| Jowall | |
| Landscape: | yes |
| Birth Date: | 1978-1979[1] |
| Origin: | Seoul, South Korea |
| Years Active: | 2000present |
| Associated Acts: | Byul.org, Underwears Band |
| Alias: | Kim Mak |
Jowall (Korean: 조월) is a South Korean post-rock musician. He is known as a member of the shoegaze band Underwear Band and electronica group Byul.org. He began his career as a solo musician since in 2009 and released three studio albums: Things You Are Going to See Here (네가이곳에서보게될것들) (2009), Clean & Clear (깨끗하게, 맑게,) (2013) and To Celebrate Nothing (아무것도 기념하지 않는) (2020).[2] [3] [4]
Jowall was a member of the shoegaze band Underwear Band, which was formed in 2000. He have also formed the electronica band Byul.org since 2001 with his brother Jo Taesang.[5] He also led the band's magazine Monthly Vampire (월간 뱀파이어).
He began his solo career in 2009 and released his first album, Things You Are Going to See Here (네가이곳에서보게될것들).[6] He released his second studio album, Clean & Clear (깨끗하게, 맑게,) in 2013. Na Wonyoung of Weiv described the album as "Rough or low-fi noise was refined more neatly, but all these sounds were located in the right place to create a clear composition narrative, which captured lyricism very beautifully."[7]
In 2015, he released a collaboration album Mirror and Corpse (거울과 시체) with Choi Taehyeon, member of rock band Kuang Program.[1] [8] In 2019, he released the songs Ora and Fra under the name of Kim Mak, and that summer they released the single Retreat / Arbor Day (퇴로 / 식목일) under the name of Jowall.[2]
In 2020 he released a new studio album, To Celebrate Nothing (아무것도 기념하지 않는).[4] [9] In 2023, he released a new single, "Seol-i (설이)," with Cadejo guitarist Lee Taehoon participating in the recording.[10]