Kim Heechul & Kim Jungmo

Kim Heechul & Kim Jungmo (formerly M&D, shortened from Midnight & Dawn or Miari & Dangye-dong) was a South Korean pop rock duo formed by SM Entertainment in 2011. The group was composed of Super Junior's Heechul and TraxX's Kim Jung-mo. Both members decided to write and compose every song the project group released. They'll continuously release music which they can and want to do, regardless of the genre.^[1] Their debut single, "Close Ur Mouth" was released in June 2011 under the name M&D.^[1] In early July 2016, SM Entertainment announced that the duo would return as Kim Heechul & Kim Jungmo (김희철&김정모).^[2][3]

Kim Heechul & Kim Jungmo
Kim Hee-chul and Kim Jung-mo in 2015
Background information
Also known as	M&D (2011–15)
Origin	Seoul, South Korea
Genres	Pop rock dance rock
Years active	2011–19
Labels	SM Label SJ
Past members	Kim Hee-chul Kim Jung-mo
Website	mnd.smtown.com

The group disbanded on April 30, 2019.^[4]

History

M&D released their debut digital single "Close Ur Mouth" on June 22, 2011. They also released their music video, starring various artists, including F.T. Island's Choi Jong-hoon and Lee Hong-gi, Supreme Team's Simon D, Miss A's Jia, Beast's Yong Jun-hyung and Comedian Kim Kyung Jin.^[5] Their first live performance was at Mnet’s summer awards ceremony 20’s Choice on July 7.^[6]

In early-April 2015, SM Entertainment announced that M&D would release their first mini-album Cottage Industry with the lead track "I Wish" digitally on April 16 and physically on April 20.^[7] The lead track was also written and composed by the duo. They made their comeback stage on M Countdown on April 16.^[8]

Heechul released a collaboration single with Mamamoo's Wheein called "Narcissus" on April 15, 2016, as a part of SM Entertainment's project SM Station. The single was written by Heechul and produced by Jungmo. The music video starred model Kim Jin-kyung.^[9][10] In early July 2016, SM Entertainment announced that the duo would return as Kim Heechul & Kim Jungmo, with a 2nd mini-album Goody Bag, and trot-rock lead track "Ulsanbawi" on July 12.^[2][3] The album consists of six tracks, which were written by Heechul and composed by Jungmo. They also released a music video starring DIA's Chaeyeon.^[11]

On April 30, 2019, Jungmo left SM Entertainment, ending M&D permanently.^[4]

Discography

Kim Heechul & Kim Jungmo discography
Studio albums	0
EPs	2
Singles	4
Music videos	4

Extended plays

Title	Details	Peak chart positions	Sales
		KOR [12]
Cottage Industry	Released: April 16, 2015 Label: SM Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download	2	KOR: 26,168+[13]
Goody Bag	Released: July 12, 2016 Label: Label SJ, SM Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download	5	KOR: 10,348+[14]

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Sales	Album(s)
		KOR Gaon [15]
"Close Ur Mouth"	2011	—	KOR: 55,603+[16]	Cottage Industry
"Spring Days of My Life"[a] (with. Bae Ki-sung)	2015	—	—	Non-album single
"I Wish"		100		Cottage Industry
"Pro and Amateur"[b] (with. Zhou Mi)	2016	—		Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend (Roo'ra Special)
"Narcissus" (with. Wheein (from Mamamoo))		140		SM Station Season 1 Goody Bag
"Ulsanbawi"		—		Goody Bag
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. "*" denotes the chart did not exist at that time.

Videography

Title	Year	Ref.
"Close Ur Mouth"	2011	[20]
"I Wish"	2015	[21]
"I Wish" (KARAOKE Ver.)		[22]
"Narcissus"	2016	[23]
"Ulsanbawi"		[24]

Tour and showcase

• Kim Heechul & Kim Jungmo Showcase "Dear My Fan" (2016)^[25]
• SM Town Live World Tour V (2016)