Korean post-rock band
Jambinai (Korean : 잠비나이 ) are a Korean post-rock band formed in Seoul in 2009. The band currently consists of Kim Bo-mi, Lee Il-woo, Sim Eun-yong, Yu Byeong-koo and Choi Jae-hyuk.[ 1] Their debut album Différance won the award for Best Crossover Album at the 2013 Korean Music Awards . Their second album Hermitage was released in 2016 on Bella Union .
During the 2018 Winter Olympics closing ceremony in Pyeongchang , Jambinai performed with an orchestra of geomungo players.[ 2] [ 3]
Jambinai are known for combining rock music instrumentation (drums, bass guitar, electric guitar) with the use of traditional Korean folk music instruments (haegeum , piri , geomungo ). Furthermore, they have been compared to bands like Explosions in the Sky , Godspeed You! Black Emperor , and Mogwai .[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
Touring musicians Ryu Myung-Hoon[ 9] – drums
Ok Ji-hoon[ 8] – bass guitar
Kim Bo-mi playing the haegeum
Lee Il-woo playing the taepyeongso
Shim Eun-young playing the geomungo
Studio albums EPs Jambinai (2010) on GMC Records
Apparition (2022) on Bella Union
Awards and nominations [ edit ]
Year
Award
Category
Nominated work
Result
Ref.
2013
Korean Music Awards
Best Crossover Album
Différance
Won
[ 10]
Best Jazz & Crossover Performance
Nominated
[ 11]
2015
Committee Choice Special Award
—
Won
[ 12]
2017
Best Rock Album
Hermitage
Nominated
[ 13]
2020
ONDA
Won
[ 14]
Best Rock Song
"ONDA"
Won
^ Jeong, Haeun (16 September 2021). "밴드 잠비나이, 멜론 스테이션 '인디스웨이' 16일 출연" . Sports Seoul (in Korean). Retrieved 12 October 2023 .
^ Kornhaber, Spencer. "A Rock Star Is Born at the Olympics Closing Ceremony" . The Atlantic . Retrieved 27 February 2018 .
^ Belam, Martin (25 February 2018). "Winter Olympics closing ceremony: 10 highlights from Pyeongchang" . The Guardian . Retrieved 22 July 2019 .
^ a b c d e f Bryan, Beverly (23 May 2016). "De Koreaanse post-rockband Jambinai maakt hedendaagse muziek met een oude ziel" . Vice (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 July 2016 .
^ Jowett, Tom (9 June 2016). "Jambinai channel the wrath and isolation of South Korean youth" . The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved 28 July 2016 .
^ Kivel, Adam (22 June 2016). "Jambinai – A Hermitage" . Consequence of Sound . Retrieved 28 July 2016 .
^ Oostrum, Robin (22 July 2016). "#4DF16: Jambinai voert Valkhof mee op fraaie Koreaanse postrocktrip" . 3voor12 (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 July 2016 .
^ a b c d e "JAMBINAI announce Bella Union debut album 'Hermitage' due 17th June 2016" . Bella Union . 14 March 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016 .
^ Despres, Shawn (20 January 2012). "Jambinai come off a stellar 2011 with a new album" . The Jeju Weekly . Retrieved 27 November 2016 .
^ "잠비나이, 韓대중음악상 '최우수 크로스오버상' " . Star News (in Korean). 28 February 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2020 .
^ "Nominees: 장르분야" . 2013 Korean Music Awards (in Korean). Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2020 .
^ "[포토] 잠비나이, '트랜드를 창조하는 유니크한 그룹' " . Sports Chosun (in Korean). 26 February 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2020 .
^ "Nominees: 장르분야" . 2017 Korean Music Awards (in Korean). Archived from the original on 18 October 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2020 .
^ Choi, Yonghwan (27 February 2020). "백예린부터 씨잼까지, '2020 한국대중음악상' 수상자 공개" . Hypebeast Korea (in Korean). Retrieved 5 March 2020 .
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Kim Bo-mi
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Sim Eun-yong
Yu Byeong-koo
Choi Jae-hyuk
Studio albums EPs