Purple Rain (band)

Purple Rain
Background information
OriginSouth Korea
Genres
Years active2019–2020
Labels
Members
Websitewww.facebook.com/officialpurplerain

Purple Rain (Korean: 퍼플레인) was a South Korean rock band, formed during JTBC's television talent show titled Superband in 2019. The band finished in the third place in the competition and signed with JTBC Studio on 24 October, 2019. They released a single in February 2020, titled "The King Must Die".[3][4][5] The band's vocalist, Chae Bohun is also the vocalist and guitarist of alternative rock band The VANE.[6] The band appeared in Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend several times,[7] winning the trophy for the best performance of the night twice.[8][5] They contributed a song to the soundtrack of the Korean television series My Country: The New Age.

On October 19, 2020, JTBC Studios announced the band had disbanded after officially concluding activities on the 14th. Chae Bo Hoon, Yang Ji Wan, Kim Ha Jin, and Jeong Gwang Hyun would return to their respective agencies while Nau Lee would continue under JTBC after signing an exclusive contract with them.[9]

  1. ^ "'아이돌 라디오' 퍼플레인, 완벽 라이브부터 일취월장 예능감까지 '대세 밴드의 정석'" (in Korean). The Korea Economic Daily. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  2. ^ 200312 퍼플레인 (박경의 꿈꾸는 라디오) (in Korean). MBC Radio. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  3. ^ 황지영 기자 (24 October 2019). "'슈퍼밴드' 퍼플레인, 완전체 활동 돌입…JTBC콘텐트허브와 계약" (in Korean). 중앙일보.
  4. ^ 홍세영 기자 (12 March 2020). "'아이돌 라디오' 퍼플레인 "우린 'A급 중고', 죽을 때까지 함께할 것"" (in Korean). 스포츠동아.
  5. ^ a b "퍼플레인, '불후의 명곡' 우승 트로피 인증샷 "절로 어깨가 들썩"" (in Korean). Korea JoongAng Ilbo. 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  6. ^ "'슈퍼밴드' 채보훈, 더베인 단독 콘서트 개최..이종훈·정광현 게스트" (in Korean). Korea JoongAng Daily. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  7. ^ "'불후의 명곡' K타이거즈 제로 최종 우승...박상철 "K-트로트의 세계화" 극찬(종합)" (in Korean). Asiae. 3 May 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  8. ^ "'불후의 명곡' 퍼플레인, 알리x정동하 꺾고 첫 출연에 '우승'" (in Korean). Chosun Ilbo. 28 March 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  9. ^ "'슈퍼밴드' 퍼플레인 활동 종료 "이나우 전속계약"[전문]". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved 23 January 2023.