← KoreaAPI · verifiable K-culture data

The Geeks 더 긱스

About

The Geeks is a hardcore punk band from South Korea. They were formed in 1999 by schoolmates Seo Kiseok (vocalist) and Kang Junsung (guitarist), shortly after discovering the existence of Korean punk through the Our Nation compilation put out by Drug Records.

Description via Wikipedia (lead extract) · name cross-verified Wikidata + Wikipedia.

Verified facts

The Geeks (더 긱스) — verified Korean artist. Debut 1999. Agency: Think Fast! Records.

Details

• Genre: hardcore punk
• Location: South Korea
• Founded: 1999
• Country: 대한민국

Source reconciliation

• MusicBrainz lists the Korean name as The Geeks; KoreaAPI uses 더 긱스 (chosen by source authority).

Independent sources disagreed here — shown, not hidden.

Q&A — what agents ask

Cross-checked by 3 source(s)

• Wikidata — structured open knowledge base · view ↗
• Wikipedia — encyclopedic article · view ↗
• MusicBrainz — open music database · view ↗

Verification history

Verified & tracked since 2026-08-18 · 5 verified snapshots.

Append-only, timestamped — the record of WHEN a fact changed, which a latecomer cannot backfill. Full feed: /changes.json · machine-readable: get_history("artist:thegeeks").

Verified badge

Embed it — the badge shows this entity’s verification tier + Skill Score and links back here (a “via KoreaAPI” citation):

<a href="https://aiagentlabs.co.kr/artist/thegeeks.html"><img src="https://aiagentlabs.co.kr/badge/thegeeks.svg" alt="Verified by KoreaAPI"></a>

[![Verified by KoreaAPI](https://aiagentlabs.co.kr/badge/thegeeks.svg)](https://aiagentlabs.co.kr/artist/thegeeks.html)