Rolling Quartz

Rolling Quartz
Rolling Quartz performing in January 2024 L–R: Hyunjung, Arem, Jayoung, Yeongeun, and Iree
Background information
Origin	Seoul, South Korea
Genres	Rock grunge[1]
Years active	2019 (2019)–present
Labels	Rolling Star Entertainment
Members	Iree Arem Jayoung Yeongeun Hyunjung
Website	rollingstarent.com

Rolling Quartz (Korean: 롤링쿼츠) is a South Korean rock band that debuted in December 2020 under Rolling Star Entertainment.

History

2019-present: Formation and debut

Rolling Quartz formed as a five member rock group in August 2019.^[2] They were originally two separate bands, under the names "Rolling Girlz" and "Rose Quartz", but they merged into a single group, merging their names to be "Rolling Quartz".^[3] For the first year of their career, Rolling Quartz performed primarily in clubs, especially in the Hongdae region of Seoul. However, they turned to more heavily relying on their social media presence in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[4]

In June 2020, they featured on the single "Random" by the producing duo 015B.^[5]

Rolling Quartz officially debuted on December 30, 2020 with the single "Blaze", which was accompanied by the release of a music video.^[6] The music video was directed and produced by Zanybros.^[7] All of the members participated in the production of the song, including lyrics, composition, and arrangement.^[8]

On January 10, 2021, the band was part of a livestream event Ambitious Girls Rock 1 alongside other female Korean and Japanese rock bands, including Vincit, Velvet Sighs, and Brats.^[9] In January, Rolling Quartz released their single "Blaze" as a single album, which included the instrumental version of the track.^[10] In February, the band made their first music show appearance, making their debut on M Countdown.^[11]

In August, the band collaborated with AleXa, arranging a rock version of her single "Xtra", which the band performed with AleXa on MTV Asia.^[12]

In February 2022, the band released their first EP Fighting, which made it into the top 5 US rock albums chart on iTunes, the first Korean indie band to do so.^[13]

Members

• Arem (아름) – bass (2019–present)^[8]
• Hyunjung (현정) – guitar (2019–present)^[8]
• Iree (아이리) – guitar (2019–present)^[8]
• Jayoung (자영) – vocals (2019–present)^[8]
• Yeongeun (영은) – drums (2019–present)^[8]

Discography

Extended plays

Title	Details	Peak chart positions	Sales
		KOR
Fighting (화이팅)	Released: February 8, 2022[14] Label: Rolling Star Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming audio Track listing Delight Holler Rock'n'roll Paradise Good Night (Dreamcatcher cover) Azalea (Maya cover) (진달래꽃) Higher	38[15]	Undisclosed
Victory	Released: June 19, 2024 Label: Rolling Star Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming audio Track listing Victory ONE Stand Up Red Wine Victory (inst.) ONE (inst.) Stand Up (inst.) Red Wine (inst.)	85	KOR: 1,745[16]

Single albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions	Sales
		KOR [17]
Blaze (블레이즈)	Released: January 21, 2021[10] Label: Rolling Star Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming audio Track listing Blaze (블레이즈) Blaze (inst.) (블레이즈)	67	Undisclosed
Hybrid (하이브리드)	Released: October 26, 2022 Label: Rolling Star Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming audio Track listing NAZABABARA Sing Your Heart Out (심장의 노래) NAZABABARA (inst.) Sing Your Heart Out (inst.) (심장의 노래) Sing Your Heart Out (Radio Edit.) (심장의 노래)	—	Undisclosed
Fearless	Released: September 20, 2023 Label: Rolling Star Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming audio Track listing Fearless Fearless (inst.)	67	KOR: 1,429[18]

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart position	Sales	Album
		KOR
As lead artist
"Blaze" (블레이즈)	2020	—	Undisclosed	Blaze
"Delight"	2022	—		Fighting
"Good Night"		—
"NAZABABARA"		—		Hybrid
"Fearless"	2023	—		Fearless
"Reminiscence" (회상)		—		Sanulrim 50th Anniversary Project
"Stand Up"	2024	—		Victory
"Victory"		—
"Re.Bold"		—		Non-album singles
As featured artist
"Random" Prod. by 015B	2020	—	Undisclosed	New Edition 21

OSTs

Title	Year	Peak chart position	Sales	Album
		KOR
"ONE" ((BJ멸망전 공식 주제가))	2022	—	Undisclosed	ONE (BJ Battle of Destruction Official Theme Song)
"I'm a Loner" (Feat. Nam Do-hyon) (외톨이야)		—		Decibel OST

Videography

Music videos

Title	Year	Director
"Random"	2020	한승오
"Blaze"		Zanybros
"Good Night"	2022	Simon
"Delight"		Unknown
"Azalea"		Simon
"Holler"		Simon
"Nazababara"		Zanybros
"Sing Your Heart Out"		한승오, Floppy & Simon
"Fearless"	2023	Simon[19]
"Reminiscence"		Hans Brothers
"Stand Up"	2024	Simon
"Victory"
"One"		한승오 (Han Seungoh)
"Red Wine"
"Re.Bold"		Simon

References

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