Standing Egg (Korean스탠딩 에그; stylized as Standing EGG or STANDING EGG) is a South Korean indie acoustic pop band that debuted in 2010 under Von Entertainment. The band consists of three members, Egg 1, Egg 2, and Egg 3, who produce and compose the music. As they don't have a vocalist or musicians, they feature various guest indie artists like Clover (guitar, vocals), Windy (vocals), Han Gyul (double bass), or Hana (djembe) for their songs and performance.[1]

Standing Egg (스탠딩 에그)
OriginSouth Korea
GenresPop, indie, acoustic
Years active2010 (2010)–present
LabelsVon Entertainment
Members
  • Egg 1
  • Egg 2
  • Egg 3
Websitewww.standingegg.com

Career

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Standing Egg debuted with a self-titled album in 2010 that consisted of three songs. Doing no promotion, the album reached the public through the group's Twitter, as they used the account to share their music and jokingly asked one of their followers to create a music video for one of their songs, La La La. The follower agreed to the request and created a music video that quickly became popular and ranked on several music charts.[2]

Their first full-length album, released in November 2010, climbed to the top of Melon Indie Music Chart, the equivalent of Billboard charts in the United States. Since then, they have consistently released an album and a few singles every year.[3] Their latest album, Voice, along with a music video for the eponymous title track, was released in November 2016.

Standing Egg is currently one of the most well-known Korean indies musicians, and notable for their ability to rank in music charts with few to no promotions.[4]

Members

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  • Egg 1 (에그1호) – composition
  • Egg 2 (에그2호) – composition, Vocal
  • Egg 3 (에그3호) – lyrics

Live performance team

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  • Windy (윈디) – vocal
  • Lee Ye-seul (이예슬) – vocal
  • Clover (클로버) – vocal, guitar
  • Lee Ye-ni (이예니) – keyboard
  • Lee Han-kyul (이한결) – double bass, electric bass
  • Song Ha-na (송하나) – djembe, percussion

Discography

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Studio albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[5]
With
Like
  • Released: April 10, 2012
  • Label: Von Entertainment, CJ E&M
  • Formats: CD, digital download
29
Shine
  • Released: October 4, 2013
  • Label: Von Entertainment, Sony Music Korea
  • Formats: CD, digital download
27
Us
  • Released: December 5, 2014
  • Label: Von Entertainment, NHN Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download
24
Dramatic
  • Released: December 1, 2017
  • Label: Von Entertainment, LOEN Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download
57
Letters from My Old Friend
  • Released: March 20, 2021
  • Label: Von Entertainment, LOEN Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Special albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[5]
Moment 53

Extended plays

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[5]
Lucky
Ballad With Windy
  • Released: December 21, 2012
  • Label: Von Entertainment, NHN Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download
83
Ambler
  • Released: April 16, 2013
  • Label: Von Entertainment, Sony Music Korea
  • Formats: CD, digital download
31
36.5
  • Released: May 8, 2014
  • Label: Von Entertainment, NHN Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download
24
Young
  • Released: May 22, 2015
  • Label: Von Entertainment, NHN Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download
26
Inner
  • Released: December 4, 2015
  • Label: Von Entertainment, NHN Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download
54
Voice
  • Released: November 11, 2016
  • Label: Von Entertainment, LOEN Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download
47
Poetic
  • Released: October 10, 2019
  • Label: Von Entertainment, Windmill Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download
N/A
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

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Title Year Peak chart
positions
Sales (DL) Album
KOR
[12]
"La La La" 2010 With
"Farewell For You, Not Yet For Me" (넌 이별 난 아직)
(feat. Han So-hyun)
"Have You Ever Been In Love?" (사랑에 빠져본 적 있나요)
(feat. Ra.D)
2011
"Fly" (경기국제항공전 테마송)
(feat. Clover)
Non-album single
"Ache" (앓이)
(feat. Windy)
Ballad With Windy
"One Love" (사랑한대)
(feat. Windy)
"Rest" (휴식) Lucky
"Comfortable Relationship" (편한사이)
(feat. Windy)
Non-album single
"Not Just Two" (둘이 아닌가봐)
(feat. Christina Love Lee)
2012 80 Like
"The Sunlight Hurts" (햇살이 아파)
(feat. Han So-hyun)
73
"Keep Going" Shine
"An Old Song" (오래된 노래) 6
"A Perfect Day" (Forest Project Theme Song)
(feat. Windy)
Ballad With Windy
"Everyday With You" (매일 그대를)
(feat. Windy)
"Stay There" (그 자리에 있어)
(feat. Windy)
60
"Because Of Different Times" (시간이 달라서) 2013 72 Ambler
"Miss Flower
"Once Again"
(feat. Han So-hyun)
46 Shine
"Break Up for You, Not Yet for Me" (넌 이별 난 아직)
(featuring Park Shin-hye and Hwasa)[a]
34 Non-album single
"The Words I Love You" (사랑한다는 말) Moment
"Confession" (고백) 2014 35 36.5
"Lean On Me" (내게 기대)
(feat. Park Se-young)
17 Non-album single
"Yes, You" (그래, 너) 21 36.5
"She Is Back" Us
"It's Hanging" (맘에 걸려) 84
"Kiss Me"
"The Sunlight Hurts" (햇살이 아파)
(feat. Wheein of Mamamoo, Yundak of OBroject)
61 Non-album single
"Starry Night" 2015 83 Young
"Crazy" 92
"Nobody Knows" 99 Inner
"Miss You"
"Rainbow" (무지개)
(feat. Yundak of OBroject)
2016 21 Non-album single
"Drip Drip Drip" (뚝뚝뚝)
(feat. Yeseul)
14 Dramatic
"Summer Night You And I" (여름밤에 우린) 1
"Voice" 55 Voice
"Second Person" (두 번째 사람)
"I Thought of You" (네 생각 나더라) 2017 69 Dramatic
"Cuz It's You" (너라면 괜찮아) 36
"Tonight" (오늘 밤은)
(feat. Jisim)
84
"Fool" (바보야)
(feat. Lee Hae-ri of Davichi)
39
"From the Star" (별의 조각)
"Travel to You" (너라는 세상) 2019 74 Poetic
"A Song Only I Wanna Know" (나만 알고 싶은 노래) 157
"I Know What Is the Love After Broke Up" (헤어져야 사랑을 알죠) 2020 94 Non-album singles
"Distance" (멀어진 만큼) 2022 147
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Collaborations

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Year Title Other artist(s)
2013 "Shall We Dance" (쉘 위 댄스) Park Se-young
2017 "Those Were the Days" OBroject

Soundtrack appearances

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Year Title Album
2016 "I'll Pick You Up" (데리러 갈게) Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo OST
2017 "How Would It Be?" (어떨까) Strong Girl Bong-soon OST
"Map of Heart" (마음의 지도) Man to Man OST
"Ordinary Day" (보통의 날) Children of the 20th Century OST
"You Are In My Heart" (넌 내 안에) Andante OST
2018 "Always Be With You" (항상 너의 곁에 내가 있을게) Feel Good to Die OST
2022 "Prettiest One" (너만 예뻐) Soundtrack #1 OST

Awards and nominations

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Year Awards Category Recipient Result
2014 Melon Music Awards Best Indie Musician "Lean on Me" (feat. Park Se-young) Won
2015 Melon Music Awards Best Indie Musician "The Sunlight Hurts" (feat. Wheein of Mamamoo and Yundak of OBroject) Won
2016 Golden Ticket Awards Best Indie Musician Standing Egg Won

Notes

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  1. ^ Credited as Maria

References

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  22. ^ Cumulative sales of "Lean On Me":
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  39. ^ Cumulative sales of "Tonight":
  40. ^ Cumulative sales of "Fool":
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