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:   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:   비비 B.B was a short-lived Eurodance/Eurobeat duo that gained popularity in the mid 1990s by producer Lee Kyung-seop ( 이경섭). Their name is an abbreviation of "Best Beauty". They only released two albums until fading into obscurity. The duo was model Chai So-yeon ( 채소연) and Yoon Yi-ji ( 윤이지). B.B's Come (1996) Their first album was last was released in 1996. Only one single, 비련 was released. 비련 was a major success in Korea and reached the top 10. It is also deemed a one hit wonder for the duo. Cho Sung-mo  ( 조성모) sampled  the song  최후의 선택 under the title  다짐 for his 2000 self-named album. Label: Yedang Records Sold On: CD & Cassette Genre: Electronic Style: Eurodance, Eurobeat Beauty and Best - The Second Album (1997) Beauty and Best is their last official album to date. It was released in the fall of 1997. Their single, 하늘땅 별땅 was also a huge success and made it to the top 10 on Korean charts.  Baby Vox sampled the song...

  Hangul:  디베이스 D.Bace was a group created by  이현도 (Lee Hyun Do), who were prominent in the early 2000s. They were active from 2001-2012. The original line up consisted of a trio; 진원 (Jinwon), 오수안/수안 (Oh Su Ahn/Su Ahn) and 김환호/환호 (Kim Hwan Ho/Hwan Ho). Although, due to internal conflicts, Jinwon left and Lee Hyun Do added new member  제드 (Jed), who was featured on Hyun Do's third album using the alias "D-Base". Afterwards,  송지훈/ 지훈 (Song Ji Hoon/Ji Hoon) and  남현준 (Nam Hyun Joon) were added to the group. In April of 2001, D.Bace made their debut. Much of their music was a mix of R&B, and hip hop at the height of their career, but changed to more of a dance-pop/EDM type sound once some of the band members left. D.Bace Vol.1 (2001) Their first album D.Bace Vol.1 was released on May 3, 2001. The single for the album; 모든것을 너에게 (Everything About You) was written by Lee Hyun Do. It ranked in the top 15-30th on the Kpop charts. The other single wa...

       Hangul: 더 에스 The S was a short-lived female duo from the 2000s. The duo consisted of  김근영 (Kim Geun Young) an upcoming performer and 이윤미 (Lee Yoon Mi) who was an unknown at the time TV actress working for KBS. The "S" in their name apparently means "sexy" The First Album (2003) The First Album, was their only album released on July 2003. A single for In Side was going to be released but got shelved away. Unknown Label Sold On: CD Genre: Pop Style: Kpop In August 2003, a clothing malfunction occurred when The S performed at  Gyeongpodae Beach in Gangneung for KMTV < 쇼!뮤직탱크>. Lee Yoon Mi's chest accidentally exposed to about 20,000 spectators when her top which was strapless, fell down while performing on stage. The broadcast thankfully was not live and KMTV edited out all of The S' performances. After the accident, Lee Yoon Mi wanted to leave The S due to the public shame she received for the clothing malfunction and because her ...