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Nerd Connection
OriginSouth Korea
GenresAlternative Rock, Korean Rock
Years active2017–present
LabelsYour Summer
Members
  • Shin Yeon-tae
  • Choi Seong-won
  • Seo Young-joo
  • Park Jae-hyun

Nerd Connection (Korean: 너드커넥션), is a four-member South Korean rock band. Nerd Connection formed on 31 May 2017, later officially debuting on 12 August 2018 with their single "Hymn of the Birds". The band’s slogan is "(in a) dizzy world, warm music" (Korean: "어지러운 세상, 따뜻한 음악").[1] Nerd connection's music is heavily inspired by western bands from the 1990s and early 2000s such as Radiohead, Coldplay, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Muse, and Oasis as well as Korean artists such as Kim Kwang-seok, San-ul-rim, and Nell.[2]

Formation

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Nerd Connection's Seo Young-joo and Choi Seung-wo met at Yonsei University's college band club 'Medusa' in 2012 after they were assigned to the same team. In 2013, Park Jae-hyun joined 'Medusa' as a new member and subsequently teamed up with Young-joo and Seung-wo. In 2017 the three members decided to take up their band activities professionally (previously they had been playing together as a hobby) and recruited Shin Yeon-tae (who had previously worked together with Jae-hyun on a project band) as their drummer. [2]

The members of Nerd Connection used a band name generator to come up with a temporary band name. Since three of the four band members majored in engineering they provided the generator with related prompt words, producing the name 'Nerd Connection'. According to Nerd Connection's vocalist, Seo Young-Jo, the word "nerd" that appears in the band's name stands for "a person who is immersed in something and goes alone on a lonely road". The band's name was supposed to only be temporary for them to use for their first performances (as they found it "was not bad"), however as time passed the name grew on them and they decided to keep it as their permanent name.[3]

Musicality

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At the core, Nerd Connection is a band "heavily influenced by British band music in the 1990s and early 2000s". However, while their music is mainly reminiscent of "British pop and alternative rock genres", their later releases show an expansion of genres.[4]

Nerd Connection writes their song lyrics in both Korean and English. According to the band's vocalist Seo Young-joo, the band writes both a Korean and an English version of their song, afterwards choosing "the language which resonates more". When writing in Korean, their lyrics are reported to be "emotional and beautiful metaphors".[5]

Career

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2018–2021: career beginnings

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On 12 August 2018, Nerd Connection made their official debut with the single "Hymn of the Birds". It took the band three months to write the single as "no one knew where to start". The first three band members (Choi, Seo and Park) applied to perform at the Buncheon National University Song Festival with "Hymn of the Birds", which is when they decided their band needed a drummer and thus, Shin joined Nerd Connection. The single is written entirely in English as the sound the band was aiming for was “in the direction of Anglo-American music”.[6]

In 2018 Nerd Connection competed at the Emergenza World Band Competition 2018 Korea. The band competed in five preliminary rounds held in Korea, before winning the Korean branch of the competition's final round. The final of the Emergenza world competition was held in Germany. The winning bands from each country performed at the Taubertal Festival 2018 in Germany.[7]

On 5 April 2019, band members Jae-hyun and Young-joo featured in episode 12 of season 6 of I Can See Your Voice. While both members joined as representatives of Nerd Connection, they performed individually. Jae-hyun performed first in the Lip Sync round as a "good" singer. Later in the episode Young-joo performed as a "good singer" in the Evidence round.[8]

Nerd Connection released their second single, "대나무숲" (which translates to 'Bamboo Forest' in English) on 8 April 2019. This single was produced and composed entirely by Choi (unlike the band's previous works) because he felt that he "should appear on the entertainment program I Can See Your Voice" and felt the need to compose a song with Korean lyrics following his and Park's appearance on the show (as up to then the band had primarily been writing songs to be sung in English).[9]

Nerd Connection's first EP was released on 6 December 2019. Their EP, Too Fast, runs for 22 minutes and features five songs.

"Good Night Good Dream", their third single was released on 23 March 2020. "Good Night Good Dream" is an indie-style ballad, with "sweet lyrics and popular melody".[4]

On 22 October 2020, Nerd Connection's fourth single "Back in Time" was released.

Beginning on 16 November 2020 and continuing until 25 January 2021, Nerd Connection's vocalist (Seo) appeared on season 1 of JTBC's show Sing Again as "Contestant No. 26".[10] Seo joined the show as he felt "musically stagnant". Following his appearance on the show, Nerd Connection received positive attention, leading Seo to express that it is "fortunate that there are many people who are interested in our music through the show".[11]

On 21 January 2021 the band released their fifth single titled "Time Falling".

Nerd Connection's sixth single, "걸어갈래요" (English translation: "I'll Walk") was released on 24 March 2021. The song "attracts the sympathy of many people with its lyrical lyrics that contain a voice of support".[12]

On 6 June 2021, Nerd Connection released their next single titled "Nan". Following this release, on 15 June 2021, Young-joo and Seung-yoon featured in episode 11 of JTBC's Sing Again spin-off show, Famous Singers.[13]

On 17 June 2021, Nerd Connection signed with the Korean record label/agency Your Summer.[14]

"Life Dancing", Nerd Connection's eighth single came out on 15 August 2021. This song compares the motions of everyday living to a dance. Through their lyrics, Nerd Connection suggests that "Our struggles are quite sad when you look closely, but beautiful from a distance".[15]

New Century Masterpiece Cinema, Nerd Connection's first full-length album was released on 27 October 2021. It is comprised of 12 songs, and has a total duration of 42 minutes. The leading song of this album is "Supernova!", which embodies "a typical Brit pop sound and shows a standard style" of rock.[4]

2022–present: budding popularity

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Nerd Connection's released their first song to feature on an OST (Soundtrack) on 15 January 2022. The song, titled "Lullaby", featured on the Korean TV show, Through the Darkeness's soundtrack titled Through The Darkness OST Part.1. The song features "a repetitive and heavy acoustic guitar with a folk rhythm" that "leaves a hazy yet clear impression".[16] The band released their next OST single soon after titled, 'Fly Away'. The song (which was released on 19 March 2022) featured on the album I Have Not Done My Best (Original Television Soundtrack) Pt.5, which was released for the Korean show, I Have Not Done My Best. The song expresses the appearance of a character who “bravely breaks from reality to move toward their dreams”. [17]

On 16 April 2022, Nerd Connection auditioned for the show Great Seoul Invasion and performed during a live streaming of the auditions. While the band passed the audition round and were meant to advance to the finals (the broadcast television program) they withdrew on 9 May 2022. They stated that their withdrawal was due to issues they had with the contents of their contract with MNET.[18]

Nerd Connection released their ninth single "Beodeul-gil" on 8 June 2022. The song's keyword "road" reflects the theme Nerd Connection strove to convey of "not forgetting the events, memories, wishes and values contained within".[19]

On 18 June 2022, Nerd Connection started their first tour titled, Supernova! with their first stop being at KT&G Sangsang Live Hall in Busan. On 20 and 21 August, Nerd Connection continued their tour in Seoul, performing at Hyundai Card.[20]

On 6 September 2022, Nerd Connection released their tenth single "Pablo".

Nerd Connection continued their Supernova! Tour from 17 to 18 September 2022, hosting a concert at Sejong Music Creation Centre’ in Sejong.[21]

On 22 September 2022, Nerd Connection performed at the Germany Reeperbahn Festival 2022 as part of the joint 'Korea Spotlight' performance. The Korea Creative Content Agency held the event at the festival after recruiting various Korean musical acts. The agency held two rounds to select which acts would perform at the festival. The first round had 48 teams apply, with 10 passing to the next round. During the second round a final 4 teams (Nerd Connection, Dajung, CHE and 250) [22] were selected. These teams performed as part of the 'Korea Spotlight' stage.

Nerd Connection released their third single to feature on an official sountrack on 22 October 2022. Their song "I'm Lost" appeared on the album Blind (Original Television Soundtrack), Pt.4, which was released for the Korean TV show Blind. This single was produced as a collaboration between singer-songwriter Ra.L and composer Jang Hyun-ho.[23]

On 29 December 2022, Nerd Connection released their eleventh single named "That's Also Our Love". Following this release, Nerd Connection held the final concert of their first tour, Supernova! Final from 30 to 31 December 2022 in Seoul.[24] At the beginning of 2023, on 18 February 2023, the band held a sequel concert to their national tour titled, Supernova! Encore. This concert was held at Rolling Hall in Seoul.[25]

"I Robbed a Bank", the band's twelfth single came out on 31 May 2023. The single features "wild electric guitar and drum" accompanied by a "dull yet sharp vocal" to convey a message of "the way to deal with chaos is to counter it with a strong will".[26]

On 1 and 2 July 2023, Nerd Connection held concerts at the first stop of their second tour Well! Are You Good?, at Mushinsa Garreji in Seoul.[27] Their second stop for this tour was in Gangneung, where they hosted a concert at the ‘Gangneung Cultural Foundation Performance Hall’ on 8 July 2023.[28] The last stop of this tour was held on 22 and 23 July 2023, at KT&G Sangsang Live Hall in Busan.[29]

Nerd Connection released the single, "If I Have You Only" (My Love X Nerd Connection) on 15 August 2023. The song was released as a collaborative piece for the Taiwanese move remake My Love of the Korean film On Your Wedding Day.[30] The single is a remake of the song originally released in 1999 by the Korean duo Weather Forecast. Various remakes of "If I Have You Only" have been released, with Loveholics' version being the most widely known.[31][32]

Soon after, Nerd Connection's second EP, Hard To Explain, was released on 13 September 2023. It features five songs, with a duration of 16 minutes. In this album, "the bass sound (with heavy resonance) incites a rhythmic beat, leading the story of the entire album".[33]

"Losing Myself", Nerd Connection's fourteenth single, was released on 23 June 2024.

On 28 July 2024, Nerd Connection featured in the lineup (among Scottish rock band Travis, American singer-songwriter Alec Benjamin, English singer-songwriter King Krule, Korean girl-group Kiss of Life, Korean singer-songwriter Ha Hyun-sang, and various other artists) for the summer music festival, Have a Nice Trip 2024. The festival took place at Kintex (in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province) and was run by The Vault. Nerd Connection performed on the festival's second day with a 50-minute set.[34]

Nerd Connection's second full-length album was released on 12 August 2024. It is titled, And Yet, We Still, and features 14 songs (with a total duration of 57 minutes).[35] The band's bassist explained that Nerd Connection's aim with this album was to create a maximum amount of sound however rather than using synthesiser as the band had in the past "filled the sound with only strings and percussion instruments".[5] The cover art for this album was created by the artist Go Yoo-Sun (Korean: 고요손) and, “conveys a minimalist yet intense image”. [36]

On 8 August 2024, Nerd Connection performed a dual concert with the Taiwanese rock band the Chairs, sponsored by Wishing Well (Taiwanese Mandarin: 微醺樂) and titled Lost & Escape.[37]

From 27 to 29 September 2023, Nerd Connection performed their first concerts as part of their national section of their tour And Yet, We Still. The first set of performances were performed in Seoul at Blue Square.[38]

On 4 October 2024, Nerd Connection made an appearance on the Korean talk show Lee Young-ji's Rainbow, which is broadcasted by KBS. The band performed their songs "Good Night Good Dream", "Silently Completely Eternally" and "If I Have You Only" (My love X Nerd Connection).[39]

On 6 October 2024, Nerd Connection performed at the 29th Busan International Film Festival Asian Content Awards & Global OTT Awards.[40]

The second stop of Nerd Connection's national leg of the And Yet, We Still tour was held on 19 October 2024 at Daegu's Exco.[41] The third stop was in Busan where they performed at Busan KBS Hall on 26 October.[42] Following this, Nerd Connection with be performing at ‘우송예술회관‘ in Daejeon on 2 November 2024.[43] The last stop of Nerd Connection's national leg of their And Yet, We Still tour was held on 9 November 2024, at Chonbuk National University Samsung Cultural Center in Jeonju.[44] Following this last stop in Korea, Nerd Connection held their first solo concert outside of Korea in Tokyo, Japan. They performed at Garrett Udagawa on 15 November 2024.[45] After this performance, Nerd Connection traveled to Taipei, Taiwan for their last stop of the And Yet, We Still tour. They performed at Corner Max on 22 and 23 November 2024.[46]

Members

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  • Shin Yeon-tae (신연태) – drummer (2017–present)
  • Choi Seong-won (최승원) – leader and guitarist (2012–present)
  • Seo Young-joo (서영주) – vocalist and guitarist (2012–present)
  • Park Jae-hyun 박재현) – bassist (2013–present)

Discography

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Albums

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Title Album details
New Century Masterpiece Cinema[47]
  • Duration: 42 minutes
  • Released: 27 October 2021
  • Label/Copyright: 유어썸머 (under license to Genie Music Corporation)
  • Formats: Digital download
Track listing
  1. "21st Century Kingdom"
  2. "Hollywood Movie Star"
  3. "29"
  4. "Behind the Trees"
  5. "Supernova!"
  6. "Star Communications"
  7. "Will We Be a Melody"
  8. "Snowman in a Bathtub"
  9. "Green Fields"
  10. "Odds"
  11. "Life Dancing"
  12. "Silently Completely Eternally"
And Yet, We Still[48]
  • Duration: 57 minutes
  • Released: 12 August 2024
  • Label/Copyright: Your Summer (under license to Kakao Entertainment)
  • Formats: Digital download
Track listing
  1. "Playing Shadow"
  2. "Psychiatric Hospital"
  3. "Headshrinker"
  4. "Cash"
  5. "Losing Myself"
  6. "Forever Only"
  7. "You"
  8. "Hold on Tight"
  9. "She"
  10. "Freddy"
  11. "Clown"
  12. "The Highest Tie"
  13. "Good Luck"
  14. "Just 4 Shots" (bonus track)

EPs

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Title EP details
Too Fast[49]
  • Duration: 22 minutes
  • Released: 6 December 2019
  • Label/Copyright: Nerd Connection
  • Formats: Digital download
Track listing
  1. "Waterfall"
  2. "V"
  3. "Interlude"
  4. "Castel"
  5. "Where Are We"
Hard to Explain[50]
  • Duration: 16 minutes
  • Released: 13 September 2023
  • Label/Copyright: Your Summer (under license to Kakao Entertainment)
  • Formats: Digital download
Track listing
  1. "Planet Earth"
  2. "Stand Up"
  3. "Hi, Drunk!"
  4. "I Robbed a Band" (remastered ver.)
  5. "Been This Way"

Singles

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Title Single details
"Hymn of the Birds"[51]
  • Duration: 5 minutes and 3 seconds
  • Released: 14 August 2018
  • Label/Copyright: Nerd Connection
  • Formats: Digital download
"Bamboo Forest" (대나무숲)[52]
  • Duration: 4 minutes and 14 seconds
  • Released: 8 April 2019
  • Label/Copyright: Es Records
  • Formats: Digital download
"Good Night Good Dream"[53]
  • Duration: 4 minutes and 25 seconds
  • Released: 23 March 2020
  • Label/Copyright: Your Summer (under license to Kakao Entertainment)
  • Formats: Digital download
"Back in Time"[54]
  • Duration: 4 minutes and 59 seconds
  • Released: 22 October 2020
  • Label/Copyright: Nerd Connection
  • Formats: Digital download
"Time Falling"[55]
  • Duration: 5 minutes and 1 second
  • Released: 26 January 2021
  • Label/Copyright: Nerd Connection
  • Formats: Digital download
"I'll Walk" (걸어갈래요)[56]
  • Duration: 4 minutes and 9 seconds
  • Released: 24 March 2021
  • Label/Copyright: Nerd Connection
  • Formats: Digital download
"Nan"[57]
  • Duration: 3 minutes and 31 seconds
  • Released: 6 June 2021
  • Label/Copyright: Nerd Connection (under license to Genie Music Corporation)
  • Formats: Digital download
"Life Dancing"[58]
  • Duration: 3 minutes and 15 seconds
  • Released: 15 August 2021
  • Label/Copyright: Nerd Connection (under license to Genie Music Corporation)
  • Formats: Digital download
"Beodeul-gil"[59]
  • Duration: 3 minutes and 46 seconds
  • Released: 8 June 2022
  • Label/Copyright: Your Summer (under license to Genie Music Corporation)
  • Formats: Digital download
"Pablo"[60]
  • Duration: 3 minutes and 33 seconds
  • Released: 6 September 2022
  • Label/Copyright: Your Summer (under license to Genie Music Corporation)
  • Formats: Digital download
That's also our love[61]
  • Duration: 3 minutes and 44 seconds
  • Released: 29 December 2022
  • Label/Copyright: Your Summer (under license to Genie Music Corporation)
  • Formats: Digital download
"I Robbed a Bank"[62]
  • Duration: 2 minutes and 50 seconds
  • Released: 31 May 2023
  • Label/Copyright: Your Summer (under license to Genie Music Corporation)
  • Formats: Digital download
"If I Have You Only" (My Love X Nerd Connection)[63]
  • Original artist: Weather Forecast
  • Duration: 4 minutes and 10 seconds
  • Released: 15 August 2023
  • Label/Copyright: Toon Studio (under license to Kakao Entertainment)
  • Formats: Digital download
"Losing Myself"[64]
  • Duration: 6 minutes and 23 seconds
  • Released: 23 June 2024
  • Label/Copyright: Your Summer (under license to Kakao Entertainment)
  • Formats: Digital download

Soundtracks (OSTs)

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Song title, year of release, album of release, and artist
Title Year Album Ref.
"Lullaby" 2022 Through the Darkness OST Part.1 [65]
"Fly Away" 2022 I Have Not Done My Best (Original Television Soundtrack) Pt.5 [66]
"I'm Lost" 2022 Blind (Original Television Sountrack), Pt.4 [67]

Radio appearances

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  • EBS Night Radio, 2 October 2024[68]

Filmography

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Release date Title Participating nembers Media/publicising site Ref.
2 July 2020 Naver On Stage 2.0 All Naver [69]
10 February 2021 Baemin Live (Episode 22) All
15 February 2021 Naver NOW Jukjae's night studio (Episode 229) Young-joo and Seung-yoon Naver
15 February 2021 Discovery Channel Korea Sing Together (Episode 5) Young-joo and Seung-yoon Discovery Channel Korea
25 August 2021 Ulsan MBC Culture Eum Concert All Usmbc Music [70]
11 September 2021 MBC Show! Music Core All MBC [71]
3 November 2021 Arirang TV I'm Live All Arirang TV
5 November 2021 UBC Open Art Stage Duran All UBC
17 November 2021 Naver NOW Jukjae's night studio (episode 427) All Naver
7 January 2022, 11th March 2022 KBS2 Yoo Hee-yeol's Sketchbook (Episode 572 and 581) All Naver [72]
8 April 2022 EBS Space Empathy <peace for UKRAINE I - No gunshots on music paper> (Episode 1571) All EBS
16 April 2022 Naver NOW response c yes (Episode 425) All Naver
30 November 2022 Deokwon Yoon Peppers's Indie All
23 December 2022 Empathize with EBS Space (Episode 1606) All EBS
11 June 2023 and 28 April 2024 KBS Open Concert (Episode 1434 and 1476) All KBS [73]
14 August 2024 대한민국에서 가장 핫한 밴드의 미공개 앨범을 최초로 들어보았습니다 All LookSam [74]
3 October 2024 도대회 1등이 너희였구나 (ft.너드커넥션) All 카더정원 [75]
4 October 2024 KBS Lee Young-ji's Rainbow (Episode 2) All KBS [76]
6 October 2024 2024 Busan International Film Festival Asian Content Awards & Global OTT Awards All Busan International Film Festival [77]

Variety/entertainment shows

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Release Date Title Participating Members Media/ Publicising Site Ref.
5 April 2019 I Can See Your Voice (South Korean game show) season 6 (Episode 12) Jae-hyun and Young-joo Mnet [78]
5 April 2019 Famous Singers (Episode 8 and 11) Jae-hyun and Young-joo JTBC
16 April 2022 Great Seoul Invasion [1] All MNET

Concerts

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Solo

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  • Connection course vol.1 (streamed online), 6th April 2020[79]
  • Nerd Connection's first solo performance <INTERLUDE>, 12th April 2020[2][80]
  • Connection course vol.2 (streamed online), 30th May 2020[81]
  • Shining Lab Seasonal Lansun Festival Season 1 - I miss you, how are you? (streamed online), 3rd October 2020[82]
  • 2021 Transfiguration, 4th October 2021[83]
  • 1st regular album <NEW CENTURY MASTERPIECE CINEMA> Release commemorative showcase, 14th November 2021[84]
  • 2021 Nerd Connection Year-end Concert <New Century Masterpiece Theater>, 31st December 2021 ~ 2nd January 2022[85]
  • SUPERNOVA! Seoul, 20-21st August 2022[86]
  • SUPERNOVA! Sejong, 17-18th September 2022[87]
  • Guitar in the museum, 24th September 2022[88]
  • Rolling's 28th Anniversary Concert: Nerd Connection Solo Concert, 20th May 2023
  • WELL! ARE YOU GOOD? Seoul, 1-2nd July 2023[89]
  • WELL! ARE YOU GOOD? Gangneung, 8th July 2023[89]
  • WELL! ARE YOU GOOD? Busan, 22-23rd July 2023[89]
  • Nerd Connection xZ1 <TERRARIUM>_Sync Next 23, 12-13th August 2023
  • Things that are difficult to explain - Seoul, 6-8th October 2023[90]
  • Things that are difficult to explain - Daejeon, 4th November 2023
  • GAC Special Performance Focus: Nerd Connection ‘Spring Sound’, 19th April 2024[91]
  • Indie God Festival, 20th July 2024[92]
  • Interview show commemorating the release of the second regular album 'Still, we', 22nd August 2024
  • And yet, We still - Seoul, 27-29th September 2024[93]
  • And yet, We still - TOKYO, 15th November 2024[94]

Joint performances

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  • 2019 Sinchon Night Event Underground Performance, 18th May 2019
  • Indie band Korea-Japan exhibition opening performance, 1st June 2019[95]
  • 2021 MUSE ON DAY #1 (streamed online), 31st July 2021[96]
  • Ulsan MBC Culture Ium Concert, 25th August 2021[97]
  • Appeared in Gwangju MBC Nanjang, 7th October 2021[98]
  • Gwanghwa Pungryu 5G real-time busking performance, 17th December 2021
  • Live club day, 22nd July 2022[99]
  • 2022 KAMF, 16th September 2022 [3]
  • Live SUM LUNA (cancelled), 4th November 2022[4]
  • Live SUM 2023 vol2 "Moonlight Island", 24th March 2023[100]

Domestic festivals (South Korea)

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  • 2021 Grand Mint Festival (cancelled), 24th October 2021[5]
  • Festival SUM 2022, 5th June 2022[101]
  • 2024 Soundberry Festival, 16th March 2024[102]
  • 2024 Beautiful Mint Life, 11th May 2024[103]
  • 2024 Seoul Park Music Festival, 29th June 2024[104]
  • 2024 Have a Nice Trip, 28th July 2024[105]
  • Busan International Rock Festival 2024, 5th October 2024

International festivals and/or joint performances

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  • Germany Taubertal Festival 2018, 9-12th August 2018[6]
  • LOST & ESCAPE - Nerd Connection x 椅子樂團, 30th August 2024[7]

Awards

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Year Award/ competition Ranking Ref.
2018 Emergenza World Band Competition 2018 Korea First Place [106]
Emergenza World Band Competition 2018 Ninth Place [7]

Other activities

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  • Nerd Connection participated in the arrangement of the song 'Ordinary Day' which was sung by Bae Suzy, appearing in Episode 8 of Netflix's TV Show Doona! (released on 20 October 2023)[107]
  • Regular 2nd album Still Us pop-up store held 6–12 September 2024
  • Pop-up store signing event held 7 September 2024

Notes

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1.^ The scheduled offline date was 7th March 2020 however due to the COVID-19 pandemic it was postponed and later uploaded as a video
2.^ Nerd Connection's first time performing at a University Festival (at KAIST)
3.^ This was cancelled as a sign of respect to the Itaewon Stampede (see Seoul Halloween crowd crush)
4.^ Cancelled due to an increase in social distancing measures as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic
5.^ Nerd Connection participated as South Korea's representative band
6.^ This was a joint performance between Nerd Connection and the Taiwanese band, THE CHAIRS
7.^ Nerd Connection advanced to the finals however left the show on the 9th May 2022 due to issues they had with the contents of their contract with MNET [18]

References

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  1. ^ "[하루한곡] 너드커넥션 - Back in Time". Brunch Story. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b Park, Ji-Hun (31 October 2021). "Nerd Connection - A road less taken". Yonsei Annals. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  3. ^ "우리가 새로운 시대를 열 수 있다면" (in Korean). Brunch Story. 4 March 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2024. [뭔가에 푹 빠져서 외로운 길을 혼자 가는 사람]
  4. ^ a b c "[너드커넥션] 어지러운 세상, 따뜻한 음악" (in Korean). Brunch Story. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  5. ^ a b Seo, Jung-hee (9 September 2024). "다행히 방송을 통해 우리 음악에 관심 가져주는 분들이 많이 생겼어요" (in Korean). Vogue. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  6. ^ "우리가 새로운 시대를 열 수 있다면" (in Korean). Brunch Story. 4 March 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2024. [우리가 지향하는 음악의 뿌리가 영미 쪽에 있었거든요.]
  7. ^ a b Lee, Ju-bin (15 January 2023). "금토끼 정체는 서영주였다!...너드커넥션 프로필 관심" (in Korean). Geumgang Ilbo. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  8. ^ Lee, Jong-sung (27 December 2019). "'콜드플레이와업' 꿈구는 너드커낵션이 말하는 '행복'" (in Korean). Oh My Star News. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  9. ^ "우리가 새로운 시대를 열 수 있다면" (in Korean). Brunch Story. 4 March 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
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