hyukoh are releasing a new album in September.
On the 29th, hyukoh presented a band performance as participants of 2016 Seoul Jazz Festival, held at Olympic Park, Songpa-gu, Seoul. hyukoh, known for their songs Wi ing Wi ing, Comes and Goes and the song Wonderful Barn, which they did together with Jung Hyungdon through MBC Infinite Challenge’s music festival, revealed two of the songs to be released this coming September.
hyukoh’s vocalist Oh Hyuk explained the time of release, saying “We originally intended to release our new album in March, but as it was delayed until April, and then May, it’s now ended up being scheduled for September.” He also made the audience laugh while introducing a new song and pleading “Even if you record the new songs, please don’t upload them. We too need to make a living.”
He further showed extraordinary attachment to Seoul Jazz Festival, saying “Seoul Jazz Festival was our first festival after releasing an album (t/n: EP ‘22’), this is our second SJF performance. We wished to stand on stage having released an album this time as well, but it’s been delayed until September.”
Meanwhile, hyukoh graced the main stage on the 29th at 2016 Seoul Jazz Festival.