Black Beat (블랙 비트) was a South Korean

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formed by

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. The five-member group released an album ''Volume 1 - Black Beat #2002'' in 2002. They have not promoted as a group since

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2006. Several members are active as choreographers and vocal trainers for other SM Entertainment artists. In 2007, lead vocalist

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teamed up with Kim Sung-pil to form the R&B duo, ByJinSung. Black Beat was originally planned to be formed as a seven-member group before they debuted in 2000. They debuted as a five-member group during Lee Ji-hun's Dream Concert 2000 as back-up vocalists and dancers. Before 2002, Black Beat members performed as rappers and dancers for other artists. They have all performed as dancers for S.E.S.' "Dreams Come True" performances.

Performing with other artists

After joining SM Entertainment, Black Beat has appeared in many music videos and performances for other artists, mainly S.E.S. Other artists include

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, Dana, and Lee Ji-hun as dancers, backup vocals, choreographers, and rappers. A video clip of member Jae-won dancing with

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, a member of girl group

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, has also garnered a lot of attention. .

Former members

* Lee So-min (이소민) * Hwang Sang-hoon (황상훈) * Jung Ji-hoon (정지훈) * Shim Jae-won (심재원) *

(장진영)

Appearances in music videos

All five members (''dancers'') *Shinhwa's "All Your Dreams" Yoo Hyun-jae, Jung Ji Hun, Hwang Sang Hun, and Shim Jae-won (''dancers'') *BoA's "ID Peace B" *BoA's "Sara" Yoo Hyun-jae (''dancer'') and Shim Jae-won (''rapper'') *S.E.S.' "Twilight Zone" Yoo Hyun-jae (''dancer'') *S.E.S.' " I love you" Shim Jae-won (''as a thief; dancer'') *H.O.T.'s "We Are the Future" *TVXQ's "Why (Keep Your Head Down)" *TVXQ's "I Don't Know" *TVXQ's "Superstar" *BoA's "Only One" Jang Jin-young (''as the younger

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'') *Shinhwa's "Wedding March" *Shinhwa's "All Your Dream" (''Both Original & 2018 Remake Alongside M.I.L.K Bomi'')

Discography

* ''Volume 1 - Black Beat #2002 - The First Performance #001 (November 3, 2002)'' # Intro (Can't You Feel) # The Fan # 날개 (Wing) # Lover # In The Sky # Black Beat # Dangerous # 회상 # Y (Tell Me Why) # 헤어지기전 # Shine # Night Fever # 친구 (Friend) # In The Sky (Radio Edited) (Bonus Track

Joint discography

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Summer Vacation in SMTown.com SM Town (stylized as SMTOWN) is a musical collective for the recording artists under South Korean entertainment company SM Entertainment. SM Town artists have performed at the annual SM Town Live world tours since the SM Town Live '08 Asia tour ...

'' June 10, 2002 *'' 2002 Winter Vacation in SMTown.com - My Angel My Light'' December 6, 2002 *'' 2003 Summer Vacation in SMTown.com'' June 18, 2003 *'' 2004 Summer Vacation in SMTown.com'' July 2, 2004 *''

2006 Summer SMTown SM Town (stylized as SMTOWN) is a musical collective for the recording artists under South Korean entertainment company SM Entertainment. SM Town artists have performed at the annual SM Town Live world tours since the SM Town Live '08 Asia tour ...

'' June 20, 2006 *'' 2006 Winter SMTown - Snow Dream'' December 12, 2006

Awards

References

External links

Black Beat Official Site

SM Entertainment's Official Site

Black Beat on empas people
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