Imugi이무기


Yery Cho and Carl Ruwhiu have tapped into a wide range of influences through their work as Imugi이무기 – everything from dance music to RnB to hip hop to synth-pop. The lyrics might be political on one track, then playful on the next. The laidback, good-time feel of their music quickly made them festival favourites. Despite being hyped as rising stars, they kept the focus on making work that was true to themselves.

Yery Cho first noticed Carl Ruwhiu in her Year 13 stats class at Rangitoto College – he often annoyed the teacher by turning up late. They connected with other music-loving students, who gathered in an empty classroom at lunchtimes to share the new tracks they’d been listening to, and a mutual friend suggested they should start creating music together.

Yery Cho at the Dragonfruit launch, 2020.
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Imugi이무기 performs Swimming live at Hopetoun Alpha, Auckland (2020)
Yery at the Tuning Fork, Auckland, for the Dragonfruit launch. Dan Waterson on drums.
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Imugi이무기 Perform 'Greensmoke' On Rubber Bands | Trash Recital Ep 1 (2021)
Imugi이무기: Carl Ruwhiu at the Tuning Fork, Auckland for the launch of Dragonfruit.
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Imugi이무기 performs Flea Market live at Hopetoun Alpha, Auckland (2020)
Imugi이무기 and Drax Project - Solace (2022)
Imugi이무기 at the Tuning Fork, Auckland, for the Dragonfruit launch, 2020.
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Imugi이무기 - Somebody Else official video (2020)
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Imugi이무기 - live for Radioactive 88.6 FM, Wellington (2019)
Imugi이무기's 2020 Dragonfruit EP. Album artwork by Francine Bridge.
Imugi이무기 perform 'Swimming' featuring Hans. live at the Ellen Melville Centre for 95bFM's Drive Island (2021)
Imugi이무기 - TTYL live at Parachute Studios (2022)
Imugi이무기 - Portals official video (2021)
Dbldbl - Lemon Drop feat. Imugi이무기 (2022)
"How can music evoke an extraterrestrial feeling?" Jess Fu interviews Yery Cho and Carl Ruwhiu from Imugi이무기 for Amplified (2023)
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Imugi이무기 perform 'TTYL' live at the Ellen Melville Centre for 95bFM's Drive Island (2019)
Imugi이무기 - Greensmoke music video (2019)
Imugi이무기 in 2019
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Yery Cho

Carl Ruwhiu

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