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| Also known as | The Blank Shop |
| Born | (1985-04-10) April 10, 1985 (age 40) |
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| Years active | 2004βpresent |
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| Website | http://blog.naver.com/scjazzy |
Yun Seok-cheol (Korean: μ€μμ² ; born April 10, 1985) is a South Korean jazz pianist, composer and record producer. Coming to prominence in the Korean jazz scene as part of the Yun Seok Cheol Trio, he is also a member of the band Temperature of Saying Hi, as well as a producer under the name The Blank Shop. He has appeared in various radio and television programs in South Korea including You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook, Sunny's FM Date, and The EBS space.
Biography
[edit]Yun Seok-cheol was born in Seoul, South Korea. He attended Daejin High School and majored in jazz at JEI University. He began playing in local jazz clubs at the age of 20, hosting a jam night at Club Evans in Hongdae, Seoul for more than seven years.[1] He won first place at the Ulsan Jazz Festival in 2005 and won third place at the Jarasum International Jazz Festival competition in 2008.[2]
Along with bassist Kim Sang-yee and drummer Kim Yong-jin, he is a member of the Yun Seok Cheol Trio, which was formed with the desire to "create a jazz group that felt like a rock or indie band".[1] They released their first album, Growth, in 2009 and released their second album Love is a Song in 2013.[3] In 2018, they released the D Flat in April, an EP containing new tracks as well remakes of old songs.[4]
Yun is active in the K-pop scene as a producer and session musician, working with singers such as Zion.T, Beenzino, Jang Hye-jin, Sam Kim, Kwon Jin-ah and Baek Yerin.[5][6] His best known composition is arguably "Just" by Crush and Zion.T,[5] which debuted atop the Gaon Digital Chart in 2015 with an eventual chart run of 35 weeks.[7] His production work fuses elements of jazz, hip-hop and electronic music.[8]
He joined You Hee-yeol's music label Antenna in March 2019.[6] On September 17, 2020, he released Tailor, his first album under the producer alias The Blank Shop.[9] It featured guest appearances from Sunwoojunga, 10cm, Ha Heon-jin, Wonpil, Yerin Baek, Cadejo, Lee Jin-ah, and Hello Ga-Young.
Yun was previously a lecturer in the Practical Music Department at Dongduk Women's University and the Jazz Music Department at JEI University.[10] He currently lectures at Kukje University of Arts.[11]
In 2024, Yun joined V of BTS and Park Hyo-shin for an alternate version of the song, "Winter Ahead".
On February 6, 2025, Yun Seok-cheol Trio (namely Yoon Seok-cheol, Jeong Sang-i, and Kim Young-jin) has been nominated for the "22nd Korean Music Awards" under the category 'Best Jazz - Instrumental Album' category.[12] Yun together with the Yun Seok-cheol Trio, will be having a club tour starting called '2025 Yoon Seok-cheol Trio Club Tour' in four regions od South Korea starting with Daegu on February 15, Jeonju on the 16th, Wonju on the 21st and daejeon on the 23rd.[13]
Discography
[edit]As a solo artist
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| Hello Again |
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| Alice Into the Rabbit Hole |
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| Sugar Planet |
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As The Blank Shop
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| Tailor |
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With Yun Seok Cheol Trio
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| Growth |
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| Love is a Song |
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| Merrily Music (μ¦κ²κ², μμ .) |
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| Jayu Rhythm (μμ 리λ¬) |
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| Songbook |
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| Familiar and Constant (μ΅μνκ³ μΌμ ν) |
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With Temperature of Saying Hi
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| The Individual Memory of Love (μ¬λμ κ΄ν κ°μμ κΈ°μ΅) |
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| Feel It (λκ»΄λ΄) |
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Awards, nominations and invitations
[edit]- 6th Ulsan Jazz Festival in 2005 β First place
- 2nd Jarasum International Jazz Festival Competition in 2008 - Third place
- Nominated a 2009 'Rising Star' by Korean jazz magazine Jazz People
- Invited to Japan Takatsuki Jazz Festival
- Invited to Taichung Jazz Festival
- Nominated for Best Jazz Album at 2017 Korean Music Awards for Jayu Rhythm[19]
- Nominated for Best Pop Album at 2021 Korean Music Awards for Tailor[20]
- Nominated for Best Jazz Instrumental Album at 2025 Korean Music Awards for My Summer's Not Over Yet [21]
Filmography
[edit]Web shows
[edit]| Year | Title | Network | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2021 | Clumsy Antenna | Kakao TV | Main Cast | with Artist from Antenna | [22] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Lee, Cheol-bin (October 2, 2015). "Yun Seok-cheol Interview". Visla Magazine (in Korean). Retrieved July 25, 2021.
- ^ Min, Kyeong-won (September 17, 2020). μ€μμ² "ν μ΄ λ€μΌλ©° νλ‘λμ κΏκΏ¨λλ° μν λμ κΏ μ΄λ€" [μΆμ²: μ€μμΌλ³΄] μ€μμ² "ν μ΄ λ€μΌλ©° νλ‘λμ κΏκΏ¨λλ° μν λμ κΏ μ΄λ€" [Yun Seok-chul: Listening to Toy made me dream of becoming a producer, a dream that has come true at Antenna]. JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ^ "Yun Seok Cheol Trio, rising stars of Korean jazz". Onstage (in Korean). Vol. 2, no. 116. Naver Vibe. February 7, 2013.
- ^ Sung, Ji-eun (April 24, 2018). "Yun Seok Cheol Trio drops latest EP". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ^ a b Park, So-young (October 23, 2015). μ€μμ² νΈλ¦¬μ€κ° λ°λΌλ³΄λ 'μ₯νμ§κ³Ό μμ΄μΈν°' [Jang Hye-jin and Zion.T, according to the Yun Seok Cheol Trio]. OSEN [ko] (in Korean). Retrieved July 18, 2021.
- ^ a b Kim, Hae-jin (March 18, 2019). μ¬μ¦νΌμλμ€νΈΒ·νλ‘λμ μ€μμ² , μν λμ μ μκ³μ½ 체결 [Jazz pianist/producer Yun Seok-cheol signs exclusive contract with Antenna]. The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). TenAsia. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
- ^ "Gaon Digital Chart search - "Just", 2015". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved July 25, 2021.
- ^ "Yun Seokcheol". Nord Keyboards. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
- ^ Lee, Jae-hoon (September 17, 2019). [μΈν°λ·°]νλ‘λμλ‘ λ³μ ν μ¬μ¦νΌμλμ€νΈ μ€μμ² [Interview: Jazz pianist turned producer Yun Seok-cheol]. Newsis (in Korean). Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ^ μ¬μ¦κ³μ '무μμ΄ μμ΄λ€' μ€μμ² νΈλ¦¬μ€ [Yun Seok Cheol Trio, the Enfant Terribles of the jazz world]. Genie Magazine (in Korean). Genie Music. November 17, 2014. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ^ μ€μ©μμ κ³Ό [Practical Music Department]. Kukje University of Arts (in Korean). Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ Hwang, Hye-jin (2025-02-07). "μ€μμ² νΈλ¦¬μ€, νκ΅λμ€μμ μ μ΅μ°μ μ¬μ¦ μ°μ£Ό μλ° λ Έλ―Έλ€μ΄νΈ".
- ^ μΈν°λ·μ λ¬Έ, μ λΆμΌλ³΄ (2025-02-09). "νκ΅ν μ¬μ¦ λνμ£Όμ, μ€μμ² νΈλ¦¬μ€ μ μ£Ό μ¨λ€". μ λΆμΌλ³΄ μΈν°λ·μ λ¬Έ (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-02-14.
- ^ "Tailor". Antenna (in Korean). Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ^ "Songbook". Antenna (in Korean). Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ^ μ΅μνκ³ μΌμ ν. Bugs (in Korean). Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ μ¬λμ κ΄ν κ°μμ κΈ°μ΅ [The Individual Memory of Love]. Bugs. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ^ λκ»΄λ΄ [Feel It]. Bugs. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ^ μ€μμ² νΈλ¦¬μ€ [μμ 리λ¬] β 2017 μ΅μ°μ μ¬μ¦&ν¬λ‘μ€μ€λ²-μ¬μ¦μλ°. Korean Music Awards (in Korean). Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- ^ "The BLANK Shop [Tailor] β 2021 μ΅μ°μ ν-μλ°". Korean Music Awards (in Korean). Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- ^ μ€μμ² νΈλ¦¬μ€ [λμ μ¬λ¦μ μμ§ μ λλ¬μ΄] - 2025 (22ν) μ΅μ°μ μ¬μ¦ - μ°μ£Ό μλ°. Korean Music Awards (in Korean). Retrieved October 28, 2025.
- ^ Kang Jin-ah (September 16, 2021). μ ν¬μ΄βμ μ¬μ μ΄μΆλβ¦'μ°λΉνν μν λ' 10μ κ³΅κ° [Yoo Hee-yeol β Yoo Jae-seok is in full forceβ¦ 'Woodang Tangtang Antenna' released in October]. Newsis (in Korean). Retrieved September 16, 2021 β via Naver.
