SS501
SS501(Double S 501 /Double S Oh Gong lL)
S: Super
S: Superstar/Singer
5: 5 members
0: Forever
1: United as 1
Under DSP Media Entertainment
Official Fanclub: Triple S
Debut
SS501 debuted in 8 June 2005 with
their first single “경고” (“Warning”), with a second single “Snow Prince”
released in late 2005. The group was inactive in Korea for most of
2006, although they had a fan meeting in Japan in April. The
hiatus was due to Heo Young Saeng’s throat condition which required
surgery, thus resulting in a need for time to fully recover. In
mid-2006, they held their first concert, “Step Up Concert” in Osaka,
Japan. In late 2006, they returned to Korea in order to promote their
first full album, which was released on November 10 called S.T.01 now.
Singles from the album included “Unlock” and “Four Chance”. As well as
promoting the album on various variety and music shows, they also filmed
a show on MNet called SOS. On their 600th day (January 28th,2007), they
won the Mutizen award from SBS Inki Gayo for their song “Four Chance”.
Entering Japan
Later
in 2007, the group debuted in the Japanese market. A Japanese fanclub
has been established with the name of “Triple S Japan”; it officially
debuted on March 27, 2007, when SS501 had their first official meeting
with the group. In Korea, their fan club members number around 41,700
Korean guys. The group had a Japanese single “Kokoro”, which had
multiple versions, including one with all members and five others
featuring the members individually. The single debuted at #5 on the
Oricon chart,and jumped to #3 the next day. A full album was released
later in the year.
Comeback to Korea
In
2008, SS501 returned to Korea with their single Deja Vu released on
March 8, 2008. The title track was the first song to be promoted, and
they started their comeback on music channel M.Net’s M Countdown. After
success with their single “Deja Vu”, they began to promote their second
single, “A Song Calling For You”. They performed their Goodbye Stage on
Music Bank on June 6, 2008, to return to Japanese activities.
Boys Over Flowers
On
October 2, 2008, an official announcement confirmed Kim Hyun Joong as
part of the cast for the Korean version of Hana Yori Dango, also known
as Boys Over Flowers, which is scheduled to be broadcast via KBS 2TV in
the first half of 2009 with a total of 25 episodes. According to an
official from Group Eight, the production house in charge of the drama,
Kim Hyun Joong was selected to play Hanazawa Rui, or Yoon Ji Hoo (Korean
ver.). He was the only flower boy who was selected without going for
any auditions. After the show, SS501 gained even more fans and Triple S
started forming and expanding, both in Korea and overseas.
Subgroup
Due
to two of the members’ busy schedules, Jung Min performing in a Korean
production of the musical “Grease” and Hyun Joong filming the Korean
version of Hana Yori Dango, also known as Boys Over Flowers, SS501′s
album, originally due for release in late 2008, was to be pushed back to
July 2009. Instead, a subgroup SS501 was formed. They initially
wanted to use Triple S as their group name but gave up the idea because
they think that they are 5 members always as 1 no matter what, so they
continued to release a special project album U R Man (released on
November 25, 2008) under the name of SS501.
The
three (members of the subgroup) also had a cameo in the fourth episode
of Boys Over Flowers as performers in a club, singing “U R Man”.
Finishing their promotional activities for ‘U R Man’, they went on to
promote ‘내 머리가 나빠서 (Because I’m Stupid)’, a song they sang for the OST
of ‘Boys Over Flowers’. This song is very well-received due to the
success of the drama. They won the “Song of the month (Feb)” award with
this song at the 32nd Cyworld Digital Music Awards (28 Mar 09) with
about 110,000 downloads for BGM at www.cyworld.com.
2009:
Solo collection, second mini album and first Asian tour
They
released their official second Japanese album on May 13, 2009
titled All My Love and had a promotional tour in Japan in support of the
album. The group also released their Solo Collection, consisting of the
individual members’ songs.
After
concentrating on their individual activities, the group made a comeback
and released their second mini album titled Rebirth, with the limited
edition being released on October 20, 2009 and the normal
edition on 22 October. The limited special edition album included two
posters and a 100 page photo diary. Their comeback song “Love Like This”
was well received, winning two Music Bank awards and one Inkigayo
Mutizen in November. The group ended promotions for the album on
November 29, 2009.
On
August 1, 2009, the group started their first Asia tour,visiting Seoul,
Tokyo, Taiwan, and Shanghai. The group will also hold a concert in Hong
Kong and Thailand.
2010
Third Mini Album
The
group held a concert in Thailand, February 2010 before holding their
final concert in Seoul to conclude the tour. They were initially going
to release a new mini album on May 1, 2010, however the date was later
on pushed back because of the need to “add the finishing touches.”
On
May 22nd, SS501 was one of many popular groups that performed at the
2010 Dream Concert. And being that Kim Hyun Joong was still recovering
from his injuries, they only sang ballad songs.
A
day after their performance at the Dream Concert, one of their
mini-album tracks titled “Love Ya!” was leaked onto the internet. Not
long afterwards, the teaser for the comeback track was released. On May
24th, 2010, due to the leaks, DSP Media decided to release SS501′s new
mini-album, Destination online, which contains six tracks in total.
Credit: 5 Superstar United As 1
