Yoon Sang
Lee Yoon-sang (Korean: 이윤상; born 11 May 1968), known professionally as Yoon Sang, is a South Korean composer, record producer, singer and songwriter.[2] He currently serves as a contemporary music professor at Sungshin Women's University.[3]
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Born | Seoul, South Korea | 11 May 1968
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Years active | 1987–present |
Labels | Pop Music Co., Ltd.[1] |
Website | http://www.yoonsang.net/ |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 윤상 |
Revised Romanization | Yun Sang |
McCune–Reischauer | Yun Sang |
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Hangul | 이윤상 |
Revised Romanization | I Yun-sang |
McCune–Reischauer | Yi Yunsang |
Music career
Lee began his musical career as a bassist in a band supporting pop singer Kim Wan-sun. He received an offer for a solo debut from Kim Kwangsoo, now head of MBK Entertainment, in 1990 and released an album incorporating synthpop elements entitled Vol.1 to commercial success.[4]Vol.1 was followed with Vol.2 Part 1 in 1992 and Vol.2 Part 2 in 1993. Vol.2 was the more avant-garde and experimental of the two albums but still found commercial success. The title song, "가려진 시간 사이로 (Between The Hidden Time / Between the Veiled Times)" was especially popular.[5]
Lee's third album release, Renacimiento in 1996, consists of remakes of songs from his previous albums sung by French, Italian and American vocals with redone lyrics. Renacimiento was one of the first mainstream albums in Korea incorporating the world music genre and was also popular.[6] Yoon Sang also released a techno album entitled Golden Hits as part of the music collaborative project "NoDance" with rock artist Shin Hae-chul.[7]
After releasing 移徙 이사 (Migration) in 2002 Yoon Sang worked on composing and lyric-writing for SM Entertainment, penning songs for BoA and TVXQ, among other artists. In 2003 he released There Is A Man..., his fifth album, which incorporated rap, Latin, and electronic dance music. A track from that album entitled "길은 계속된다 (The road continues)" also incorporated glitch music. In 2008, Lee released a tribute album called YOONSANG SONGBOOK : Play With Him! with covers by many Korean groups, including electronic duo Peppertones and rock band My Aunt Mary (마이앤트메리).
In 2009 Lee released an eponymous glitch-focused album as part of project group called "mo:tet (모텟)" with fellow Korean musicians Kayip and Superdrive. The group was formed while Lee spent two semesters at the NYU School of Music Technology.[8] Both Kayip (카입) and Superdrive (슈퍼드라이브) were experienced with electronic and IDM-focused music and Lee wanted to expand awareness of these types of music domestically. They finished producing the record by sending files over email and MySpace and held a showcase for the album at Hongik University.[9][10]
In 2015 Yoon Sang participated in the Infinite Challenge Music Festival and was partnered with cast member Jeong Jun-ha.[11]
In 2019 he was a judge in the JTBC talent show Superband.[12][13]
In 2022 Yoon made his debut as a music director with the Film Twisted House.[14] Later in July, Yoon has been confirmed to join the music program Sing in the Green.[15]
Discography
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Vol.1 (윤상 1집)
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Vol.2 Part 1 (윤상 2 (PART 1))
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Vol.2 Part 2 (윤상 2 (PART 2))
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Renacimiento (ko:Renacimiento)
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Golden Hits (골든힛트) as NoDance (노땐스) with Shin Hae-chul
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Yoon Sang Best – Gold (윤상 베스트 – 골드)
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Insensible (ko:Insensible)
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Cliche (ko:CLICHÈ)
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Four-Colored Fairy Tale (사색동화)
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Track listing Kim Hyun-chul
Lee Hyun-woo
Yoon Jong-shin
Yoon Sang
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Yoon Sang Best (ko:Yoon Sang Best)
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Migration (이사 or 移徙)
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There Is A Man... (ko:There Is A Man...)
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Song Book (ko:YOONSANG SONGBOOK:Play With Him!)
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Mo:tet
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Things I didn't know back then (ko:그땐 몰랐던 일들)
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Noodle Road (ko:누들로드 (사운드트랙))
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Yoonsang 20th Anniversary (ko:윤상 20th anniversary)
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The Duets (Part 1) (ko:The Duets Part 1)
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References
- Lee Nam-kyung (10 June 2022). "윤상 전속계약, 주식회사 팝뮤직과 체결…하반기 신규 음악 레이블 론칭(공식)" [Yoon Sang exclusive contract signed with Pop Music Co., Ltd. Launch of a new music label in the second half of the year (official)] (in Korean). MBN. Retrieved 10 June 2022 – via Naver.
- Lee, Eun-ho (16 November 2015). "윤상, 12월 단독콘서트 개최…윤상 표 감성 보여준다". Tenasia. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- "Faculty of Contemporary Music Department". Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- "걸프전 불황벗고 꾸준한 판매신장세". Yonhap News. 6 March 1991. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- "<가요인기차트> 이현우 '꿈' 정상 회복". Yonhap News. 18 September 1992. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- Kim, Kyu-won (24 May 1996). "윤상 새 앨범 '레나시미엔토' Yoon Sang's New Album 'Renacimiento'". Naver News. The Hankyoreh. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- "합작음반 낸 윤상·신해철 너무 다른 두 빛깔'즐거운실험' A joint venture music project, Shin Hae Chul and Yoon Sang 'A fun experiment'". Naver News. Kyunghyang Shinmun. 2 October 1996. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- "'컴백' 윤상, 전자음악으로 감성 자극한 '모텟' 쇼케이스". Naver Entertainment. MyDaily. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- "윤상의 일렉트로니카 그룹 '모텟' 첫 음반 Yoon Sang's electronica group "mo:tet"'s first album". Naver Entertainment. Yonhap News. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- "윤상, "모텟 음악을 일렉트로니카라고 규정하고 싶진 않다"". Naver TV. Osen. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- Kim, Dong-Joo. "[StarN Focus] 2015 Infinite Challenge Music Festival". StarN News. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- "Finding 'Super Band'". The Korea Herald. 11 April 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- "New audition show aims to nurture band music in Korea". The Korea Times. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- Kim Gye-yeon (5 July 2022). "First movie music Yoon Sang "I wish I could play my role without disturbing the story" (in Korean). Yonhap News. Retrieved 5 July 2022 – via Naver.
- Choi Yun-na (22 July 2022). "윤상X예린X스텔라장X윤딴딴X아도라, '싱인더그린' 출연 확정[공식]" [Yoon Sang X Yerin X Stella Jang X Yoon Dan Dan X Adora Confirmed to Appear in ‘Sing in the Green’ [Official]] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Retrieved 22 July 2022 – via Naver.