Korean music is widespread with K-pop. People are more aware of popular Idols groups. Korean Indie music developed in the 90s. Over the years, it has evolved and made its stand in the industry. Although not advertised grandly and extravagantly as K-pop, indie musicians are incredible.
The song and music are well-focused and inspired by the many genres. The younger generation is into Indie music and creating beautiful tracks. They have a distinct fan base that appreciates real music other than Hip-hop. So!YoOn!, BOL4, Band Nah, 10 CM, and Jannabi are some of the rising indie artists in Korea. The collaborated song, Smoke Sprite, by So!YoOn! and RM (BTS) were a massive success.
We are going to discuss a Korean Indie band, Fishingirls. They have been active since 2013. Let’s find out more about the talented Indie band.
Fishingirls: Debut
Fishingirls is a Korean Indie group that debuted on 28th June 2013 with their first digital single, Squeeze Out. It is one of the bands founded by the members. In 2013, Hyunjoo, Goeun, Hyeryeong, and Vienna Finger founded the band Fishingirls.
In 2013, Fishingirls was under Digital Record. It worked with their first agency for three years. In 2016, they signed with another agency, Natural Music. They worked for another three years with this agency. Fishingirls signed under Booming Entertainment in 2020. The active members of Fishingirls are Song Petit, Yuyu, and Vienna Finger.
Fishingirls: Members Profile
Members have changed throughout the ten years since Fishingirls debuted. The information about active and former members of Fishingirls is as follows:
Vienna Finger
The real name of Vienna Finger is Lee Soojin. Vienna Finger is the main vocalist, guitarist, and composer. She is one of the founders of the group Fishingirls. She is the leader of Fishingirls. Vienna Finger is a songwriter. She has written all songs of the band. Vienna Finger released a single track Honey In My Ear, on 29th August 2017.
Yuyu
The real name of Yuyu is Park Yujin. Yuyu is the drummer and vocalist of Fishingirls. She became part of the band in 2019. Earlier, she was a member of Ggeumgonggang. Yuyu is a skilled drummer and has been playing since 2011. Before joining the band, she also worked as a drum instructor.
Song Petit
The real name of Song Petit is Song Na Eun. She is the Bass Guitarist of Fishingirls. She became an official part of the group in December 2021. Earlier, she was a temporary member to fill the position of Yang Da Yang Da. Song Petit is also a part of another Korean Band, Lubless. It debuted on 2nd January 2020. Her stage name for Lubless is Jay. Currently, she is promoting with Lubless.
About Former Members
The former members of Fishingirls were Yang Da Yang Da, Ari L, Hyunjoo, Goeun, Hyeryeong, and 599. Hyunjoo, Goeun, and Hyeryeong were the original members who were no longer with the band, Fishingirls.
Yang Da Yang Da was the manager of the band. She did bass covers of songs and posted them on social media. She left on 30th January 2021. Ari L was the guitarist of the group. She became part of Fishingirls in 2014 and departed in 2017. Hyunjoo was the Bassist. Goeun was the drummer of Fishingirls. Hyeryeong was the Guitarist. 599 was the drummer and vocalist. She joined Fishingirls in 2016. She departed in 2019 due to personal matters.
Fishingirls: Albums & Songs
From 2013 to 2023, Fishingirls released two albums and ten singles. On 28th June 2013, Fishingirls debuted with their first album, Kkeojyeojjajyeo Ppuingppuing. It had five tracks in total. The track, Disco From hell, was one of their most popular songs from the album. Another album came out on 27th March 2019. It had a total of twelve tracks. Another album came on 27th November 2020. It had four songs.
Fishingirls released many single tracks: Just Play With Me (2016), With Seungmin (2017), Not Even A Second (2018), Please Click Like (2018), By Chance (2018), Mind Your Own Business (2019), Dear Ft. Park Yoon Sik (2020), Merry Alcoholmas (2021) and Drama Queen (2022)
Fishingirls’ new mini album Destruction King will be out on 9th July 2023. The title track, The King of Destruction, is written and arranged by Vienna Finger. Stay tuned to the official youtube channel of Fishingirls to enjoy their upcoming music video.
