Neon Bunny

South Korean singer-songwriter From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lim Yoo-jin (Korean: 임유진), better known by her stage name Neon Bunny (야광토끼), is a South Korean singer-songwriter. At the ninth annual Korean Music Awards in 2012, she won Best Pop Album for Seoulight.[1]

Born
Lim Yoo-jin
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Yearsactive2011–present
Labels
  • Doggy Rich,
  • Flau
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Neon Bunny
Born
Lim Yoo-jin
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Years active2011–present
Labels
  • Doggy Rich,
  • Flau
Korean name
Hangul
임유진
RRIm Yujin
MRIm Yujin
Stage name
Hangul
야광토끼
Hanja
夜光토끼
RRYagwang Tokki
MRYagwang T'okki
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Life and career

Prior to her solo debut, Neon Bunny was a session keyboard player for the South Korean indie rock group The Black Skirts.[2] She debuted in 2011 with the album Seoulight.[3] After making her debut, she released an EP entitled Happy Ending in 2012 as a follow-up to Seoulight.[4]

In 2014, Neon Bunny released the single "It's You."[5] In 2015, she released "Romance in Seoul," which was ranked at number 8 on Noisey's "Top 20 K-pop Songs of 2015" list.[6] In 2016, she released "Forest of Skyscrapers," the video of which was inspired by Wong Kar-wai's films and Japanese animation like Akira.[7]

On July 13, 2016, she released the second album, Stay Gold, which includes "It's You," "Romance in Seoul," and "Forest of Skyscrapers."[8] It was named by Bandcamp as one of the best Korean electro-pop releases of 2016.[9]

On November 25, 2017, she released the single "Now." The single was written, arranged and produced by Neon Bunny, and mixed and mastered by Cliff Lin.[10]

Discography

Albums

  • Seoulight (2011)
  • Stay Gold (2016)
  • Kosmos (2021)[11]

EPs

  • Happy Ending (2012)

Singles

  • "It's You" (2014)
  • "Romance in Seoul" (2015)
  • "Forest of Skyscrapers" (2016)
  • "Now" (2017)
  • "Tell Me" (2018)
  • "Girl" (2019)

Compilations

Guest appearances

  • Demicat – "Singing Bird" from Out Loud (2013)
  • Smells – "Listen to Your Heart" from Up and Down (2013)
  • Spazzkid – "Daytime Disco" (2014)
  • Demicat – "Light" from Oredorok (2017)
  • Night Tempo – "Overture" from Moonrise (2018)
  • Swimrabbit – "Azilangi" (2018)

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2011 Cyworld Digital Music Awards Tam Eum Mania (April) "Can't Stop Thinking About You" Won [12]
2012 Korean Music Awards Best New Artist Seoulite Nominated [13]
Best Pop Album Won [14]
Best Pop Song "Polar Bear" Nominated [15]
2017 Best Dance & Electronic Album Stay Gold Nominated [16]
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