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SOREA Band (Korean: 소리아밴드) is a K-pop Girl Group that bases their music on Traditional Korean musical instruments. They mix Korean traditional music with a variety of genres like Pop music and Jazz and communicate with the world through Korean ethnic music.
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SOREA Band | |
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Origin | South Korea |
Genres | K-pop |
Years active | 2005 | –present
Members | XOi |
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Their music has been used to advertise corporations such as Samsung Electronics, Hyundai Motors and LG Optimus G) and has been aired on Korean public TV MBC's 'Infinite Challenge (무한도전)’,[1] K-Drama ‘Princess Hours (궁)’,[2] and KBS ‘1 Night 2 Days (1박 2일)’. SOREA Band's music has also been broadcast overseas through PBS, NBC, HBO, BBC, NHK, and Brazil HBO Latin American through programs and advertisements.
SOREA Band has been invited to the White House to perform,[citation needed] conducted the first solo concert held at the Blue House and participated at the Mayor's Thames Festival in London,[3] Champs Libres Festival in Strasbourg, France[4] and a concert at Point Éphémère(France).[5] In South Korea they have been selected for casting at events such as government official meetings and events.[6] They have also performed various concerts in China, Japan,[7] and Hong Kong.[8]
SOREA had a celebration concert for congratulating Kimoon Ban on his victory at UN Secretary General election in 2006. SOREA had a special invitation performance at the Mayor’s Thames Festival in London, 2009. The band also held a concert at Point Éphémère in Paris, 2010.[5]
SOREA has gained interest from a lot of people as a modern Korean traditional music band possessing both musical quality and public popularity by performing at the very first concert held at the Blue House since it became publicly open in 2008 and at other occasions as well. It also made its lead producer the winner of the advanced intellectual person in Korea award. Its original composing "Beautiful Korea" was reckoned with its musical quality and was selected to be included in the music textbooks of junior high school.
SOREA has been chosen as an honorary ambassador to represent Ministry for Health, Welfare, and Family Affairs for 2010–2011, following Kim Yuna (Representative of 2009).[9]
In 2011, SOREA's "Restart the Show" was selected as the title theme for the Kimchi Chronicles, 13 episodes of Korean food and travelogue series by PBS.[10] SOREA is evangelizing Korean traditional music and traditional culture to the foreigners in the world by diligently working as a representative of traditional Korean art. SOREA's been persistently presenting newly arranged traditional beats and melodies with the slogan of modernizing, globalizing, and making Korean traditional art more publicly popular.
Album | Release Date | Songs |
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1st Single Album [16] | 2006.05.12. | |
Monsterious Story [17] | 2009.12.15. |
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Deepest Sorrow (Digital Single) [18] | 2011.04.08. |
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A Song For You [19] | 2013.02.04. |
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Zincha Zanchi (한국어: 진짜잔치) [20] | 2014.01.28. |
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Aguiadiaracha (한국어: 어기야디여라차) [21] | 2014.02.28. |
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Heartbeat Of The Deepest Sea [22] | 2014.05.30. |
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Eastern Angels of Winter [23] | 2014.11.28. |
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