all the delays of the COVID-19 pandemic situation in South Korea.
But it was on 28 October 2022 that the group really hit it off with the aesthetically pleasing confidence of the girls in the Music Video ‘I feel that’ making it their most viewed music video on their YouTube channel.
Strangely in 2023, with the release of the ‘Finale’ Music Video, many rumors regarding the addition of dancers in the music video, wone____ and Horim, as new members emerged on various fan pages. But DIAWINGS did not confirm any of them for the time being apart from mentioning them as dancers on their Instagram post.
With this release, the group, for the first time, addressed their Fandom as ‘Dearwings’ on their official Instagram post. The group has amazing potential to march forward independently with the fan’s support on Patreon as well.
