Seo Taiji and Boys
| Seo Taiji and Boys | |
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| General information | |
| origin | South Korea |
| Genre (s) | K-pop , rock , hip-hop , R&B |
| founding | 1992 |
| resolution | 1996 |
| Last occupation | |
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Seo Taiji Yang Hyun-suk Lee Ju-no |
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Seo Taiji and Boys ( kor. 서태지와 아이들 ; also called Taiji Boys for short ) were a three - piece K-pop band from South Korea .
history
After the breakup of the South Korean metal band Sinawe , where Seo Taiji played as bass player, he founded his own band in 1992, called Seo Taiji and Boys . He teamed up with the dancers Yang Hyun-suk and Lee Ju-no , whom he met when he wanted to learn to dance from them. The theme song of their first album Seo Taiji & Boys was called Nan Arayo ( 난 알아요 ) and was a great success. The band fused elements of rock , hip-hop and breakdance with K-pop . She recorded four studio albums. Next to Nan Arayo , Come Back Home was one of their biggest hits. The band broke up in 1996 after just four years. Seo became a successful solo artist after retiring to the United States for a few years . Yang became a very successful businessman in the entertainment industry and is the founder and head of YG Entertainment , one of South Korea's three major labels . Lee also became a producer of pop groups such as Young Turks Club . Due to the great success of the band, the pop music market in South Korea had changed significantly and has since focused more on a younger target audience. As a result of the success of Seo Taiji and Boys, the music labels developed K-pop groups with young members such as HOT , Sechs Kies , Fin.KL and Shinhwa .
Discography
Studio albums
- Seo Taiji & Boys (1992)
- Seo Taiji & Boys II (1993)
- Seo Taiji & Boys III (1994)
- Seo Taiji & Boys IV (1995)
Live and best of albums
- Taiji Boys Live & Techno Mix (1992)
- Seotaiji and Boys '93 마지막 축제 (Last Festival) (1994)
- Taiji Boys '95 다른 하늘 이 열리고 (Farewall to Sky) (1995)
- Seotaiji and Boys Goodbye Best Album (1996)
- Sidae-Yoogam 시대 유감 - 時代 遺憾 Regret of the Times (1996)
Web links
- Seo Taiji and Boys at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b K-pop still feels impact of Seo Taiji & Boys . In: The Korea Herald (March 23, 2012).
- ↑ 20th anniversary of Seo Taiji and Boys . In: The Korea Times (March 20, 2012).