JJY Band
| Drug Restaurant | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | JJY Band |
| Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Labels |
CJ E&M Music REALIVE (C9 Entertainment) |
| Members |
Jung Joon-young Dammit Seok Won Drok. Q |
Drug Restaurant (Hangul: 드럭 레스토랑), formerly known as the Jung Joon Young Band (JJY Band) (Hangul: 정준영밴드), is a Korean rock band, formed in Seoul, South Korea in 2014. The band consists of vocalist and guitarist Jung Joon-young, bassist Jung Seok-won, guitarist Jo Dae-min (Dammit), and drummer Lee Hyun-gyu (Drok. Q). The band was formed by Jung, a year after he debuted as solo singer in 2013. The band released their debut album, Escape to Hangover, on May 27, 2015. JJY Band announced on May 20, 2016 that they decided to change their name to Drug Restaurant because they want to go with a name that focuses on the band altogether rather than centering it around the frontman vocalist.
Jung Joon-young rose to widespread fame through the audition program Superstar K4 in 2012. Jung was the vocalist of indie rock band, Switch On, before joined Superstar K4. Originally, he signed up for Superstar K4's audition with his band, but due to visa issues, the guitarist who is American and bassist who is British couldn't join and Jung had to audition as solo singer. A year later in 2013, he released his debut mini album, 1st Mini Album, and then second mini album, Teenager, in 2014.
After being a solo artist for more than a year, Jung decided to be in a band again. “When I first signed with my company, it was agreed that I would eventually work with a band. Since I started music with a band, it was actually hard for me to bring out my true style when working by myself. I thought I needed to go back to what I knew. This seemed like the right time.”
Jung was introduced to Jo Dae-min, Jung Seok-won and Lee Hyun-gyu by producer who worked with him in his solo album in 2014. All three are known to be already established musicians in the indie music scene. Guitarist Jo Dae-min (Dammit) is a former member of rock band Vanilla Unity that regularly guested at Seo Taiji’s concerts, bassist Jung Seok-won is a former member of Munch and Fantastic Drugstore, and drummer Lee Hyun-kyu (Drok. Q) is a former member of Munch as well as “Superstar K” contestant Bell Band. Dammit wasn't sure about Jung's musical style when he first heard about the offer to play with him: “I mostly knew him through variety programs, and I thought it would be a one-time thing. But working together, we fit really well, and now we’re determined to keep this going.”
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