Kim Oki
South Korean saxophonist
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Kim Oki (Korean: 김오키) is a South Korean saxophonist, and former breakdancer.[2] He debuted in 2013 with his studio album Cherubim's Wrath (천사의 분노), and has since released numerous projects and albums.[3] He collaborated with various artists including Park Jiha, Lowdown 30, Hippy Was Gipsy, Say Sue Me, and Bek Hyunjin.[4][5] He won the Musician of the Year at the 2020 Korean Music Awards.[6]
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| Also known as | Kim Oki Oriental Youth, Kim Oki Fucking Madness, Kim Oki Saturn Ballad |
| Origin | South Korea |
| Genres | Jazz, avant-garde music[1] |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Label | Bongsik |
Career
Kim Oki was a former breakdancer and a backup dancer to Sechs Kies. He first learned saxophone when he was 25.[2] As for how he started the saxophone, he interviewed that after being impressed by Miles Davis' trumpet songs, he mistook him for a saxophonist at the time and learned to play saxophone.[7] He debuted in 2013 with his first studio album Cherubim's Wrath (천사의 분노), which he once said was inspired by a Jo Sehui's novel "The Dwarf."[8] He won Best Jazz & Crossover Performance at the 2014 Korean Music Awards.[9]
He was also active under the stage names of Kim Oki Oriental Youth (김오키 동양청년), Kim Oki Fucking Madness (김오키뻐킹매드니스), and Kim Oki Saturn Ballad (김오키 새턴 발라드).[10] He participated in Park Jiha's debut album Communion in 2016.[4] Lowdown 30's song Hotter featuring him won the Best Rock Song at the Korean Music Awards.[11]
He released his studio album Saturn Meditation (새턴메디테이션) in 2018, and an album Spirit Advance Unit (스피릿 선발대) in 2019.[12] Park Sangjoon of Music Y described the album as "Kim Oki's music sufficiently sheds light on certain poor lives, and certain lives that are mean and always prepared, even if he is not poor."[13] He won the Musician of the Year at the 2020 Korean Music Awards.[6][14]
Studio albums
- Cherubim`s Wrath (천사의 분노) (2013)
- Tumultuous Time Travelling (격동의 시간여행) (2015)
- The Great Root (거대한 뿌리) (2016)
- LUVOKI (2016)
- Fucking Madness (뻐킹매드니스) (2017)
- Peace To Our Soul (피스투아우어솔) (2017)
- Public Domain for Me (퍼블릭도메인포미) (2018)
- Saturn Meditation (새턴메디테이션) (2018)
- Spirit Advance Unit (스피릿선발대) (2019)
- For My Angel (포 마이 엔젤) (2020)
- Kwak Orchestra (곽경수 오케스트라) (2020)
- Big Picture (2020)
- Yun Hyong-keun (윤형근) (2020)
- Everytime (2021)
- About Prejudice (편견에 대하여) (2021)
- Strange, True Beauty (스트레인지, 트루 뷰티) (2021)
- Greeting (안부) (2022)
- Love Flower (러브플라워) (2022)