Parannoul
Also known asMydreamfever
laststar
Born2001
OriginSeoul, South Korea[1]
GenresShoegaze,[2] emo
Years active2017–present
Labels
Parannoul
Hangul
Revised RomanizationParannoeul
McCune–ReischauerP'arannoŭl

Parannoul (Korean: 파란노을; born 2001)[3] is an anonymous South Korean shoegaze musician. He has released three solo albums: Let's Walk on the Path of a Blue Cat (2020), To See the Next Part of the Dream (2021), and After the Magic (2023). He also released a split album, Downfall of the Neon Youth (2021) with fellow shoegaze musicians Asian Glow and sonhos tomam conta. Parannoul has also released music under other pseudonyms, including Rough and Beautiful Place (2022) as Mydreamfever, as well as several now-deleted albums as laststar. He is one of the most representative musicians in the shoegaze scene, which has emerged as a new trend in the South Korean indie music scene since 2021.[4][5]

Career

Parannoul released his first album Let's Walk on the Path of a Blue Cat in 2020 and To See the Next Part of the Dream in 2021 through Bandcamp. He has gained popularity through Bandcamp, Rate Your Music, and Reddit.[1] His second album was reviewed on Pitchfork,[2] Consequence of Sound,[6] and Stereogum.[7] He featured on the split album Downfall of the Neon Youth with Asian Glow and sonhos tomam conta, contributing four tracks, which was released on October 22, 2021.

Parannoul describes himself as "just a student writing music in my bedroom".[7] In an interview with Sonemic,[8] Parannoul stated that the album cover for his album To See the Next Part of the Dream "is actually one of the scenes from リリイ・シュシュのすべて (All About Lily Chou-Chou). It's not an important scene at all, it's just a scene that lasts five seconds...But for some reason, the smokestack and the white smoke made me feel nostalgic. (Actually the whole movie feels that way.) When I first saw the factory with smokestacks, I felt stuffy and uncomfortable, like we won't have freedom inside there. On the other hand, I felt something contradictory when I saw the pure white smoke coming out of it. I wanted to show the clean yet dirty side of youth through this smokestack. The little birds above the smoke show the mind of the teenager that wanted to be free."[9]

On 1 January 2022, Parannoul released Rough and Beautiful Place under the pseudonym Mydreamfever. The release is a departure from the shoegaze style present on his Parannoul works, with the album being described as ambient and new-age.[10] Rough and Beautiful Place was featured as Bandcamp's "Album of the Day" shortly after its release.[11] He joined the crew Digital Dawn, which includes Asian Glow, Brokenteeth, Wapddi, Della Zyr and Fin Fior, and he held his first concert with Digital Dawn in September 2022.[12][13] His third album under the name Parannoul, After the Magic, was released on January 28, 2023.[14]

Discography

Released under laststar

Albums

EPs

Released under Parannoul

Albums

Live albums

EPs

Singles

Collaborative albums & EPs

Released under Mydreamfever

Albums

Singles

References

  1. ^ a b Jang, Joon Hwan (April 2021). "To See The Next Part Of The Dream". IZM (in Korean). Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b Cohen, Ian (25 March 2021). "파란노을 (Parannoul) - To See the Next Part of the Dream (album review)". Pitchfork. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Parannoul Tistory". Archived from the original on 2022-09-04.
  4. ^ Lee, Jaehoon (2021-04-23). "[초점]인디업계 화제...뮤지션 '파란노을'은 누구인가". Newsis. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
  5. ^ Kwon, Ikdo (2021-05-27). "(권익도의 밴드유랑)포그 "한국 슈게이즈 해외 반응, 우리도 놀라워"". Newsis. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
  6. ^ Sharples, Grant (31 March 2021). "To See the Next Part of the Dream by 파란노을 (Parannoul) Is a Masterful Bandcamp Gem: Review". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  7. ^ a b Devile, Chris (19 March 2021). "Stream Parannoul's Bedroom Shoegaze Blast To See The Next Part Of The Dream". Stereogum. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Sonemic Interview: Parannoul - RYM/Sonemic".
  9. ^ "파란노을 (Parannoul) Interview — WUVT | the Woove".
  10. ^ Deville, Chris (1 January 2022). "Stream Parannoul Side Project Mydreamfever's Powerfully Serene New Album Rough And Beautiful Place". Stereogum. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  11. ^ Simonson, CJ (24 January 2022). "Mydreamfever, "Rough and Beautiful Place"". Bandcamp. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  12. ^ Cruz, Matt (2022-09-16). "The Dawn of a New Era: Seoul's Best and Brightest: Parannoul, Asian Glow, BrokenTeeth, Wapddi, Della Zyr & Fin Fior @ Rolling Hall". Impact 89 FM. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  13. ^ "파란노을·브로큰티스·왑띠, 슈게이징 원맨밴드 합동콘서트 연다". Newsis (in Korean). 2022-08-01. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  14. ^ "Topshelf Records". Twitter. January 20, 2023. Retrieved January 20, 2023.

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