Apollo 18

Apollo 18

Apollo 18 is a South Korean post-rock and post-hardcore group from the suburbs of Seoul. The trio forms in 2008 and is active from 2008 to the present. Its members are 최현석, 김대인 and 이상윤.

Releases

The group begins its recorded output with the debut EP Red in 2009. Later that year it issues its first full-length, The Blue Album. While working on the final part of its three-album “colour” series, Violet, it receives government funding to re-record Red and adds extra tracks to the release. The enhanced edition of Red and Violet both appear in 2010.

Recognition and live activity

Apollo 18 receives the government-sponsored “Hello Rookie” prize in 2009 as South Korea’s most promising young act, and wins “Rookie of the Year” at the 2010 Korean Music Awards. It also appears at major South Korean festivals including Jisan Valley Rock Festival, Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival and Green Plugged Festival, and opens for Berri Txarrak. In Japan, it plays two sold-out shows in Tokyo for Zankyo Records’ fifth anniversary party. The group later undertakes a first American tour, with dates including the South by Southwest Music and Media Conference in Austin and the Valley of the Vapors Independent Music Festival in Hot Springs.