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Lucid Fall in a 2021 concert interview video

Lucid Fall

루시드폴

  • Solo · Male
  • Folk
  • Indie
  • Debuted 2001
  • Active

Lucid Fall in a 2021 concert interview video — Photo: 롯데엔터테인먼트 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Debut
200102.05
Birthday
03.181975
Genre
Folk · Indie

Basic info

Lucid Fall is a folk singer-songwriter who came from the band Miseoni and released a 1st solo album in 2001. His signature songs include 〈오, 사랑〉 and 〈고등어〉.

Debut
February 5, 2001
Debut agency
Antenna
Current agency
Birthday
March 18, 1975
Years active
2001–
Genre
Folk · Indie
Real name
조윤석
Debut reference
Listed by debut year rather than idol generation.

걸어온 길

Won the Bronze Prize at the 1993 Yoo Jae-ha Music Contest. Formed the band Miseoni in 1997 and released a 1st solo album in 2001 as the one-man band Lucid Fall.

Makes music that blends folk, bossa nova and pop around nylon-string guitar. Known for poetic lyrics, and has recently released an ambient album as well.

Won the Korean Music Awards in 2006 for the title track of the 2005 full-length 2nd album 《오, 사랑》. Kept releasing albums while studying abroad, and returned in late 2009 to focus on music.

After marrying in 2014, moved to Jeju and does tangerine farming alongside music. Released the 11th full-length album 《또 다른 곳》 in November 2025.

Signature songs

  1. 오, 사랑 2005 YouTube Spotify
  2. 보이나요? 2005 YouTube Spotify
  3. 고등어 2009 YouTube Spotify
  4. 꽃이 된 사람 2025 YouTube Spotify

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Key releases

  1. 2001.02 Lucid Fall1st studio album
  2. 2005.03 오, 사랑2nd studio albumIncludes 〈오, 사랑〉 and 〈보이나요?〉
  3. 2007.11 국경의 밤3rd studio album
  4. 2009.12 레미제라블4th studio albumIncludes 〈고등어〉
  5. 2015.12 누군가를 위한,7th studio album
  6. 2022.11 목소리와 기타Studio album
  7. 2025.11 또 다른 곳11th studio albumTitle track 〈꽃이 된 사람〉

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Major awards

  • 1993 Yoo Jae-ha Music Contest, Bronze Prize
  • 2006 Korean Music Awards, Best Pop Song (오, 사랑)

Key records and stories

  • Won the Korean Music Awards Best Pop Song for 〈오, 사랑〉 in 2006.
  • Received a PhD in biotechnology from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL).
  • Moved to Jeju in 2014 and makes music while farming tangerines.
  • Graduated from the School of Applied Chemistry at Seoul National University and studied at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden and EPFL in Lausanne, Switzerland.
  • Handled the music for the 2002 film 〈버스, 정류장〉.
  • Also translates picture books and writes essays and novels.

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