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3rd generation · Magic Strawberry Sound

SE SO NEON

セソニョン / 새소년

SE SO NEON is built around Hwang So-yoon, whose voice and guitar hold the band together through every change of line-up.

  • 2017DebutJun 20, 2017
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A Long Dream / Official MV
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In 30 seconds: SE SO NEON

A Long Dream floats, The Wave and NAN CHUN burn hotter, and the recent Kidd and NOW sharpen the edges of both the sound and the visuals.

Worth your time if a distinctive singer fronting a rock band interests you more than a large cast.

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Key facts

Group name
SE SO NEON
Reading / Hangul
セソニョン / 새소년
Company
Magic Strawberry Sound
Debut date
June 20, 2017
Days active
3,420 days (9 years, 4 months)
Debut song
A Long Dream
Generation
3rd generation
Fandom name
(未公表)
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Member guide

ファン・ソユン황소윤 · Hwang So-yoonView in Japanese

Profile comparison

MembersBirth dateBlood typeMBTINationality
ファン・ソユン1997-05-2329Not disclosedNot disclosedSouth Korea

Ages are as of 2026-10-31.

Selected releases

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Start here

Follow a few songs from the starting point to the group's current sound.

A Long Dream MVA Long Dream MVA Long Dream is the early signature, with a drifting melody and a voice that is immediately recognisable.NAN CHUN MVNAN CHUN MVNAN CHUN is the thickest band sound in the catalogue and one of the strongest things they play live.Kidd MVKidd MVKidd shows the sharper recent direction, texture of the video included.
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From debut to now

  • 2017
    Early releases including A Long Dream showed a rough and fresh band coming out of the indie scene in Seoul.
  • 2018
    The Wave drew attention in Korean indie rock and stayed as the early song that stands for SE SO NEON.
  • 2020
    Around Nonadaptation, which carries NAN CHUN, the delicate vocals and the floating guitar reached listeners abroad.
  • 2021
    Streaming singles widened the soft side and the experimental side of the band, and entrances outside the albums grew.
  • 2023
    Kidd, a recent song leading to NOW in 2025, showed in advance the texture that followed the shift to a solo project.
  • 2025
    Twit Winter, Remember!, New Romantic and NOW gathered the present shape centred on Hwang So-yoon.
  • 2026
    After the latest album, the route that traces the early songs to the present ones matters, pairing official videos with live footage.
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Achievements

Key milestones

2018An early standard in the Korean Music Awards contextFrom the earliest years they entered the reckoning for new acts and rock songs in Korean indie rock, and The Wave and A Long Dream remain the entrances for catching up.
2021Chosen for YouTube Music Foundry, opening a route abroadAs a Korean indie band the route to being found by listeners abroad widened, and the archive of videos on the official YouTube grew important too.
2025NOW presents the present shape of SE SO NEONSetting Twit Winter, Remember!, New Romantic and NOW side by side as albums traces the run from the early EP to where they stand now.
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Official links

Official site

sesoneon.comsesoneon.com

Official social accounts and platforms

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KPOP DISCOVER's SE SO NEON note

SE SO NEON is a band that debuted in 2017 out of the indie scene in Seoul, with the voice, the guitar and the songwriting of Hwang So-yoon at the centre throughout. The roughness and freshness thrown off by the first album Summer Plumage had a strange shine even within the context of Korean indie. The line-up has changed with the years, while the force of the voice and the guitar has stayed the constant entrance.

A Long Dream, The Wave and NAN CHUN are the three songs that stand for the early years, each with a different face. Starting from a floating melody, moving to a song where the heat of rock comes to the front, and then to a delicate texture where the voice and the empty space stand out, the sequence brings out the range of the band. Around Nonadaptation in 2020 recognition spread to listeners abroad, and the music began to be described as carrying a psychedelic texture.

The single Kidd in 2023 anticipated the sharper sound of the recent years. In 2025 Twit Winter, Remember!, New Romantic and NOW followed one after another, setting out the present shape centred on Hwang So-yoon. A Long Dream, then NAN CHUN, then NOW runs through the floating melody, the delicate texture and where they stand now.

Editors' take A Long Dream / NAN CHUN / NOW — an indie rock band led by Hwang So-yoon, from floating melody through heat to the present in three songs.

KPOP DISCOVER editorial team

Trivia worth knowing

Entry point

A Long Dream is the quickest route into the early texture of the band, and watching the music video next to a live clip exposes the difference in temperature.

Signature song

NAN CHUN is the signature song on streaming, opening quietly before the band sound spreads out.

Central figure

Hwang So-yoon also records solo as So!YoON!, which helps explain where SE SO NEON stands now.

Spelling

The Latin spelling SE SO NEON runs alongside the Korean 새소년, so searches on streaming services and official channels turn up both forms.

Releases

NOW, from 2025, joins earlier singles to new material and is the reason not to stop at the first few songs.

Videos

Mixing in I'm LIVE and official concert footage brings out a rougher playing feel than the studio recordings.

Frequently asked questions

What defines SE SO NEON?
A Long Dream floats, The Wave and NAN CHUN burn hotter, and the recent Kidd and NOW sharpen the edges of both the sound and the visuals.
Why should a new listener start with SE SO NEON?
Worth your time if a distinctive singer fronting a rock band interests you more than a large cast.
Which songs should a new listener try first?
Start with A Long Dream, NAN CHUN, Kidd, then continue to the official video index.