Country Gongbang
South Korean string band playing bluegrass, carrying banjo-and-mandolin picking and high harmony a long way from the music's Appalachian home.
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About Country Gongbang
Country Gongbang is a five-piece bluegrass band from South Korea, started by college classmates. The name means "country atelier", a pun on a Korean custom of filming students while they practice or study. Yebin Kim sings lead and plays mandolin, with Hyunho Jang on banjo, Jongsu Yoon on fiddle, Sunjae Won on guitar and Keeha Song on bass.
The band writes and sings in both Korean and English. An early album was titled We All Need Bluegrass, and its second full-length record, Unknown Poets, came out in September 2023. Beyond Korea it has played festivals in Japan and France.
In 2023 the International Bluegrass Music Association gave the band its International Band Performance Grant. On a 2024 US tour it played the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, the first Korean band on that stage, and in 2025 it was nominated for Momentum Awards for Band of the Year and Vocalist of the Year.
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What kind of music does Country Gongbang play?
Country Gongbang plays bluegrass.
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Country Gongbang has played World of Bluegrass 2026.