Coffee Musicians

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Coffee Musicians is a project collaboration group between indie artists and mainly underground composers with experimental band Clazziquai as an active mentor. The current front department is made up by three solo artists together; MiiKii (main vocal), Ophelia (vocal and lyrics) and Mr. Kid (vocal and rap) with indie label band Neon Bunny. While their music is mainly composed by sweet potato, Subway Space and Corner Musicians. They're known for creating music that is subtile for playing in coffee shops, hence the name of the group.

The group's first EP album was released online in 2008, however with a different member line up at the time and under no label. Thhe spreading of its music was done through words of "netizens," who positively received the group's music. Praising their fresh style of music. They remained underground until the release of their first album Instant Pig in 2010, selling over 80,000 copies[citation needed]. Since then, their music has been used in various television commercials, shows, and films, and they have been given the chance to perform at various events.

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History

2007: Formation

The idea of having an project group involving different artists from all genre backgrounds first started in 2007 with Choi Koo Gun (original member) who at the time was a first year university student specialising in free style music. He recalled meeting the experimental group Clazziquai at a indie music festival. He soon grabbed the group's attention with his unique musical style and with the group agreeing to play an active role as a mentor he started Coffee Musicians with class mate Ro.M and at the time underground singer MiiKii. The whole process took ten months, recalled by MiiKii in an interview, from starting the group, finding the correct members and confirming their activities.

Chinese member Ro.M was persuaded to join as a lyricst after Choi Koo Gun came across her writing at the university monthly magazine. MiiKii, an unknown underground bar solo singer at the time approached Clazziquai and asked for a chance of fame to be inside a group with unlimited potential and was eventually suggested either 8Eight or Coffee Musicians, at the end she settled with the later. The three together are now offically known as the original line up members.

2008: The Corner Coffee Shop

It wasn't till the next year in February that they became an officially established group although with no label signed. The three began preparing for an online free release EP during their spare time. Recording and writing at Clazziquai's independent studio in Incheon and the whole process took eight months. Towards the finishing end, the trio realized without a background band their music was described as 'blank', within just ten days Choi Koo Gun contacted an indie bank he found online, N0.8 Lonely Street to join and was agreed upon immediately after the band heard the provided sample music. Together, known as Coffee Musicians they released their first ever EP "The Corner Coffee Shop" online on Cyworld.

The EP gained critical acclaim with an average online rating out four stars out of five and dubbed as an excellent debut. Since it was free to download a lot of cafes in Seoul started playing the songs, making the group more well known. Eventually they earned themself a small fan club and gathered publicity across different types of the media.

2010:

Members

  • Lee Yeon Joo (이연주), better known by her stage name MiiKii. She is the main vocal of the group. (2008-current)
  • Hwangbo Gun (황보군), better know by his stage name Mr. Kid. He is in charge of vocal and rap of the group. (2010-current)
  • Geum Hae Ah (금해아), better known by her stage name Ophelia. She is in charge of the group's lyrics and vocal. (2011-current)
  • Sailors' Sea Band, is an underground five member indie band. Responsible for the group's instrumental and background music.

Background

  • Clazziquai is a experimental band that plays the role of a mentor to the group and ocassionally contributes to their music.
  • sweet potato is a underground composer that is responsible for the group's main music.
  • Subway Space is in charge of reviewing, mixing and producing the group's songs.
  • Corner Musicians is a group of underground music collectors that is mainly active for collecting sample music.
  • Neon Bunny is a indie band that mixes in with electro and is responsible for the ending edits of the group.

Left the Group

  • Choi Koo Gun (최구군) is the original member line up of the group. He is known to be starting this as a trio but left due to studies. (2008-2009)
  • Ro.M (로.M), real name unknown is a Chinese member and was the first lyricist for the group but left due to inside disputes. (2008-2010)
  • N0.8 Lonely Street is a indie band that was responsible for the group's instrumental music. They left after two years to pursure their own stand by label debut album. (2008-2010)
  • Evol, real name unknown is a underground solo singer that was responsible as a main vocal. She has gone on a hiatus to pursure a solo career. (2008-hiatus)

Discography

Single Albums

Mini Albums

Full Albums

Events & Performances

Fan Meetings

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