Artist
MELKI
MELKI is a South Korean electronic music artist and student of KIRARA. Her debut album MELanKOlI was released in 2025, spanning eight tracks: six original compositions and three remixes from HWI, Gloomy, and rawfi.
The album opens with the ethereal "Theia" before moving into "BODY BREAK," an industrial track built from percussive samples and melodic threads. Korean Indie described MELKI as "an organic crafter of tones and beats" following the release. Other tracks include "Would u die 4 me," a chaotically pressured piece with an energy compared to Takashi Miike's cinema, and "co3ea baby," a club track built on layered, pulsing bass. The album closes with "Everything but u shatters me," a companion piece to the opening "Theia." Three remixes extend the core material: HWI reworks "cor3a baby," while Gloomy and rawfi each take "BODY BREAK" into different emotional registers.
"BODY BREAK" won Best Electronic Song at the 2026 Korean Music Awards, the same ceremony at which her mentor KIRARA took Best Electronic Album for her self-titled LP. The dual win at the 23rd Korean Music Awards became one of the ceremony's emotional highlights and the most talked-about moment of Korea's underground electronic music year.
1 articles2 creditsDebut: August 4, 2025South Korean
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Discography
2025
MELanKOlIAlbum
Solo artist
2025
BODY BREAKSingle
Solo artist
Fans Also Ask
What award did MELKI win at the 2026 Korean Music Awards?
At the 23rd Korean Music Awards in February 2026, MELKI won Best Electronic Song for Body Break. The moment was particularly emotional as her mentor KIRARA simultaneously won Best Electronic Album for the self-titled Kirara -- a historic mentor-student double sweep in the electronic categories.
Who is MELKI's mentor?
MELKI studied under KIRARA, one of South Korea's most respected electronic music producers. Their bond was publicly celebrated at the 2026 Korean Music Awards, where both won -- KIRARA for Best Electronic Album and MELKI for Best Electronic Song, marking a rare mentor-student sweep at the ceremony.
What is MELKI's debut album?
MELKI's debut album MELanKOlI was released in 2025, spanning eight tracks including six original compositions. The album introduced Body Break as a standout single, which went on to win Best Electronic Song at the 23rd Korean Music Awards.
What does the album title MELanKOlI mean?
MELanKOlI is a play on the word 'melancholy,' with MELKI's name embedded within it. The title reflects the introspective emotional quality woven through her debut project, blending personal vulnerability with electronic production across eight tracks.
