Togeworl (, also known as Two Months) is a South Korean folk pop duo, who formed in

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in 2011. They competed in the ''

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'' singing competition, placing third. The duo went on temporary hiatus in 2013, and vocalist

Lim Kim Lim Kim (born January 21, 1994), birth name Kim Ye-rim (), is a South Korean singer and a member of the band Togeworl with Do Dae-yoon. She competed in the ''Superstar K3'' singing competition as a member of Togeworl, placing third. In 2013, K ...

debuted as a solo musician.

Biography

The duo consists of vocalist Lim Kim (

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: Kim Ye-rim; ) and Denny Do (Korean name: Do Dae-yoon; ). Though both were born in

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, the pair met in high school when they both attended

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in Leonia,

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. Kim approached Do, who she did not know very well after hearing he was a talented guitarist, to audition together for the

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auditions of the South Korean singing competition ''

''. He agreed, and they auditioned together as ''Togeworl'', meaning ''two months'' in Korean. They chose the name after only knowing each other for two months. They auditioned with the songs "

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" by

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and "Romantico" by Tete. Togeworl managed to pass the audition, and flew to

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to compete. The duo were successful and were picked to be mentored by singer-songwriter Yoon Jong Shin. During the competition, the duo covered many artists such as The Classic's "Fox,"

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's " Poker Face" and "Brown City" Brown Eyed Soul. "Fox" charted at number two on the ''

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and number three on the

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, selling more than 2,000,000 music downloads in 2011. Eventually Togeworl finished third in the competition, behind Ulala Session and

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. After the competition, Kim and Do remained in South Korea, where they continued to receive musical training and signed a contract with Mystic89, the label of mentor Yoon Jong Shin. Togeworl released their first song in February 2012 for the soundtrack for the TVN variety show ''The Romantic''. Togeworl planned to debut properly in 2013, however, Do Dae-yoon had to return to the United States, due to issues with graduating high school. Because of this, it was decided that Lim Kim should debut as a solo artist before Togeworl reunited. On May 24, 2013, Togeworl released a single called "Number 1," celebrating their second anniversary. In June, Lim Kim debuted as a solo musician, and her song "All Right" reached number two on Gaon's singles chart. She released a full-length album, ''Goodbye 20'', in November 2013.

Discography

Singles

Other charted songs

References

External links

Togeworl
at Mystic89 * {{DEFAULTSORT:Togeworl South Korean musical duos Musical groups established in 2012 South Korean folk rock groups South Korean pop music groups Superstar K participants 2012 establishments in South Korea