Jambinai
{{short description|Korean post-rock band}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox musical artist
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| caption = Jambinai at Rudolstadt-Festival 2016
| alias = 잠비나이
| origin = Seoul, South Korea
| genre = Post-rock, experimental rock, Korean folk
| years_active = {{start date|2009}}–present
| label = The Tell-Tale Heart
Bella Union
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| website = {{URL|www.facebook.com/jambinaiofficial|Jambinai Facebook}}
| current_members = Kim Bo-mi
Lee Il-woo
Sim Eun-yong
Yu Byeong-koo
Choi Jae-hyuk
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Jambinai ({{korean|hangul=잠비나이}}) are a Korean post-rock band formed in Seoul in 2009. The band currently consists of Kim Bo-mi, Lee Il-woo, Sim Eun-yong, Yu Byeong-koo and Choi Jae-hyuk.{{cite news |title=밴드 잠비나이, 멜론 스테이션 '인디스웨이' 16일 출연|url=https://www.sportsseoul.com/news/read/1063796?ref=naver |last1=Jeong |first1=Haeun |access-date=2023-10-12 |work=Sports Seoul |date=2021-09-16 |language=ko}} Their debut album Différance won the award for Best Crossover Album at the 2013 Korean Music Awards. Their second album Hermitage was released in 2016 on Bella Union.
During the 2018 Winter Olympics closing ceremony in Pyeongchang, Jambinai performed with an orchestra of geomungo players.{{Cite news |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2018/02/closing-ceremony-olympics-pyeongchang-guitar-vivaldi-jambinai/554252/ |title=A Rock Star Is Born at the Olympics Closing Ceremony |last=Kornhaber |first=Spencer |work=The Atlantic |access-date=27 February 2018 |language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/feb/25/winter-olympics-closing-ceremony-10-highlights-from-pyeongchang|title=Winter Olympics closing ceremony: 10 highlights from Pyeongchang |date=25 February 2018 | last=Belam |first=Martin |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=22 July 2019 |language=en-UK}}
Musical style
Jambinai are known for combining rock music instrumentation (drums, bass guitar, electric guitar) with the use of traditional Korean folk music instruments (haegeum, piri, geomungo). Furthermore, they have been compared to bands like Explosions in the Sky, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, and Mogwai.{{cite web |url=http://noisey.vice.com/nl/blog/jambinai-korean-instruments-post-rock |title=De Koreaanse post-rockband Jambinai maakt hedendaagse muziek met een oude ziel |language=Dutch |last1=Bryan |first1=Beverly |date=23 May 2016 |website=Vice |access-date=28 July 2016}}{{cite web |url=http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/jambinai-a-hermitage |title=Jambinai channel the wrath and isolation of South Korean youth |last1=Jowett |first1=Tom |date=9 June 2016 |website=The Line of Best Fit |access-date=28 July 2016}}{{cite web |url=https://consequence.net/2016/06/album-review-jambinai-a-hermitage/ |title=Jambinai – A Hermitage |last1=Kivel |first1=Adam |date=22 June 2016 |website=Consequence of Sound |access-date=28 July 2016}}{{cite web |url=http://3voor12.vpro.nl/lokaal/gelderland/nieuws/2016/Vierdaagsefeesten-2016/Donderdag/4df-Jambinai.html |title=#4DF16: Jambinai voert Valkhof mee op fraaie Koreaanse postrocktrip |language=Dutch |last1=Oostrum |first1=Robin |date=22 July 2016 |website=3voor12 |access-date=28 July 2016}}
Members
- Kim Bo-mi{{cite web |url=http://bellaunion.com/2016/03/jambinai-announce-bella-union-debut-album-hermitage-due-17th-june-2016/ |title=JAMBINAI announce Bella Union debut album 'Hermitage' due 17th June 2016 |date=14 March 2016 |website=Bella Union |access-date=31 October 2016}} – haegeum, vocals
- Lee Il-woo – electric guitar, piri, taepyeongso, vocals
- Sim Eun-yong – geomungo, vocals
- Yu Byeong-koo – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Choi Jae-hyuk – drums
;Touring musicians
- Ryu Myung-Hoon{{cite news |url=http://www.jejuweekly.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=2354 |title=Jambinai come off a stellar 2011 with a new album |language=English |last1=Despres |first1=Shawn |date=20 January 2012 |website=The Jeju Weekly |access-date=27 November 2016}} – drums
- Ok Ji-hoon – bass guitar
20160708-Rudolstadt-Festival-Jambinai-9413.jpg|Kim Bo-mi playing the haegeum
20160708-Rudolstadt-Festival-Jambinai-9412.jpg|Lee Il-woo playing the taepyeongso
Jambinai (27084050331).jpg|Shim Eun-young playing the geomungo
Discography
;Studio albums
- Différance (2012) on GMC Records
- A Hermitage (2016) on Bella Union
- ONDA (2019) on Bella Union
;EPs
- Jambinai (2010) on GMC Records
- Apparition (2022) on Bella Union
Awards and nominations
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!Year !Award !Category !Nominated work !Result !Ref. |
| rowspan="2" |2013
| rowspan="6" |Korean Music Awards | Best Crossover Album | rowspan="2" |Différance | {{won}} |
| Best Jazz & Crossover Performance
| {{nom}} |
| 2015
| Committee Choice Special Award | {{N/A}} | {{won}} |{{Cite web|url=http://m.sportschosun.com/news.htm?id=201502270100290490018724&ServiceDate=20150226|title=[포토] 잠비나이, '트랜드를 창조하는 유니크한 그룹'|last=|first=|date=26 February 2015|website=Sports Chosun|language=ko|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=5 March 2020}} |
| 2017
| rowspan="2" |Best Rock Album | Hermitage | {{nom}} |
| rowspan="2" |2020
| ONDA | {{won}} |
| Best Rock Song
| "ONDA" | {{won}} |
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Jambinai}}
- [https://www.facebook.com/jambinaiofficial Jambinai official Facebook]
- [http://bellaunion.com/artists/jambinai/ Jambinai page at Bella Union]
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Category:South Korean alternative rock groups
Category:South Korean folk rock groups
Category:South Korean post-rock groups
Category:South Korean experimental rock groups
Category:Musical groups established in 2009