Songgolmae

Songgolmae (Korean: 송골매) was a South Korean hard rock band in the 1980s. The band is known for its songs "Accidental Encounter" ("어쩌다 마주친 그대") and "Let's gather!" ("모여라").^[1]

Songgolmae
Origin	South Korea
Genres	Rock
Years active	1979–1991
Past members	Notably Bae Cheol-soo, Gu Chang-mo(1982-1985)
Website	songolmae.co.kr

History

The band was formed by Bae Cheol-soo in 1979.^[2] From their second album, Bae hired Gu Chang-mo [ko] as the main vocal of the band, however he quit being a vocal after the band's 4th album.^[3]

Electric shock incident

On March 22, 1983, the leader of the band Bae Cheol-soo infamously received an electric shock while trying to grab the microphone while playing live on a program by the Korean Broadcasting System^[4]

Discography

• Songolmae 1st album(1979.09.13) 'Jigu records'^[5]
• Songolmae 2nd album(1982)^[6]
• Songgolmae 3rd album (the moment I saw you)(1983^[7])
• Songgolmae 4th album(1984)^[8]
• Songgolmae 5 (1985)^[9]
• Songgolmae6(1986)^[10]

Reception

Kyunghyang Shinmun cited the band's 2nd album as one of the top 100 Korean albums, praising that the album "completed 1980s Korean rock music".^[11] During the band's high times, the band was the first Korean band to win awards in best teen music and best rock group.^[12]