Akdong Musician (악동뮤지션), also known as AKMU, is a South Korean brother-sister duo under YG Entertainment. The two first appeared on South Korean television show K-Pop Star 2, a singing competition by SBS. The duo finished in 1st place, and signed an exclusive contract with YG Entertainment on May 24, 2012, a month after winning on the show.

The group has two members.

From order of left to right:

Chanhyuk (이찬혁) – Lead Vocalist, Rapper, Composer
Suhyun (이수현) – Main Vocalist

The siblings first chose their band name due to how easily it slips out of your mouth, but their mother gave the name an official meaning. She explained that “Ak” stands for the Chinese character “Rak,” which means to have fun, and “Dong” stands for the Chinese character meaning child. Essentially, their name means “children who love to have fun,” or a literal translation of “mischievous child.”