Standing Egg

Standing Egg (Korean: 스탠딩 에그; stylized as Standing EGG or STANDING EGG) is a South Korean indie acoustic pop band that debuted in 2010 under Von Entertainment. The band consists of three members, Egg 1, Egg 2, and Egg 3, who produce and compose the music. As they don't have a vocalist or musicians, they feature various guest indie artists like Clover (guitar, vocals), Windy (vocals), Han Gyul (double bass), or Hana (djembe) for their songs and performance.^[1]

Standing Egg (스탠딩 에그)
Origin	South Korea
Genres	Pop, indie, acoustic
Years active	2010 (2010)–present
Labels	Von Entertainment
Members	Egg 1 Egg 2 Egg 3
Website	www.standingegg.com

Career

Standing Egg debuted with a self-titled album in 2010 that consisted of three songs. Doing no promotion, the album reached the public through the group's Twitter, as they used the account to share their music and jokingly asked one of their followers to create a music video for one of their songs, La La La. The follower agreed to the request and created a music video that quickly became popular and ranked on several music charts.^[2]

Their first full-length album, released in November 2010, climbed to the top of Melon Indie Music Chart, the equivalent of Billboard charts in the United States. Since then, they have consistently released an album and a few singles every year.^[3] Their latest album, Voice, along with a music video for the eponymous title track, was released in November 2016.

Standing Egg is currently one of the most well-known Korean indies musicians, and notable for their ability to rank in music charts with few to no promotions.^[4]

Members

• Egg 1 (에그1호) – composition
• Egg 2 (에그2호) – composition, Vocal
• Egg 3 (에그3호) – lyrics

Live performance team

• Windy (윈디) – vocal
• Lee Ye-seul (이예슬) – vocal
• Clover (클로버) – vocal, guitar
• Lee Ye-ni (이예니) – keyboard
• Lee Han-kyul (이한결) – double bass, electric bass
• Song Ha-na (송하나) – djembe, percussion

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
		KOR [5]
With	Released: November 25, 2010 Label: Von Entertainment, NHN Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download	—	—
Like	Released: April 10, 2012 Label: Von Entertainment, CJ E&M Formats: CD, digital download	29	KOR: 809[6]
Shine	Released: October 4, 2013 Label: Von Entertainment, Sony Music Korea Formats: CD, digital download	27	KOR: 1,151[7]
Us	Released: December 5, 2014 Label: Von Entertainment, NHN Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download	24	KOR: 736[8]
Dramatic	Released: December 1, 2017 Label: Von Entertainment, LOEN Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download	57	—
Letters from My Old Friend	Released: March 20, 2021 Label: Von Entertainment, LOEN Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download	—	—

Special albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
		KOR [5]
Moment	Released: December 13, 2013 Label: Von Entertainment, NHN Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download	53	KOR: 667[9]

Extended plays

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
		KOR [5]
Lucky	Released: July 7, 2011 Label: Von Entertainment, NHN Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download	—	—
Ballad With Windy	Released: December 21, 2012 Label: Von Entertainment, NHN Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download	83
Ambler	Released: April 16, 2013 Label: Von Entertainment, Sony Music Korea Formats: CD, digital download	31
36.5	Released: May 8, 2014 Label: Von Entertainment, NHN Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download	24	KOR: 492[10]
Young	Released: May 22, 2015 Label: Von Entertainment, NHN Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download	26	KOR: 412[11]
Inner	Released: December 4, 2015 Label: Von Entertainment, NHN Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download	54	—
Voice	Released: November 11, 2016 Label: Von Entertainment, LOEN Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download	47
Poetic	Released: October 10, 2019 Label: Von Entertainment, Windmill Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download	—	N/A
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Sales (DL)	Album
		KOR [12]
"La La La"	2010	—	—	With
"Farewell For You, Not Yet For Me" (넌 이별 난 아직) (feat. Han So-hyun)		—
"Have You Ever Been In Love?" (사랑에 빠져본 적 있나요) (feat. Ra.D)	2011	—
"Fly" (경기국제항공전 테마송) (feat. Clover)		—		Non-album single
"Ache" (앓이) (feat. Windy)		—		Ballad With Windy
"One Love" (사랑한대) (feat. Windy)		—
"Rest" (휴식)		—		Lucky
"Comfortable Relationship" (편한사이) (feat. Windy)		—		Non-album single
"Not Just Two" (둘이 아닌가봐) (feat. Christina Love Lee)	2012	80	KOR: 73,160[13]	Like
"The Sunlight Hurts" (햇살이 아파) (feat. Han So-hyun)		73	KOR: 41,297[14]
"Keep Going"		—	—	Shine
"An Old Song" (오래된 노래)		6	KOR: 36,329[15]
"A Perfect Day" (Forest Project Theme Song) (feat. Windy)		—	—	Ballad With Windy
"Everyday With You" (매일 그대를) (feat. Windy)		—
"Stay There" (그 자리에 있어) (feat. Windy)		60	KOR: 41,496[16]
"Because Of Different Times" (시간이 달라서)	2013	72	KOR: 41,247[17]	Ambler
"Miss Flower		—	KOR: 24,943[18]
"Once Again" (feat. Han So-hyun)		46	KOR: 107,151[19]	Shine
"Break Up for You, Not Yet for Me" (넌 이별 난 아직) (featuring Park Shin-hye and Hwasa)[a]		34	KOR: 95,026[20]	Non-album single
"The Words I Love You" (사랑한다는 말)		—	—	Moment
"Confession" (고백)	2014	35	KOR: 124,988[21]	36.5
"Lean On Me" (내게 기대) (feat. Park Se-young)		17	KOR: 181,112[22]	Non-album single
"Yes, You" (그래, 너)		21	KOR: 146,275[23]	36.5
"She Is Back"		—	KOR: 24,263[24]	Us
"It's Hanging" (맘에 걸려)		84	KOR: 27,055[25]
"Kiss Me"		—	KOR: 29,639[26]
"The Sunlight Hurts" (햇살이 아파) (feat. Wheein of Mamamoo, Yundak of OBroject)		61	KOR: 24,384[27]	Non-album single
"Starry Night"	2015	83	KOR: 34,732[28]	Young
"Crazy"		92	KOR: 36,159[29]
"Nobody Knows"		99	KOR: 25,494[30]	Inner
"Miss You"		—	KOR: 24,859[31]
"Rainbow" (무지개) (feat. Yundak of OBroject)	2016	21	KOR: 148,536[32]	Non-album single
"Drip Drip Drip" (뚝뚝뚝) (feat. Yeseul)		14	KOR: 176,980[33]	Dramatic
"Summer Night You And I" (여름밤에 우린)		1	KOR: 570,915[34]
"Voice"		55	KOR: 71,221[35]	Voice
"Second Person" (두 번째 사람)		—	KOR: 17,927[36]
"I Thought of You" (네 생각 나더라)	2017	69	KOR: 64,699[37]	Dramatic
"Cuz It's You" (너라면 괜찮아)		36	KOR: 74,368[38]
"Tonight" (오늘 밤은) (feat. Jisim)		84	KOR: 39,729[39]
"Fool" (바보야) (feat. Lee Hae-ri of Davichi)		39	KOR: 86,561[40]
"From the Star" (별의 조각)		—	KOR: 13,687[41]
"Travel to You" (너라는 세상)	2019	74	—	Poetic
"A Song Only I Wanna Know" (나만 알고 싶은 노래)		157
"I Know What Is the Love After Broke Up" (헤어져야 사랑을 알죠)	2020	94		Non-album singles
"Distance" (멀어진 만큼)	2022	147
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Collaborations

Year	Title	Other artist(s)
2013	"Shall We Dance" (쉘 위 댄스)	Park Se-young
2017	"Those Were the Days"	OBroject

Soundtrack appearances

Year	Title	Album
2016	"I'll Pick You Up" (데리러 갈게)	Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo OST
2017	"How Would It Be?" (어떨까)	Strong Girl Bong-soon OST
	"Map of Heart" (마음의 지도)	Man to Man OST
	"Ordinary Day" (보통의 날)	Children of the 20th Century OST
	"You Are In My Heart" (넌 내 안에)	Andante OST
2018	"Always Be With You" (항상 너의 곁에 내가 있을게)	Feel Good to Die OST
2022	"Prettiest One" (너만 예뻐)	Soundtrack #1 OST

Awards and nominations

Year	Awards	Category	Recipient	Result
2014	Melon Music Awards	Best Indie Musician	"Lean on Me" (feat. Park Se-young)	Won
2015	Melon Music Awards	Best Indie Musician	"The Sunlight Hurts" (feat. Wheein of Mamamoo and Yundak of OBroject)	Won
2016	Golden Ticket Awards	Best Indie Musician	Standing Egg	Won

Notes

1. Credited as Maria

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External links

• Standing Egg Official Website