Misfit (songwriter)

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| birth_name = Moon Doo-ri

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| origin = South Korea

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| occupation = Songwriter

| years_active = 2010–present

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Moon Doo-ri, better known by her stage name as Misfit (also known as Miss Pitt), is a South Korean songwriter, lyricist and artist. She is one of the studio artists at SM Entertainment headquarters in Seoul. Misfit has penned the lyrics of songs for various SM Town artists including BoA, TRAX, Super Junior, Girls' Generation, Shinee, f(x), Red Velvet and Exo as well as Jellyfish Entertainment's VIXX.

Career

=2010–2011: Debut as a lyricist, "Loview Music Instant"=

Misfit made her debut in K-Pop music industry as a lyricist at S.M. Entertainment after writing the lyrics for "Up & Down" and "Ready or Not", tracks from Shinee's second studio album Lucifer. The album was released on July 19, 2010.{{cite web|url=http://music.naver.com/album/index.nhn?albumId=176424|title=Lucifer|publisher=Naver|language=Korean}} In 2011, she wrote the lyrics of f(x)'s single "Pinocchio (Danger)" along with fellow label-mate songwriter Kenzie. The single was released on April 20, 2011.{{cite web|url=http://music.naver.com/album/index.nhn?albumId=194567|title=Pinocchio|publisher=Naver|language=Korean}} Later that year, she continued working with the agency by writing the lyrics for Super Junior's "Walkin'", a track from their fifth studio album Mr. Simple.{{cite web|url=http://music.naver.com/album/index.nhn?albumId=203987|title=Mr. Simple|publisher=Naver|language=Korean}} Her first work outside the company was writing the lyrics for "Someday", a single from U-Kiss's second album Neverland which was released on September 1, 2011.{{cite web|url=http://music.naver.com/album/index.nhn?albumId=205746|title=Neverland|publisher=Naver|language=Korean}}

Misfit's debut as a vocal artist was her collaboration single "Loview Music Instant" with the hip hop artist, rapper and songwriter JQ. The single was digitally released on November 9, 2011.{{cite web|url=http://music.naver.com/album/index.nhn?albumId=300048|title=Loview Music Instant|publisher=Naver|language=Korean}} She continued her lyrical work for S.M. Entertainment by contributing her skills to the rock band TRAX's single "Blind" from their third EP{{cite web|url=http://music.naver.com/album/index.nhn?albumId=300238|title=Window (The 3rd Mini Album)|publisher=Naver|language=Korean}} and their song "Like a Dream" from 2011 Winter SMTown – The Warmest Gift.{{cite web|url=http://music.naver.com/album/index.nhn?albumId=307002|title=2011 SM Town Winter (The Warmest Gift)|publisher=Naver|language=Korean}}

=2012–2013: "Too Painful Breakup" and continued lyrical work=

Misfit once again collaborated with JQ after featuring in his single "Too Painful Breakup" which was released on February 29, 2012.{{cite web|url=http://music.naver.com/album/index.nhn?albumId=314527|title=Loview Music Part 6|publisher=Naver|language=Korean}}

She also wrote the lyrics for Exo's songs "Two Moons" and "Machine" from their debut EP Mama which was released on April 9, 2012.{{cite web|url=http://music.naver.com/album/index.nhn?albumId=317640|title='MAMA' EXO-K The 1st Mini Album|publisher=Naver|language=Korean}} Misfit also went on to hold the credit for writing half of the songs on f(x)'s second EP Electric Shock including "Beautiful Stranger", "Love Hate" and "Let's Try". The EP was released on June 10, 2012 and received critical praise for its lyrics.{{cite web|url=http://music.naver.com/album/index.nhn?albumId=322732|title=Electric Shock|publisher=Naver|language=Korean}} She also wrote "The Top" from BoA's seventh Korean album Only One.{{cite web|url=http://music.naver.com/album/index.nhn?albumId=326356|title=Only One|publisher=Naver|language=Korean}} She then penned the single "Spectrum", a special stage song by SM Town dance unit for 'SBS Gayo Daejeon' that was held on the December 29, 2012.{{cite web|url=http://music.naver.com/album/index.nhn?albumId=365830|title=SM The Performance 'Spectrum'|publisher=Naver|language=Korean}}

In 2013, Misfit once again collaborated with boy group Shinee by writing the lyrics to their promotional single "Shine (Medusa I)", a song produced by Teddy Riley. The song was released with their fourth Korean album Chapter 2. Why So Serious? – The Misconceptions of Me on April 26, 2013.{{cite web|url=http://music.naver.com/album/index.nhn?albumId=376815|title=Chapter 2. Why So Serious? – The Misconceptions of Me|publisher=Naver|language=Korean}} She also penned the Exo's "Heart Attack", a track from their first studio album XOXO which was released on June 3, 2013.{{cite web|url=http://music.naver.com/album/index.nhn?albumId=381432|title=The 1st Album XOXO (KISS & HUG)|publisher=Naver|language=Korean}} Her most recent contribution to S.M. Entertainment records are the lyrics for Henry Lau's debut single "Trap" featuring Kyuhyun and Taemin. The song was released in his first EP Trap which was released on June 7, 2013.{{cite web|url=http://music.naver.com/album/index.nhn?albumId=381902|title=The 1st Mini Album 'Trap'|publisher=Naver|language=Korean}} Misfit was also credited for working on "Airplane" from f(x)'s second studio album Pink Tape released on July 29, 2013.{{cite web|url=http://music.naver.com/album/index.nhn?albumId=388594|title=The 2nd Album: Pink Tape|date=July 29, 2013|publisher=Naver|accessdate=August 8, 2013|language=ko}}

Discography

=Collaboration singles=

  • "Loview Music Instant" (JQ and Misfit)
  • "Too Painful Breakup" (JQ and Misfit)

=As songwriter=

This list contains songs written by Misfit, including those where she is credited as co-author.

{{Expand list|date=February 2011}}

class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;"
width=15%|Release Date

!width=35%|Song Title

!width=15%|Singer

!width=35%|Album Name

!Peak chart positions

colspan=8 | 2010
07/19

|"Up & Down"

| rowspan="3" |Shinee

| rowspan="3" |Lucifer

| 58

07/19

|"Shout Out"

| 75

07/19

|"Ready or Not"

| 71

colspan=8 | 2011
04/20

|"피노키오 (Danger)"

|f(x)

|Pinocchio

| 1

08/03

|"Walkin"

|Super Junior

|Mr. Simple

| bgcolor=#D3D3D3 | —

09/01

|"Someday"

|U-Kiss

|Neverland

| 107

09/01

|"Blind"

| rowspan="2" |TRAX

|Window

| 115

12/13

|"Like a Dream"

|2011 Winter SMTown – The Warmest Gift

| bgcolor=#D3D3D3 | —

colspan=8 | 2012
04/09

|"Two Moons"

| rowspan="2" |EXO

| rowspan="2" |Mama

| rowspan="2" bgcolor="#D3D3D3" | —

04/09

|"Machine"

06/10

|"Beautiful Stranger"

| rowspan="3" |f(x)

| rowspan="3" |Electric Shock

| 29

06/10

|"Love Hate"

|44

06/10

|"훌쩍 (Let's Try)"

| 47

06/22

|"The Top"

|BoA

|Only One

|62

12/30

|"Spectrum"

|SM The Performance

|Spectrum

| 43

colspan=8 | 2013
04/26

| "Shine (Medusa I)"

|Shinee

|Why So Serious? – The Misconceptions of Me

| 100

06/03

|"Heart Attack"

|EXO

|XOXO

| 93

06/07

|"Trap" ft. Kyuhyun and Taemin

|Henry Lau

|Trap

|28

07/29

|"Airplane"

|f(x)

|Pink Tape

|16

colspan=8 | 2015
rowspan="2" |11/10

| "Chained Up"

| rowspan="2" |VIXX

| rowspan="2" |Chained Up

| 8

"Maze"

| 82

colspan=8 | 2016
04/19

| "다이너마이트 Dynamite"

|VIXX

|Zelos

| 14

06/09

|"Cloud 9"

|EXO

|Ex'Act

|23

06/28

|"구름 위로"

|Gugudan

|Act. 1 The Little Mermaid

| bgcolor=#D3D3D3 | —

06/29

|"I Like U Too Much"

|Sonamoo

|I Like U Too Much

| -

colspan="5" |2017
02/01

|"Body Talk"

|Red Velvet

|Rookie

| -

colspan="5" |2018
01/08

|"I Hate"

|Infinite

|Top Seed

References

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