Seoul-based band HYUKOH and Taipei-based band Sunset Rollercoaster have joined forces for the collaborative album ‘AAA’, which is out now via DOOROODOOROO ARTIST COMPANY and Sunset Music Productions Co. Ltd.
The eight-song album was created by the ten members of the Asian supergroup alongside the bands’ frequent collaborator and producer, JNKYRD. ‘AAA’ features previously released singles “Young Man”, accompanied by a striking music video directed by Pennacky, “Antenna”, which was launched with a skilfully edited video by rafhoo, and the focus track “Glue”, unveiled today alongside the album release, with a DQM-directed video.
A casual chat in 2020 seemingly foretold the collaboration between the Seoul-based and Taipei-based bands. It led to musical collaborations like Sunset Rollercoaster’s remake version of “Help” from HYUKOH’s album, ‘through love’, and OHHYUK’s feature on the Sunset Rollercoaster track “Candlelight” from their album, ‘Soft Storm’. When Sunset Rollercoaster visited Seoul for a headline show in March 2023, the audience spotted HYUKOH members at the show, which took the anticipation of a collaboration of the two bands to another level. After they discovered their chemistry in the studio, the two bands decided to create a full-length project together, the result being ‘AAA’.
HYUKOH and Sunset Rollercoaster considered themselves to be a “troupe of music wanderers” as they traversed South Korea together for inspiration and connection. With their collected experiences, they would return to the studio to jam together where those improvisations and demo ideas from various of the bands’ members would morph into full songs.
Sunset Rollercoaster’s Kuo shares, “Music is about the relationship or connection between human beings, because music is definitely a language. It’s kind of a lower language—you don’t need to understand cultural stuff for music to touch people’s hearts.”
Although their paths of life and native languages are different, ‘AAA’ is the musical dialogue between HYUKOH and Sunset Rollercoaster that caresses the tight bond built through numerous musical works and jam sessions together. This ‘AAA’ dialogue will now be shared with audiences around the globe to explore.
‘AAA’ Tracklisting
1. Kite War
2. Y
3. Antenna天線
4. Glue
5. Young Man
6. Do Nothing
7. Aaaannnnteeeeennnaaaaaa
8. 2F 年轻人