BUSKER BUSKER - Who are they?

" Cherry Blossom Ending" Who cannot resist watching this video about a trio who traveled a lot to see the Cherry Blossom tree? It's quite tricky when you watch the video since you will think that the boys fell in love with the girl not knowing that the reason why they have ran a mile is because of the Cherry Blossom tree. The song is relaxing and the sceneries that were shown on their video will make your mind CALM. The people behind this is Busker Busker. Who are they? Busker Busker is a korean indie band who first appeared in Superstar K3 of Mnet. Their members consist of guitarist and vocalist Jang Beom-Jun (장범준), bassist Kim Hyung-Tae (김형태) and drummer Brad Moore (full name: Bradley Ray Moore). Biography Before Superstar K3 The group Busker Busker was founded by the band's guitarist and lead singer, Beom-Jun. His vision was to create a busking art group that focused on street performances and sought to bring an artistic cultural presence to the streets of Korea. His vision included all art mediums, not just music, and he sought to create festivals that would showcase the budding talents of local artists. Members of Busker Busker included university students, mostly from the Cheonan campus of Sangmyung University. Prior to Brad joining the band, the band's name was Pinky Pinky and was only a subset of the total Busker Busker group. Unfortunately, the band's drummer had to leave the band in order to keep his compulsory commitment to join the Korean Army. At that time, Beom-Jun and Hyung-Tae were both university students at Sangmyung University where Brad also worked as a professor of English. They met and the three became the new bandmates, renaming the band Busker Busker. However, the band was still a loose formation, as many members of the Busker Busker group would rotate in and out of band performances. The Busker Busker group set up multiple performances in a local Cheonan park in the summer of 2011, which is where the Busker Busker Band's fame began to escalate. At the same time, Beom-Jun, Hyung-Tae, and Brad were participating in Superstar K3 auditions, as a trio because they were the only members of the band that were be able to participate in the process. After their auditions aired on TV, the band solidified as a trio.

Participation in Superstar K3 Busker Busker auditioned for the 3rd season of the Korean audition show: Superstar K. They were eliminated from the TV show after performing the song Juliet with another auditioning group, Two Gae Wol. However, despite only making it to the Top 48 of the contestants to tryout, it happened that the band that originally made it to the Top 10 dropped out. As a result, Busker Busker, along with another band (Haze), were given a second chance to appear on the TV show and signed on to be a part of the show's new Top 11. Busker Busker's first song on the show, Tokyo Girl, was extremely popular and the band survived the first elimination round. After repeating their previous success, the band managed to avoid elimination. Eventually, only the last three groups remained which included Busker Busker, Oolala Session, and Two Gae Wol. Going into the second-to-last show, the three groups were asked to honor a promise they had made earlier on the show, that if they were to end up in the Top 3 of Superstar K3, they would strip dance. Which they performed in Hongdae in front of a group of onlookers.After the live performances of the second-to-last show, and the live voting was completed, it was determined that Busker Busker and Oolala Session were to be the final two groups remaining. The last episode of the season was the final competition between the two remaining groups, with Oolala Session taking the top place.

Albums Song List Superstar K3 Compilation Album 동경소녀 (김광진)/Tokyo Girl (Kim, Kwangjin) 3:32 Livin' La Vida Loca (Ricky Martin) 3:18 정류장 (패닉)/Bus Stop (Panic) 3:27 어쩌다 마주친 그대 (송골매)/I Bumped into You (Songolme) 3:20 막걸리나 (윤종신)/Makkeolina (Yoon, Jongshin) 3:06 그댄 달라요 (윤종신)/You're different (Yoon, Jongshin) 3:46 I Believe (이수영)/I Believe (Lee, Suyoung) 3:18 서울사람들/Seoul People 3:26 너에게 주는 선물 (Superstar K3 TOP11)/A Gift For You (Superstar K3 TOP11) 4:24 줄리엣 (샤이니)/Juliet (Shinee) 3:29 Busker Busker 1st Album 봄바람/Spring Wind (Opening Track, instrumental) 첫사랑/First Love 여수 밤바다/Yeosu Night Sea 벚꽃 엔딩/Cherry Blossom Ending (Title Track) 이상형/Ideal Type (With MV) 외로움증폭장치 (브래드 드럼 한판 쉬기)/Loneliness Amplifier (Brad takes a break) 골목길/The Alley (interlude) 골목길 어귀에서/Entrance Of The Alley 전활 거네/Calling You 꽃송이가/The Flower 향수/Perfume Busker Busker 1st Wrap Up Album 그댈 마주하는건 힘들어 (그마힘)/It's Hard To Face You 네온사인/Neon Sign 소나기 (주르르루)/Showers 정말로 사랑한다면/If You Really Love Me (Title Track) 기다려주세요/Please Wait

In April of 2012, their song became no. 1 in Mnet countdown. No doubt they have got the award for Best band performance in MAMA 2012! Hwaiting Busker Busker!!! Credits to: ^ a b "Busker Busker suspends all public activities". Newswave. November 15, 2011. Retrieved Dec 5, 2011. ^ a b c "Sing the miracle!". The Korea Herald. November 8, 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2012. ^ a b "Will Busker Busker Keep Their Promise to Strip Dance?". Soompi. October 31, 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2012. ^ a b "‘Busker Busker’ drummer Brad reveals his girlfriend". TVReport via Nate. November 19, 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2012. ^ a b "Busker Busker’s Brad is Back". in2KPop. January 11, 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2012. ^ "Busker Busker Takes Over Top Five of Music Charts". Enewsworld. June 21, 2012. Retrieved June 22, 2012. ^ activities/ "Busker Busker to Briefly Cease All Promotional Activities". soompi.com. June 22, 2012. Retrieved June 22, 2012. ^ Cyworld Digital Music Awards - Rookie Of The Month (October) Cyworld. Retrieved June 2, 2012. ^ Cyworld Digital Music Awards - Song Of The Month (October) "Tokyo Girl" Cyworld. Retrieved June 2, 2012. ^ Cyworld Digital Music Awards - Song Of The Month (April) "Cherry Blossom Ending" Cyworld. Retrieved June 2, 2012.