Danpyunsun and the Sailors

Danpyunsun and the Sailors (Korean : 단편선과 선원들) is a four-piece group that was formed in 2013, with veteran folk musician Hoegidong Danpyunsun at the center. The members, whose resumes cover a diverse range of music from classical and jazz to folk pop and experimental rock, continue to push for a new pop sound with a mixture of both Eastern and Western influences.^[1][2]

Danpyunsun and the Sailors
Origin	South Korea
Genres	Psychedelic rock, chamber pop
Years active	2013-present
Labels	Audioguy
Members	Danpyunsun (Vocal, Guitar) Jang Dohyuk (Percussion) Choi Wooyoung (Bass) Jang Soohyun (violin)
Past members	Kwon Jeeyoung (Violin)
Website	danpyunsun.tumblr.com

Career

• Aug. 23, 2013. EBS Space Sympathy Debut ^[3]
• Apr. 24, 2014. Naver OnStage 179th 'To Make Teammates'
• Aug. 30, 2014. Hongdae KT&G SangsangMadang Live Hall Showcase <Animal> Archived 2016-05-09 at the Wayback Machine
• Oct. 2014. MU:CON’s Choice
• Dec. 28, 2014, The Hankyoreh - 3rd Place of Album of the Year 2014 <Animal>^[4]
• Apr. 2015. Seoul Art Market PAMs Choice
• May. 2015. Danpyunsun and the Sailors was selected KTandG SangsangMadang Surround Program^[5]
• May. 31. 2015. Soundholic Festival "EXIT"
• Nov. 8. 2015. Regards sur la Coree, "Hongdae Night" with Wall of Death at Point Ephemere in Paris
• Nov. 26~27. EBS Space Sympathy with Yun Youngbae ^[6]
• Apr. 23, 2016. Hongdae KT&G SangsangMadang Live Hall Showcase <Shofar>
• May. 28, 2016 Brighton in U.K, "The Great Escape Festival"^[7]
• Jun. 14–15, 2016. EBS Space Sympathy Record of Iron and Wood ^[8]
• Aug. 13. 2016. Pentaport Rock Festival in Inchon
• Sep. 29. 2016. OzAsia Festival in Adelaide
• Oct. 2016. MU:CON’s Choice
• Oct. 3. 2016. Zandari Festa in Hongdae
• Oct. 21. 2016. London Richmix, "K-Music Festival 2016 "
• Mar. 2017. The band was selected Seoul Youth Artist.
• May. 14. 2017. Veloso at Mangwon, Single <Love Song> showcase.

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details
Animal (동물)[9]	Released: August 27, 2014 Label: Pison Contents Formats: CD, digital download Track listing "A Hundred Years" (백년) "Yellow Room" (노란방) "Ball" (공) "Walk with Me" (동행) "Bud" (순) "Purifier" (소독차) "Hill" (언덕) "Wasteland" (황무지) "We Are" (우리는)
Shofar (뿔)[10]	Released: April 19, 2016 Label: Audioguy Formats: CD, digital download Track listing "Appearance" (발생) "Shofar" (뿔) "High and Low" (모든 곳에) "Giant" (거인; featuring Kwak Pureunhaneul) "Lover" (연애; featuring Kim Sawol) "Ground" (흙) "Daytime" (낮) "And When" (그리고 언제쯤) "Fire" (불) "The Strange Throat" (이상한 목)

Singles

Title	Year	Album
"Lover" (연애)[11] (featuring Kim Sawol)	2016	Shofar
"Hasta" (날) (with Choi Sam)		Non-album singles
"National Anthem" (국가)
"Love Song"	2017

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2015	Korean Music Awards	Album of the Year	Animal	Nominated	[12]
		Best Rock Album		Won	[13]
		Musician of the Year	—	Nominated	[12]
		Best Rock Song	"Ball"	Nominated	[14]
2017	Korean Music Awards	Album of the Year	Shofar	Nominated	[15]
		Best Rock Album		Nominated	[16]
		Musician of the Year	—	Nominated	[15]