Lang Lee Explained

Lang Lee
Birth Date:5 January 1986
Origin:Seoul, South Korea
Genre:Indie folk, folk-pop
Years Active:2011present

Lang Lee (; born January 5, 1986) is a South Korean indie folk singer-songwriter, composer and author. She has released three albums: Yon Yonson (욘욘슨) (2012), Playing God (신의 놀이) (2016) and There is a Wolf (늑대가 나타났다) (2021).

Career

Lang Lee was born in Seoul in 1986. She majored in film production at the Korea National University of Arts and started music with the recommendation of singer-songwriter Vad Hahn.[1] She composed the music for the 2011 short film Byeonhaeya Handa.[2]

Her first studio album Yon Yonson (욘욘슨) was released in 2012.[3] Park Eunseok of the Korean Music Awards described the album as "The album surprised critics with its methodology that couldn't be more opposing while sensuous electronica is the mainstream trend", and nominated the album's track You Don't Even Know It Well (잘 알지도 못하면서) for the 2013 Korean Music Awards' Best Modern Rock Song.[4]

She released her second album Playing God (신의 놀이) in 2016, with Sunkyeol's member Kim Kyeongmo as a producer.[5] She also released a book of the same name with the release of the album.[6] She won the Best Folk Song at the 2017 Korean Music Awards, and performed a celebration of immediately auctioning her trophy with her speech.[7] Her actions caused controversy, but it was rated as a successful celebration as she gained public attention.[8] [9] In 2017, she had a concert with her close musician Minhwi Lee in Paris.[10]

In 2020, she released a new single The Generation of Tribulation (환란의 세대).[11] In 2021, she released her third studio album There is a Wolf (늑대가 나타났다), and she performed at The EBS space.[12] The album won Album of the Year and the Best Folk Album at the 2022 Korean Music Awards.[13] In 2022, she composed the soundtrack for More, a documentary film about drag artists.[14]

Discography

Solo studio albums

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 약자의 노래로 상 탄 이랑 “난 겁 많고 아픈 사람”. Seo. Jeongmin. 2022-03-03. The Hankyoreh. ko. 2023-10-25.
  2. Web site: 변해야한다. Korean Movie Database. ko. 2023-10-25.
  3. Web site: 이랑, 과연 팔방미인…작사·작곡·녹음 '욘욘슨'. Lee. Jaehoon. 2012-08-26. Newsis. ko. 2023-10-25.
  4. Web site: 이랑 '잘 알지도 못하면서'. Korean Music Awards. ko. 2023-10-25.
  5. News: Lee . Dahye. [trans x cross] “이해할 수 없는 것들을 작업해봐야 한다” - 2집 《신의 놀이》 발표한 이랑]. 2023-10-25 . . 2016-08-18 . ko.
  6. News: Jang . Woocheol. 올해의 작품 – 이랑 <신의 놀이>. 2023-10-25 . GQ Korea . 2016-12-17 . ko.
  7. Web site: "월세가 50만원"…가수 이랑, 대중음악상 트로피 무대서 경매. Lee. Eunjeong. 2017-02-28. Yonhap News Agency. ko. 2023-10-25.
  8. Web site: 이랑의 '트로피 경매' 퍼포먼스가 성공적이었다는 몇 가지 증거. Park. Sehoe. 2017-03-02. Huff Post. ko. 2023-10-25.
  9. Web site: 가수 이랑, 한국대중음악상 시상식에서 트로피 경매로 처분한 이유는. Kim. Hyangmi. 2017-03-01. Kyunghyang Shinmun. ko. 2023-10-25.
  10. Web site: 파리에서 이랑, 이민휘 조인트 미니 콘서트 열려. Park. Sohyeon. 2017-12-18. Moonhwa News. ko. 2023-10-25.
  11. Web site: [윤덕원 칼럼] 더 이상 회복할 수 없기 전에 (Feat. 이랑 - 환란의 세대)]. Yoon. Deokwon. 2020-07-08. Channel Yes. ko. 2023-10-25.
  12. Web site: [스페이스 공감] 이랑 '늑대가 나타났다'무대...평단 '가장 아프고 치열한 음반']. Lee. Jooseok. 2021-10-22. Food Economy News. ko. 2023-10-25.
  13. Web site: 행안부 ‘검열 태클’에 노래는 더 멀리 갔다…‘늑대가 나타났다’. Seo. Jeongmin. 2022-12-11. The Hankyoreh. ko. 2023-10-25.
  14. Web site: 드래그 아티스트 '모어' 삶 그린 영화, '찐친' 뮤지션 이랑 참여. Hwang. Hyejeong. 2022-05-25. Sports Seoul. ko. 2023-10-25.