Rolling Quartz is a South Korean rock band that debuted in December 2020 under Rolling Star Entertainment. Rolling Quartz formed as a five member rock group in August 2019. 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”. 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. In June 2020, they featured on the single “Random” by the producing duo 015B
The rising female band started as a duo band as Jayoung and Yeongeun attempted to create their own K-rock band before debuting, thereafter was joined by Hyunjung, the three-member band had ‘Rose Quartz’ as their first-ever official name. Later on, the band was joined by Iree and Areum, subsequently changing their name to ‘Rolling Quartz.’ Before the band officially debuted, they’ve been uploading jaw-dropping covers, hosting live events, and performing numerous songs in front of the public.
Rolling Quartz consists of members: Areum (Bassist), Iree (Lead Guitarist), Yeongeun (Drummer), Jayoung (Main Vocalist), and Hyunjung (Rhythm Guitarist) under Rolling Star Entertainment, the rock girl band kicked off their career with the headbanging edgy rock single ‘Blaze’, which was accompanied by the release of a music video. The music video was directed and produced by Zanybros. All of the members participated in the production of the song, including lyrics, composition, and arrangement.
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. In January, Rolling Quartz released their single “Blaze” as a single album, which included the instrumental version of the track. In February, the band made their first music show appearance, making their debut on M Countdown. Rolling Quartz have showcased demo versions of some of their original songs, including the hard-hitting rock tune ‘Rock And Roll Paradise,’ the garage band sound ‘Delight,’ the serotonin-booster track ‘Holler,’ and the energy-packed original soundtrack ‘Higher’.
In August, the band collaborated with AleXa, arranging a rock version of her single “Xtra”, which the band performed with AleXa on MTV Asia. 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. As we wait for Rolling Quartz’s next release, the girl band literally rocked the rock version of BTS’s megahit ‘Dynamite,’ plus the band’s cover of Lady Gaga’s ‘Bad Romance,’ Ed Sheeran’s ‘Shape Of You,’ and the iconic Rolling Quartz’s cover of Dreamcatcher’s ‘Good Night’ just proved they can totally slay almost all K-rock genre to pop music and beyond.
