Lee Yonghyeon (; born 19 December 1975), better known by his stage name Eaeon (; stylised eAeon) is a South Korean

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musician. He is a member of rock band

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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: ''

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'' (2012) and ''Fragile'' (2021).

Career

Eaeon was born in 1975 and graduated from

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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

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

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. 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. ''

'' was nominated for the Best Dance & Electronic Album at the 2013

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. 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

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, and in 2018, they released an EP ''The Last Night''. He featured tracks from RM's EP

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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

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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.

Discography

Solo releases

Studio albums

* ''

'' (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

{{Authority control 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