# Lucid Fall

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**Jo Yun-suk** (Korean: 조윤석; born March 18, 1975), known by the stage name **Lucid Fall** (루시드폴), is a South Korean singer-songwriter. He began his music career in 1997 as a member of the band Misoni (미선이), but has been most prolific as a solo artist, having released eleven [studio albums](/source/Studio_album) since 2001. Lucid Fall's musical style incorporates folk, pop, and [bossa nova](/source/Bossa_nova). Since getting married and moving to [Jeju Island](/source/Jeju_Island) in 2014 and becoming a [tangerine](/source/Tangerine) orchardist, his output has also included ambient compositions.[1][2][3] He uses a [nylon guitar](/source/Classical_guitar) as his primary instrument and is known for his poetic lyrics.[4]

## Biography

Lucid Fall was born Jo Yun-suk in 1975 in [Seoul](/source/Seoul), South Korea. His family moved to [Busan](/source/Busan) where he spent most of his childhood and attended high school.

### Musical career

In 1993, Lucid Fall won the bronze award at the 5th Yoo Jae-ha Music Contest ([유재하 음악경연대회](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9C%A0%EC%9E%AC%ED%95%98_%EC%9D%8C%EC%95%85%EA%B2%BD%EC%97%B0%EB%8C%80%ED%9A%8C)) with "A Song of Mirror". He formed the band Misoni in March 1997, serving as a lead vocalist and guitarist.[5] They performed around [Hongdae](/source/Hongdae_(area)) and eventually released their debut album *Drifting* in 1999. After Misoni halted activities due to members' [military service](/source/Conscription_in_South_Korea), he formed the one-man band Lucid Fall and released the self-titled album *Lucid Fall* on Radio Music. He worked on the original soundtrack of the movie *L'abri* in 2002. In 2005, he released his second studio album, *Oh, Love*, with the album's title track winning the award for Best Pop Song at the 2006 [Korean Music Awards](/source/Korean_Music_Awards). In 2007, he released a live album, *Light of Songs*, and a third studio album, *A Night at the Border*. In December 2022, he released the tenth studio album *Voice Beside Guitar*.

### Research career

Lucid Fall graduated [Seoul National University](/source/Seoul_National_University) majoring in [chemical engineering](/source/Chemical_engineering) in 1999. He moved to Europe for his study and received a [licentiate](/source/Licentiate_(degree)) of [materials science](/source/Materials_science) at [Royal Institute of Technology](/source/Royal_Institute_of_Technology) ([KTH](/source/Royal_Institute_of_Technology)), Sweden in 2004. He then moved to [Lausanne](/source/Lausanne), [Switzerland](/source/Switzerland) and got his PhD in [bioengineering](/source/Bioengineering) at [École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne](/source/%C3%89cole_Polytechnique_F%C3%A9d%C3%A9rale_de_Lausanne) ([EPFL](/source/EPFL)) in 2008, for research in [drug delivery systems](/source/Drug_delivery_systems). His paper, "Micelles of Delivery of Nitric Oxide", was published in the [Journal of the American Chemical Society](/source/Journal_of_the_American_Chemical_Society) in September 2009.[6] Having spent seven years as a researcher, he returned to South Korea in late 2009 for a life as a full-time musician, no longer pursuing an academic career.[5]

## Discography

### Studio albums

- *Lucid Fall* (2001)
- *Oh, Love* (오, 사랑; 2005)
- *Night at the Border* (국경의 밤; 2007)
- *Les Misérables* (레미제라블; 2009)
- *Beautiful Days* (아름다운 날들; 2011)
- *Flowers Never Say* (꽃은 말이 없다; 2013)
- *Someone, Somewhere* (누군가를 위한; 2015)
- *Living Small and Tiny Farm* (Korean: 모든 삶은, 작고 크다; lit. **All of Life is Small and Big**; 2017)
- *Nowana* (Korean: 너와 나; RR: *neowa na*; lit. **You and Me**; 2019)
- *Dancing with Water* (2021)
- *Voice Beside Guitar* (목소리와 기타; 2022)

### Live albums

- *Light of Songs* (2007)

### Soundtrack albums

- *L'Abri* (버스, 정류장; 2002)[7]

## Filmography

### Web show

Year Title Network Notes Ref. 2021 Clumsy Antenna Kakao TV Main cast (with Antenna artists) [8]

## Awards

Award Year Category Nominee/work Result Ref. Yoo Jae-ha Music Contest 1993 "거울의 노래" Bronze [9] Korean Music Awards 2006 Best Pop Album Oh, Love [10] Best Pop Song "Oh, Love" [11] Song of the Year "Oh, Love" [12] Musician of the Year (Male) Lucid Fall [13] 2009 Best Pop Album Night at the Border [14] Best Pop Song "Night at the Border" [15] 2011 Best Pop Album Les Misérables [16] 2023 Best Folk Album Voice Beside Guitar| Voice Beside Guitar [17] Best Folk Song A Small Handful of Songs| A Small Handful of Songs [18]

## References

1. Jung, Woo-young (October 27, 2017). ["홈쇼핑계 레전드로 회자되는 루시드폴 귤 판매 방송"](https://www.joongang.co.kr/article/22056238) [Home shopping legend: Lucid Fall's tangerine-selling broadcast] (in Korean). *[JoongAng Ilbo](/source/JoongAng_Ilbo)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210810041744/https://news.joins.com/article/22056238) August 10, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 10, 2021.

1. Ko, Kyung-seok (January 5, 2021). ["나무와 협연한 영농 가수 루시드폴 "농사 지으며 다큐 찍듯 음악 만들죠""](https://www.hankookilbo.com/News/Read/A2021010409250004559) [Farming singer Lucid Fall collaborates with trees to "compose documentary-like music with agriculture"] (in Korean). *[Hankook Ilbo](/source/Hankook_Ilbo)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210810041744/https://www.hankookilbo.com/News/Read/A2021010409250004559) August 10, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 10, 2021.

1. 기자, 류수운. ["루시드폴 결혼, 11월 8일 일반인 여친과 조촐한 웨딩마치"](https://www.nspna.com/news/?mode=view&newsid=99015) (in Korean). *NSP통신*. Retrieved 2025-09-09.

1. ["Lucid Fall Essentials"](https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/lucid-fall-essentials/pl.76a55a1a33b84b7d9fef08b80bed049b). *Apple Music*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210817093159/https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/lucid-fall-essentials/pl.76a55a1a33b84b7d9fef08b80bed049b) August 17, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 17, 2021.

1. Han, Sang-hee (December 22, 2009). ["Lucid Fall Returns as Full-Time Singer"](https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2010/02/201_57747.html). *[The Korea Times](/source/The_Korea_Times)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120929234328/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2010/02/201_57747.html) September 29, 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 8, 2010.

1. Jo, Yun Suk (September 18, 2009). ["Micelles for Delivery of Nitric Oxide"](https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja905123t). *Journal of the American Chemical Society*. **131** (40): 14413–14418. [Bibcode:2009JAChS.13114413J](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2009JAChS.13114413J). [doi:10.1021/ja905123t](https://doi.org/10.1021/ja905123t). [PMID 19764751](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19764751). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210820125127/https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja905123t) August 20, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 20, 2021.

1. ["L'Abri"](https://myungfilm.modoo.at/?link=p5idaauj) (in Korean). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110113093234/http://myungfilm.com/) January 13, 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 9, 2010.

1. Kang Jin-ah (September 16, 2021). ["유희열→유재석 총출동…'우당탕탕 안테나' 10월 공개"](https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=003&aid=0010724975) [Yoo Hee-yeol → Yoo Jae-seok is in full force… 'Woodang Tangtang Antenna' released in October] (in Korean). *[Newsis](/source/Newsis)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210916031537/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=003&aid=0010724975) September 16, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 16, 2021. – via [Naver](/source/Naver)

1. ["Lucid Fall"](https://web.archive.org/web/20151223093958/http://www.antenna.co.kr/front/main.do#!/front/artist.do?SEQ=3). *Antenna*. Archived from [the original](http://www.antenna.co.kr/front/main.do#!/front/artist.do?SEQ=3) on December 23, 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2022.

1. ["루시드폴 \[오, 사랑\] — 2006 최우수 팝-음반"](https://koreanmusicawards.com/project/%eb%a3%a8%ec%8b%9c%eb%93%9c-%ed%8f%b4-%ec%98%a4-%ec%82%ac%eb%9e%91-3/) [Lucid Fall [Oh, Love] — 2006 Best Pop (Album)] (in Korean). *Korean Music Awards*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230128203832/https://koreanmusicawards.com/project/%EB%A3%A8%EC%8B%9C%EB%93%9C-%ED%8F%B4-%EC%98%A4-%EC%82%AC%EB%9E%91-3/) January 28, 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 14, 2023.

1. ["루시드 폴 '오, 사랑' — 2006 최우수 팝-노래"](https://koreanmusicawards.com/project/%eb%a3%a8%ec%8b%9c%eb%93%9c-%ed%8f%b4-%ec%98%a4-%ec%82%ac%eb%9e%91-2/) [Lucid Fall 'Oh, Love' — 2006 Best Pop (Song)] (in Korean). *Korean Music Awards*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230606161851/https://koreanmusicawards.com/project/%EB%A3%A8%EC%8B%9C%EB%93%9C-%ED%8F%B4-%EC%98%A4-%EC%82%AC%EB%9E%91-2/) June 6, 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 14, 2023.

1. ["루시드 폴 '오, 사랑' — 2006 올해의 노래"](https://koreanmusicawards.com/project/%eb%a3%a8%ec%8b%9c%eb%93%9c-%ed%8f%b4-%ec%98%a4-%ec%82%ac%eb%9e%91/) [Lucid Fall 'Oh, Love' — 2006 Song of the Year] (in Korean). *Korean Music Awards*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230603224314/https://koreanmusicawards.com/project/%EB%A3%A8%EC%8B%9C%EB%93%9C-%ED%8F%B4-%EC%98%A4-%EC%82%AC%EB%9E%91/) June 3, 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 14, 2023.

1. ["루시드 폴 — 2006 올해의 음악인-남자"](https://koreanmusicawards.com/project/%eb%a3%a8%ec%8b%9c%eb%93%9c-%ed%8f%b4/) [Lucid Fall — 2006 Musician of the Year (Male)] (in Korean). *Korean Music Awards*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230528142423/https://koreanmusicawards.com/project/%EB%A3%A8%EC%8B%9C%EB%93%9C-%ED%8F%B4/) May 28, 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 14, 2023.

1. ["루시드폴 \[국경의 밤\] — 2009 최우수 팝-음반"](https://koreanmusicawards.com/project/%eb%a3%a8%ec%8b%9c%eb%93%9c%ed%8f%b4-%ea%b5%ad%ea%b2%bd%ec%9d%98-%eb%b0%a4-2/) [Lucid Fall [Night At the Border] — 2009 Best Pop (Album)] (in Korean). *Korean Music Awards*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230528121923/https://koreanmusicawards.com/project/%EB%A3%A8%EC%8B%9C%EB%93%9C%ED%8F%B4-%EA%B5%AD%EA%B2%BD%EC%9D%98-%EB%B0%A4-2/) May 28, 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 14, 2023.

1. ["루시드폴 \[국경의 밤\] — 2009 최우수 팝-노래"](https://koreanmusicawards.com/project/%eb%a3%a8%ec%8b%9c%eb%93%9c%ed%8f%b4-%ea%b5%ad%ea%b2%bd%ec%9d%98-%eb%b0%a4/) [Lucid Fall [Night At the Border] — 2009 Best Pop (Song)] (in Korean). *Korean Music Awards*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230209051239/https://koreanmusicawards.com/project/%EB%A3%A8%EC%8B%9C%EB%93%9C%ED%8F%B4-%EA%B5%AD%EA%B2%BD%EC%9D%98-%EB%B0%A4/) February 9, 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 14, 2023.

1. ["루시드폴 \[목소리와 기타\] — 2011 최우수 팝-음반"](https://koreanmusicawards.com/project/%eb%a3%a8%ec%8b%9c%eb%93%9c%ed%8f%b4-les-miserables/) [Lucid Fall [Les Misérables] — 2011 Best Pop (Album)] (in Korean). *Korean Music Awards*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230606164422/https://koreanmusicawards.com/project/%EB%A3%A8%EC%8B%9C%EB%93%9C%ED%8F%B4-les-miserables/) June 6, 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 14, 2023.

1. ["루시드폴 \[목소리와 기타\] 2023 최우수 포크 - 음반"](https://koreanmusicawards.com/project/%EB%A3%A8%EC%8B%9C%EB%93%9C%ED%8F%B4-%EB%AA%A9%EC%86%8C%EB%A6%AC%EC%99%80-%EA%B8%B0%ED%83%80/). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20231102191042/https://koreanmusicawards.com/project/%eb%a3%a8%ec%8b%9c%eb%93%9c%ed%8f%b4-%eb%aa%a9%ec%86%8c%eb%a6%ac%ec%99%80-%ea%b8%b0%ed%83%80/) November 2, 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 10, 2023.

1. ["루시드폴 '한 줌의 노래' 2023 최우수 포크 - 노래"](https://koreanmusicawards.com/project/%eb%a3%a8%ec%8b%9c%eb%93%9c%ed%8f%b4-%ed%95%9c-%ec%a4%8c%ec%9d%98-%eb%85%b8%eb%9e%98/). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20231103073101/https://koreanmusicawards.com/project/%eb%a3%a8%ec%8b%9c%eb%93%9c%ed%8f%b4-%ed%95%9c-%ec%a4%8c%ec%9d%98-%eb%85%b8%eb%9e%98/) November 3, 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 10, 2023.

*Sohoo's Theme* by **Lucid Fall** was used in the Netflix K-Drama, [Friendly Rivalry](/source/Friendly_Rivalry).

## External links

- [Official homepage (Korean)](http://www.mulgogi.net)

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