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He was three when he first sat on a piano, played the guitar at nine, and at age 13, he posted an ad on a music magazine called Hot Music[3] "to find bass drums and vocals to do a style of music that is similar to the British heavy metalband Carcass."[4] He graduated from Seoul Jazz Academy.[1] He debuted as the bassist of the band gigs (which Jung Won-young, vocalist Lee Juck and guitarist Han Sang-won were also part of) in November 1999.[5][6] He released his first solo album "tear flower(눈물꽃)" in 2003.[4] He also was a member of band Puri in their second album in 2007.[7][8]
He went to serve the military when he was at the age of 30 (around 2012 or 2013).[3] He played the piano at the April 2018 inter-Korean summit.[9] In 2021, he won the Hollywood Music in Media Awards for Best Score in a TV Show for Squid Game.[10]
^Kim Na-young (May 6, 2022). "OTT의 강세, '오징어 게임' TV부문 대상·'D.P.' 3관왕 (종합)[백상예술대상]" [OTT's strength, 'Squid Game' TV category, 'DP' 3 awards (Comprehensive) [Baeksang Arts Awards]] (in Korean). MK Sports. Archived from the original on May 7, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2022 – via Naver.
