Kang Ki‑young, known professionally as Dalpalan, was born on 16 July 1966 in
Seoul, South Korea, and has worked as a composer and music director. After
graduating from Yongsan High School, he played bass in the band Little Sky and
later joined the heavy‑metal group Sinawe, before forming H 2 O and eventually
the punk‑techno outfit Pippi Band. His breakthrough came in 1997 with the techno
single "The Fool Bus" and the subsequent album Whistle Star, which marked the
first Korean techno solo release. Dalpalan transitioned to film scoring with Bad
Movie (1997) and Lies (1999), and co...