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Vincent & Roses 빈센트앤로즈 | |
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Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
Genres | K-rock Indie rock Modern rock |
Years active | 2009 - present |
Labels | None |
Members | Lee Hyun-jae Ryu Eun-ho Lim Jong-ho Lee Hyuhng-gu Lim Jae-young |
Website | [1] |
Vincent & Roses (
Korean: 빈센트앤로즈) is a South Korean rock band. Formed in 2009, with Vincent (Lee Hyun-jae) on vocals and rhythm guitar; Ryu (Ryu Eun-ho) on lead guitar; Odin (Lim Jong-ho) on bass; Alan (Han Joo-soo) on keys; and S (Gwak Jung-hoon) on drums.
The band's name is derived from the members' names: Vincent and the initial of each member's alias.
The band initially planned to start out with an electronica-based sound, but later altered this and now have a combination of rock and roll, jazz, classic, and modern rock.
VROSEs was formed in 2009 by leader and vocalist Vincent. They began playing at live clubs around Hongik University, such as Sapiens7, FB, and later at Abbey Road, located near Korea University.
Vincent & Roses started out as a five-man band; with Vincent (vocal, rhythm guitar), Ryu (lead guitar), Odin (bass), S (drums) and Alan (keyboard). Sometime in June 2009, drummer S left the band and was replaced with Raccoon. In mid-August 2009, Alan, for personal reasons, left the band.
They were nominated first place at the
Dongducheon Rock Festival (Gyeongi Province, South Korea) on August 15, 2009, and second place at Jecheon International Music and Film Festival, later the same day.