Sechs Kies
Encyclopedia
Sechs Kies or 6kies is former Korean hip hop
boy band
from Daesung Entertainment
and onetime rival of H.O.T. Currently, the two members, Kim Jae Duc and Jang Soo Won, have associated with Click-B to form another group, JnC
.
In November 2006, it was revealed that the six former members of the boy band may regroup and release an album together. The plan was met with mixed reactions as some were skeptical that they would regain their original popularity they had had seven years ago. The probability of reunification coming to reality was blurred as it was revealed on November 4 that Lee Jae-Jin has secretly gone to the military. His representative said that he will not appear on television until he finishes his duty.
Black Kies:
White Kies:
copresident was in vacation in Hawaii
. He saw a young Eun Ji Won
and Kang Sung Hoon
dancing. He cast them at a nightclub. Kim Jae Duc
and Lee Jae Jin
were in a dance group called 'Quicksilvers' in their home town of Busan
. One of the members sent in a tape to Daesung. Juno (Who was in Seo Taiji and Boys at the time) called in Jae Duc for his group called The Young Turks Club, but he decided Jae Duc did not fit, so he sent Jae Duc to DSP
and they cast him in. Lee Jae Jin stayed behind to help Quicksilvers, but Jae Duc insisted DSP to cast him. During an open audition, Jang Su Won
was cast and accepted. Finally, Ko Ji Yong was introduced to DSP by Sung Hoon because they were friends since elementary.
release "Haak Won Byul Gohk." Their first album was released on May 15, 1997, and the group promoted five singles from the album.
With much anticipation, SechsKies returned to the spotlight with their second album in October 1997. Their comeback show was on KMTV
's Choong Jun 100% Show on October 30, 1997. They performed their first release 'Kisado.' The second album was released on November 15, 1997. Much like their first album, SechsKies had several songs from many different genres of music and they exhibited nothing but the best within themselves. SechsKies held their first headlining concert on December 21, 1997. By spring of 1998, SechsKies was quickly becoming a household name for many families around the world. Several executives in the Korean Music
Industry noticed SechsKies talent and asked them to perform in a musical called 'Alibaba and the 40 Thieves' with fellow gasoo JinJoo. They also decided to produce a movie, which they asked SechsKies to star in. The musical ran from April 25 to May 5, 1998. The soundtrack was released shortly after with several songs performed by SechsKies on it.
SechsKies quickly took their place in front of the camera soon after. On July 5, 1998, SechsKies did their 3rd album comeback on SBS Inki Gayo with the song "Crying Game." The second meeting of their official fan club was to be a two day inauguration held from July 12-July 13, 1998, but due to several issues, SechsKies had to delay that meeting until the end of July. Eun Ji Won
, leader of SechsKies, started showing off more of his personal talent as he took part in the production of their third album. While they performed for their third album, SechsKies released their first movie. The six members starred in the movie 'Seventeen,' which opened on July 17, 1998. The soundtrack for the movie became known as SechsKies 'special album,' or 3.5 album. This album was released on October 31, 1998 and they released two songs, 'Couple' and 'Nuh Rul Boh Neh Myu,' which they performed until the end of January. On November 30, 1998, a special SechsKies photo album was released.
At the end of every year, all the major broadcasting stations in Korea come together and hold several award shows known as DaeSang Awards. After the December 18-December 31, 1998 award shows, SechsKies went home with several DaeSang awards proving that all their hard work was well worth the sacrifices SechsKies has made for their fans. SechsKies spent more of the month of January in 1999, holding concerts throughout Korea. Starting on January 4, 1999 in MokPo Gongyun and ending on January 21, 1999 in Daegu
. SechsKies was now a living legend within the gayo industry, breaking the barriers of different genres of music, proving that Korean music is much more than the traditional trot music our parents once forced us to listen to.
On April 5, 1999 SechsKies released their first concert
video, recorded from their largest concert to date, the Seoul Concert on February 25, 1999. They also released a concert album that went with the video on April 10, 1999. They performed a song sung by Kang Sung Hoon
called "My Love" from this album. On April 18, 1999, SechsKies held a two year anniversary special official fan club meeting.
After their concert ended, SechsKies returned to the studio to create their fourth album. Released in early September 1999, SechsKies performed a song appropriately titled, "Com' Back," "Yeh Gam," and "Geu Dae Ro Mum Chu." Compared to their previous works, this album had a more input from the members of the group, several of them writing and producing tracks for it. The group did not stay in the limelight for long after the release of the fourth album, due to their imminent disbandment.
At 2pm on May 18, 2000, SechsKies held a press conference to announce their inevitable departure from the gayo
scene as the group 'SechsKies.' As a few members shed tears, they explained their situation in little detail. It was rumored that Eun Ji Won
and Kang Sung Hoon
might form a duet under DSP
, or at least stay within the entertainment world. Kim Jae Duc
will stay with DSP as a dance instructor/ choreographer.Lee Jae Jin
might join JaeDuc as a DSP choreographer, or he might just return to school out of the limelight along with Jang Su Won
. Ko Ji Yong has expressed an interest in becoming an actor now that SechsKies has ended its era. After the press conference, they made one last music video
, entitled "Thanks" which is a rare music video made after their final concert.
became a rapper, releasing 4 successful albums and working with fellow DSP labelmate, Lee Hyo Ri. Kang Sung Hoon
has also released 4 albums. Kim Jae Duc
and Jang Su Won
collaborated with Click-B to form a new group under DSP, called JnC
. Lee Jae Jin
has made his solo career and also released many albums. Ko Ji Yong however has not chosen to pursue a career in music. Ji Yong is now in Los Angeles
, California
. Jang Su Won has opened his own clothing line. Eun Ji Won is working on a 5th album release, Kang Sung Hoon returned from the military, and J-Walk is working on a 3rd album.
Eun Ji Won worked with J-Walk to create the song "My Love" in 2008.
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
boy band
Boy band
A boy band is loosely defined as a popular music act consisting of only male singers. The members are expected to dance as well as sing, usually giving highly choreographed performances. More often than not, boy band members do not play musical instruments, either in recording sessions or on...
from Daesung Entertainment
Daesung Entertainment
DSP Media, formerly known as DSP Entertainment is a South Korean entertainment company, headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. It's successes included girl group Fin.K.L, who won a prestigious "Daesang", or "Best Artist Award", in 1999 and boy band Sechs Kies...
and onetime rival of H.O.T. Currently, the two members, Kim Jae Duc and Jang Soo Won, have associated with Click-B to form another group, JnC
JnC
JnC was a collaboration between Daesung Entertainment groups, Click-B and J-Walk. They made their debut in 2004. JnC stands for J-Walk and Click-B- History :...
.
In November 2006, it was revealed that the six former members of the boy band may regroup and release an album together. The plan was met with mixed reactions as some were skeptical that they would regain their original popularity they had had seven years ago. The probability of reunification coming to reality was blurred as it was revealed on November 4 that Lee Jae-Jin has secretly gone to the military. His representative said that he will not appear on television until he finishes his duty.
Black Kies and White Kies
The group is divided into 2 sets of 3 members, the "Black Kies" and the "White Kies". The "Black Kies" mostly did the rapping and the "White Kies" would do the vocals. Though they were both seen dancing, they often appeared in constellations separating the "white" from the "black" ones. Black Kies were the three older members of the band, while White Kies were the younger members.Black Kies:
- Eun Ji WonEun Ji WonEun Ji Won is a Korean rapper, Host, dancer, composer and former leader of Korean Hip hop group Sechs Kies . Sechs Kies was divided into The Black Kies, which were the three rappers and The White Kies which were the vocalists...
(은지원, leader, rap, vocals) - Lee Jae JinLee Jae JinLee Jae Jin is a singer, rapper and dancer formerly of the famous group Sechs Kies. Lee Jae Jin was a choreographer for Sechs Kies. Along with Kim Jae Duc, he would create the dances for all of Sechs Kies music videos. After Sechs Kies ended, Jae Jin would be the third member from Sechs Kies to...
(이재진, rap, choreography) - Kim Jae DucKim Jae DucKim Jae Duc is a Korean singer, choreographer, and rapper formerly from the group Sechs Kies, now working under Kiss Entertainment. During Sechs Kies, he was choreographer along with fellow Sechs Kies member Lee Jae Jin. They both created the dane moves for most of Sechs Kies music videos. He is...
(김재덕, rap, choreography)
White Kies:
- Kang Sung HoonKang Sung HoonKang Sung Hoon is a vocalist formerly from the group Sechs Kies. He was the lead vocalist of Sechs Kies and sometimes referred to having the best singing voice like Kangta's voice. After Sechs Kies had ended, Kang Sung Hoon was considered to be born-again as a singer, and working under Laful...
(강성훈, lead vocals) - Ko Ji Yong (고지용, vocals, rap)
- Jang Su WonJang Su WonJang Su Won is a former vocalist from the group Sechs Kies and a duet singer along with former Sechs Kies member Kim Jae Duc under Kiss Entertainment. He was known to be the most considerate of the group and also the youngest of member of the group. He was a sophomore is college as he was a member...
(장수원, vocals)
Formation
Daesung EntertainmentDaesung Entertainment
DSP Media, formerly known as DSP Entertainment is a South Korean entertainment company, headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. It's successes included girl group Fin.K.L, who won a prestigious "Daesang", or "Best Artist Award", in 1999 and boy band Sechs Kies...
copresident was in vacation in Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
. He saw a young Eun Ji Won
Eun Ji Won
Eun Ji Won is a Korean rapper, Host, dancer, composer and former leader of Korean Hip hop group Sechs Kies . Sechs Kies was divided into The Black Kies, which were the three rappers and The White Kies which were the vocalists...
and Kang Sung Hoon
Kang Sung Hoon
Kang Sung Hoon is a vocalist formerly from the group Sechs Kies. He was the lead vocalist of Sechs Kies and sometimes referred to having the best singing voice like Kangta's voice. After Sechs Kies had ended, Kang Sung Hoon was considered to be born-again as a singer, and working under Laful...
dancing. He cast them at a nightclub. Kim Jae Duc
Kim Jae Duc
Kim Jae Duc is a Korean singer, choreographer, and rapper formerly from the group Sechs Kies, now working under Kiss Entertainment. During Sechs Kies, he was choreographer along with fellow Sechs Kies member Lee Jae Jin. They both created the dane moves for most of Sechs Kies music videos. He is...
and Lee Jae Jin
Lee Jae Jin
Lee Jae Jin is a singer, rapper and dancer formerly of the famous group Sechs Kies. Lee Jae Jin was a choreographer for Sechs Kies. Along with Kim Jae Duc, he would create the dances for all of Sechs Kies music videos. After Sechs Kies ended, Jae Jin would be the third member from Sechs Kies to...
were in a dance group called 'Quicksilvers' in their home town of 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...
. One of the members sent in a tape to Daesung. Juno (Who was in Seo Taiji and Boys at the time) called in Jae Duc for his group called The Young Turks Club, but he decided Jae Duc did not fit, so he sent Jae Duc to DSP
Daesung Entertainment
DSP Media, formerly known as DSP Entertainment is a South Korean entertainment company, headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. It's successes included girl group Fin.K.L, who won a prestigious "Daesang", or "Best Artist Award", in 1999 and boy band Sechs Kies...
and they cast him in. Lee Jae Jin stayed behind to help Quicksilvers, but Jae Duc insisted DSP to cast him. During an open audition, Jang Su Won
Jang Su Won
Jang Su Won is a former vocalist from the group Sechs Kies and a duet singer along with former Sechs Kies member Kim Jae Duc under Kiss Entertainment. He was known to be the most considerate of the group and also the youngest of member of the group. He was a sophomore is college as he was a member...
was cast and accepted. Finally, Ko Ji Yong was introduced to DSP by Sung Hoon because they were friends since elementary.
History
SechsKies debuted on April 15, 1997 on Music Bank, performing their firstrelease "Haak Won Byul Gohk." Their first album was released on May 15, 1997, and the group promoted five singles from the album.
With much anticipation, SechsKies returned to the spotlight with their second album in October 1997. Their comeback show was on KMTV
KMTV
KMTV-TV is the CBS television station in Omaha, Nebraska. Owned by the Journal Broadcast Group, it broadcasts a digital television signal on UHF channel 45, which remaps to former analog channel 3 via PSIP.-History:...
's Choong Jun 100% Show on October 30, 1997. They performed their first release 'Kisado.' The second album was released on November 15, 1997. Much like their first album, SechsKies had several songs from many different genres of music and they exhibited nothing but the best within themselves. SechsKies held their first headlining concert on December 21, 1997. By spring of 1998, SechsKies was quickly becoming a household name for many families around the world. Several executives in the Korean Music
Korean music
Traditional Korean music includes both the folk, vocal, religious and ritual music styles of the Korean people. Korean music, along with arts, painting, and sculpture has been practiced since prehistoric times....
Industry noticed SechsKies talent and asked them to perform in a musical called 'Alibaba and the 40 Thieves' with fellow gasoo JinJoo. They also decided to produce a movie, which they asked SechsKies to star in. The musical ran from April 25 to May 5, 1998. The soundtrack was released shortly after with several songs performed by SechsKies on it.
SechsKies quickly took their place in front of the camera soon after. On July 5, 1998, SechsKies did their 3rd album comeback on SBS Inki Gayo with the song "Crying Game." The second meeting of their official fan club was to be a two day inauguration held from July 12-July 13, 1998, but due to several issues, SechsKies had to delay that meeting until the end of July. Eun Ji Won
Eun Ji Won
Eun Ji Won is a Korean rapper, Host, dancer, composer and former leader of Korean Hip hop group Sechs Kies . Sechs Kies was divided into The Black Kies, which were the three rappers and The White Kies which were the vocalists...
, leader of SechsKies, started showing off more of his personal talent as he took part in the production of their third album. While they performed for their third album, SechsKies released their first movie. The six members starred in the movie 'Seventeen,' which opened on July 17, 1998. The soundtrack for the movie became known as SechsKies 'special album,' or 3.5 album. This album was released on October 31, 1998 and they released two songs, 'Couple' and 'Nuh Rul Boh Neh Myu,' which they performed until the end of January. On November 30, 1998, a special SechsKies photo album was released.
At the end of every year, all the major broadcasting stations in Korea come together and hold several award shows known as DaeSang Awards. After the December 18-December 31, 1998 award shows, SechsKies went home with several DaeSang awards proving that all their hard work was well worth the sacrifices SechsKies has made for their fans. SechsKies spent more of the month of January in 1999, holding concerts throughout Korea. Starting on January 4, 1999 in MokPo Gongyun and ending on January 21, 1999 in 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...
. SechsKies was now a living legend within the gayo industry, breaking the barriers of different genres of music, proving that Korean music is much more than the traditional trot music our parents once forced us to listen to.
On April 5, 1999 SechsKies released their first concert
Concert
A concert is a live performance before an audience. The performance may be by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, a choir, or a musical band...
video, recorded from their largest concert to date, the Seoul Concert on February 25, 1999. They also released a concert album that went with the video on April 10, 1999. They performed a song sung by Kang Sung Hoon
Kang Sung Hoon
Kang Sung Hoon is a vocalist formerly from the group Sechs Kies. He was the lead vocalist of Sechs Kies and sometimes referred to having the best singing voice like Kangta's voice. After Sechs Kies had ended, Kang Sung Hoon was considered to be born-again as a singer, and working under Laful...
called "My Love" from this album. On April 18, 1999, SechsKies held a two year anniversary special official fan club meeting.
After their concert ended, SechsKies returned to the studio to create their fourth album. Released in early September 1999, SechsKies performed a song appropriately titled, "Com' Back," "Yeh Gam," and "Geu Dae Ro Mum Chu." Compared to their previous works, this album had a more input from the members of the group, several of them writing and producing tracks for it. The group did not stay in the limelight for long after the release of the fourth album, due to their imminent disbandment.
Post-disbandment
After many rumors began surfacing about whether or not SechsKies would return to the studio to create their fifth album, and after several incidents of supposed misconduct from their managing label DaeSung Productions, SechsKies finally did return to the spotlight. But this time, it was something none of their fans would have ever expected.At 2pm on May 18, 2000, SechsKies held a press conference to announce their inevitable departure from the gayo
Gayo
Gayo may refer to* Gayo language of Sumatra, ISO 639-2* Gayo people, a tribe in Aceh, Indonesia* Gayo Lues Regency, a regency in Aceh, Indonesia* Gayo, or K-pop, the Korean term for pop music* Gayo , old form of the Korean traditional poetry...
scene as the group 'SechsKies.' As a few members shed tears, they explained their situation in little detail. It was rumored that Eun Ji Won
Eun Ji Won
Eun Ji Won is a Korean rapper, Host, dancer, composer and former leader of Korean Hip hop group Sechs Kies . Sechs Kies was divided into The Black Kies, which were the three rappers and The White Kies which were the vocalists...
and Kang Sung Hoon
Kang Sung Hoon
Kang Sung Hoon is a vocalist formerly from the group Sechs Kies. He was the lead vocalist of Sechs Kies and sometimes referred to having the best singing voice like Kangta's voice. After Sechs Kies had ended, Kang Sung Hoon was considered to be born-again as a singer, and working under Laful...
might form a duet under DSP
Daesung Entertainment
DSP Media, formerly known as DSP Entertainment is a South Korean entertainment company, headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. It's successes included girl group Fin.K.L, who won a prestigious "Daesang", or "Best Artist Award", in 1999 and boy band Sechs Kies...
, or at least stay within the entertainment world. Kim Jae Duc
Kim Jae Duc
Kim Jae Duc is a Korean singer, choreographer, and rapper formerly from the group Sechs Kies, now working under Kiss Entertainment. During Sechs Kies, he was choreographer along with fellow Sechs Kies member Lee Jae Jin. They both created the dane moves for most of Sechs Kies music videos. He is...
will stay with DSP as a dance instructor/ choreographer.Lee Jae Jin
Lee Jae Jin
Lee Jae Jin is a singer, rapper and dancer formerly of the famous group Sechs Kies. Lee Jae Jin was a choreographer for Sechs Kies. Along with Kim Jae Duc, he would create the dances for all of Sechs Kies music videos. After Sechs Kies ended, Jae Jin would be the third member from Sechs Kies to...
might join JaeDuc as a DSP choreographer, or he might just return to school out of the limelight along with Jang Su Won
Jang Su Won
Jang Su Won is a former vocalist from the group Sechs Kies and a duet singer along with former Sechs Kies member Kim Jae Duc under Kiss Entertainment. He was known to be the most considerate of the group and also the youngest of member of the group. He was a sophomore is college as he was a member...
. Ko Ji Yong has expressed an interest in becoming an actor now that SechsKies has ended its era. After the press conference, they made one last 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...
, entitled "Thanks" which is a rare music video made after their final concert.
The present
Eun Ji WonEun Ji Won
Eun Ji Won is a Korean rapper, Host, dancer, composer and former leader of Korean Hip hop group Sechs Kies . Sechs Kies was divided into The Black Kies, which were the three rappers and The White Kies which were the vocalists...
became a rapper, releasing 4 successful albums and working with fellow DSP labelmate, Lee Hyo Ri. Kang Sung Hoon
Kang Sung Hoon
Kang Sung Hoon is a vocalist formerly from the group Sechs Kies. He was the lead vocalist of Sechs Kies and sometimes referred to having the best singing voice like Kangta's voice. After Sechs Kies had ended, Kang Sung Hoon was considered to be born-again as a singer, and working under Laful...
has also released 4 albums. Kim Jae Duc
Kim Jae Duc
Kim Jae Duc is a Korean singer, choreographer, and rapper formerly from the group Sechs Kies, now working under Kiss Entertainment. During Sechs Kies, he was choreographer along with fellow Sechs Kies member Lee Jae Jin. They both created the dane moves for most of Sechs Kies music videos. He is...
and Jang Su Won
Jang Su Won
Jang Su Won is a former vocalist from the group Sechs Kies and a duet singer along with former Sechs Kies member Kim Jae Duc under Kiss Entertainment. He was known to be the most considerate of the group and also the youngest of member of the group. He was a sophomore is college as he was a member...
collaborated with Click-B to form a new group under DSP, called JnC
JnC
JnC was a collaboration between Daesung Entertainment groups, Click-B and J-Walk. They made their debut in 2004. JnC stands for J-Walk and Click-B- History :...
. Lee Jae Jin
Lee Jae Jin
Lee Jae Jin is a singer, rapper and dancer formerly of the famous group Sechs Kies. Lee Jae Jin was a choreographer for Sechs Kies. Along with Kim Jae Duc, he would create the dances for all of Sechs Kies music videos. After Sechs Kies ended, Jae Jin would be the third member from Sechs Kies to...
has made his solo career and also released many albums. Ko Ji Yong however has not chosen to pursue a career in music. Ji Yong is now in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. Jang Su Won has opened his own clothing line. Eun Ji Won is working on a 5th album release, Kang Sung Hoon returned from the military, and J-Walk is working on a 3rd album.
Eun Ji Won worked with J-Walk to create the song "My Love" in 2008.
Albums
- 1 - 학원별곡, 1997
- 2 - Welcome To The Sechskies Land, 1997
- 3 - Road Fighter, 1998
- 3.5 - Special Album, 1998
- 1020 Mix, 1999
- Sechskies Live Concert, 1999
- 4 - Comeback, 1999
- Blue Note, 2000
Awards
| Year | Awards |
|---|---|
| 1997 |
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| 1998 |
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 Award Korean Music Awards The Korean Music Awards is a major music awards show that is held annually in South Korea.-Categories:The event has 24 categories, including the Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Netizens' favorites and a Life Achievement Award.- Music genres :... , Bonsang Award 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 :... , Daesang Award 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.... , Bonsang Award |
| 1999 |
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 Award Korean Music Awards The Korean Music Awards is a major music awards show that is held annually in South Korea.-Categories:The event has 24 categories, including the Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Netizens' favorites and a Life Achievement Award.- Music genres :... , Bonsang Award 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.... , Bonsang Award |