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 | |
| Years active | 2011–19 |
| Labels | |
| Past members | |
| Website | mnd |
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 |
|
2 |
|
| Goody Bag |
|
5 |
|
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
Tour and showcase
- Kim Heechul & Kim Jungmo Showcase "Dear My Fan" (2016)[25]
- SM Town Live World Tour V (2016)
References
Notes
External links
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