Lee Yonghyeon (Korean: 이용현; born 19 December 1975), better known by his stage name Eaeon (이이언; stylised eAeon) is a South Korean glitch pop musician. He is a member of rock band Mot and dream pop duo Night Off. He has been a solo musician since his 2010 single All I Want For Christmas.[1] He released two studio albums: Guilt-Free (2012) and Fragile (2021).[2]
Eaeon | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Lee Yonghyeon |
| Born | 19 December 1975 |
| Origin | South Korea |
| Genres | Electronica, glitch pop, alternative pop, indie rock |
| Years active | 2004–present |
Career
editEaeon was born in 1975 and graduated from Yonsei University and Korea National University of Arts.[3] He formed the band Mot in 2004, which released three studio albums: Non-Linear (비선형) (2004), Strange Season (이상한 계절) (2007) and Ashcraft (재의 기술) (2016).[4] Their first album Non-linear was praised by critics and ranked 59th in the top 100 Korean Music Album led by Kyunghyang Shinmun.[5]
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.[6] 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."[7] In December, he released an EP Realize consisting of acoustic songs.[8] Guilt-Free was nominated for the Best Dance & Electronic Album at the 2013 Korean Music Awards.[9]
He featured on Saram12Saram's 2013 EP Raindrop, Cloud, Typhoon and the Sun (빗물구름태풍태양).[10] He formed a duo Night Off with Lee Neungryong, a member of Onnine Ibalgwan, and in 2018, they released an EP The Last Night.[11] He featured tracks from RM's EP Mono the same year.[12]
In 2021, he released his second studio album Fragile. He said in an interview that he had a break from panic disorder 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.[2] His single Don't (그러지 마) topped iTunes in 76 countries.[1]
Discography
editSolo releases
editStudio albums
edit- Guilt-Free (2012)
- Fragile (2021)
EPs
edit- Realize (2012)
Mot
editStudio albums
edit- Non-Linear (비선형) (2004)
- Strange Season (이상한 계절) (2007)
- Ashcraft (재의 기술) (2016)
Night Off
editEPs
edit- The Last Night (2018)
References
edit- ^ a b Song, Sehee (2021-05-11). "[Opinion] 'Fragile', 연약함을 마주할 때야 비로소 [음악]". Ize (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- ^ a b Lee, Jaehoon (2021-05-14). 이이언 "빌보드 월드디지털송 1위, '이상한 세계관'에 입성한 듯해요". Newsis (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- ^ Lee, Seungwoo (2013-03-25). 싱어송라이터 이이언 "어쿠스틱 사운드의 세계 보여줄게요". Hankuk Kyeongje (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- ^ Kim, Hyeonsik (2016-03-04). '못(Mot)'이 건네는 위로 "느린 것도 나쁘지 않아". Hankuk Kyeongje (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- ^ Kim, Yoonha (2008-03-27). 59위 못(MOT) 비선형. Kyunghyang Shinmun (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- ^ Hwang, Hyojin (2013-01-15). 인디 10 - 이이언 "삶과 음악 사이에서 균형을 찾는 것이 숙제". 10 Asia (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- ^ Kim, Banya (March 2012). "Guilt-Free". IZM (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- ^ Jeong, Jinyoung (2013-12-16). 이이언, 어쿠스틱 미니앨범 '리얼라이즈(REALIZE)' 발매. Herald Corporation (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- ^ 이이언 [Guilt-Free]. Korean Music Awards (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- ^ P, Chris (2014-02-12). "SARAM12SARAM (사람12사람) : Raindrop, Cloud, Typhoon and the Sun". Korean Indie. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- ^ Kwon, Ikdo (2018-11-30). "못 이이언·언니네이발관 이능룡의 '나이트오프', EP 발매". News Tomato (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- ^ Ji, Seunghoon (2018-10-23). "방탄소년단 RM, 플레이리스트 'mono' 발매…이이언·넬·혼네 참여". YTN (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-26.