Haepaary

Haepaary
OriginSouth Korea
Genres
Years active2020-present
Members
  • Choi Hyewon
  • Park Minhee
Websitehaepaary.com

Haepaary (Korean: 해파리, stylized as HAEPAARY) is a South Korean electronic music duo. The group consists of Choi Hyewon and Park Minhee. They released their 2021 EP Born by Gorgeousness and won the Best Dance & Electronic Album and single at the 2022 Korean Music Awards.[1][2]

Career

Haepaary was formed in 2020. Park Minhee is completed Intangible Cultural Heritage, and Choi Hyewon is an artist based on traditional percussion instruments.[3] They interviewed that they were first inspired by traditional Korean music such as Jongmyo Jeryeak and Namchang songs in determining their musical style.[4] Their EP Born by Gorgeousness was released on 28 May 2021,[1] and they had an online concert in South by Southwest.[4]

They won the Best Dance & Electronic Album and single at the 2022 Korean Music Awards.[5] They performed at various Korean music festivals, such as the ACC World Music Festival[6] and the DMZ Peace Train Music Festival.[7]

Discography

EPs

  • Born by Gorgeousness (2021)

Digital Singles

  • A Shining Warrior - A Heartfelt Joy (2021)
  • A Sendoff for Ancestor Spirits (2021)
  • Go to Gpd and Then (2021)
  • Nothing to Envy (2022)

7" Singles

  • Nothing to Envy b/w "Go to Gpd and Then" limited pressing of 500 copies (2023) self-released

References

  1. ^ a b "해파리(HAEPAARY), 첫 EP [BORN BY GORGEOUSNESS] 발매". Mixmag Korea (in Korean). 2021-06-04. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  2. ^ Jaehoon, Lee (2022-03-01). "에스파, 한국대중음악상 3관왕…BTS '올해의 음악인'". Newsis (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  3. ^ "전통음악과 대중음악의 융합". KTV 국민방송 (in Korean). 2022-07-23. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  4. ^ a b "HAEPAARY". Visla Magazine (in Korean). 2022-08-26. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  5. ^ "해파리, 현대카드 언더스테이지 단독 공연". News Tomato (in Korean). 2022-04-18. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  6. ^ "국립아시아문화전당 - 서비스 - 행사 - 월드뮤직페스티벌". ACC (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  7. ^ "해파리 HAEPAARY". DMZ Peace Train Music Festival (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-09-12.