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Buzz
버즈
OriginSeoul, South Korea
Genrespop rock, Korean rock, Korean ballad
Years active2003–2006, 2014–present
LabelsSanta Music [ko]
Members
Past members
  • Na Do-kyun
  • Min Dae-hong

Buzz (Korean: 버즈) is a South Korean rock band. Before their fourth album,their music largely consisted of both plaintive rock-ballads such as "Coward" (겁쟁이), though moderately melodic, driving rock songs such as "Leaving on a Journey to Me" (나에게로 떠나는 여행) reminiscent of German Neue Deutsche Welle are also to be heard among their more popular songs. All of their songs are sung in Korean with a smattering of English phrases, as is common in Korean pop music.

Their song "Gliding" (활주) was used as the Korean opening to the popular Japanese anime, Naruto. Their song "Fighting Spirit" (투지) was also used as another Korean opening to Naruto.

In July 2007 the band officially went on hiatus as four of the band members began to, or had already begun to serve the 26 month mandatory service in the South Korean Army required of all South Korean men. Min Kyung-hoon, the vocalist of the group will proceed in a solo career while the anticipated fourth album is due to be completed once the band complete their duties. A new vocalist will be auditioned at a later stage. After leaving the group, member Na Do Kyun debuted with HISTORY, a male group under LOEN Entertainment.[1]

Their major success of 2006 is marked by reaching the MTV-Korea top 10 list in a mere week, with 3 of their songs, consecutively- My Love, My Darling, and 남자를 몰라 (Confusion About Men). Also, 은인 made it to the top 14 list. There are scandals among fans that in the 2006 winter discography awards in Korea, that their songs were not considered by the officials for they were a group which worked its way to the top, unlike many other singers/groups and that they did not "pay up".

History

Forming process

The beginning dates back to 1998. Buzz's guitarist, The Son Sung-hee, has played the guitar since middle school and wanted to create a band. But dance music dominated the Korean music scene until 1998 with the advent of Seo Tai-ji and Boys in 1992. He even played the guitar at Banpo High School, where Son Sung-hee attended. On the other hand, Sohn Sung-hee hears about the story of Buzz's drummer Kim Ye-jun, who played the drums very well at Sangmun High School, a neighboring school.

However, after spending a year making a band out of only guitars and drums, they happened to hear about the story of Aiwon Entertainment, a small unknown company that had no other singers at the time. Aiwon suggested working with Son Seong-hee and Kim Ye-jun to fill the rest of the band. Eventually, Sohn and Kim decided to work for Aiwon Entertainment later, and met with the Yun Woo-Hyun, who signed the contract with Aiwon before the two men. And after a while, they hired Shin Jun-ki and Park Jung-hun.

In 2000, the pop-rock band Buzz was formed. That is, they are not a band created by their agency, but a band formed by the long-activated youths in the underground market who wanted to play the band too much.

2003-2007: Buzz activity days

Buzz made their official debut with "Morning Of Buzz" on October 11, 2003.[2] In their third album "Perfect", the song "You Don't Know Men" was well received.[3][4][5][6] On May 17, 2007, Buzz disbanded temporarily due to the members' military service.[7] Min was confirmed to continue solo activities while the members are serving the military.[8] On June 25, 2007, Buzz released their last single, "Love Is My Heart, Part 2".[9]

Members

Current

Personal life

Yoon Woo-hyun, who plays guitar in Buzz, got married with Rumble Fish's vocalist Choi Jin Yi (최진이) on March 26, 2017. They composed the theme song for the SBS drama 《장옥정, 사랑에 살다》 together.[citation needed]

Son Sung-hee got married on May 13, 2017.[citation needed]

Son Sung-hee and Shin Joon-ki organized a rock band named '4th FLOOR'. [10]

Discography

Buzz has sold about a million albums in South Korea and Japan.[citation needed]

Albums

Title Details Peak chart positions Sales Track listing
KOR
[11]
Morning of Buzz [ko]
  • Released: October 10, 2003
  • Label: Old media (예전미디어)
  • Formats: CD
 * —
No.TitleLength
1."Monologue" 
2."어쩌면..." (Perhaps...) 
3."1st" 
4."B612" 
5."The..." 
6."사랑 뒤의 사랑" (Love After Love) 
7."약속" (Appointment) 
8."어느 소녀의 희망" (Hope of a Girl) 
9."잘 살아요" (I Live Well) 
10."가버려!" (Go Away!) 
11."It's U" 
12."To.FAN" 
13."Morning of Buzz" 
Effect [ko]
  • Released: March 3, 2005
  • Label: Old media (예전미디어)
  • Formats: CD
 * —
No.TitleLength
1."겁쟁이" (Coward) 
2."벌" (Judgment) 
3."1st" 
4."거짓말" (Lie) 
5."나에게로 떠나는 여행" (Trip to Myself) 
6."Funny Rock" 
7."내가 아니죠..." (It Won't Be Me...) 
8."가시" (Thorn) 
9."비망록 (스물 의 노래)" (Memorandum - Song for 20) 
10."Tomorrow" 
11."일기" (Diary) 
Perfect [ko]
  • Released: April 24, 2006
  • Label: Old media (예전미디어)
  • Formats: CD
 * —
No.TitleLength
1."Intro" 
2."My Darling (End)" 
3."My Love (And)" 
4."은인" (Gin) 
5."약자의 눈물" (Tears of the Weak) 
6."행복하세요" (Be Happy) 
7."남자를 몰라" (I Don't Know Man) 
8."가버려!" (Go Away!) 
9."일년쯤이면..." (A Year or So...) 
10."미완예찬" (Unfinished) 
11."Reds, go together" 
12."우리 이별앞에 지지말아요" (Don't Stand Before Our Departure) 
Memorize [ko] 11 —
No.TitleLength
1."Memorize" 
2."Train (2014 song)" 
3."안녕" (Goodbye) 
4."나무" (Tree) 
5."Good Day" 
6."그대여" (You) 
7."그림자" (Shadow) 
8."8년만의 여름" (The First Summer in 8 Years) 
9."너는 나의 꽃이야" (You are a Flower) 
10."나무 (Original Ver.)" (Tree (Original Ver.)) 
11."Star" 
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
"*" denotes the chart did not exist at that time.

Extended plays

Title Details Peak chart positions Sales Track listing
KOR
[11]
Be One 9 —
No.TitleLength
1."Just One" 
2."사랑하지 않은 것처럼 (The Love)" 
3."동행 (Accompany)" 
4."Tonight" 
5."그때 우리 (Then, Us)" 

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales
[A] 		Album
KOR
Gaon
[12] 		KOR Hot
[13]
"가난한 사랑"
(A Poor Love [ko]) 		2004 * * — Non-album single
"사랑은 가슴이 시킨다"
(Love Comes From the Heart [ko]) 		2005 * * — Non-album single
"울지마"
(Don't Cry) 		2006 * * — Non-album single
"떠나"
(Leave) 		* * — Non-album single
"사랑은 가슴이 시킨다2"
(Love Comes From the Heart 2 [ko]) 		2007 * * — Non-album single
"8년만의 여름"
(The First Summer in 8 Years [ko]) 		2014 23 * — Non-album single
"Train [ko]" 95 * — Non-album single
Anime music
"활주"
(Gliding) 		— * * — Non-album single
"투지"
(Fighting Spirit) 		— * * — Non-album single
"브리스톨 탐험대"
(Bristol Expedition) 		— * * — Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
"*" denotes the chart did not exist at that time.
  • Notes
  1. ^ Gaon Chart no longer releases download sales figures from January 2018 onwards.

Awards

Mnet Asian Music Awards

Year Category Work Result
2004 Best New Group Video "Monologue"[14] Nominated
2005 Best Male Group "Coward" (겁쟁이)[15][16] Nominated
Best Rock Performance Won
2006 Artist of the Year "You Don't Know Man"[17][18] Nominated
Song of the Year Nominated
Best Group Nominated
Best Rock Performance Won

References

  1. ^ "HISTORY introduces final member Na Do Kyun + reveals handsome group and individual teaser photos - allkpop.com". allkpop.com.
  2. ^ Lee, So-dam (August 8, 2017). "[뮤직톡톡] "전성기 ing"..버즈, 옛날사람? 여전한 현역 클래스" [[Music Tap] "Prime timing..." Buzz, an old person? An unchanged active class]. Osen (in Korean). Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  3. ^ Kim, Ji-yeon (July 2, 2006). "버즈 '남자를 몰라', 지상파 방송 첫 1위". Osen (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  4. ^ Kim, Won-kyum (June 1, 2006). "버즈, '남자를 몰라' 발매 한달만에 온라인 1위". Star News (in Korean). Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  5. ^ Kim, Tae-eun (July 2, 2006). "버즈 '남자를 몰라', SBS '인기가요' 정상". Star News (in Korean). Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  6. ^ "버즈 3집 타이틀 '남자를 몰라'로 변경". Yonhap News (in Korean). Naver. May 3, 2006. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  7. ^ Kim, Won-kyum (May 17, 2007). "버즈, 멤버 군입대로 잠정해체..민경훈 솔로 데뷔". Star news (in Korean). Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  8. ^ "버즈 멤버 군 입대로 민경훈 솔로 활동". Yonhap News (in Korean). Naver. May 17, 2007. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  9. ^ "버즈 원년 멤버 모여 마지막 곡 '사랑은 가슴이 시킨다2' 발표". Hankyung Daily (in Korean). June 12, 2007. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  10. ^ "스포츠월드". 럼블피쉬 최진이, 연인 버즈 윤우현과 공동 작곡한 러브테마 곡 공개 - 스포츠월드.
  11. ^ a b "Gaon Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
    • "Memorize". November 26, 2014. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
    Cite error: The named reference "Album Chart" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  12. ^ "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  13. ^ "Kpop Hot 100". Billboard Korea (in Korean). Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  14. ^ "2004 MKMF part 1". Mwave. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
  15. ^ "2005 MKMF part 1". Mwave. Retrieved 2014-08-28.
  16. ^ "2005 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list". MAMA. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
  17. ^ "2006 MKMF Part 1 : I Love Punk - Haerang + Lee SungWoo/ Break Through-SS501/ The Queen Is Back! - Cocoboys and Dodogirls + Um JungHwa". MAMA. Retrieved 2014-10-26.
  18. ^ "2006 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list" Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine. MAMA. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
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