Naul | |
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| 유나얼 | |
 Naul in 2014 | |
| Born | Yoo Na-ul (1978-09-23)September 23, 1978 (age 46) |
| Occupation |
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| Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | In Next Music |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 유나얼 |
| Revised Romanization | Yu Na-eol |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yu Naŏl |
Musical artist | |
Yoo Na-ul (Korean: 유나얼; born September 23, 1978),[1] better known by the mononymNaul (Hangul: 나얼), is a South Korean singer, artist, and member ofBrown Eyed Soul, signed under in Next Music.[2][3][4][5] He released his debut solo album,Back to the Soul Flight, on January 8, 2005.[2] Naul has worked as a professor of music forKorea Nazarene University.[citation needed]
During high school Naul participated in an a cappella group with his friends and in 1996, the group progressed to the finals in a radio program contest called "A starry night".[6]
Naul made his debut with the four member R&B group Anthem. The group participated inSBS's New Era Music Competition in 1998, at which point they won the grand prize with the song "Letting You Go".[7] The band released an album the following year, but did not gain much popularity.[8][non-primary source needed]
In 2001 Naul paired with Yoon Gun for the duo Brown Eyes. Naul provided main vocals and the cover art for their albums, while Yoon Gun provided backup vocals and composed and produced the music. They were well received and sold well.[9][10] The duo disbanded in 2003 after releasing two albums, but reunited in 2008 for a third album.[citation needed]
Having a period of hiatus after 2nd album of 'Brown Eyes', Naul organized a band called 'Brown Eyed Soul' with three more people (Jungyub, Yongjun, Sung Hoon).[11]
Naul has released several solo albums, the second of which was predominantly composed of song covers.[12] In September 2012 he releasedPrinciple of My Soul, which contained original songs. The single "Memories of Wind" charted as number one[specify].[13] On March 28, 2018, his 2nd full album,Sound Doctrine, was released.[14]
Naul took classes on art and design in college. He has painted the artwork for some of his albums and some of his work has been curated in a charity exhibition.[15]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [16] | |||
| Back to the Soul Flight |
| 12 |
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| Principle of My Soul |
| 2 |
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| Sound Doctrine |
| 10 |
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| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [16] | |||
| Emptiness in Memory (기억의 빈자리) |
| 15 |
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| Gloria |
| 7 |
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| Baby Funk |
| 7 |
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales(DL) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [23] | ||||
| "One's Way Home" (귀로) | 2005 | — | — | Back to the Soul Flight |
| "O Perfect Love" | 2011 | — | I Am Melody, Vol. 1 | |
| "Be Not Dismayed Whatever Betide" | — | I Am Melody, Vol. 2 | ||
| "Memory of the Wind" (바람기억) | 2012 | 1 |
| Principle of My Soul |
| "Living in the Same Time" (같은 시간 속의 너) | 2015 | 1 |
| Brown Eyed Soul Single Project |
| "I Surrender All" | — | — | I Am Melody, Vol. 3 | |
| "Emptiness in Memory" (기억의 빈자리) | 2017 | 1 |
| Emptiness in Memory |
| "Gloria" | 80 |
| Sound Doctrine | |
| "Baby Funk" | 2018 | — | — | |
| "Feel Like" | 84 | |||
| "For Each Other's Sake" | 2020 | 33 | Non-album single | |
| "I Still Love You" (서로를 위한 것) | 2023 | 188 | Soul Pop City | |
| "Dayspring" (걸음을 멈추는 날) | 65 | Naul <Ballad Pop City> | ||
| "Word" | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Even for a Moment" (잠시라도 우리) (withSung Si-kyung) | 13 | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||
| Year | Title | Album | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | "Memory of the Wind" (바람기억)[28] | Principle of My Soul | APRILSHOWER FILM |
| 2015 | "Living in the Same Time" (같은 시간 속의 너)[29] | Brown Eyed Soul Single Project | |
| 2017 | "Emptiness in Memory" (기억의 빈자리)[30] | Sound Doctrine | |
| "Gloria"[31] | |||
| 2018 | "Baby Funk"[32] | ||
| "널 부르는 밤"[33] |
