Mukimukimanmansu
Mukimukimanmansu 무키무키만만수 | |
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 Lee Min-hwi (right) and Jeong Eun-sil (left) in 2013 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, Janggu |
| Years active | 2011-2013 |
| Labels | Beatball Records |
| Members | Muki (Jeong Eun-sil), Mansu (Minhwi Lee) |
Mukimukimanmansu (무키무키만만수) were an indie South Korean musical duo. The two members are Muki (Jeong Eun-sil, Korean: 정 은실) and Mansu (Lee Min-hwi, Korean: 이 민휘), who were classmates from the Korean National University of Arts. Mansu played the guitar, and Muki played a modified version of a traditional Korean drum called a Janggu. They both provided vocals. They released their studio album, 2012 and were nominated as Rookies of the Year at the 2013 Korean Music Awards.[1]
Formation and beginnings
[edit]Mukimukimanmansu was formed by Lee Min-hwi and Jeong Eun-sil, two students at the Korean National University of Arts, who were part of the 'Dolgoki Vista Social Club' film club to participate in 'the Trash Music festival', held under the Sinimun Station 3 days before the festival itself.[2][3] A video of the festival of them covering two songs by Sanulrim and Hahn Vad respectively, as well as two songs they wrote themselves were posted to YouTube.[4] In 2012, they released their studio album, 2012 and were nominated as Rookies of the Year at the 2013 Korean Music Awards.[1] Kim Banya of IZM described the album as "the definition of indie music is being broken down."[5]
The name Mukimukimanmansu comes from a portmanteau of both the women's nicknames from school; Jeong received the name "Muki" from a novel called "In search of lost concepts" (Korean: 잃어버린 개념을 찾아서) by Bae Myung-hoon (Korean: 배 명훈), and Lee said she got called "Mansu" by the director of the school's newspaper because she resembled their friend who also was named Mansu.[6][7]
Performances and disbandment
[edit]Since July 2011, the duo performed at various rally sites, including a protest rally in front of Hongik University, the Hanjin Heavy Industries strike in Yeongdo, Busan, and demonstrations against the establishment of a naval base in Jeju, Gangjeong Village. Soon after, the women appeared on various radio broadcasts and television shows.[8]
On March 30, 2013, they announced they had disbanded at the Itaewon club 'Flower Land' as the club shutdown. Eun-sil read a poem to the club while performing a burning ceremony.[9] Soon after, the club reopened and resumed business.[10]
Discography
[edit]- 2012 (2012)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "무키무키만만수". Korean Music Awards (in Korean). 2011-06-09. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
- ^ "석관동의 노는 아이들이 연 축제 '쓰레빠 음악회'". 오마이뉴스 (in Korean). 2011-06-09. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
- ^ "podo : Portal of Delirium & Obsession" (in Korean). 2015-01-06. Archived from the original on 2015-01-06. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
- ^ 무키무키만만수 - 02 - 내가 고백을 하면 아마 놀랄거야 (in Korean), retrieved 2023-04-20
- ^ "2012 (2012)" (in Korean). August 2012. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
- ^ "K-pop Indie Gem: Mukimukimanmansu". Seoulbeats. 2018-06-03. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
- ^ "한국 인디밴드 '무키무키만만수' 영상 해외에서 화제". 서울TV (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-04-20.
- ^ "'개똥같은 펑크' 하는 그녀들을 만나다" (in Korean). 2015-01-06. Archived from the original on 2015-01-06. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
- ^ "Finding Sooyoung Park and the Asian Americans in Indie Rock's Pre-Internet Heyday". Bandcamp Daily. 2022-11-09. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
- ^ 20130330꽃땅 무키무키만만수-구장구장 화형식 (in Korean), retrieved 2023-06-07