Originally from Paju, South Korea, bela (they/them) is a musician and performance artist based in Berlin and Prague. Their work combines electronic music with pungmul—a Korean folk tradition rooted in agricultural rituals and social movements—and raw vocals influenced by extreme metal. Using heavy distortions and guttural cries, bela turns pungmul into a ritual of queer rage and grief. Their debut album 'Noise and Cries 굉음과 울음' (2024) was co-released on Subtext and Unsound. bela also collaborates on audio visual performances with Theresa Baumgartner and Lukas Feigelfeld and performs improvised vocals with AKA HEX (Aïsha Devi and Slikback). As a DJ, bela focuses on system music with deep, heavy rhythms, moving through genres like Bass, Dubstep, Grime, and UK Garage.