Seaweed Mustache

South Korean blackgaze band

Seaweed Mustache

Seaweed Mustache performing at The Sub Festival 2023

Background information
Origin| Busan, South Korea[1]
Genres|

* Shoegaze
* post-metal
* blackgaze[2]
* post-rock[3]

Years active| 2014-present
Labels| Cuomusic, Mirrorball Music
Members|

* Choi Jihoon
* Jeong Jooyi
* Lee Wanki
* Ban Jaehyeon

Seaweed Mustache (Korean: 미역수염; RR: Miyeok sooyeom) is a South Korean blackgaze band. The band currently consists of Choi Jihoon, Jeong Jooyi, Lee Wanki and Ban Jaehyeon. Since their formation in 2014, the band has released an EP The Whistle (2016) and two studio albums Bombora (2022) and 2 (2024).[4][5][6]

## Career

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Seaweed Mustache was formed in the autumn of 2014.[7] They released their EP The Whistle in 2016, and Na Wonyoung of Weiv described the album as "The dark post-punk atmosphere throughout The Whistle created a unique style by meeting with the heavy guitar riffs that travel between grunge and shoegaze, and the singing method with various growling and shouting."[4] But they were inactive for six years despite the EP's favourable reviews. The band interviewed about the hiatus, it's because of the birth and childcare of member Jeong Jooyi.[1]

They released their first studio album Bombora in 2022.[8][3] Music Y's Cho Ildong described the album as "In Bombora, a completely new music with a completely different level and orientation fills the audible space like a blurry and huge spray."[9] The album was nominated for the Best Metal & Hardcore Album at the 2023 Korean Music Awards.[2] In 2023, they performed on Naver Onstage.[10] In 2024, they released their second studio album 2. They described the album as "2 is an album where there is a universe where rivers and the milky way flow".[6]

## Discography

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### Studio albums

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* Bombora (2022)
* 2 (2024)

### EPs

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* The Whistle (2016)

## References

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1. ^ a b Bang, Hojeong (2023-05-08). "[방호정의 컬쳐 쇼크 & 조크] <121> '귀 터지는 날' 오방가르드 공연 후기". kookje Shinmun (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-25.
2. ^ a b Lim, Heeyoon. "미역수염(Seaweed Mustache) [Bombora]". Korean Music Awards (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-25.
3. ^ a b Cho, Jihwan (September 2022). "미역수염, 『Bombora』, 큐오뮤직, 2022.09". Ton Plein (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-25.
4. ^ a b Na, Wonyoung (2016-05-17). "[SHORTLIST] 5월 상반기: 더 콰이엇, 러브엑스테레오, 미역수염, 전산실의 청개구리, NUH, 이디오테잎". Weiv (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-25.
5. ^ Bang, Hojeong (2022-09-26). "[방호정의 컬쳐 쇼크 & 조크] <90> 미역수염 첫 번째 정규앨범 'Bombora'". kookje Shinmun (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-25.
6. ^ a b Yang, Seunghee (2024-12-16). "두 번째 정규앨범 [2]로 돌아온 미역수염". Visla Magazine (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-06-29.
7. ^ "미역수염". Mirrorball Music (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-25.
8. ^ P, Chris (2022-10-06). "Seaweed Mustache : Bombora". korean Indie. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
9. ^ Cho, Ildong (2022-12-29). "미역수염 (Seaweed Mustache) 『Bombora』". Music Y (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-25.
10. ^ Lee, Jaehoon (2023-10-17). "이날치·잔나비·백예린…'인디음악 성지' 네이버 온스테이지, 11월 굿바이". Newsis (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-25.