Biography

10cm (십센치) is a South Korean indie band. The band has two male members, Kwon JungYeol (권정열) and Yoon CheolJong (윤철종) and they describe their music as indie pop inspired by reggae and many other styles. In active since 2009, the duo’s debut was in 2010 with the release of 10cm ‘The First EP’ and the band has been a rookie among other Korean bands. The band won “This Year’s Discovery Award” at the 2010 Mnet Asian Music Awards, and “Best Pop Single Award” at the 2011 Korean Music Awards.

Kwon JungYeol is the main vocalist in the group and plays the jembe, a type of percussion played with bare hands. Yoon CheolJong plays the guitar. The name of the band ‘10cm’ means the difference in the heights of two members. Since the debut release, they released one single Americano in 2010, and the first official album 1.0 in February, 2011. The album sold over 20,000 copies which Korean music critics called remarkable considering consumers’ tendency to download music online. The band also held its first concert in February, 2011.