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Jung Joon Young Band (JJY Band) is a Korean rock band, formed in Seoul, South Korea in 2014. The band consists of vocalist and guitarist Jung Joon-young, bassist Jung Suk-won, guitarist Jo Dae-min (Dammit), and drummer Lee Hyun-gyu (Drok. Q). The group was formed by Jung, a year after he debuted as solo singer in 2013. The band released their debut album, Escape to Hangover, on May 2015.

Formation (2014–2015)
Jung Joon-young rose to widespread fame through the audition program Superstar K4 in 2012. Jung was vocalist of indie rock band, Switch On, before joined Superstar K4. Originally, he signed up for Superstar K4's audition with his band, but due to visa issues, the guitarist who is American and bassist who is British couldn't join and Jung had to audition as solo singer. A year later in 2013 he released his debut mini album, 1st Mini Album and then second mini album, Teenager in 2014.

After being a solo artist for more than a year, Jung decided to be in a band again. “When I first signed with my company, it was agreed that I would eventually work with a band. Since I started music with a band, it was actually hard for me to bring out my true style when working by myself. I thought I needed to go back to what I knew. This seemed like the right time.”

Jung was introduced to Jo Dae-min, Jung Suk-won and Lee Hyun-gyu by producer who worked with him in his solo album in 2014. All three are known to be already established musicians in the indie music scene. Guitarist Jo Dae-min (Dammit) is a former member of rock band Vanilla Unity that regularly guested at Seo Taiji’s concerts. Bassist Jung Suk-won is a former member of Munch and Fantastic Drugstore. While drummer Lee Hyun-gyu (Drok. Q) is a former member of Munch as well as “Superstar K” contestant Bell Band. Dammit wasn't sure about Jung's musical style when he first heard about the offer to play with him. “I mostly knew him through variety programs, and I thought it would be a one-time thing. But working together, we fit really well, and now we’re determined to keep this going.”

Debut (2015)
Jung Joon-young and his newly formed band started to work on their debut album in early 2015. Jung and Dammit worked together on all of the tracks on the album, but all of the members helped to arrange the songs to allow their talents to shine. “I created the big frameworks for the songs, and each member tweaked their part to their liking,” Jung said. “I love garage rock, so we listened to garage rock songs and worked on the music together. It turned out really well.”

JJY Band’s first eight-track EP “Escape to Hangover” touches base with the singer’s rock roots, spanning alternative rock, hard rock and garage rock tracks. The feature track “OMG” was produced by Brian Howes who had produced songs for Bon Jovi, Simple Plan, Boys Like Girls, and many more. Ok Yo-Han, vocalist of PIA, co-wrote the 8th track in the album, "Lizard". For "Lizard", Jung originally wanted to express about smoking, but it didn't pass Korean Broadcast Liberation. In the end, he had to change the lyrics with the help of Ok Yo-han into song about cunning people. "Escape to Hangover" was released on May 27, 2015 with lead single "OMG" and it's music video was released at the same time. Their debut album got positive reviews from music fans and critics.

JJY band hold their very first solo concert on December 2015 with the name "JJY Band's Live & Talk 2015 'Attention'". Their first show was held in Tokyo on December 13. Then they continue to perform in Shanghai on December 26 and Seoul on December 30–31.

Members

 * Jung Joon-young - lead vocals, rhythm guitar
 * Jo Dae-min (Dammit) - lead guitar, backing vocals
 * Jung Suk-won - bass guitar, backing vocals
 * Lee Hyun-gyu (Drok. Q) - drums

Discography

 * Studio albums
 * Escape to Hangover (2015)

Appearances & Media

 * 2015 - KBS "You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook"
 * 2015 - SBS "The Show"
 * 2015 - MBC "Music Picnic Live"
 * 2015 - MBC "Show Champion"
 * 2015 - MNET " M Countdown"
 * 2015 - UBC "Duiran"
 * 2015 - KBS "All That Music"
 * 2015 - KBS "Jung Gan Oe Chul Na Bi"
 * 2015 - KBS "Immortal Songs 2" - "Famous Cover Songs Special", "Chuseok Special", and "Ahn Chi Hwan Special" episode.

Live Performances

 * JJY Band Performance @ Live Club Day
 * 2015 Ansan Valley Rock Festival
 * 2015 Summer K-pop Festival 2015
 * 2015 Jeonju Rock Festival
 * 2015 Let’s Run Park Music Festival
 * Mnet Monthly Live Connection (October - Collaboration with Jonghyun, Eddy Kim, Go Young Bae)
 * JJY Band Performance @ Live Club Day (Halloween Show)
 * 2015 International Campus Song Festival
 * KBS Youth Concert
 * LG U+ & MNet "No repeater, Fun Fun Concert"
 * JJY Band's Live & Talk 2015 "Attention" Concert in Tokyo