Brokenteeth
{{short description|South Korean shoegaze musician}}
{{For-multi|English hardcore punk band|Broken Teeth}}
{{Infobox musical artist
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| image = Brokenteeth in 2023.png
| caption = Brokenteeth in 2023
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|02|28}}
| origin = Seoul, South Korea
| years_active = 2021{{endash}}present
| label = {{hlist|6v6 Recordings|Poclanos}}
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{{Infobox Korean name
| title = BrokenTeeth
| hangul = 브로큰티스
| rr = Beurokeuntiseu
| mr = Pŭrok'ŭnt'isŭ
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Kim Minha ({{Korean|hangul=김민하}}; born February 28, 1999), better known by his stage name Brokenteeth (stylised BrokenTeeth; {{Korean|hangul=브로큰티스}}), is a South Korean shoegaze musician. He has released two albums: The Letters (편지) (2021) and How to Sink Slowly (추락은 천천히) (2023).
Career
BrokenTeeth debuted with his first album, The Letters (편지), in 2021. The album gained popularity when it was introduced on YouTube.{{cite web|url=https://www.newstomato.com/ReadNews.aspx?no=1138618|title=파란노을·브로큰티스·왑띠, 슈게이징 밴드 3팀 합동공연|last=Kwon|first=Ik-Do|date=2022-08-02|website=News Tomato|language=ko|access-date=2023-08-17}}
In February 2022 he released his new single, Paradox (당신의 사랑이 늘 행복하기를).{{Cite web|url=http://musicy.kr/?c=review&s=1&gp=1&ob=idx&gbn=viewok&ix=7860|title=[Single-Out #389-5] 브로큰티스 「당신의 사랑이 늘 행복하기를」|date=2022-03-07|website=Music Y|language=ko|access-date=2023-08-17}} He joined the crew Digital Dawn, which includes Parannoul, Asian Glow, Wapddi, Della Zyr and Fin Fior, and held a concert together in September 2022.{{cite web|url=https://impact89fm.org/113896/music/the-dawn-of-a-new-era-seouls-best-and-brightest-parannoul-asian-glow-brokenteeth-wapddi-della-zyr-fin-fior-rolling-hall/|title=The Dawn of a New Era: Seoul's Best and Brightest: Parannoul, Asian Glow, BrokenTeeth, Wapddi, Della Zyr & Fin Fior @ Rolling Hall|last=Cruz|first=Matt|date=2022-09-16|website=Impact 89 FM|language=en|access-date=2023-08-17}}{{Cite web|url=https://newsis.com/view/?id=NISX20220801_0001963018&cID=10601&pID=10600|title=파란노을·브로큰티스·왑띠, 슈게이징 원맨밴드 합동콘서트 연다|date=2022-08-01|website=Newsis|language=ko|access-date=2023-09-07}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.celuvmedia.com/article.php?aid=1659335888431378007|title=포크라노스, 파란노을 두 번째 정규 앨범 팝업샵 개최|date=2022-08-01|website=Celuvmedia|language=ko|access-date=2023-10-02}} He later performed on The EBS space.{{cite web|url=https://www.khan.co.kr/culture/tv/article/202211102242005|title=3년 만의 경연 무대, 신인 패기로 달군다…EBS1 '스페이스 공감'|date=2022-08-01|website=Kyunghyang Shinmun|language=ko|access-date=2023-09-07}} In December 2022, he released the single Heaven Express (again), which was also featured by Della Zyr.
On February 23, 2023, he released his second studio album, How to Sink Slowly (추락은 천천히).{{Cite web|url=http://www.starinnews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=343400#0C1r|title=[소소한 리뷰] 슈게이즈의 공간, 브로큰티스 -추락은 천천히|date=2023-06-28|website=Star in News|language=ko|access-date=2023-10-02}} Sunnyvale of Sputnikmusic described the album as "No matter how beautiful a given moment gets, there remains a sort of ambivalence about the proceedings."{{Cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/86458/BrokenTeeth-How-to-Sink-Slowly/|title=BrokenTeeth-How to Sink Slowly|date=2023-03-08|website=Sputnikmusic|language=en|access-date=2023-09-07}} Music Y's Yoo Seongeun reviewed the track 138 of the album and said, "He conveys the beauty of the shoegaze genre, which has not changed over the years since its previous release of demos."{{Cite web|url=http://musicy.kr/?c=review&s=1&gp=1&ob=idx&gbn=viewok&ix=8228|title=[Single-Out #440-3] 브로큰티스 「138」|date=2023-03-06|website=Music Y|language=ko|access-date=2023-08-17}}
In August 2023, he did a concert with Byul.org,{{Cite web|url=https://artsquare.sangsangmadang.com/show/detail/2420|title=BrokenTeeth 단독 공연 "BrokenTeeth의 수상한 치과"|date=2022-08-20|website=상상마당|language=ko|access-date=2023-08-21}} and he supported Parannoul's After the Night concert.{{Cite web|url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/parannoul-release-live-album-of-first-ever-full-concert-after-the-night/|title=Parannoul release live album of first-ever full concert, 'After the Night'|date=2023-03-27|website=BrooklynVegan|language=en|access-date=2023-09-07}}
Discography
= Studio albums =
- The Letters (편지) (2021)
- How to Sink Slowly (추락은 천천히) (2023)
= Live albums =
- Broken Dental Clinic (수상한 치과) (2023)
= Singles =
- Paradox (당신의 사랑이 늘 행복하기를) (2022)
- Spring (2022)
- Heaven Express(again) (2022)
- Once in a Green Moon (2023)
References
External links
- [https://brokenteeth99.bandcamp.com/ Brokenteeth] on Bandcamp
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Category:South Korean rock musicians