Kwon Jin-ah
Kwon Jin-ah (; born July 18, 1997) is a South Korean singer-songwriter and guitarist. She began her music career after winning third place on SBS' ''K-pop Star 3'' in 2014 and subsequently signing to Antenna Music. She debuted in 2016 with the full-length studio album ''One Strange Night''. Career 2013–2015: ''K-pop Star 3'' and pre-debut activities In 2013, Kwon became a contestant on ''K-pop Star 3'' and placed third in the competition. On May 13, 2014, it was announced that she had signed an exclusive contract with Antenna Music. On June 19, she released her first OST, "I Only See You", for the SBS drama ''You're All Surrounded''. Later that year, she featured on the song "She Said" from Yoo Hee-yeol's ''Da Capo'' album. In 2015, she and RM from BTS featured in the song "U" on Primary's album, ''2''. 2016–present: Debut In July 2015, Antenna Music announced that Kwon's debut album was nearing completion, with an expected release date in September 2015. It was pushed b ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Busan
Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, with its port being Korea's busiest and the sixth-busiest in the world. The surrounding "Southeastern Maritime Industrial Region" (including Ulsan, South Gyeongsang, Daegu, and some of North Gyeongsang and South Jeolla) is South Korea's largest industrial area. The large volumes of port traffic and urban population in excess of 1 million make Busan a Large-Port metropolis using the Southampton System of Port-City classification . Busan is divided into 15 major administrative districts and a single county, together housing a population of approximately 3.6 million. The full metropolitan area, the Southeastern Maritime Industrial Region, has a population of approximately 8 million. The most densely built-up areas of the city are situated in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sunwoo Jung-a
Sunwoo Jung-a (Hangul: 선우정아, born May 11, 1985), is a South Korean musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer who has worked with numerous Korean artists including IU, Suran (singer), GD & TOP, 2NE1, Lee Haeri, Lee Hi, and San E Jung San (; born ), more commonly known by his stage name San E (), is a South Korean rapper. He debuted in 2010 under JYP Entertainment, where he was the label's first solo rapper. He left the company in 2013 to sign with hip hop label Brand Ne .... She released her debut album, ''Masstige'', on May 10, 2006. Discography Studio albums Extended plays Singles Other charted songs Soundtrack appearances Production credits Filmography TV Program Awards and nominations References {{Authority control 1985 births Living people South Korean rhythm and blues singers South Korean pop singers 21st-century South Korean women singers Seonu clan of Taiyuan ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Peppertones
Peppertones (Hangul: 페퍼톤스), is a Korean rock band formed in 2003 by Shin Jae-pyung and Lee Jang-won. The pair met as computer science students at KAIST in Daejeon. The band's first EP album ''A Preview'' was released in 2004. They released their first album, ''Colorful Express'', in 2005. Members * Shin Jae-pyung (신재평) a.k.a. Sayo - guitar, vocals (born June 19, 1981) * Lee Jang-won (이장원) a.k.a. Noshel - bass, vocals (born August 30, 1981) History Shin Jae-pyung and Lee Jang-won both graduated from the Department of Computer Science at KAIST. The duo met as members of KAIST's Folk Club and Rock Club. Originally, Shin Jae-pyung was part of a pop band, while Lee Jang-won was part of a folk band. Lee Jang-won's band then was named "Triangular Rice Balls and Konjac Jelly" (삼각 주먹밥 과 곤약젤리) because he was eating just these two food items to save money to buy a guitar. Their respective bands took part in KAIST's creative song festival, which Le ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Park Sae-byul
Park Saebyul (; born October 24, 1985) is a South Korean indie singer-songwriter. Life and career Park Saebyul was born in Seoul and graduated from Yonsei University in 2010 with a major in psychology. Before her debut, she served as a keyboard session for stages and album of Lucid Fall. In 2008, she released her first mini-album 《Diary》, and in March 2010, the first regular album 《새벽별 (Morning Star)》 written and produced by herself was released. As a radio DJ, she hosted "아름다운 동요세상 (Beautiful World of Children's Songs)" on the education channel EBS from March 6, 2011 to February 28, 2012. Saebyul also contributes of dubbing the singing voice of main characters in Disney films. In 2007 she provided the singing voice of Giselle in the Korean dubbing of Enchanted, and in 2010 she provided the singing voice of Rapunzel in the Korean dubbing of Tangled in all the songs, except for Healing Incantation. In 2014 she sang for the Korean dubbing of Tinke ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jung Jae-hyung
Jung Jae-hyung (; born January 12, 1970) is a South Korean pop singer-songwriter, pianist and film music composer. Currently, his agency is the Antenna. Biography Jung Jae-hyung was born in Seoul and graduated from Hanyang University's College of Music, with a major in composition. Before his debut, he was not affected by any kind of pop music and immersed only in classical music. He made his debut in K-pop in 1995 as part of the group 'Basis(베이시스)' with his college classmates. Basis had its heyday with the success of several titles across three albums. In 1999, the band split and Jung went to France to attend École Normale de Musique de Paris. During his staying in Paris, he specialized in film music and piano performance and participated in four film productions in South Korea. In 2008 he returned to Korea and released his third album entitled "For Jacqueline", six years after his last album dedicated to the public. In April 2009 he released regular album entitled ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jung Seung-hwan (singer)
Jung Seung-hwan (born August 21, 1996) is a South Korean singer signed under Antenna. He is best known as the runner-up contestant in SBS' '' K-pop Star Season 4''. He is best known for his cover performance of Kim Johan's I Want to Fall in Love (사랑에 빠지고 싶다) on K-pop Star 4 The fourth season of the South Korean reality television competition show ''K-pop Star'' premiered on SBS on November 23, 2014, airing Sunday evenings at 4:50 pm KST as part of the ''Good Sunday'' lineup. Yang Hyun-suk, Park Jin-young, and You ... and dominated the Melon Charts for weeks. Before he made his debut, he became popular with his hit OST 'If It Was You (너였다면)'. Throughout his career, he has released several OSTs that have charted. He made his debut in November 2016 with the EP ''His Voice'' and later released his full studio album, 'Spring Again', in February 2018. In April 2019, he released his second EP, ''Dear, My Universe''. In May 2021, he released his third EP, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lee Jin-ah
Lee Jin-ah (; born March 16, 1991) is a South Korean singer-songwriter and jazz pianist. After finishing in third place on SBS's ''K-pop Star 4'', she signed with Antenna in 2015. Her distinctive musical style combines jazz with pop and R&B, often featuring whimsical lyrics. Personal life Lee Jin-ah majored in applied music at Seoul Institute of the Arts. In 2011, she took part in ''Gospel Star C season 1'', the CCM singer audition program of the C-channel, as a member of the team called "Snowdrop”, reaching the final TOP 10. On March 5, 2012, she participated in the 9th ''Tune Up'', a musician-support program of the CJ Cultural Foundation, as "JinA" and was finally selected as the musician in the 9th ''Tune Up''. Lee debuted in 2013 with her first album, ''Invisible''. Kim Soo-jin, music director, who produced the OST of famous dramas such as ''White Tower'', ''Sign'', and ''Seon-deok Queen'' produced this album. Lee Han-jin, the professor of applied music at Seoul Inst ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lee Soo-jung
Crystal Yi (born 1993), known by the stage name Chai or her Korean name Lee Soo-jung (), is a Korean-American singer-songwriter. She is best known for winning SBS's ''K-pop Star 5''. Career In 2015–2016, Yi participated in the fifth season of the audition talent show ''K-pop Star''. She finished in first place with a perfect score of 300 points and selected Antenna as her agency. After winning the competition, she returned to Chicago to finish her senior year as an art major at the University of Illinois at Chicago. During this time, in February 2017, she self-released the single "Color You", featuring the Chicago-based duo Iris Temple. In April 2017, she released a music video for "Thirst Trap", a single she had originally released in 2015 prior to joining ''K-pop Star''. In September 2017, she took part in Antenna's label concert series ''With Antenna'', which toured South Korea and the US. Later that year, she featured on the winter duet single "When You Fall" with Sam ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lucid Fall
Jo Yun-suk (; born March 18, 1975), known by the stage name Lucid Fall (), is a South Korean singer-songwriter. He began his music career in 1997 as a member of the band Misoni (), but has been most prolific as a solo artist, having released nine studio albums since 2001. Lucid Fall's musical style incorporates folk, pop, and bossa nova. Since moving to Jeju Island in 2014 and becoming a tangerine orchardist, his output has also included ambient compositions. He uses a nylon guitar as his primary instrument and is known for his poetic lyrics. Biography Lucid Fall was born Jo Yun-suk in 1975 in Seoul, South Korea. His family moved to Busan where he spent most of his childhood and attended high school. Musical career In 1993, Lucid Fall won the bronze award at the 5th Yoo Jae-ha Music Contest ( 유재하 음악경연대회) with "A Song of Mirror". He formed the band Misoni in March 1997, serving as a lead vocalist and guitarist. They performed around Hongdae and eventually r ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Antenna (record Label)
Antenna (Hangul: 안테나) is a South Korean record label founded by You Hee-yeol of the band Toy in 1997. Formerly an independent label, it was fully incorporated as a subsidiary under Kakao Entertainment in August 2021. History South Korean musician You Hee-yeol, known as Toy, founded the indie record label Toy Music in 1997. In the following decade, the label published several albums by artists including Lucid Fall, Kim Yeon-woo, Dear Cloud, and You Hee-yeol himself. In 2007, the label's name was changed to Antenna Music. The modern electronic band Peppertones signed under Antenna Music in 2008, followed by pianist Jung Jae-hyung following completion of his degree from the École Normale de Musique de Paris, and singer-songwriter Park Sae-byul. From 2013 to 2017, You Hee-yeol served as a judge on Seasons 3–6 of the reality television competition show ''K-pop Star''. During this time, Sam Kim, Kwon Jin-ah, Jung Seung-hwan, Lee Jin-ah and Lee Soo-jung signed to the labe ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gaon Music Chart
The Circle Chart (), previously known as the Gaon Music Chart or the Gaon Chart (), tabulates the relative weekly popularity of songs and albums in South Korea. It is produced by the Korea Music Content Association and sponsored by South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Founded in 2010. History Gaon Chart was launched in February 2010 by the Korea Music Content Association, under the sponsorship of the South Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, with the aim to create a domestic national chart similar to the ''Billboard'' charts of the United States and the Oricon charts of Japan. The word ''gaon'', which means "middle" or "center" in Korean, was chosen to represent fairness and reliability. The chart started tracking sales from the beginning of that year. A small awards ceremony was held in conjunction with the launch ceremony on February 23, at the Westin Chosun hotel in Seoul. Girl group Girls' Generation was awarded the Top Artist of January, b ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Circle Chart
The Circle Chart (), previously known as the Gaon Music Chart or the Gaon Chart (), tabulates the relative weekly popularity of songs and albums in South Korea. It is produced by the Korea Music Content Association and sponsored by South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Founded in 2010. History Gaon Chart was launched in February 2010 by the Korea Music Content Association, under the sponsorship of the South Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, with the aim to create a domestic national chart similar to the ''Billboard'' charts of the United States and the Oricon charts of Japan. The word ''gaon'', which means "middle" or "center" in Korean, was chosen to represent fairness and reliability. The chart started tracking sales from the beginning of that year. A small awards ceremony was held in conjunction with the launch ceremony on February 23, at the Westin Chosun hotel in Seoul. Girl group Girls' Generation was awarded the Top Artist of January, boy ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |