Notes
NotesLonger pieces I've written about MEMI: her covers, her shows, where her sound comes from, and her records.
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2026.09.18
2 min read
SETUPEXE × MEMI, a clothing collaboration
SETUPEXE X MEMI is a clothing collection, not a single: six pieces made with the Seoul streetwear label SETUP-EXE, on sale through MUSINSA from 21 September.
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2026.09.09
4 min read
Who MEMI covers, counted
523 cover clips, the oldest from May 2017. She posted the most in 2022, the year her solo records started, and fewer in every year since.
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2026.09.08
5 min read
MEMI live, 2012 to 2026
Fifty-four shows across fourteen years. The thin stretch from 2017 to 2021 is when her band was on hold for military service and she was playing in another one.
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2026.09.06
4 min read
Where the sound comes from
A guitar teacher who laughed at her request, four years of blues and indie covers nobody was watching, and the guitars she plays now.
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2026.09.04
4 min read
A listener's guide to the records
Two short EPs and a long run of singles either side of them, from "Hate U" in 2022 to "BADidea" in 2026, and where to start.
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2026.04.11
3 min read
MEMI signs to DayOneDream
Four days, three announcements: an exclusive contract with BTOB's label, a first headline show on 9 May, and a London date that had already sold out before the Seoul tickets went on sale.
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