Lucid Fall

Lucid Fall
Birth nameJo Yun-suk
Born (1975-03-18) March 18, 1975 (age 49)
Seoul, South Korea
Genres
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active2001–present
LabelsAntenna Music
Websitemulgogi.net

Jo Yun-suk (Korean: 조윤석; born March 18, 1975), known by the stage name Lucid Fall (루시드폴), is a South Korean singer-songwriter. He began his music career in 1997 as a member of the band Misoni (미선이), but has been most prolific as a solo artist, having released eleven studio albums since 2001. Lucid Fall's musical style incorporates folk, pop, and bossa nova. Since moving to Jeju Island in 2014 and becoming a tangerine orchardist, his output has also included ambient compositions.[1][2] He uses a nylon guitar as his primary instrument and is known for his poetic lyrics.[3]

Biography

Lucid Fall was born Jo Yun-suk in 1975 in Seoul, South Korea. His family moved to Busan where he spent most of his childhood and attended high school.

Musical career

In 1993, Lucid Fall won the bronze award at the 5th Yoo Jae-ha Music Contest (유재하 음악경연대회) with "A Song of Mirror". He formed the band Misoni in March 1997, serving as a lead vocalist and guitarist.[4] They performed around Hongdae and eventually released their debut album Drifting in 1999. After Misoni halted activities due to members' military service, he formed the one-man band Lucid Fall and released the self-titled album Lucid Fall on Radio Music. He worked on the original soundtrack of the movie L'abri in 2002. In 2005, he released his second studio album, Oh, Love, with the album's title track winning the award for Best Pop Song at the 2006 Korean Music Awards. In 2007, he released a live album, Light of Songs, and a third studio album, A Night at the Border. In December 2022, he released the tenth studio album Voice Beside Guitar.

Research career

Lucid Fall graduated Seoul National University majoring in chemical engineering in 1999. He moved to Europe for his study and received a licentiate of materials science at Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden in 2004. He then moved to Lausanne, Switzerland and got his PhD in bioengineering at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in 2008, for research in drug delivery systems. His paper, "Micelles of Delivery of Nitric Oxide", was published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society in September 2009.[5] Having spent seven years as a researcher, he returned to South Korea in late 2009 for a life as a full-time musician, no longer pursuing an academic career.[4]

Discography

Studio albums

  • Lucid Fall (2001)
  • Oh, Love (오, 사랑; 2005)
  • Night at the Border (국경의 밤; 2007)
  • Les Misérables (레미제라블; 2009)
  • Beautiful Days (아름다운 날들; 2011)
  • Flowers Never Say (꽃은 말이 없다; 2013)
  • Someone, Somewhere (누군가를 위한; 2015)
  • Living Small and Tiny Farm (모든 삶은, 작고 크다; lit. All of Life is Small and Big; 2017)
  • Nowana (너와 나; neowa na; lit. You and Me; 2019)
  • Dancing with Water (2021)
  • Voice Beside Guitar (목소리와 기타; 2022)

Live albums

  • Light of Songs (2007)

Soundtrack albums

  • L'Abri (버스, 정류장; 2002)[6]

Filmography

Web show

Year Title Network Notes Ref.
2021 Clumsy Antenna Kakao TV Main cast (with Antenna artists) [7]

Awards

Award Year Category Nominee/work Result Ref.
Yoo Jae-ha Music Contest 1993 — "거울의 노래" Bronze [8]
Korean Music Awards 2006 Best Pop Album Oh, Love Nominated [9]
Best Pop Song "Oh, Love" Won [10]
Song of the Year "Oh, Love" Nominated [11]
Musician of the Year (Male) Lucid Fall Nominated [12]
2009 Best Pop Album Night at the Border Nominated [13]
Best Pop Song "Night at the Border" Nominated [14]
2011 Best Pop Album Les Misérables Nominated [15]
2023 Best Folk Album Voice Beside Guitar Nominated [16]
Best Folk Song A Small Handful of Songs Nominated [17]

References

  1. ^ Jung, Woo-young (October 27, 2017). "홈쇼핑계 레전드로 회자되는 루시드폴 귤 판매 방송" [Home shopping legend: Lucid Fall's tangerine-selling broadcast]. JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 10, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  2. ^ Ko, Kyung-seok (January 5, 2021). "나무와 협연한 영농 가수 루시드폴 "농사 지으며 다큐 찍듯 음악 만들죠"" [Farming singer Lucid Fall collaborates with trees to "compose documentary-like music with agriculture"]. Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 10, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  3. ^ "Lucid Fall Essentials". Apple Music. Archived from the original on August 17, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Han, Sang-hee (December 22, 2009). "Lucid Fall Returns as Full-Time Singer". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on September 29, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2010.
  5. ^ Jo, Yun Suk (September 18, 2009). "Micelles for Delivery of Nitric Oxide". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 131 (40): 14413–14418. doi:10.1021/ja905123t. PMID 19764751. Archived from the original on August 20, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  6. ^ "L'Abri" (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 13, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
  7. ^ Kang Jin-ah (September 16, 2021). "유희열→유재석 총출동…'우당탕탕 안테나' 10월 공개" [Yoo Hee-yeol → Yoo Jae-seok is in full force… 'Woodang Tangtang Antenna' released in October]. Newsis (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 16, 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2021 – via Naver.
  8. ^ "Lucid Fall". Antenna. Archived from the original on December 23, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  9. ^ "루시드폴 [오, 사랑] — 2006 최우수 팝-음반" [Lucid Fall [Oh, Love] — 2006 Best Pop (Album)]. Korean Music Awards (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 28, 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
  10. ^ "루시드 폴 '오, 사랑' — 2006 최우수 팝-노래" [Lucid Fall 'Oh, Love' — 2006 Best Pop (Song)]. Korean Music Awards (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 6, 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
  11. ^ "루시드 폴 '오, 사랑' — 2006 올해의 노래" [Lucid Fall 'Oh, Love' — 2006 Song of the Year]. Korean Music Awards (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 3, 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
  12. ^ "루시드 폴 — 2006 올해의 음악인-남자" [Lucid Fall — 2006 Musician of the Year (Male)]. Korean Music Awards (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 28, 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
  13. ^ "루시드폴 [국경의 밤] — 2009 최우수 팝-음반" [Lucid Fall [Night At the Border] — 2009 Best Pop (Album)]. Korean Music Awards (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 28, 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
  14. ^ "루시드폴 [국경의 밤] — 2009 최우수 팝-노래" [Lucid Fall [Night At the Border] — 2009 Best Pop (Song)]. Korean Music Awards (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 9, 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
  15. ^ "루시드폴 [목소리와 기타] — 2011 최우수 팝-음반" [Lucid Fall [Les Misérables] — 2011 Best Pop (Album)]. Korean Music Awards (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 6, 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
  16. ^ "루시드폴 [목소리와 기타] 2023 최우수 포크 - 음반". Archived from the original on November 2, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  17. ^ "루시드폴 '한 줌의 노래' 2023 최우수 포크 - 노래". Archived from the original on November 3, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.