Rare and Obscure Kpop Music

  Hangul:  유엔 UN was a boy idol duo composed of Kim Jung Hoon (김정훈) and Choi Jung Won (최정원) who used to be in the short-lived boy band group Bronz. Both were about to become solo artists respectively but were then recommended by composer Choi Soo Jung (최수정) that they should be as a duo. Their name's acronym stands for United N-generation. They debuted on July 26, 2000 and disbanded on September 26, 2005. The duo was signed to Raffle (also spelled Laful) Entertainment until their disbandment. Voice Mail (2000) Their first album was released alongside their debut date on July 26, 2000. The album at first had little success but as months went on, the album slowly started to gain traction in popularity. The first single Voice Mail was rated #13 on the K-pop charts. You Are The One was also released as a single.  It was around this time of the release of You Are The One, that many live performances of the duo performing together for the album were halted due to Jung Won s...

  Hangul:  스페이스에이 Space A was a mixed gender techno, dance group from the late 1990s and early 2000s. They debuted in 1997 and faded into obscurity in 2003. They reunited in 2013 briefly, however. They were a trio at first. The original members consisted of Kim Hyun Jung (김현정) as main vocalist, rapper Jung Soon Won (정순원) who is well known as The One (더원) and E-gu (이구). Space A (1997) Their self-titled debut album was released in October of 1997. The album is considered to be the first enhanced CD in Korea to play a music video on a computer. There were 3 singles to the album: 입술, which was the music video featured on the album. 주홍글씨 and 돈쥬앙. Kang Ji Yeon (강지연) became a temporary addition into the group. They rereleased the album in 1998 in order to include her vocals only for the single, 주홍글씨. However, the music video only featured the original trio. There were 3 singles to the album: 입술, which was the music video featured on the album. 주홍글씨 and 돈쥬앙.  ...

  Hangul:   밀크 M.I.L.K was a short-lasting girl group that gained popularity in the early 2000s. They were signed to S.M. Entertainment's sister company BM Entertainment and officially debuted as a group on December 17, 2001. The group consisted of members Park Jae Young ( 박 재 영 ), Kim Bo Mi ( 김보미 ), Bae Yu Mi ( 배유미 ) (Real name: Jessica Bae) and Seo Hyun Jin ( 서현진 ). Their group name is an acronym for Made In Lovely Kin. The only released one album. They disbanded in 2003. S.M. technically formed the group somewhere between 1998-2000 after finding that S.E.S. was their greatest and most successful girl group at the time. S.E.S. being a 1st generation wanted M.I.L.K to be the runner-up for the 2nd generation. In a weekly magazine, it was stated and rumored that Jang Nara was originally planned to be in group, however she herself has explained that that was never the case and that she always wanted a solo career instead of being in a group. With Freshness (2001) Their first and...

  Hangul:  블랙 비트 Black Beat was a boy band that was active in the 2000s. They were signed to S.M. Entertainment and were originally planned to a be 7-member boy band. However, that idea was scratched. And instead became a group of five members. The members consisted of Lee So Min ( 이소민 ), Hwang Sang Hoon ( 황상훈 ), Jung Ji Hoon ( 정지훈 ) and Shim Jae-Won ( 심재원 ) who were both originally members of the short-lived boy band Eagle Five and Jang Jin Young ( 장진영 ) . Before the formation of the group, each of the members were featured in one or a few of the songs acting as backup dancers, vocals or rappers for artists such as BoA, S.E.S. and Shinhwa. They unofficially debuted in 2000 at  Lee Ji Hoon's  ( 이지훈 )  Dream Concert for his 4th album Eternity Friend. #2002 - The First Performance #001 (2002) Their first and only album to date was released on November 3, 2002. The cover art features art from the manhwa by Woo Soo Yeon, Full House. Like S.M. Entertainment's ot...

  Hangul:  송승민 Song Seung Min is an obscure K-pop singer and pianist. Not much information is known about him except that he started playing piano at 5 years old and states that some of his influences are Eric Clapton, Babyface and the late Yoo Jae Ha ( 유재하) to name a few. 송승민 (2000) His self-named album was released in February of 2000. Label: Donga Corporation Sold on: CD Genre: Pop Style Kpop, Ballad The First Album (2005) The EP was released as a digital single in 2005. One of the songs Rainy Day is originally from his self-named album.  Label: Donga Music, Synnara Music Sold On: Digital Genre: Pop Style Kpop, Ballad It seems that after his EP Song Seung Min has faded into obscurity. Too Late  

  Hangul:   씨유 See U was a short-lived Kpop girl trio from the late 1990s and early 2000s. The trio consisted of members Jinee ( 지니 ), Jihye ( 지혜 ) and Soojin ( 수진 ), who was the maknae of the group. Soojin's father was the CEO of Donga Corporation, which was their record label. In addition, See U would be the last girl group that Donga would create until the company was acquired by Hana Music in the early 2000s. The trio debuted in July of 1999 until their disbandment in 2000. However, their fan base was still active after their disbandment but started to wither out 4 years later. Love Story Vol. 1 (1999) Their first and only album to date was Love Story Vol. 1 was released on June 1, 1999. The album was somewhat successful in sales. The two singles released from the album: Love Story and  친구에서 연인으로 . Label: Donga Corporation Sold On: CD & Cassette Genre: Pop Style: Kpop Unlike their more well-known competitors such as Baby V.O.X., Fin K.L. and S.E.S., See U did not ...

Hangul:  신비 Shinvi was a short-lived Kpop all female trio from the early 2000s. They were signed to S.M. Entertainment and only released one album to date. The trio was composed of Oh Sang-eun/Sang-eun ( 오상은/ 상은), Yoo Soo-jin/Soo-jin ( 유수진/ 수진) and Yoo-na ( 유나). 15 to 30 (2002) Their only album to date was originally set to be released in late 2001 but was held back for a year later. 15 to 30 was finally released in April 2002. They released two singles from the album: To My Friend and Darling. Jun Jin from boy idol group Shinhwa was featured in the music video for To My Friend. Shinvi had their own website at the time for their fans. A poll was created for the fans to vote on which should be the next single. All in all, Darling would be the next single to be released. Darling was so popular that it was even used on the O.S.T. for the Korean video game Shining Lore. Label: S.M. Entertainment Sold on: CD & Cassette Genre: Pop Style: Kpop Later on in 2002, S.M. Entertainment rele...