Band Mate surpasses idol singers to win the newcomer award for ‘Yoo HeeYeol Radio’ music award

Modern rock band Mate surpasses idol singers to win the newcomer award on KBS Cool FM ‘Yoo HeeYeol’s Radio’ music awards.

The 1st ‘RaCheon Music Awards’ was held on 10th February, and Mate surpasses other stars like 2NE1 and IU to win the newcomer award, garnering much attention for that.

‘Yoo HeeYeol Radio Heaven’ has been known to be a program which covers a variety of genres of music reviews including pop, gayo and also indie music. And winner of the newcomer award on the show, Mate is a band which released their first full length album last April with the title song ‘Longing’.

This singer songwriter band consists of Im HeonIl (vocal, guitar), Jung JoonIl (vocal, keyboard) and Lee HyunJae (drum), and is known for their great musical capabilities. They also won the male newcomer award at 2010 16th Korea Entertainment Arts Awards.

Coming 26th and 27th February, the band will also be performing the title song of their minialbum ‘with mate’ during a public performance which will also be the congratulatory performance for winning the award on RaCheon Music Awards.

S:Newsen + kbites

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