How Xdinary Heroes Continues To Show There's A Place For Good Old Fashioned Rock In A K-Pop Dominated Music Scene

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It's no secret that the Korean music scene is dominated by melodic K-Pop hits with the hottest choreography and trendiest vocals. With these proven formulas, companies have produced countless groups to battle for a spot at the top of the charts. However, there have been exceptions to this rule in the form of ballad singers, indie musicians, hip-hop artists, and K-Bands. There has been a significant rise in K-Bands with names such as DAY6, LUCY, and newcomers QWER dominating the charts. Then there's Xdinary Heroes who wholeheartedly embody the rocker spirit right down to their soul.

The JYP K-Band has just made a comeback with a digital single album, "Open ♭eta v6.2". It comes as a continuation of their XPERMIENT PROJECT, a series of musical releases and solo concerts to expand their repertoire. Its an ambitious attempt to further their music career and also connect with their supportive fans.

Even in such a K-Pop-centric industry, Xdinary Heroes shows that rock has a place on top of the music charts.

 

Apparent Rock Influences

When news of Xdinary Heroes first came out, netizens used DAY6 as the basis, curious to see if JYP's newest K-Band would follow in their seniors' footstep