Lee Ji-rin (; born 1981), better known as Humming Urban Stereo () is a South Korean
electropop
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singer-songwriter. The
one-man band
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The simplest type of "one-man ban ...
debuted in 2004 with the
extended play
An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record. , ''Short Cake'', and has since released five full-length albums. Guest vocalists, notably the late Lee Jin-hwa (aka Humming Girl) and Shina-E, have appeared on many of Humming Urban Stereo's songs.
Career
Humming Urban Stereo's first album was ''Very Very Nice! and Short Cake'', released in January 2005. Its most popular song, "Hawaiian Couple", a top ten hit
[ S! Indie SpotlightHumming Urban Stereo, August 30, 2009, accessed May 24, 2011 from http://popseoul.com/2009/08/30/ps-indie-spotlight-humming-urban-stereo/] that reportedly sold over 500 000 downloads, came from the band's second album, ''Purple Drop'', released in March 2006.
Hawaiian Couple was also featured in the film
My Love, a popular 2007 South Korean romantic comedy, directed by
Lee Han
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Career
Lee Han graduated from Hanyang Un ...
.
In February 2007 the band released its third album, Baby Love.
In March 2012, the main female vocal "Humming Girl" Lee Jin-hwa died in Japan. Her cause of death was a heart disease. Lee Jin-hwa flew to Japan to study abroad in 2007 after singing for Humming Urban Stereo, and had been living alone since for six or seven years.
In 2013, Humming Urban Stereo came back with "Sparkle," a full-length album under Ji Rin's own label.
For the band's 10th anniversary, they released the album "Reform," covering old hits such as 'Scully Doesn't Know', 'Insomnia', 'Bullshit', 'Salad Day' and their biggest hit 'Hawaiian Couple' having guest vocals from mainstream artists such as
G.Na
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NS Yoon G,
Narsha
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of
Brown Eyed Girls
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They rose to popularity in 2008 ...
, and Ashley of
Ladies' Code
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.
Discography
Studio albums
Compilation albums
Extended plays
Awards and nominations
References
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South Korean electronic music groups
K-pop music groups
South Korean singer-songwriters