Parasol (band)
Parasol | |
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| Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
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| Years active | 2013-present |
| Labels | DRDR AC |
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Parasol (Korean: 파라솔) is a South Korean indie rock band. The band currently consists of Kim Na Eun, Chiyoonhae and Jeong Wonjin.[1] Since their formation in 2013, the band has released two studio albums Someday (언젠가 그 날이 오면) (2015) and A Nothing (아무것도 아닌 사람) (2017).[2]
Career
[edit]Parasol was formed in 2013.[3] Chiyoonhae is a member of Sultan of the Disco, Kim Na Eun was a member of Trampauline and Julia Hart, and Jeong Wonjin was a member of The Freaks and Bluestream. They released their self-title EP in 2014[4][5]
In 2015, the band released their first studio album Someday (언젠가 그 날이 오면).[4][6] Kim Na Eun interviewed the album as "It's an album that does not have any meaning, and we recorded it just as much as we want."[3] Jeong Goowon of Weiv described the album as "The best pleasure that ambiguity and subtlety can convey."[7]
They released their single Pillow and Ceiling (베개와 천장) in 2016[5] In 2017, they released a single with Silica Gel Space Angel. Music Y's Jeong Byeongwook reviewed their collaboration as "Like the abstraction of half-dreaming in the lyrics of the song, the moment of "complete" opens at an unexpected moment."[8] In July, they released their second studio album A Nothing (아무것도 아닌 사람), and they had South Korean and Japanese tour during August and September.[2] In 2018, they performed with Silica Gel on The EBS space.[9] In 2019, Kim Na Eun began her solo musician career with the single Summer Clouds.[10]
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]- Someday (언젠가 그 날이 오면) (2015)
- A Nothing (아무것도 아닌 사람) (2017)
EPs
[edit]- Parasol (파라솔) (2014)
- Wednesday (수요일) (2017)
References
[edit]- ^ Hwang, Hyojin (2015-04-22). "[그래픽] 푸르내부터 더 모노톤즈까지, 인디신의 새롭고 익숙한 얼굴들". Ize (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-25.
- ^ a b Choi, Eunje (2017-07-28). "멜로디와 가사의 괴리가 빚어내는 멜랑콜리, 밴드 파라솔 인터뷰". Indiepost (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-25.
- ^ a b Kim, Yena (2015-07-26). "[인터뷰] 밴드 파라솔, 내려놓았을 때 비로소". Bnt News (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-25.
- ^ a b Jeong, Jinyoung (2015-07-17). "밴드 파라솔, 첫 정규앨범 '언젠가 그 날이 오면' 발매". Herald Corporation (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-25.
- ^ a b Lee, Sohee (2017-12-18). "[B레이더] '관조적인' 밴드 파라솔, 있는 그대로 들려줄 뿐". Herald Corporation (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-25.
- ^ Jeong, Wooyoung (2015-08-27). "솔아 솔아 파라솔아". GQ Korea (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-25.
- ^ Jeong, Goowon (2015-07-24). "[WEEKLY WEIV] 7. 4 ~ 7. 17 | 이승열, 구남과여라이딩스텔라, 파라솔". Weiv (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-25.
- ^ Jeong, Byeongwook (2017-03-06). "[Single-Out #137-5] 파라솔×실리카겔 「Space Angel」". Music Y (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-25.
- ^ Son, Bongseok (2018-01-09). "밴드 파라솔·실라카겔 라이브 퍼포먼스 11일 EBS 방영". Kyunghyang Shinmun (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-25.
- ^ Choi, Jiwon (2020-03-13). "다가오는 봄, 귀를 사로잡는 국내 신보 4". Munhwa News (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-25.