Jannabi
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Childhood friends from Bundang who made vintage rock cool again in an idol-ruled charts world. Their name is an old word for monkey. Put on "For Lovers Who Hesitate" and enjoy the nostalgia.
- Members
- 2
- Debut
- 2014 (12 years)
- Generation
- 3rd gen (2012 to 2017)
- Label
- Peponi Music
Start with: For Lovers Who Hesitate
Achievements
- Won the grand prize at Penta Super Rookie (2014)
- "For Lovers Who Hesitate" topped the Circle Digital Chart and sold 2.5 million digital copies (2019)
- Song of the Year and Best Modern Rock Song at the Korean Music Awards (2019)
- First South Korean rock band formed after the 2010s to headline Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival (2024)
- Fantastic Old-fashioned End of the Year Party tour drew 50,000 people (2022 to 2023)
Timeline
- 2012Formed as a band of neighborhood friends; the independent label Peponi Music is founded
- 2014Debut single album Rocket released on April 28
- 2016Debut studio album Monkey Hotel with the title track "Summer"
- 2019Second album Legend breaks through; first concert tour Together
- 2021Third album The Land of Fantasy, with all thirteen tracks written and composed by Choi
- 2024Headline the Pentaport festival and hold the 10th anniversary concerts
- 2025Fourth album Sound of Music Pt. 1 with Karina of Aespa on the title track
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