1TYM (Korean: 원타임, pronounced as "One Time") was a four-member South Korean group. They were

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(also known as Park Hong-jun), Oh Jinhwan, Song Baekyoung, and Danny Im (also known as Im Taebin).

History

In the late 1990s, YG CEO

Yang Hyun Suk Yang Hyun-suk (born January 9, 1970) is a South Korean music executive, rapper, dancer, songwriter, and record producer. He rose to fame as a member of Seo Taiji and Boys during the 1990s. After the group disbanded, he founded and became the E ...

had his trainees perform as a group named MF family which was named after an apparel brand called Majah Flavah! created by Sean of the Korean hiphop group

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. The group initially had seven members, which three of them later departed. They originally participated in the song "No more(이제 더 이상)"in the album "The Real" by Jinusean as a featured artist in January 1998. Teddy and Danny grew up in

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and were discovered there when they were teenagers by a producer who worked with

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. After auditioning for Yang, the two were signed to his new label,

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, and moved to

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. Teddy, Danny, and rappers Jinhwan and Baekyoung debuted as 1TYM in 1998 with the album, ''One Time for Your Mind''. It was one of the best-selling albums of the year and won several major awards.

Hiatus

1TYM went on hiatus in 2006 due to Oh's

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. Although they never officially disbanded they have not been active as a group since then. Their last performance was in 2008, when they were guests for

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's Japan Concert "Stand Up". Oh and Song both left the entertainment industry and have since married and started their own families. Song most recently made an appearance on ''

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'' alongside fellow first-generation K-pop idol singers

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and Kim Tae-woo of

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and

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. He stated that he and Oh were business partners and run a restaurant together.

Members

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– rap, leader * Oh Jin-hwan – rap * Song Baek-kyoung – rap *

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– vocals

Discography

Studio albums

Music videos

Awards

KMTV Music Awards

Golden Disk Awards The Golden Disc Awards (, formerly spelled the Golden Disk Awards before 2015) is an annual South Korean major music awards ceremony that honors achievements in the local music industry. The awards ceremony was founded with the purpose to promo ...

SBS Music Awards

References

External links

* (in Korean) {{DEFAULTSORT:1tym YG Entertainment artists South Korean boy bands South Korean hip hop groups K-pop music groups Musical groups from Seoul Musical groups established in 1998