Say Sue Me

Say Sue Me
Say Sue Me
	Choi Su-mi of Say Sue Me in 2017
Background information
Origin	Busan, South Korea
Genres	Indie rock, surf rock
Years active	2012-present
Labels	Electric Muse (South Korea); Damnably (UK); Tugboat Records (Japan);
Members	Choi Su-mi; Kim Byung-kyu; Kim Chang-won;
Past members	Ha Jae-young; Kang Se-min;

Say Sue Me (Korean: 세이수미) is an indie rock band from Busan, South Korea, currently consisting of members Choi Su-mi, Kim Byung-gyu, and Kim Chang-won.[1]

The group formed in 2012 and has released two full-length albums: We've Sobered Up (2014) and Where We Were Together (2018); and four extended plays: Big Summer Night (2015), Semin (2017),[2] It's Just a Short Walk! (2018),[3] and Christmas, It's Not a Biggie (2018).[4]

Say Sue Me won Best Modern Rock Album and Best Modern Rock Song at the 2019 Korean Music Awards.[5]

History

Childhood friends Byung-kyu (guitar), Jae-young (bass), and Se-min (drums) met Su-mi (vocals) at a tea shop in the Nampo-dong neighborhood of Busan in 2012. The three liked Su-mi's speaking voice and immediately offered her a spot as the vocalist in their new band that would become Say Sue Me.[2]

Say Sue Me released their debut album, We've Sobered Up, in 2014, followed by their first EP, Big Summer Night, in 2015.[2] The albums reached No. 64 and No. 79, respectively, on South Korea's Gaon Album Chart.[6]

In 2016, drummer Se-min fell into a semi-comatose state after rupturing his skull. Say Sue Me fans, as well as other indie bands from Busan, raised over 13 million won in one day to help pay for his medical bills.[7]

The band brought on new drummer Chang-won to temporarily replace Se-min and named their 2017 EP, the Record Store Day release, Semin, after the injured drummer.[2][8] That year, the band also released a self-titled compilation album on UK record label Damnably.[9][10]

In 2018, Say Sue Me release their second album, Where We Were Together,[8] followed a week later by the Record Store Day EP, It's Just a Short Walk!, which includes covers of songs by Blondie, the Ramones, the Velvet Underground, and the Beach Boys.[11] That year, the band performed at SXSW, marking their first performance in the United States, and toured the UK and Europe.[12][11] At the end of the year, the band released the holiday EP, Christmas, It's Not a Biggie.[4]

Say Sue Me was nominated for five awards at the 16th Korean Music Awards, including Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, and Album of the Year. At the February 2019 awards ceremony, the band won Best Modern Rock Album for Where We Were Together and Best Modern Rock Song for "Old Town".[5] The following month, the band performed again at SXSW.[13]

On October 12th 2019, the band announced that founding drummer Kang Se-Min had passed away.[14]

On August 10, 2020, Say Sue Me announced the departure of bassist Ha Jae-young from the group on the band's Instagram.[15]

Style

Say Sue Me's musical style has been described as surf rock[1][2][13][16] or "surfgaze."[17][18] The band has said that their surf rock sound was not intentional, but was likely influenced by their seaside hometown Busan and their practice room's proximity to the beach.[1]

Choi sings in both Korean and English, and has said that she finds it harder to sing in Korean because she feels more "exposed".[8][1]

Members

Choi Su-mi - vocals (2012–present)
Kim Byung-kyu - guitar (2012–present)
Kim Chang-won - drums (2016–present)
Ha Jae-young - bass (2012–2020)[19]
Kang Se-min - drums (2012–2016)

Source: [20]

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details[21][22]	Peak chart positions
Title	Album details[21][22]	KOR [6]
We've Sobered Up	Released: 2 October 2014 Label: Electric Muse, Damnably Format: LP, CD, digital download	64
Where We Were Together	Released: 13 April 2018 Label: Electric Muse, Damnably Format: LP, CD, digital download	—
"—" denotes release did not chart.

Extended plays

Title	Album details[21][22]	Peak chart positions
Title	Album details[21][22]	KOR [6]
Big Summer Night	Released: 7 July 2015 Label: Electric Muse, Damnably Format: EP, CD, digital download	79
Semin	Released: 22 April 2017 Label: Damnably Format: EP, digital download	—
It's Just a Short Walk!	Released: 21 April 2018 Label: Damnably Format: EP, digital download	—
Christmas, It's Not a Biggie	Released: 7 December 2018 Label: Electric Muse, Damnably Format: EP, CD, digital download	—
"—" denotes release did not chart.

Compilation albums

Title	Album details[22]	Peak chart positions
Title	Album details[22]	KOR [6]
Say Sue Me	Released: 28 April 2017 Label: Damnably Format: CD, digital download	—
"—" denotes release did not chart.

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2019	Korean Music Awards	Album of the Year	Where We Were Together	Nominated	[5]
		Best Modern Rock Album	Where We Were Together	Won
		Artist of the Year	Say Sue Me	Nominated
		Song of the Year	"Old Town"	Nominated
		Best Modern Rock Song	"Old Town"	Won

References

Bulley, Jim (25 April 2018). "Say Sue Me blazes its own trail". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
Mandel, Leah (12 April 2018). "Get to know Say Sue Me, South Korea's sweetest surf rockers". Interview Magazine. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
Leas, Ryan (20 April 2018). "Stream Say Sue Me's Record Store Day Covers EP It's Just A Short Walk!". Stereogum. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
"Say Sue Me Surfs in on a Wave of Tinsel with "Christmas, It's Not a Biggie"". KEXP. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
Herman, Tamar (26 February 2019). "BTS Win Big at 16th Korean Music Awards". Billboard. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
"Gaon Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart.
- "We've Sobered Up charting". Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- "Big Summer Night charting". Retrieved 26 March 2019.
"부산 인디 밴드 `세이수미` ˝행복하게 연주하면 형은 일어날거예요˝". Kookje Shinmun (in Korean). 23 December 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
Arroyo, Steven (12 April 2018). "Say Sue Me "Where We Were Together"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
Timothy, Mariana (17 April 2018). "The Future's So Bright For Indie Pop Group Say Sue Me". Bandcamp Daily. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
Safavi, Ali (26 January 2019). "Daegu skatepunk band set for British invasion". The Korea Times. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
Leas, Ryan (20 April 2018). "Stream Say Sue Me's Record Store Day Covers EP It's Just A Short Walk!". Stereogum. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
Yeates, Daysi (17 March 2018). "Korean Entertainment hits SXSW 2018". KVUE. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
Maicki, Salvatore (19 February 2019). "Say Sue Me sing to the ocean on new single "At The End Of The Road"". The Fader. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
https://mobile.twitter.com/SaySueMe/status/1182916081872068611. Missing or empty |title= (help)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CDtRw5NltXo/
Thompson, Stephen (1 March 2018). "The Austin 100: Say Sue Me". NPR. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
Thompson, Stephen (1 March 2018). "The Austin 100: Say Sue Me". NPR. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
Bemrose, Bekki (15 February 2018). "DiScover: Say Sue Me". Drowned In Sound. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
https://twitter.com/SaySueMe/status/1305400690135638016?s=20
"엘튼 존이 말했다… "끝내주는 한국 밴드"라고". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 2018-05-08. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
"세이수미 앨범". Mnet (in Korean). Retrieved 26 March 2019.
"Music". Say Sue Me. Bandcamp. Retrieved 26 March 2019.

External links

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[:0-1] Bulley, Jim (25 April 2018). "Say Sue Me blazes its own trail". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 30 January 2019.

[:1-2] Mandel, Leah (12 April 2018). "Get to know Say Sue Me, South Korea's sweetest surf rockers". Interview Magazine. Retrieved 30 January 2019.

[3] Leas, Ryan (20 April 2018). "Stream Say Sue Me's Record Store Day Covers EP It's Just A Short Walk!". Stereogum. Retrieved 26 March 2019.

[:5-4] "Say Sue Me Surfs in on a Wave of Tinsel with "Christmas, It's Not a Biggie"". KEXP. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2019.

[:4-5] Herman, Tamar (26 February 2019). "BTS Win Big at 16th Korean Music Awards". Billboard. Retrieved 26 March 2019.

[gaon_album_chart-6] "Gaon Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart.
"We've Sobered Up charting". Retrieved 26 March 2019.

"Big Summer Night charting". Retrieved 26 March 2019.

[7] "We've Sobered Up charting". Retrieved 26 March 2019.

[8] "Big Summer Night charting". Retrieved 26 March 2019.

[7] "부산 인디 밴드 `세이수미` ˝행복하게 연주하면 형은 일어날거예요˝". Kookje Shinmun (in Korean). 23 December 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2019.

[:6-8] Arroyo, Steven (12 April 2018). "Say Sue Me "Where We Were Together"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 30 January 2019.

[9] Timothy, Mariana (17 April 2018). "The Future's So Bright For Indie Pop Group Say Sue Me". Bandcamp Daily. Retrieved 30 January 2019.

[10] Safavi, Ali (26 January 2019). "Daegu skatepunk band set for British invasion". The Korea Times. Retrieved 30 January 2019.

[:2-11] Leas, Ryan (20 April 2018). "Stream Say Sue Me's Record Store Day Covers EP It's Just A Short Walk!". Stereogum. Retrieved 30 January 2019.

[12] Yeates, Daysi (17 March 2018). "Korean Entertainment hits SXSW 2018". KVUE. Retrieved 30 March 2019.

[:7-13] Maicki, Salvatore (19 February 2019). "Say Sue Me sing to the ocean on new single "At The End Of The Road"". The Fader. Retrieved 30 March 2019.

[:8-14] ttps://mobile.twitter.com/SaySueMe/status/1182916081872068611. Missing or empty |title= (help)

[15] ttps://www.instagram.com/p/CDtRw5NltXo/

[16] Thompson, Stephen (1 March 2018). "The Austin 100: Say Sue Me". NPR. Retrieved 30 January 2019.

[17] Thompson, Stephen (1 March 2018). "The Austin 100: Say Sue Me". NPR. Retrieved 30 January 2019.

[18] Bemrose, Bekki (15 February 2018). "DiScover: Say Sue Me". Drowned In Sound. Retrieved 30 March 2019.

[19] ttps://twitter.com/SaySueMe/status/1305400690135638016?s=20

[20] "엘튼 존이 말했다… "끝내주는 한국 밴드"라고". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 2018-05-08. Retrieved 2019-03-30.

[:22-21] "세이수미 앨범". Mnet (in Korean). Retrieved 26 March 2019.

[:3-22] "Music". Say Sue Me. Bandcamp. Retrieved 26 March 2019.