Lee Yonghyeon (; born 19 December 1975), better known by his stage name Eaeon (; stylised eAeon) is a South Korean
glitch pop
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The glitching sounds featured in glitch tracks usually come from audio recording de ...
musician. He is a member of rock band
Mot
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and dream pop duo Night Off. He has been a solo musician since his 2010 single ''All I Want For Christmas''.
He released two studio albums: ''
Guilt-Free
''Guilt-Free'' is the debut studio album by South Korean singer-songwriter Eaeon. The album was released on 2 February 2012.
Background
Unlike the music he released through the band Mot, Eaeon focused on electronic sound on his first solo stud ...
'' (2012) and ''Fragile'' (2021).
Career
Eaeon was born in 1975 and graduated from
Yonsei University
Yonsei University (; ) is a private research university in Seoul, South Korea. As a member of the " SKY" universities, Yonsei University is deemed one of the three most prestigious institutions in the country. It is particularly respected in t ...
and
Korea National University of Arts
Korea National University of Arts is a national university in Seoul, South Korea. Korea National University of Arts was established in 1993 by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Korea as the only national university of arts with an a ...
.
He formed the band
Mot
Mot or MOT may refer to:
Media
* Ministry of Truth, the propaganda ministry in George Orwell 1949 novel ''Nineteen Eighty-Four''
* ''mot'' (magazine), former German car magazine
* Mot (Star Trek), a minor character in ''Star Trek: The Next Gener ...
in 2004, which released three studio albums: ''Non-Linear'' () (2004), ''Strange Season'' () (2007) and ''Ashcraft'' () (2016).
Their first album ''Non-linear'' was praised by critics and ranked 59th in the top 100 Korean Music Album led by
Kyunghyang Shinmun
The ''Kyunghyang Shinmun'' or ''Kyonghyang Sinmun'' is a major daily newspaper published in South Korea. It is based in Seoul. The name literally means '' Urbi et Orbi Daily News''. .
He made his solo debut in 2010 through the single ''All I Want For Christmas'', and released his first solo studio album ''Guilty-Free'' in 2012.
Kim Banya of
IZM reviewed the album as, "Music is effective in stimulating imagination because only concrete manifestations do not have substance. He combines these attributes with literature to carry out new interests and freshness in this album."
In December, he released an EP ''Realize'' consisting of acoustic songs.
''
Guilt-Free
''Guilt-Free'' is the debut studio album by South Korean singer-songwriter Eaeon. The album was released on 2 February 2012.
Background
Unlike the music he released through the band Mot, Eaeon focused on electronic sound on his first solo stud ...
'' was nominated for the Best Dance & Electronic Album at the 2013
Korean Music Awards
The Korean Music Awards () is an annual South Korean music awards show that honors both mainstream and underground musical artists from a variety of genres. Unlike other major South Korean music awards, which largely rely on record sales to det ...
.
He featured on Saram12Saram's 2013 EP ''Raindrop, Cloud, Typhoon and the Sun'' ().
He formed a duo Night Off with Lee Neungryong, a member of
Onnine Ibalgwan
Onnine Ibalgwan (Hangul: 언니네이발관), also known as Sister's Barbershop'','' was a South Korean modern rock band. The group debuted in 1996 with the album, ''Pigeon is a Rat in the Sky'', which received rave reviews from critics and music ...
, and in 2018, they released an EP ''The Last Night''.
He featured tracks from
RM's EP
Mono
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* Infectious mononucleosis, "the kissing disease"
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the same year.
In 2021, he released his second studio album ''Fragile''. He said in an interview that he had a break from
panic disorder
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during 2019: It changed his music style to a way of painstaking rather than an obsessive way, and that the album was a record of escaping from panic disorder.
[ His single ''Don't'' () topped iTunes in 76 countries.][
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Discography
Solo releases
Studio albums
* ''Guilt-Free
''Guilt-Free'' is the debut studio album by South Korean singer-songwriter Eaeon. The album was released on 2 February 2012.
Background
Unlike the music he released through the band Mot, Eaeon focused on electronic sound on his first solo stud ...
'' (2012)
* ''Fragile'' (2021)
EPs
* ''Realize'' (2012)
Mot
Studio albums
* ''Non-Linear'' () (2004)
* ''Strange Season'' () (2007)
* ''Ashcraft'' () (2016)
Night Off
EPs
* ''The Last Night'' (2018)
References
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Living people
South Korean electronic musicians
South Korean rock musicians
South Korean male pop singers
1975 births
Korea National University of Arts alumni
Yonsei University alumni