[Discussion] H.O.T.

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H.O.T. was a popular five-member South Korean boy band in the mid to late 1990s. Their name is an acronym, standing for "High-five Of Teenagers". They were formed by SM Entertainment in 1996 and disbanded in 2001.

H.O.T. was a group that enjoyed massive success in their career, allowing them to become major influences on the future of boy bands and the rest of the music scene in Korea, their popularity also led to the creation of female groups in Korea. The group was formed by Lee Soo Man, the head of SM Entertainment, in 1996. Kangta was the first to join the group when he and a friend were discovered singing and dancing at an amusement park. Moon Hee-joon auditioned and made it into the group, and he recommended that Jae Won be considered; he auditioned and made it as well. Jang Woo Hyuk joined after winning a dancing contest, and Tony An, originally discovered by Brothers Entertainment in the United States, moved to SM with his friend Andy Lee, who later pulled out and joined the group Shinhwa. The new group was called H.O.T. - High Five of Teenagers.

H.O.T. made their debut with their first album, We Hate All Kinds of Violence in September 1996. This album and its first single, Junsa Ae Hoo Yeh, sparked controversy because some of their songs apparently plagiarized others, and lawsuits were placed against the group.

Despite this demeaning debut, they released a second single from the album, Candy, which became the first of many of their releases to hit the top spot.

They released their second album in June 1997, entitled Wolf & Sheep. This became another controversial release, since the title track featured strong language that caused it to be banned from all the major radio stations. However, a second single from this album, ?We Are the Future? brought them back into the spotlight with another #1 hit.

The next year the group had their first live tour, starting with the Olympic Park Gymnasium Area in Seoul. H.O.T. was the first Kpop group to hold a concert here, thanks to their large fanbase. They released their third album, Resurrection, in September 1998. This album featured a more ?serious? style, with music gravitating towards rock.
They released their fourth album, Iyah!, and a ?Best of? album in the following year, 1999 . They also starred in a "Space Jam"-like movie called "Age of Peace", for which they also released a soundtrack consisting songs that the members themselves composed. Everything in the film except for the five members were computerized, and the film was released in Japan during promotional activities for their fourth album. They won numerous awards from KMTV, and various popular music shows in Korea for their fourth album and the soundtrack.

They released their fifth and final album, Outside Castle, in September 2000. All of the members took part in composing the lyrics. H.O.T. enjoyed great success with all of their albums, and were known for their talent of writing and composing many of their own songs. In addition, Moon Hee-joon and Jang Woo Hyuk were also known for their dancing abilities, and often choreographed the groups routines.

Throughout their career, H.O.T. were often featured in adverts. They even had their own soda brand with the catchphrase "I only drink H.O.T.". In 1998, "We Are The Future"'s earned an American MTV Award for Best International Video.

In May 2001 their contract with SM Entertainment was almost up, and as they did not feel that they were receiving enough royalties, they decided to disband, and pursue solo careers: Kangta and Moon Hee-joon were offered contracts under SM Entertainment, while the remaining three started a short-lived, moderately successful band called JTL. Later, Jang Woo Hyuk created his own dancing school called "Newest Academy", while in 2005 Moon Hee-joon left SM Entertainment and created his own entertainment company, PS Entertainment. Tony An released a solo album and also created his own company, Tn Entertainment. Later, in 2005, Jae Won released his own solo album, as did Woo Hyuk.

Kangta recently became a the subject of media attention after expressing interest in having the band reunite once again in the first half of 2011.

Members

-Moon Hee-joon (문희준) - Leader & Sub Vocalist/Rapper
-Jang Woo Hyuk (장우혁) - Main Rapper
-Tony An (토니안) - Lead Vocalist/Rapper
-Kangta (강타)/ An Chil Hyun (안칠현) - Main Vocalist/Rapper
-Lee Jae Won (이재원) - Maknae,Sub Rapper & Sub Vocalist

View their Discography here

I didn't want to make this a super long intro :p
For SN again haha

KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA~ Love them so much! Thanks C4U they were my first Kpop group. Moon Hee Jun ♥

Time to spam some songs

Hope by H.O.T





Free to Fly (The Promise of H.O.T) by H.O.T

*gasps for breath* I'll post some of their solos too if y'all are interested?

Jang Woo Hyuk - Time is Lover

I love Jang Woo Hyuk!!! I just got his newest mini, love, love, love it!

Favorite H.O.T member

Please vote! ♥♥♥

I know next to nothing about this group.

I have seen Tony on Running Man & of course the group (& Tony) were a particular focus of Shi Won in Reply 1997.

Anway I have started a drama called Loveholic & it stars one of H.O.T. members Kangta & he is fab in it I am on episode 3 & a little bit in lurve with already :D