Busker Busker 1st Album | ||||
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Studio album by Busker Busker | ||||
Released | March 29, 2012 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 35:00 | |||
Language | Korean | |||
Label | CJ E&M Music | |||
Busker Busker chronology | ||||
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Singles from Busker Busker 1st Album | ||||
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Busker Busker 1st Album (Hangul: 버스커 버스커 1집; RR: Beoseukeo Beoseukeo Iljip) is the debut studio album by South Korean indie band Busker Busker. It was released by CJ E&M Music on March 29, 2012. All eleven tracks on the album are written by band member Jang Beom-jun . The album was a commercial success, topping the Gaon Album Chart and selling 100,000 physical copies in two months. The lead single, "Cherry Blossom Ending", was also a chart-topper, and re-enters the charts every spring. Due to the song's continued popularity, the album has also charted every year since release.
Indie band Busker Busker was the runner-up of the televised talent show Superstar K3 in 2011. The band was from Cheonan and consisted of lead vocalist and guitarist Jang Beom-jun , bassist Kim Hyung-tae, and drummer Brad Moore. Moore, an American, was a professor at Sangmyung University before the show, and Jang and Kim were students majoring in animation. They were very popular during the show, and the songs they recorded made millions of dollars (USD), but they didn't get to keep any of the profits. After the show ended, they refused the standard record deal offered and accepted by the other contestants. They eventually accepted a six-month contract with CJ E&M Music on condition that they could write their own songs, play they own instruments, choose the production staff, and record in Cheonan instead of Seoul. Busker Busker 1st Album was recorded and mixed in only three weeks, and was released on March 29, 2012, in both CD and digital formats. A song from the album, "Ideal Type", was pre-released the week before on March 22. Before this, the band had only released cover songs.