SG Wannabe
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SG Wannabe is a popular South Korean ballad
Ballad
A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of British and Irish popular poetry and song from the later medieval period until the 19th century and used extensively across Europe and later the Americas, Australia and North Africa. Many...

 trio that debuted in 2004 with their song, "Timeless". The three members are Kim Yong Jun (leader and subvocal), Kim Jin Ho (lead vocal), and Lee Seok Hoon (vocal). The group quickly became popular and the song, along with the music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...

, was played on cellular phones all over Korea, and their album topped the charts. Unlike other groups, SG Wannabe decided to abstain from promoting their music initially, declining to appear on music shows or in their own videos; the group has stated that they wish their audience will care more about the music, rather than their appearance.

Kim Yong Jun

Kim Yong Jun (김용준, 金勇俊, Whyme) was born on September 12, 1984 (age 27). After Chae Dong Ha left the group he became the leader and continued his position as subvocals. In 2006, he did a collaboration single, Must Have Love, with Brown Eyed Girls
Brown Eyed Girls
The Brown Eyed Girls , often abbreviated as B.E.G., is a South Korean girl group managed by Nega Network. The group consists of four members: Jea, Miryo, Narsha, and Ga-in. They've debuted as an R&B/ballad vocal group in 2006 and challenged themselves with different music genres. Rising to...

' Ga-In. Kim attended Kyung Hee Cyber University and majored in Global Business. He also appeared on MBC's Sunday Sunday Night
Sunday Sunday Night
Our Sunday Night is the longest-running South Korean television entertainment programme, distributed by MBC. It runs for 155 minutes, including roughly fifteen minutes of advertising...

Danbi segment and made a cameo appearance on MBC's Highkick Through the Roof!. Kim Yong Jun and actress Hwang Jung Eum
Hwang Jung Eum
Hwang Jung Eum is a Korean actress and former member of Sugar. In January 2009, she joined the cast of the MBC drama East of Eden.- Television series:* , 2012: Fullhouse 2*MBC, 2011: Can You Hear My Heart*SBS, 2010: Giant...

 starred as a couple in Ock Ju-hyun
Ock Ju-Hyun
Ock Joo-hyun is a K-pop singer and musical theatre actress, known mostly for her role as the lead singer for the South Korean girl group Fin.K.L...

's music video for "It's A Lie" and "Did You Really Hate My Love".

Kim Jin Ho

Kim Jin Ho (김진호, 金鎭浩) was born on May 21, 1986 (age 25). He is SG Wannabe's lead vocal. He attended Kyung Hee University and majored in Post-modern. In 2008, Kim Jin Ho won the "Best Vocal" award at Mnet 20's Choice. In 2010, he was awarded the Merit Award for helping in arresting a thief.

Lee Seok Hun

Lee Seok Hun (이석훈, 李石薰) was born on February 21, 1984 (age 27). He is one of the vocals for SG Wannabe. He attended Kyung Hee University and majored in Press Information. Lee replaced member Chae Dong Ha who left the group in 2008. Mnet Media
Mnet Media
Mnet Media is a South Korean entertainment company under the label CJ Group, headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. It produces, broadcasts, distributes and provides variety of music and entertainment. Once the home to top-selling groups such as Lee Hyori and SG Wannabe...

 held an audition to fill Chae Dong Ha's position. It was said the competition was 1:500. He joined SG Wannabe in 2008 and began his career as a member of SG Wannabe in the group's fifth album, My Friend. After joining SG Wannabe, he also released his own mini album in 2010.

Chae Dong Ha

Chae Dong Ha (채동하, 蔡東河) was born on June 23, 1981 (died May 27, 2011 aged 29). Chae attended Seoul Institute of the Arts
Seoul Institute of the Arts
Seoul Institute of the Arts was founded by Chi-Jin Yoo in 1962. The Ansan Campus was completed in February 2001 and is the designated centre of arts education, whilst the Namsan Campus is the center of art experience. SIA has 2400 students in 13 departments...

 and majored in Broadcasting and Kyung Hee Cyber University for Global Business. He first debuted in 2002 as a solo artist with Na Ture. He was the main vocal and leader for SG Wannabe when the group debuted until he left the group in March 2008 to purse a solo career. After leaving SG Wannabe, he released his second album Essay in 2009. In September 2010, he came back to the music scene with the track "Vanilla Sky" from his ballad single D-Day, which he wrote and composed. Chae was found dead in his apartment on May 27, 2011, where it seemed he had hung himself.

1st album: SG Wannabe+ (2004)

SG Wannabe debuted in 2004 with their first album, SG Wanna Be+. It was produced by Lee Kyung Sub and Park Keun Tae and famous music producers in Korea. The title track's music video for the album attracted media attention, as it featured top actors such as Seol Kyung-goo and Kim Nam-jin, and actresses Kim Yoon-jin, Kang Hye-jeong, and Seo Sung-min. The production costs were reportedly about 2 billion won. The group gained a reputation for being quite mysterious because they did not show their faces and did not star in any of their music videos. Nevertheless, their vocal abilities attracted many fans, and the album was an instant hit with pre-sales of 90,000 copies. Later in 2004, the group was recognized for their vocal ability with numerous awards, including nominations for Best Newcomer at the Golden Disc Awards and the Seoul Popular Music Awards.

2nd album: Saldaga (살다가) (While You Live) (2005)

On March 29, 2005, SG Wannabe released their second album. It included the two #1 hits "Sin & Punishment (죄와벌)", which received numerous awards both for the music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...

 and for the song itself, and "살다가 (While You Live)". Like its predecessor, "Saldaga" was able to attract media attention for the group's vocal ability, thus SG Wannabe became the only artist in 2005 to sell more than 400,000 copies of their album. On September 14, 2005, the group released the "Classic Odyssey", their 2.5 album. 1 billion Won (₩1,000,000,000) budget went into SG Wannabe's new remake album. It included hits such as "My Heart's Treasure Box" (내 마음의 보석상자). To top off the success of their 2nd album, SG Wannabe was awarded the prestigious Daesang (the "Artist Of The Year") from the Golden Disc award. When 2005 was over, SG Wannabe were ranked at #1, with over 400,000 copies sold of their 2nd album, and 12th, with 147,047 copies sold of their remake album on the year-end chart.

Third album: The 3rd Masterpiece (2006)

On April 11, 2006, the trio released the long anticipated third album, called The 3rd Masterpiece. Just like what they did in the second album (the music video had two parts; the first part was with the song "Crime and Punishment" (죄와벌), while the second part was with the song "As We Live" (살다가)), their third album also contained two-part music videos. The first part was with their new title song, "Partner for Life" (내 사람) starring Shinhwa
Shinhwa
Shinhwa is a popular South Korean boy band and hip hop group. The group has six members , and debuted on March 24, 1998. It has enjoyed massive success alongside the likes of Sechs Kies, g.o.d., Turbo , Fin. K.L., H.O.T. and S.E.S...

's Kim Dong Wan
Kim Dong Wan
Kim Dong Wan was born on 21 November 1979. He is a South Korean entertainer, known as a member of six-member boy band Shinhwa. He has since 2002 has been making a name for himself as an actor, with roles in television dramas such as A Farewell to Sorrow and Children of Heaven...

 and also featuring Jeong So-Young, and the second part was released with "Slowpoke" (느림보). Once again, the album manage to chart high, reaching #1 on numerous charts.

On November 18, 2006, they released a greatest hits compilation entitled SG Wannabe Best Album - The Precious History. It was a collection of their favorite songs from the past three albums and also included three new songs. They also released a music video for those songs which was called "Song of Love(사랑가) featuring Vibe", "Even If I Could See You (그저 바라볼 수만 있어도)", and "Ordinary People" featuring Hoo Ni-Hoon, Min Kyung-Hoon, Jang Hye-Jin.However, despite having high sales and topping the charts, they did not win another, though the group was nominated daesang.

4th album: The Sentimental Chord (2007)

Their highly anticipated 4th album, "The Sentimental Chord", was released on April 6, 2007, almost a year after their 3rd album. Again, they amazed the audience with their new title song "Arirang" (아리랑), which had the classic instruments of Korea playing as the background music. With the release of their 4th album and their title song, they went as the #1 in the Bugs Chart as well as the Korea monthly chart. The album was also number one on the "Top 20 Album Sales (May 2007)" with 44,618 copies sold in May and 125,450 sold altogether. They also released two special albums, "SG Wanna Be+" and "Story In New York." Both the special album manage to be successful as well, continuing SG Wannabe's popularity and success. Towards the end of the year, SG Wannabe was awarded their second daesang from the Golden Disk Awards, reigning as the top artist of the year. Selling almost 200,000 copies, The Sentimental Chord was the best-selling album of 2007 in Korea. In addition, several changes also occurred within the band, with member Chae Dong Hae leaving the group in order to focus on a solo career.

5th album: My Friend (2008)

As of April 23, 2008, SG Wannabe's fifth album had 85,000 pre-orders and counting. The album is slated to be released on April 24 with fourteen new tracks, including a Japanese
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...

 version of "I Miss You" (보고싶어). Both versions of "I Miss You" (보고싶어) were recorded with their former member Chae Dong-Ha. The Korean one was recorded with 4 people and the Japanese version was recorded by the original members. SG Wannabe's new member, Lee Suk Hoon, also made his debut performance on April 24 on "M!CountDown", singing the first track, "Lalala", on the new album.

6th Album: Gift From SG Wannabe (2009)

In 2009, SG Wannabe released Gift From SG Wannabe
Gift From SG Wannabe
Gift from SG Wannabe is the sixth Korean studio album by SG Wannabe. The album has so far sold 100,500 copies.-"I Love You":"I Love You" was the title song for this album. Yurisangja's Park Seung-hwa participated in the chorus of "I Love You"....

. They also released another song that has become a famous OST in many dramas titled "운명을 거슬러" ("Fate Reverse")

Korean

  • 2004: SG Wanna Be+
    SG Wanna Be+
    SG Wanna Be+ is SG Wannabe's first Korean studio album, released on January 20, 2004. It was produced by Lee Kyung-sub, Park Geun-tae and other famous music producers in South Korea. The group gained a reputation for being quite mysterious because they did not show their faces and did not star in...

    (Vol. 1)
  • 2005: Saldaga
    Saldaga
    Saldaga is the second Korean studio album by SG Wannabe. It included the two #1 hits "Sin and Punishment", which received numerous awards both for the music video and for the song itself, and "Saldaga"...

    (Vol. 2)
  • 2005: Classic Odyssey
    Classic Odyssey
    Classic Odyssey is the 2.5 studio album by SG Wannabe. It is said that a 1 billion won budget went into SG Wannabe's new remake album...

    (Vol. 2.5)
  • 2006: The 3rd Masterpiece
    The 3rd Masterpiece
    The 3rd Masterpiece is the third Korean studio album by SG Wannabe. Once again, the album manage to chart high, reaching #1 on numerous charts. The album has sold 335,545 copies including CD sales and digital disc sales...

    (Vol. 3)
  • 2006: The Precious History
    The Precious History
    The Precious History is the greatest hits compilation studio album by SG Wannabe. SG Wannabe released a greatest hits compilation entitled SG Wannabe Best Album - The Precious History. It was a collection of their favorite songs from the past three albums and also included three new songs...

    (Vol. 3.5)
  • 2007: The Sentimental Chord
    The Sentimental Chord
    The Sentimental Chord is the fourth Korean studio album by SG Wannabe. Again, they amazed the audience with their new title song "Arirang" , which had the classic instruments of Korea playing as the background music. With the release of their 4th album and their title song, they went as the #1 in...

    (Vol. 4)
  • 2007: Story In New York
    Story In New York
    -Music video:Two versions of the music video for "First Snow". SG Wannabe member, Chae Dong Ha, was featured as the male lead in the music video. The other two members, Kim Yong Yun and Kim Jin Ho were also featured in the music video....

    (Vol. 4.5)
  • 2008: My Friend (Vol. 5)
  • 2009: Gift From SG Wannabe
    Gift From SG Wannabe
    Gift from SG Wannabe is the sixth Korean studio album by SG Wannabe. The album has so far sold 100,500 copies.-"I Love You":"I Love You" was the title song for this album. Yurisangja's Park Seung-hwa participated in the chorus of "I Love You"....

    (Vol. 6)
  • 2010: SG Wannabe by SG Wannabe 7 Part.I
    SG Wannabe by SG Wannabe 7 Part.I
    SG Wannabe by SG Wannabe 7 Part.I is the first part of the seventh Korean studio album by SG Wannabe. The second part of the seventh album was slated to be released in November of the same year but was not released until March of 2011.-"Winter Tree":...

    (Vol. 7, Part 1)
  • 2011: SG Wannabe by SG Wannabe 7 Part.II
    SG Wannabe by SG Wannabe 7 Part.II
    SG Wannabe by SG Wannabe 7 Part.II is the second part of the seventh Korean studio album by SG Wannabe. IS Entermedia will be releasing 10,000 copies of a limited edition. SG Wannabe's representative said, "3 out of the 6 songs listed in the album were in competition to be the title song...

    (Vol. 7, Part 2)

Special editions

  • 2007: SG Wanna Be+ (Music 2.0 Special Edition) Vol. 1
  • 2008: SG Wanna Be+ (Music 2.0 Special Edition) Vol. 2

Korean

  • 2006: S.101 (with Kim Jong Kook
    Kim Jong Kook
    Kim Jong Kook is a South Korean singer. He was initially part of the Korean duo Turbo, and he later pursued a successful career as a solo artist.-Biography:...

    )
  • 2009: SG Wannabe & Sook Hee (with Sook Hee)
  • 2010: Winter Tree (from SG Wannabe by SG Wannabe 7 Part.I
    SG Wannabe by SG Wannabe 7 Part.I
    SG Wannabe by SG Wannabe 7 Part.I is the first part of the seventh Korean studio album by SG Wannabe. The second part of the seventh album was slated to be released in November of the same year but was not released until March of 2011.-"Winter Tree":...

     album)

Japanese

  • 2008: Get Along Together
  • 2008: In The Rain
  • 2010: Precious

Chorus participation

  • 2007: "Hello" (Choshinsung
    Choshinsung
    Choshinsung is a South Korean boy band formed under Mnet Media. Its six members specialized in the areas of singing, dance, acting, rap and pop. Since debut, the group gained popularity in South Korea, Japan, Thailand, and other East Asian countries....

    's first album)
  • 2008: "My Romeo" (Ock Ju-hyun
    Ock Ju-Hyun
    Ock Joo-hyun is a K-pop singer and musical theatre actress, known mostly for her role as the lead singer for the South Korean girl group Fin.K.L...

    's third album)

Music videos

  • 2004: "Timeless"
  • 2004: "I Loved You To Death"
  • 2005: "Saldaga"
  • 2005: "Sin and Punishment"
  • 2005: "Craze"
  • 2005: "My Heart's Treasure Chest"
  • 2006: "Nae saram: Partner For Life"
  • 2006: "Slowpoke"
  • 2006: "Untouchable"
  • 2006: "Gone with the Wind"
  • 2006: "Ordinary People"
  • 2006: "Love Song"
  • 2007: "Arirang"
  • 2007: "One Summer Day's Dream"
  • 2007: "Stay"
  • 2007: "First Snow"
  • 2007: "A Christmas Story"
  • 2008: "Lalala"
  • 2008: "Smooth Break-Up"
  • 2008: "I Miss You"
  • 2009: "I Love You" & "Cry Baby"
  • 2010: "Sunflower"
  • 2011: "Just"


Awards

Years Awards
2004
  • 2004 SBS Gayo daeJun: Best Newcomer
  • 19th Golden Disk Awards
    Golden Disk Awards
    The Golden Disk Awards is an awards show founded in 1986 that is presented annually by the Music Industry Association of Korea for outstanding achievements in the music industry in South Korea...

    : Best Newcomer (SG Wanna Be+
    SG Wanna Be+
    SG Wanna Be+ is SG Wannabe's first Korean studio album, released on January 20, 2004. It was produced by Lee Kyung-sub, Park Geun-tae and other famous music producers in South Korea. The group gained a reputation for being quite mysterious because they did not show their faces and did not star in...

    )
  • 19th Golden Disk Awards
    Golden Disk Awards
    The Golden Disk Awards is an awards show founded in 1986 that is presented annually by the Music Industry Association of Korea for outstanding achievements in the music industry in South Korea...

    : Best Music Video ("Timeless")
  • 15th Seoul Music Awards
    Seoul Music Awards
    The Seoul Music Awards is an awards show founded in 1990 that is presented annually by the Sports Seoul for outstanding achievements in the music industry in South Korea.- Categories :...

    : Best Newcomer
2005
  • 12th Korea Entertainment Award: Best Group
  • 2005 M.net KM Music Festival
    M.net KM Music Festival
    The Mnet Asian Music Awards , is a major music award show that is held by Mnet Media annually in South Korea, involving the participation of some of the most well-known actors and singers...

    : Best Male Group Music Video
  • 20th Golden Disk Awards
    Golden Disk Awards
    The Golden Disk Awards is an awards show founded in 1986 that is presented annually by the Music Industry Association of Korea for outstanding achievements in the music industry in South Korea...

    : Bonsang (Saldaga
    Saldaga
    Saldaga is the second Korean studio album by SG Wannabe. It included the two #1 hits "Sin and Punishment", which received numerous awards both for the music video and for the song itself, and "Saldaga"...

    )
  • 20th Golden Disk Awards
    Golden Disk Awards
    The Golden Disk Awards is an awards show founded in 1986 that is presented annually by the Music Industry Association of Korea for outstanding achievements in the music industry in South Korea...

    : Daesang (Saldaga)
  • 2005 SBS Gayo daeJun: Bonsang
  • 2005 SBS Gayo daeJun: Producer award
  • 2005 KBS Music Awards
    KBS Music Awards
    The KBS Music Awards was a major music awards show that is held annually in South Korea.-KBS Music Awards, era:*2005: Kim Jong Kook*2004: Rain*2003: Lee Hyori*2002: Jang Nara*2001: g.o.d.*2000: g.o.d.*1999: Jo Sungmo*1998: H.O.T....

    : Daesang
  • 2005 MBC
    Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
    Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC (Hangul : 문화방송주식회사, Munhwa Bangsong Jushikoesa) is one of four major national South Korean television and radio networks. Munhwa is the Korean word for "culture". Its flagship terrestrial television...

     Gasu gayo: Bonsang
  • 2005 Sina Entertainment (China
    China
    Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...

    ): "Top 10 Asia Records"
  • 2006
  • 13th Korea Entertainment Award: Best Male Ballad
  • 2006 M.net KM Music Festival
    M.net KM Music Festival
    The Mnet Asian Music Awards , is a major music award show that is held by Mnet Media annually in South Korea, involving the participation of some of the most well-known actors and singers...

    : Digital Popularity Award
  • 2006 M.net KM Music Festival
    M.net KM Music Festival
    The Mnet Asian Music Awards , is a major music award show that is held by Mnet Media annually in South Korea, involving the participation of some of the most well-known actors and singers...

    : Album of the Year (The 3rd Masterpiece
    The 3rd Masterpiece
    The 3rd Masterpiece is the third Korean studio album by SG Wannabe. Once again, the album manage to chart high, reaching #1 on numerous charts. The album has sold 335,545 copies including CD sales and digital disc sales...

    )
  • 2006 M.net KM Music Festival
    M.net KM Music Festival
    The Mnet Asian Music Awards , is a major music award show that is held by Mnet Media annually in South Korea, involving the participation of some of the most well-known actors and singers...

    : Song of the Year ("Nae saram: Partner for Life")
  • 16th Seoul Music Awards
    Seoul Music Awards
    The Seoul Music Awards is an awards show founded in 1990 that is presented annually by the Sports Seoul for outstanding achievements in the music industry in South Korea.- Categories :...

    : Bonsang
  • 21st Golden Disk Awards
    Golden Disk Awards
    The Golden Disk Awards is an awards show founded in 1986 that is presented annually by the Music Industry Association of Korea for outstanding achievements in the music industry in South Korea...

    : Bonsang (The 3rd Masterpiece)
  • 21st Golden Disk Awards
    Golden Disk Awards
    The Golden Disk Awards is an awards show founded in 1986 that is presented annually by the Music Industry Association of Korea for outstanding achievements in the music industry in South Korea...

    : Digital Daesang
  • 2006 SBS Gayo daeJun: Bonsang
  • 2006 SBS Gayo daeJun: Producer
  • 2007
  • 2007 M.net KM Music Festival
    M.net KM Music Festival
    The Mnet Asian Music Awards , is a major music award show that is held by Mnet Media annually in South Korea, involving the participation of some of the most well-known actors and singers...

    : Best R&B/Soul Music ("Arirang")
  • 22nd Golden Disk Awards
    Golden Disk Awards
    The Golden Disk Awards is an awards show founded in 1986 that is presented annually by the Music Industry Association of Korea for outstanding achievements in the music industry in South Korea...

    : Bonsang (The Sentimental Chord
    The Sentimental Chord
    The Sentimental Chord is the fourth Korean studio album by SG Wannabe. Again, they amazed the audience with their new title song "Arirang" , which had the classic instruments of Korea playing as the background music. With the release of their 4th album and their title song, they went as the #1 in...

    )
  • 2008
  • 17th Seoul Music Awards
    Seoul Music Awards
    The Seoul Music Awards is an awards show founded in 1990 that is presented annually by the Sports Seoul for outstanding achievements in the music industry in South Korea.- Categories :...

    : Bonsang
  • 2008 M.net KM Music Festival
    M.net KM Music Festival
    The Mnet Asian Music Awards , is a major music award show that is held by Mnet Media annually in South Korea, involving the participation of some of the most well-known actors and singers...

    : Best OST ("Against Fate" with Kim Jong Wook
    Kim Jong Wook
    Kim Jong-Wook is a South Korean singer. He is best known for Only You, the theme song of the popular Korean reality show We Got Married. Before leaving for the army, Kim Jong-wook released a song “Goodbye for Now” , which was released on December 4, 2009...

    )
  • 23rd Golden Disk Awards
    Golden Disk Awards
    The Golden Disk Awards is an awards show founded in 1986 that is presented annually by the Music Industry Association of Korea for outstanding achievements in the music industry in South Korea...

    : Bonsang (SG Wannabe)
  • 2009
  • 18th Seoul Music Awards
    Seoul Music Awards
    The Seoul Music Awards is an awards show founded in 1990 that is presented annually by the Sports Seoul for outstanding achievements in the music industry in South Korea.- Categories :...

    : Bonsang
  • 36th Korea Broadcasting Awards: Best Artist (Private Sector)
  • 24rd Golden Disk Awards
    Golden Disk Awards
    The Golden Disk Awards is an awards show founded in 1986 that is presented annually by the Music Industry Association of Korea for outstanding achievements in the music industry in South Korea...

    : Bonsang (Gift From SG Wannabe
    Gift From SG Wannabe
    Gift from SG Wannabe is the sixth Korean studio album by SG Wannabe. The album has so far sold 100,500 copies.-"I Love You":"I Love You" was the title song for this album. Yurisangja's Park Seung-hwa participated in the chorus of "I Love You"....

    )

  • Achievements

    Years Awards
    2004
    • 1st album music video productions of 2 billion won for a debut artist
    • 1st album title track "Timeless" won SG Wannabe all the newcomer awards
    • 1st album title track "Timeless" had 676,661 downloads on music streaming sites
    • 1st album SG Wanna Be+
      SG Wanna Be+
      SG Wanna Be+ is SG Wannabe's first Korean studio album, released on January 20, 2004. It was produced by Lee Kyung-sub, Park Geun-tae and other famous music producers in South Korea. The group gained a reputation for being quite mysterious because they did not show their faces and did not star in...

      had more than 50,000 mobile downloads
    2005
  • Selected as MTV
    MTV
    MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....

    's "Artist of the Month" for April
  • 2nd album Saldaga
    Saldaga
    Saldaga is the second Korean studio album by SG Wannabe. It included the two #1 hits "Sin and Punishment", which received numerous awards both for the music video and for the song itself, and "Saldaga"...

    was No.1 in album sales
  • 2nd albums Saldaga achieved 10 billion in the mobile market
  • 2006
  • 3rd album The 3rd Masterpiece
    The 3rd Masterpiece
    The 3rd Masterpiece is the third Korean studio album by SG Wannabe. Once again, the album manage to chart high, reaching #1 on numerous charts. The album has sold 335,545 copies including CD sales and digital disc sales...

    was the first to release a digital disc album in the world
  • 3rd album The 3rd Masterpiece was No.1 in album sales for a day
  • 3rd album title track "Nae saram: Partner for Life" was 9 weeks No.1 on Melon Charts
  • SBS The Music Trend
    The Music Trend
    The Music Trend is a South Korean music program broadcast by SBS. It airs live every Sunday at 3:50 PM KST. The show features some of the latest and most popular artists who perform on stage. It is currently hosted by Goo Ha-ra, IU and Nicole.- History :...

    Most Mutizen Awards for an Artist (3 for "Nae saram: Partner for Life" and 3 for "I Loved You")
  • SG Wannabe's Dinner Show sold out
  • Vocal trainer and producers for SeeYa leading to "Best Producer" award
  • 2007
  • 4th album The Sentimental Chord
    The Sentimental Chord
    The Sentimental Chord is the fourth Korean studio album by SG Wannabe. Again, they amazed the audience with their new title song "Arirang" , which had the classic instruments of Korea playing as the background music. With the release of their 4th album and their title song, they went as the #1 in...

    was No.1 in album sales
  • Appeared on KBS's documentary program Screening Humanitary, highest ratings ever achieved for the program (SG Wannabe's episodes received an average ratings of 8-10%)
  • SG Wannabe's Dinner Show sold out
  • 2008
  • 5th album My Friend) was No.4 in album sales
  • 5th album title track "Lalala" was the 3rd most broacasted popular song (4,225 times)
  • SG Wannabe's Dinner Show sold out
  • Appointed as Hallyu singers by the Japanese press (along with Big Bang and others)
  • 2009
  • In May, first appearance on an entertainment program (MBC
    Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
    Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC (Hangul : 문화방송주식회사, Munhwa Bangsong Jushikoesa) is one of four major national South Korean television and radio networks. Munhwa is the Korean word for "culture". Its flagship terrestrial television...

    's We Got Married
    We Got Married
    We Got Married is a popular reality South Korean variety show, one segment of the Sunday Sunday Night program. First broadcast in 2008, the show pairs up Korean celebrities to show what life would be like if they were married...

    )
  • 6th album Gift From SG Wannabe
    Gift From SG Wannabe
    Gift from SG Wannabe is the sixth Korean studio album by SG Wannabe. The album has so far sold 100,500 copies.-"I Love You":"I Love You" was the title song for this album. Yurisangja's Park Seung-hwa participated in the chorus of "I Love You"....

    nationwide tour was held for 8 weeks, reaching No.1 in searches
  • First artist of the generation to perform at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts
  • SG Wannabe's 59th Avenue Concert in Seoul
    Seoul
    Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...

    , Daegu
    Daegu
    Daegu , also known as Taegu, and officially the Daegu Metropolitan City, is a city in South Korea, the fourth largest after Seoul, Busan, and Incheon, and the third largest metropolitan area in the country with over 2.5 million residents. The city is the capital and principal city of the...

    , and Busan
    Busan
    Busan , formerly spelled Pusan is South Korea's second largest metropolis after Seoul, with a population of around 3.6 million. The Metropolitan area population is 4,399,515 as of 2010. It is the largest port city in South Korea and the fifth largest port in the world...

     all seats sold out (charting as No.1, No.2, No.3)
  • SG Wannabe was the "favourite musician" for the 20-30 year olds generation
  • SG Wannabe was the first 20+ year-olds artists to have over 300 live concerts
  • Won their first non-singer award, Kim Yong Jun won "Best Newcomer" in the variety program at the MBC's Entertainment Awards
  • 4th album Gift From SG Wannabe was No.4 in album sales

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