Fat Hamster & Kang New

Fat Hamster & Kang New
Fat Hamster & Kang New in 2025
Background information
OriginSeoul, South Korea[1]
Genres
Years active2016-present
LabelsLetzRatz
Members
  • Fat Hamster
  • Kang New

Fat Hamster & Kang New (Korean팻햄스터 & 캉뉴) is a South Korean electronic musical duo. The band currently consists of Fat Hamster and Kang New. The group has released a studio album Brains in a Vat (2025).[2]

Career

Fat Hamster and Kang New have collaborated frequently since establishing the indie label LetzRatz in 2016.[3] Fat Hamster was a vocalist of a rock band and majored in classical music.[4] They completed a successful tour in Japan in 2023,[1] and also participated in remixes of 18Fevers and HarryBigButton.[5]

They released their first single, Live Fast, Die Young, on 24 April 2025 under the group. Their first studio album, Brains in a Vat, was released on 9 May.[2] They toured including major Korean festivals such as the Asian Pop Festival.[6]

Discography

Studio albums

  • Brains in a Vat (2025)

References

  1. ^ a b "韓国のエレクトロニカミュージシャン・Fat Hamster & KANG New、10月末から来日ツアーを開催". Digle Magazine (in Japanese). 2025-09-24. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  2. ^ a b P, Chris (2025-08-28). "Fat Hamster and KANG New : Brains in a Vat". Korean Indie. Retrieved 2025-08-28.
  3. ^ "About Us". LetzRatz (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-09-24.
  4. ^ "Fat Hamster & KANG New". Colour. Retrieved 2025-09-24.
  5. ^ Cass, Conner (2024-11-02). "LIVE: Brilliant Kang New & Fat Hamster Performance interrupted by police presence". Debaser Magazine. Retrieved 2025-09-24.
  6. ^ Howell, Jess (2024-07-01). "Who Popped Off at Asian Pop?". Debaser Magazine. Retrieved 2025-09-24.