Minhwi Lee
Minhwi Lee in 2023
Background information
Also known asMansu
Born1989
OriginAnyang, Gyeonggi, South Korea
GenresContemporary folk
Years active2011–present
Websiteminhwi.kr

Minhwi Lee (Korean: 이민휘) (born 1989) is a South Korean contemporary folk singer-songwriter and composer. She debuted as a member of indie band Mukimukimanmansu under the name Mansu (Korean: 만수) in 2011, and released her first solo album Borrowed Tongue (빌린 입) in 2016. The album was awarded The Best Folk Album at the 2017 Korean Music Awards.[1][2] In 2023, she released her second album Hometown to Come (미래의 고향).

Career

Minhwi Lee was born in Anyang, Gyeonggi in 1989. She graduated from the Korea National University of Arts, and made her debut in 2011 as a member of the indie duo Mukimukimanmansu under the stage name Mansu.[1] The band's music gained huge popularity as a meme due to its unique style, and released a studio album 2012.[3][1] The band was disbanded in May 2013.[4]

Minhwi Lee produced the soundtrack for A Midsummer's Fantasia in 2015.[5] Her first solo studio album, Borrowed Tongue (빌린 입), was released in 2016. The album was awarded The Best Folk Album at the 2017 Korean Music Awards.[2][6] She majored film score at New York University and Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris She produced a variety of film score, including Family in the Bubble (2017) and Vestige (2022), as well as drama soundtracks such as One Day Off (2023).[6][7]

In 2020, she formed the group Sam-seung with Seo Kyungsoo and Choi Kyeongjoo, and released the studio album Imaginary Scheme (상상도).[8] In November 2023, she released her second studio album Hometown to Come (미래의 고향).[9]

Discography

Solo studio albums

Mukimukimanmansu

Sam-seung

  • Imaginary Scheme (상상도) (2012)

References

  1. 1 2 3 Son, Jinho (2014-10-29). "한국 인디밴드 '무키무키만만수' 영상 해외에서 화제". Seoul TV (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  2. 1 2 "이민휘 [빌린 입]". Korean Music Awards (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  3. ↑ Lee, Yeonjeong (2012-08-19). "무키무키만만수 "우리도 우리가 충격이에요"". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  4. ↑ Kim, Somi (2014-10-29). "[기획] 넷플릭스 '글리치'② 리뷰, 두 여자가 '이 시국'에서 살아남는 법". Cine 21 (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  5. ↑ Kim, Jihye (2015-06-18). ""올해의 엔딩곡"…'한여름의 판타지아' OST 발매". SBS Entertainment (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  6. 1 2 Lim, Gaeul (2022-09-17). "영화 '달이 지는 밤', 영화음악 감독 모그X이민휘 참여 화제". Sports W (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  7. ↑ Lee, Jaehoon (2023-07-04). "어떤 필연은 직조돼 있다…'박하경 여행기' 음악감독 이민휘 '여정기'". Newsis (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  8. ↑ Choi, Daeun (2021-02-18). "[Music] 음악적 추상의 이해 - 삼승(三乘) 《상상도》". Cine 21 (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  9. ↑ "제12회 서울레코드페어 한정반". Seoul Record Fair. Archived from the original on 2023-11-08. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
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