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Lucid Fall

{{Short description|South Korean singer-songwriter (born 1975)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2021}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Lucid Fall

| image = LucidFallLotteConcertInterview2021.png

| caption = Jo Yun-suk in 2021.

| image_size =

| birth_name = Jo Yun-suk

| alias =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|03|18}}

| birth_place = Seoul, South Korea

| instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|guitar}}

| genre = {{hlist|Folk|Pop|Ambient}}

| occupation = Singer-songwriter

| years_active = 2001–present

| label = Antenna Music

| associated_acts = Misoni {{small|[kor]}}

| website = [http://www.mulgogi.net/ mulgogi.net]

}}

Jo Yun-suk ({{Korean|hangul=조윤석}}; born March 18, 1975), known by the stage name Lucid Fall ({{lang|ko|루시드폴}}), is a South Korean singer-songwriter. He began his music career in 1997 as a member of the band Misoni ({{lang|ko|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.{{cite news |last=Jung |first=Woo-young |title=홈쇼핑계 레전드로 회자되는 루시드폴 귤 판매 방송 |trans-title=Home shopping legend: Lucid Fall's tangerine-selling broadcast |url=https://www.joongang.co.kr/article/22056238 |access-date=August 10, 2021 |work=JoongAng Ilbo |date=October 27, 2017 |language=ko |archive-date=August 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810041744/https://news.joins.com/article/22056238 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last=Ko |first=Kyung-seok |title=나무와 협연한 영농 가수 루시드폴 "농사 지으며 다큐 찍듯 음악 만들죠" |trans-title=Farming singer Lucid Fall collaborates with trees to "compose documentary-like music with agriculture" |url=https://www.hankookilbo.com/News/Read/A2021010409250004559 |access-date=August 10, 2021 |work=Hankook Ilbo |date=January 5, 2021 |language=ko |archive-date=August 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810041744/https://www.hankookilbo.com/News/Read/A2021010409250004559 |url-status=live }} He uses a nylon guitar as his primary instrument and is known for his poetic lyrics.{{cite web |title=Lucid Fall Essentials |url=https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/lucid-fall-essentials/pl.76a55a1a33b84b7d9fef08b80bed049b |website=Apple Music |access-date=August 17, 2021 |language=en |archive-date=August 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210817093159/https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/lucid-fall-essentials/pl.76a55a1a33b84b7d9fef08b80bed049b |url-status=live }}

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. 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.{{cite journal |last=Jo |first=Yun Suk |title=Micelles for Delivery of Nitric Oxide |journal=Journal of the American Chemical Society |date=September 18, 2009 |volume=131 |issue=40 |pages=14413–14418 |doi=10.1021/ja905123t |pmid=19764751 |url=https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja905123t |access-date=August 20, 2021 |archive-date=August 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210820125127/https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja905123t |url-status=live |url-access=subscription }} 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.{{cite news |last=Han |first=Sang-hee |title=Lucid Fall Returns as Full-Time Singer |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2010/02/201_57747.html |work=The Korea Times |date=December 22, 2009 |access-date=October 8, 2010 |archive-date=September 29, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929234328/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2010/02/201_57747.html |url-status=live }}

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 ({{Korean|hangul=모든 삶은, 작고 크다|lit=All of Life is Small and Big|labels=no}}; 2017)
  • Nowana ({{Korean|hangul=너와 나|rr=neowa na|lit=You and Me|labels=no}}; 2019)
  • Dancing with Water (2021)
  • Voice Beside Guitar (목소리와 기타; 2022)

=Live albums=

  • Light of Songs (2007)

=Soundtrack albums=

  • L'Abri (버스, 정류장; 2002){{Cite web |url=https://myungfilm.modoo.at/?link=p5idaauj |title=L'Abri |access-date=September 9, 2010 |language=ko|archive-date=January 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110113093234/http://myungfilm.com/ |url-status=live }}

Filmography

= Web show =

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Network

! scope="col" | Notes

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

scope="row"| 2021

| Clumsy Antenna

| Kakao TV

| Main cast (with Antenna artists)

| {{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=003&aid=0010724975|author=Kang Jin-ah|title=유희열→유재석 총출동…'우당탕탕 안테나' 10월 공개|trans-title=Yoo Hee-yeol → Yoo Jae-seok is in full force… 'Woodang Tangtang Antenna' released in October|work=Newsis|via=Naver|date=September 16, 2021|access-date=September 16, 2021|language=ko|archive-date=September 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210916031537/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=003&aid=0010724975|url-status=live}}

Awards

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! scope="col" | Award

! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Category

! scope="col" | Nominee/work

! scope="col" | Result

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

scope="row" | Yoo Jae-ha Music Contest

! scope="row" | 1993

| {{NA}}

| "거울의 노래"

| style="text-align:center;" | Bronze

|{{cite web |title=Lucid Fall |url=http://www.antenna.co.kr/front/main.do#!/front/artist.do?SEQ=3 |website=Antenna |access-date=20 January 2022 |archive-date=December 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223093958/http://www.antenna.co.kr/front/main.do#!/front/artist.do?SEQ=3 |url-status=dead }}

rowspan="9" scope="row" | Korean Music Awards

! scope="row" rowspan="4" | 2006

| Best Pop Album

| Oh, Love

| {{nom}}

|{{cite web |title=루시드폴 [오, 사랑] — 2006 최우수 팝-음반 |trans-title=Lucid Fall [Oh, Love] — 2006 Best Pop (Album) |url=https://koreanmusicawards.com/project/%eb%a3%a8%ec%8b%9c%eb%93%9c-%ed%8f%b4-%ec%98%a4-%ec%82%ac%eb%9e%91-3/ |website=Korean Music Awards |lang=ko |access-date=July 14, 2023 |archive-date=January 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128203832/https://koreanmusicawards.com/project/%EB%A3%A8%EC%8B%9C%EB%93%9C-%ED%8F%B4-%EC%98%A4-%EC%82%AC%EB%9E%91-3/ |url-status=live }}

Best Pop Song

| "Oh, Love"

| {{won}}

| {{cite web |url=https://koreanmusicawards.com/project/%eb%a3%a8%ec%8b%9c%eb%93%9c-%ed%8f%b4-%ec%98%a4-%ec%82%ac%eb%9e%91-2/ |title=루시드 폴 '오, 사랑' — 2006 최우수 팝-노래 |trans-title=Lucid Fall 'Oh, Love' — 2006 Best Pop (Song) |website=Korean Music Awards |lang=ko |access-date=July 14, 2023 |archive-date=June 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606161851/https://koreanmusicawards.com/project/%EB%A3%A8%EC%8B%9C%EB%93%9C-%ED%8F%B4-%EC%98%A4-%EC%82%AC%EB%9E%91-2/ |url-status=live }}

Song of the Year

| "Oh, Love"

| {{nom}}

| {{cite web |url=https://koreanmusicawards.com/project/%eb%a3%a8%ec%8b%9c%eb%93%9c-%ed%8f%b4-%ec%98%a4-%ec%82%ac%eb%9e%91/ |title=루시드 폴 '오, 사랑' — 2006 올해의 노래 |trans-title=Lucid Fall 'Oh, Love' — 2006 Song of the Year |website=Korean Music Awards |lang=ko |access-date=July 14, 2023 |archive-date=June 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603224314/https://koreanmusicawards.com/project/%EB%A3%A8%EC%8B%9C%EB%93%9C-%ED%8F%B4-%EC%98%A4-%EC%82%AC%EB%9E%91/ |url-status=live }}

Musician of the Year (Male)

| Lucid Fall

| {{nom}}

| {{cite web |url=https://koreanmusicawards.com/project/%eb%a3%a8%ec%8b%9c%eb%93%9c-%ed%8f%b4/ |title=루시드 폴 — 2006 올해의 음악인-남자 |trans-title=Lucid Fall — 2006 Musician of the Year (Male) |website=Korean Music Awards |lang=ko |access-date=July 14, 2023 |archive-date=May 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528142423/https://koreanmusicawards.com/project/%EB%A3%A8%EC%8B%9C%EB%93%9C-%ED%8F%B4/ |url-status=live }}

scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2009

| Best Pop Album

| Night at the Border

| {{nom}}

|{{cite web |title=루시드폴 [국경의 밤] — 2009 최우수 팝-음반 |trans-title=Lucid Fall [Night At the Border] — 2009 Best Pop (Album) |url=https://koreanmusicawards.com/project/%eb%a3%a8%ec%8b%9c%eb%93%9c%ed%8f%b4-%ea%b5%ad%ea%b2%bd%ec%9d%98-%eb%b0%a4-2/ |website=Korean Music Awards |lang=ko |access-date=July 14, 2023 |archive-date=May 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528121923/https://koreanmusicawards.com/project/%EB%A3%A8%EC%8B%9C%EB%93%9C%ED%8F%B4-%EA%B5%AD%EA%B2%BD%EC%9D%98-%EB%B0%A4-2/ |url-status=live }}

Best Pop Song

| "Night at the Border"

| {{nom}}

| {{cite web |url=https://koreanmusicawards.com/project/%eb%a3%a8%ec%8b%9c%eb%93%9c%ed%8f%b4-%ea%b5%ad%ea%b2%bd%ec%9d%98-%eb%b0%a4/ |title=루시드폴 [국경의 밤] — 2009 최우수 팝-노래 |trans-title=Lucid Fall [Night At the Border] — 2009 Best Pop (Song) |website=Korean Music Awards |lang=ko |access-date=July 14, 2023 |archive-date=February 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209051239/https://koreanmusicawards.com/project/%EB%A3%A8%EC%8B%9C%EB%93%9C%ED%8F%B4-%EA%B5%AD%EA%B2%BD%EC%9D%98-%EB%B0%A4/ |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | 2011

| Best Pop Album

| Les Misérables

| {{nom}}

| {{cite web |title=루시드폴 [목소리와 기타] — 2011 최우수 팝-음반 |trans-title=Lucid Fall [Les Misérables] — 2011 Best Pop (Album) |url=https://koreanmusicawards.com/project/%eb%a3%a8%ec%8b%9c%eb%93%9c%ed%8f%b4-les-miserables/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606164422/https://koreanmusicawards.com/project/%EB%A3%A8%EC%8B%9C%EB%93%9C%ED%8F%B4-les-miserables/ |archive-date=June 6, 2023 |access-date=July 14, 2023 |website=Korean Music Awards |lang=ko}}

rowspan="2" |2023

|Best Folk Album

|Voice Beside Guitar| Voice Beside Guitar

| {{nom}}

|{{Cite web |title=루시드폴 [목소리와 기타] 2023 최우수 포크 - 음반 |url=https://koreanmusicawards.com/project/%EB%A3%A8%EC%8B%9C%EB%93%9C%ED%8F%B4-%EB%AA%A9%EC%86%8C%EB%A6%AC%EC%99%80-%EA%B8%B0%ED%83%80/ |access-date=November 10, 2023 |archive-date=November 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102191042/https://koreanmusicawards.com/project/%eb%a3%a8%ec%8b%9c%eb%93%9c%ed%8f%b4-%eb%aa%a9%ec%86%8c%eb%a6%ac%ec%99%80-%ea%b8%b0%ed%83%80/ |url-status=live }}

Best Folk Song

|A Small Handful of Songs| A Small Handful of Songs

| {{nom}}

|{{Cite web |title=루시드폴 '한 줌의 노래' 2023 최우수 포크 - 노래 |url=https://koreanmusicawards.com/project/%eb%a3%a8%ec%8b%9c%eb%93%9c%ed%8f%b4-%ed%95%9c-%ec%a4%8c%ec%9d%98-%eb%85%b8%eb%9e%98/ |access-date=November 10, 2023 |archive-date=November 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103073101/https://koreanmusicawards.com/project/%eb%a3%a8%ec%8b%9c%eb%93%9c%ed%8f%b4-%ed%95%9c-%ec%a4%8c%ec%9d%98-%eb%85%b8%eb%9e%98/ |url-status=live }}

References

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External links

  • [http://www.mulgogi.net Official homepage (Korean)]

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Category:Korean Music Award winners

Category:21st-century South Korean male singers

Category:South Korean male singer-songwriters

Category:South Korean singer-songwriters