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Suddenly (J-Walk Album)
''Suddenly'' is the debut album by Korean duo male group J-Walk (Korean band), J-Walk. Former Sechskies members, Kim Jae Duc and Jang Su Won, return as a project group with the name J-Walk (Korean band), J-Walk. Their comeback/debut album has been diligently prepared since their breakup, May 2000. The featured song "Suddenly" contains crossover jazz, R&B-ish songs with a pop/ballad format. ''Suddenly'' was released on 21 March. According to Recording Industry Association of Korea, as of the end of December 2002, the album has sold a cumulative total of 119,317 copies. This album achieved great success so they won SBS Gayo Daejeon Popularity Award with former Sechs Kies member Kang Sunghun (singer), Kang Sunghun in 2002. Track listing References * {{Authority control 2002 debut albums J-Walk (South Korean band) albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
J-Walk (Korean Band)
J-Walk (Hangul: 제이워크) is a South Korean musical duo formed by two Sechs Kies members. As of 2016, they are under YG Entertainment after reunited with their group Sechs Kies in the label. Members * Jang Suwon (장수원) - vocals * Kim Jaeduck (김재덕) - choreography & rap History After Sechskies had disbanded in 2000, 2 years later, Kim Jaeduck and Jang Suwon formed a duet under Kiss Entertainment, releasing two albums in 2002. Their debut hit "''Suddenly (J-Walk album), Suddenly''" was very popular among fans, and it went as high as No. 2 on the music charts. However, their follow up album "Someday (J-Walk album), Someday" was not as successful. They won SBS Gayo Daejeon Popularity Award with former Sechs Kies member Kang Sunghun (singer), Kang Sunghun in 2002. there were talks of releasing a third album for J-Walk. In 2007, they signed with Warner Music Group, Vitamin Entertainment and released first mini albums ''Sun Shower(여우비)''after a five-year hiatu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
K-Pop
K-pop (), short for Korean popular music, is a form of popular music originating in South Korea as part of South Korean culture. It includes styles and genres from around the world, such as pop, hip hop, R&B, experimental, rock, jazz, gospel, reggae, electronic dance, folk, country, disco, and classical on top of its traditional Korean music roots. The term "K-pop" became popular in the 2000s, especially in the international context. The Korean term for domestic pop music is ''gayo'' (), which is still widely used within South Korea. While "K-pop" can refer to all popular music or pop music from South Korea, it is colloquially often used in a ''narrower'' sense for any Korean music and artists associated with the entertainment and idol industry in the country, regardless of the genre. The more modern form of the genre, originally termed "rap dance", emerged with the formation of the hip hop boy band Seo Taiji and Boys, in 1992. Their experimentation with different sty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Someday (J-Walk Album)
''Someday'' is the second album by Korean duo male group J-Walk. Korean male duo, Kim Jae Duc and Jang Su Won (former Sechskies members)is back with their Vol. 2 Someday. The album was released in October 2002, seven months after the first album. The featured song "Someday" contains fusion-style jazz and bossa flavors, with a sweet melody. The string part is performed by Korean top musicians. This album, again, is produced by Ahn Sung-Il, who was in charge of their debut album Suddenly. According to Recording Industry Association of Korea, as of the end of December 2002, the album has sold a cumulative total of 54,410 copies. This album consolidate their position so they won SBS Gayo Daejeon ''SBS Gayo Daejeon'' (, broadly ''SBS'' '' Battle of the Bands'') is an annual televised music festival that is broadcast by the Seoul Broadcasting System at the end of each year. The program first aired in 1997, and awards were given to musica ... Popularity Award with former Sechs Kies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sechskies
Sechs Kies (pronounced as ; ko, 젝스키스) is a first generation South Korean boy band. Making their debut on April 15, 1997, they are one of the first K-pop idol groups, credited with pioneering the idol scene and fandom culture. The group currently consists of the following active members Eun Ji-won, Lee Jai-jin, Kim Jae-duck, and Jang Su-won. Sechs Kies formally disbanded on May 20, 2000 and re-united on April 14, 2016. On May 10, 2016, they signed a contract with YG Entertainment and continue to promote as a team. Formation Eun Ji-won was scouted at a nightclub by DSP Entertainment's CEO while studying abroad in Hawaii, along with Kang Sung-hoon. The agency originally planned to debut Eun Ji-won and Kang Sung-hoon in South Korea as a duo, but with the success of SM Entertainment's male idol group H.O.T., the agency shifted gears to debut a six-member male idol group instead. Kim Jae-duck and Lee Jai-jin at the time were members of a dance crew called Quicksilver in B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Jae Duc
Kim Jae-duck (born August 7, 1979) is a South Korean singer, rapper, and choreographer. He is known as a member of Sechs Kies, which was a rival band to the top boy group in the 90's, H.O.T. and reunited in 2016. When Sechs Kies disbanded in 2000, he started a new band, J-Walk with Jang Suwon, also from Sechs Kies. Kim is known for his Busan accent and his nickname is "Ducky" as a reference to his name. Career Early years and formation of SechsKies Kim and fellow Busan native Lee Jai-jin formed a dance crew called Quicksilver, and was selected as a trainee in Lee Juno's company. Lee Juno was famous as Seo Taiji and Boys' member. At that time Lee Ho yeon, Daesung Entertainment's CEO, asked him to recommend an idol group member. That is how he became a Sechs Kies's membe In 2016, Kang Sung-hoon (singer), Kang Sung-hoon said that he had watched the audition tape and chosen Kim as a member for his superior dancing skill. The duo moved to Seoul to finish high school while train ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jang Su Won
Jang Su-won (born July 16, 1980) is a South Korean singer. He is best known as a member of the South Korean boy group Sechs Kies and the duet group J-Walk, along with fellow Sechs Kies member Kim Jae-duck.Gang, Hye-ran (강혜란) (2010-01-23TV 음악프로에 나들이 나온 사라 장(in Korean) JoongAng Ilbo Career SechsKies Jang Su-won followed a friend to try out for DSP audition and got selected. At the interview, he said he was good at nothing and was picked because of this honest answer. It was revealed later that Kang Sung-hun, who had the power of choosing members, chose him for his good looks and positive attitude. He was in his second year of high school when he debuted as Sechs Kies in 1997. He was known to be the most considerate and the youngest of member of the group. Though he had little parts in the group, he was noted for his ease at singing. Sechs Kies achieved great success and became an icon of the 1990s. However, they suddenly disbanded after promotio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SBS Gayo Daejeon
''SBS Gayo Daejeon'' (, broadly ''SBS'' '' Battle of the Bands'') is an annual televised music festival that is broadcast by the Seoul Broadcasting System at the end of each year. The program first aired in 1997, and awards were given to musical artists from 1997 to 2006. The awards ceremony portion of the festival was revived in 2014 and discontinued the following year. Hosts Music festival (2007–2013) 2007 Performers at the 2007 festival included Big Bang, CL, F.T. Island, G.Soul, Girls' Generation, Jinusean, Lim Jeong-hee, SeeYa, Seven (Korean singer), Se7en, SG Wannabe, Super Junior, The Grace (group), The Grace, Wonder Girls, Younha, and 1TYM. The festival ended with a performance by boy band Shinhwa in celebration of their tenth anniversary. 2008: Festival S The 2008 festival was divided into segments based on themes starting with the letter "S," including "Super Rookie," "Sexy," "Star Wars," and "Stand up." Performers included Big Bang, BoA, Brown Eyed Girls, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kang Sunghun (singer)
Kang Sung-hoon (hangul:강성훈, born February 22, 1980) is a South Korean singer, best known as a former member of the 90s South Korean boy group Sechs Kies. While in Sechskies, Sunghoon was the main vocalist. After SechsKies had disbanded in 2000, Sung-hoon pursued a solo singing career, signed under Laful Entertainment at the time. His nickname Hoony is the title for his third album. Sunghoon joined Sechskies for their reunion in 2016, but left the group in early 2019 due to ongoing scandals. Career SechsKies Kang Sung-hoon, who was studying abroad in Hawaii, was scouted by DSP Entertainment, along with friend Eun Ji-won in a nightclub. They were supposed to debut as a duo. However, as H.O.T. became such a big hit, DSP decided to make a six-member male idol group. But Kang Sung-hoon refused to join the six-member group. Lee Ho-yeon, the DSP CEO, persuaded Kang Sung-hoon by giving him right of veto. Accordingly, the other 4 members was selected with Kang Sung-hoon's consent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
