Bunkface

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Bunkface
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From left to right: Sam, Youk, and Paan
Background information
Origin Klang, Malaysia
Genres Punk rock, pop punk, alternative rock, pop rock, pop
Years active2005–present
LabelsBunkface Production, Sony Music Entertainment
MembersSam
Youk
Paan
Biak
Website www.facebook.com/bunkfaceband/

Bunkface is a Malaysian rock band formed in 2006. The band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Sam (Shamsul Anuar), bass guitarist Youk (Farouk Jaafar), lead guitarist Paan (Ahmad Farhan), and drummer Biak (Alif Sufian). The name Bunkface was suggested by Biak which was influenced from the Sum 41 song titled "Crazy Amanda Bunkface". Popular songs by Bunkface include Silly Lily, Situasi, Revolusi, Prom Queen, Through My Window, Ekstravaganza, Rentak Laguku, Malam Ini Kita Punya, Darah Muda and Masih Di Sini. Their fanbase are called "Bunkers". [1]

Contents

Biography

2005–2010: Lesson Of The Season and mainstream success

It was started in Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Sri Andalas, Klang when Sam want to jam, so he invited Biak, Paan and Youk to continue his dream to make a band. They start to create 'Bunkface' taken a name from SUM41 hits song Crazy Amanda Bunkface. At the beginning they join lots of competition to practice. In March 2006, they join to champion Universiti Malaya organized [Pertandingan Band Rakan Seni Budaya], a program to scout band under [ Rakan Muda] that brainchild from Prof Piko of MARIONEXXES. Their success of it to get offer from Demoplanet TV to make a music video of Hyper Killer at their early band foundation. In December 2007, Bunkface released their first EP titled "Lesson Of The Season", featuring 6 English tracks, mixing a pop-punk/rock alternative sound. The hit song "Silly Lily" was number 1 on Hitz.fm's Malaysian Top Ten for 8 weeks and number 1 on Fly.fm's Campur Chart for 10 weeks. After the EP 's success, "Bunkface" then released their first Malay single titled "Situasi" in 2007. The song was originally intended to be recorded in English, but Youk suggested the band record it in Malay instead. A few months later, "Situasi" took the local Malay radio stations by storm and hit number No. 1 on Fly FM and steadily stayed at No. 3 on Era FM for 3 weeks.[ citation needed ] Bunkface won the Rockstar, Break Out as well as the Ultimate Shout! Award in the inaugural Shout! Awards which was organised by 8TV and held for the first time at the Stadium Bukit Jalil.

Their achievements at the awards drew the interests of the organizers of the One Movement For Music Perth (OMFM), who subsequently invited them to perform at the festival, held on 16 to 18 October 2009. This marked their first time performing overseas in Australia. [1] Bunkface performed at Jar Music Live's Showcase @ Monster in Kuala Lumpur and were picked by JMG's affiliate Asian A&R's to perform at the Maldives Breakout Festival. The band was on tour in 2010 as part of the Apex Tour, that included dates at the O2 Academy in early October 2010. During their tour in the UK, Bunkface were offered record deals by a few UK label groups. But the band declined as they felt they needed to strengthen their base in the ASEAN region first.[ citation needed ]

Bunkface joined the Everyone Connects campaign by TMNet and sung the song "Through My Window", which was used in the campaign's television advertisement. The song was first heard over the airwaves when an anonymous CD arrived at radio stations in the country. [2] This mystery generated an immediate buzz among the public, who wondered who the artists behind the song were. Bunkface's popularity soared when the reveal was made. Discussed widely throughout Facebook and Twitter, many commented on the viral and infectious nature of the song. Its fan base had numbered more than 17,000 and it has garnered more than 3.7 million online mentions and over 6,600 video and audio uploads on Facebook. [3] The song even attracted a large crowd to a public sing-along at Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur which also became the largest sing-along event in Malaysia. [4]

2010–2012: Phobia Phoney, side projects and tours

In March 2010, Bunkface released their debut full album, Phobia Phoney . Phobia Phoney was made up of 6 English songs and 4 Malay songs, including singles such as "Situasi", "Revolusi", "Ekstravaganza", "Prom Queen", "Soldier", "Escape Dance" and "Dunia".

In mid-2010 Sam formed a side project called The Azenders along with his friends from other bands such as Izal (bass) from One Buck Short, Ajam (synth and strings) from Dichi Michi, and Kudut (Drummer) from Robot Asmara. The band released their first single on Facebook and their Myspace page called "Ladies & Gentlemen" which garnered frequent plays on local radio stations. They had also released two singles: one in Malay as "Peribadi", another in English called "Livin Rock and Roll".

On 23 March 2011, the Hong Kong Asia Music Festival (HKAMF) was held at the Hong Kong Exhibition & Convention Center, Hong Kong. This festival was organised by the nation's IFPI and involved six countries from across Asia namely China, Taiwan, Singapore, South Korea, Malaysia and the hosts themselves. Japan, initially an expected participant in the festival, was forced to resign their act, Ikumi Kumagai because of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. In the preliminary round, Bunkface performed 'Escape Dance'. Fierce competition narrowed the participants down to four acts – China's Wu Qiong, Singapore's Kewei, South Korea's The Boss and Malaysia's Bunkface – into the final stage. For this stage, all selected participants were tasked to play their own choice of any popular song from another artiste. Scoring criteria were strict. Bunkface's performance of "We Are the Champions", originally by Queen, earned them third place overall in both stage and vocal performances. Through this festival, the band successfully proved themselves on par with other popular Asian artistes. They also made a video clip for their single "Dunia" in the city of Hong Kong.

2011–2014: Panik and its airplay controversy, BF Rock Station and Bunk Not Dead

Early 2011 was a quiet time for Bunkface as their previous single was released last year. However, in June bassist Youk announced that the band were working on new material for their upcoming album. "We will emerge with a new single and a second full album in the near future, with expected release in August," he said. Before that, Bunkface had performed in Indonesia's Makassar Fest and received positive reviews. The Indonesian fanbase had created a Facebook page to support and promote Bunkface all around Indonesia. On 9 September 2011, Bunkface released their new single titled "Panik?" which written before the release of Phobia Phoney. It was recorded in Jakarta and was a big-budget production. Bunkface successfully performed in Jakarta's Urbanfest 1990 on 20 November 2011 and at Jakarta's Hard Rock Cafe on the next day. Offers came from 5 different recording labels which has representatives present at the showcase. Contract talks are still under negotiation and consideration. Bunkface received the special honour of being invited to appear on Indonesia's popular talk show Bukan Empat Mata, after Dato' Siti Nurhaliza and Amy Search, who were the previous Malaysian guests. They performed their biggest hit single "Situasi" on the show.

At the end of 2011, the Malaysian government radio station Radio Televisyen Malaysia made the controversial decision banning airplay of the newly released single "Panik".[ citation needed ] It was initially reported that this was due to the word "reformasi" in the lyrics, allegedly a favourite among Opposition leaders during political campaigns, therefore making "Panik" an anti-government song. The denied airplay angered both Bunkface and their fanbase. "I do not understand the reason for the song to be banned. Is it wrong for us to use the word? There is no bad influence in the song. The "reformation" that was meant in "Panik" is not related at all to the "Reformation Movement" of the opposition parties," was Sam's answer after being questioned by reporters about the issue on the night he had won The Best Young Composer from the MACP.[ citation needed ] Subsequently, RTM's Screening Director released a statement saying the problem was not with the word "reformasi", but the cuss word "celakamu" (Malay: "damn you"). She also stated that RTM did not ban airplay of "Panik", but merely discouraged it. Eventually, Bunkface released a clean version which was approved.

On 16 January 2012, Bunkface launched their own jamming studio and merchandise store with the name "BF ROCKSTATION", located in Subang Jaya. It also doubled up as their office and café.

Sam had revealed in an interview[ where? ] that the name of their upcoming second album will be Bunk Not Dead. The album included 13 new songs, 9 in English (including unreleased songs like Bunk Not Dead and More) and 4 in Malay (including singles "Panik?", "Kita Perang Kita Menang" and "Jatuh"). According to the band, the album would have shown a more mature side where the songs are heavier and lyrically darker than their previous work.[ citation needed ] The album eventually launched on 17 July 2012 at Subang Jaya after two years of production. The first single "Panik?" was recorded and done completely in Jakarta, Indonesia, costing a total of RM 16,000. The remaining songs were recorded in Iseek Music Studio, located in Kota Damansara. Mixing was done by another Jakarta studio. "Bunk Not Dead" was distributed by Warner Music Malaysia.

2014—present:Malam Ini Kita Punya

Malam Ini Kita Punya (Malay: Tonight's Ours) was released on 3 October 2014. [5] The album contains seven Malay tracks including the eponymous song and "Darah Muda". All tracks were written and composed by Sam. It was their first album that is produced by Sony Music Entertainment Malaysia following their signing to the recording company earlier in the year. For the promotion of the album, Bunkface was chosen as DiGi x Deezer Spotlight Artiste of the Month and they were the first act to be featured in DiGi x Deezer Spotlight session from Malaysia. [6] On 16 August 2015, Bunkface was invited to perform at the 2015 Summer Sonic Festival in Tokyo, Japan. [7] [8]

2021

In 2021, Sam formed a side project band known as THEGIL. They released their first single called "Rapatkan Saf".

Musical style and influences

Bunkface considers their music as Pop Punk, and they have cited Sum 41, Green Day, Blink 182, Fall Out Boy, The Offspring and Nofx as their main influences.

Music videos

Band members

Current members

Former members

Touring & session members

Bunkids members

Discography

EP

Album

Awards and nominations

Bunkface awards and nominations
Totals [lower-alpha 1]
Wins15
Nominations30
Note
  1. ↑ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

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