10cm (band)

10cm
Origin Seoul, South Korea
Genres Acoustic folk
Years active 2009[1]–present
Labels Nega Network/Mirrorball (South Korea)[2]
Avex (Taiwan)[3]
Website club.cyworld.com/tencentimeter
Members Kwon Jung Yeol
Yoon Cheol Jong

10 cm (Korean: 십센치) is a South Korean indie band. The band has two male members, Kwon Jung Yeol and Yoon Cheol Jong. The name of the band, 10 cm, means the difference in the heights of two members.[1] Since its debut in 2010 with the release of 10cm The First EP, 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,[4] and "Best Pop Song Award" at the 2011 Korean Music Awards.[5]

Jung-Yul Kwon is the main vocalist in the group and plays the jembe, a type of percussion played with bare hands. Chul-Jong Yoon plays the guitar. 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.[6] The band also held its first concert in February 2011. On September 11, their song "Hold Me (안아줘요)" reached #16 on Billboard K-Pop Hot 100.[7] A remake of the song was released on May 10, 2013 as a collaborative single by 10 cm and Orange Caramel, titled "Hug Song (안아줘요)".[8]

Members

Regular Members

Guest members

Discography

Studio albums

Title Information Tracklist
1.0 [9]
  • Released in Korea
  • Initially Released: February 10, 2011
  • Format: CD, Digital Download
  • Label: Ten Music
  • Language: Korean, English
2.0 [10]
  • Released: October 10, 2012
  • Format: CD, Digital Download
  • Label: Ten Music
  • Language: Korean, English

Extended play

Title Information Tracklist
10 cm The First EP [11]
  • Released in Korea
  • Initially Released: April 22, 2010
  • Format: CD, Digital Download
  • Label: Ten Music
  • Language: Korean, English
The Second EP [12]
  • Released in Korea
  • Initially Released: February 4, 2013
  • Format:CD, Digital Download
  • Label: Ten Music
  • Language: Korean, English

Singles

Year Single Album
2010 "오늘밤은 어둠이 무서워요 (Tonight I'm Afraid of the Dark)" Mint Paper Project Vol. 3 - Life
"아메리카노 (Americano)"

Other charted songs

Year Title Peak positions Album
KOR
Gaon

KOR
Billboard

2012
"그대와 나 (You and I)" 28 22 2.0
"Fine Thank You and You?" 4 4
"한강의 작별 (Han River Farewell)" 22 23
"냄새나는 여자 (Smelly Girl)" 26 24
"오늘 밤에(Tonight)" 17 16
"너의 꽃 (Your Flower)" 43 37
"그러니까...(So)" 45 42
"이제 여기서 그만 (Let's End This Now)" 45 51
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Others

Year Single Album
2011 "열대야(tropical night)" SAVe tHE AiR Green Concert
"죽을래 사귈래","찹쌀떡(sticky rice cake)" muhandojeon the west coast expressway music festival
"잊어야 한다는 마음으로" re-listening Kim kwangseok
"안아줘요(Give a hug)" cafe : night & day

Awards

Korean Music Awards

Year Nominated work Award Result
2011 Tonight I'm Afraid of the Dark Best Pop Song[5] Won

Mnet Asian Music Awards

Year Nominated work Award Result
2010 10 cm This Year’s Discovery Award[4] Won
2012 "Fine Thank You and You?" Best Band Performance[13] Nominated
Song of the Year [14] Nominated

Concerts

[16]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Unhyped Talent: coffee, cigarettes, and 10cm". Allkpop. 2010-11-15. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  2. 폴포츠.십센치 참여 윤일상 헌정앨범 5일 첫선 (in Korean). Yonhap News. 2012-01-02. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  3. 10cm avex official website
  4. 4.0 4.1 "10cm". KBS World. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Winners at the 8th "2011 Korean Music Awards"". Allkpop. 2011-02-23. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  6. "10cm(십센치), First Album Sold 20,000". ArtsNews. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  7. "Love Ballads Sweep Into the K-Pop Hot 100". Billboard. September 2, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
  8. "오렌지캬라멜 만난 십센치 '안아줘요' 어떨까". Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  9. "1.0 by 10cm". iTunes. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
  10. "2.0 by 10cm". iTunes. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
  11. "10cm the First - EP by 10cm". iTunes. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
  12. "The Second EP by 10cm". iTunes. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  13. "[MAMA] Nominees for the 2012 MAMA Announced". 2012 Mnet Asian Music Award. Mnet Media Corp. October 23, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
  14. "[MAMA] Nominees for the 2012 MAMA Announced". 2012 Mnet Asian Music Award. Mnet Media Corp. October 23, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
  15. "'인디계의 아이돌' 십센치, 체조경기장 입성 꿈 현실이 됐다". Sportsworld. 2013-02-24.
  16. "10cm, 미국 LA 단독 콘서트 ‘성황리에 마무리’". 스타엔뉴스. 2014-02-05.

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