Kim Il Du

Kim Il-doo was born in Busan in 1978.^[3][4] Prior to his solo debut, he was a member of a punk band called Suspens, The hustlers and Genius,^[1] and his solo EP No Problem (문제없어요) was released in 2011.^[5] He released his first studio album A Pretty and Clear Soul (곱고 맑은 영혼) in 2013.^[6][7]

In 2015, he released his second studio album, Soul of Moon and Star (달과 별의 영혼) through BGBG Records.^[7][8] Hong Eunsol of IZM described the album as a "Inside the pretty words "moon" and "star," the "inner side of the times" is definitely wriggling."^[9] The album was nominated for Best Folk Album at the 2016 Korean Music Awards.^[2]

He released his third studio album, Dream in Dream (꿈 속 꿈) In 2020, and his fourth studio album New Season (새 계절) in 2021.^[5][10] He worked with Kim Changhee and Engler Hashim on the electronica album I AM NOT I.^[11] Kim Il Du participated in Say Sue Me's album The Last Thing Left and saxophonist Kim Oki's album Love Flower.^[12] He formed a band called Kim Il Du and Bulsechul (김일두와 불세출) and performed at the DMZ Peace Train Music Festival in 2022 and the Pentaport Rock Festival in 2023.^[13][14]

• A Pretty and Clear Soul (곱고 맑은 영혼) (2013)
• Soul of Moon and Star (달과 별의 영혼) (2015)
• Dream in Dream (꿈 속 꿈) (2020)
• New Season (새 계절) (2021)

• No Problem (문제없어요) (2011)