Peppertones (Hangul: 페퍼톤스), is a Korean rock band formed in 2003 by Shin Jae-pyung and Lee Jang-won. The pair met as computer science students at KAIST in Daejeon. The band's first EP album A Preview was released in 2004. They released their first album, Colorful Express, in 2005.
Peppertones | |
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| Origin | South Korea |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels |
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| Members | Shin Jae-pyung (Sayo) Lee Jang-won (Noshel) |
| Website | www |
Members
edit- Shin Jae-pyung (신재평) a.k.a. Sayo - guitar, vocals (born June 19, 1981)
- Lee Jang-won (이장원) a.k.a. Noshel - bass, vocals (born August 30, 1981)
History
editShin Jae-pyung and Lee Jang-won both graduated from the Department of Computer Science at KAIST.[1] The duo met as members of KAIST's Folk Club and Rock Club. Originally, Shin Jae-pyung was part of a pop band, while Lee Jang-won was part of a folk band.[2] Lee Jang-won's band then was named "Triangular Rice Balls and Konjac Jelly" (삼각 주먹밥 과 곤약젤리) because he was eating just these two food items to save money to buy a guitar.[3] Their respective bands took part in KAIST's creative song festival, which Lee Jang-won's band won. Following that, Shin Jae-pyung's band recruited Lee Jang-won.[2]
The band built its reputation by performing live in Hongdae clubs with Deb and Westwind, who played the guest vocal roles.[4] They released their first EP called A Preview in 2004 with the independent music label Cavare Sound. They were recognized by critics as the winner of the "Best Dance & Electronic Song" award for their song Superfantastic from their first album Colorful Express (2005) at the 4th Korean Music Awards in 2007.[5] In September 2008, they moved to their current label, Antenna Music.[6]
Sayo and Noshel are the stage names they used at the beginning of their debut, and they are now active under their real names. At the beginning of their career, their songs are sung by guest vocalists, notably Deb and Westwind. In their first album, Colorful Express (2005), they began singing on their own, with Shin mostly occupying the main vocal role and Lee as backing vocals.
Lee earned a Master of Business Engineering degree from KAIST's Business School and worked as an intern for Mirae Asset Management in late 2009. He is currently a doctorate student at KAIST's Graduate School of Culture and Technology.[7] He is also currently active as a cast member of the TV show Problematic Men since 2015.[8]
Shin was a radio DJ for the Our Beautiful Night Radio program on EBS FM from May 30 to August 28, 2011.[9] He has also written songs for other artists, most notably K-pop girl group f(x), singer-actress Park Ji-yoon, and singer Baek A-yeon.
Discography
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [10][11] | |||
| Colorful Express |
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— | — |
| New Standard |
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23 |
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| Sounds Good! |
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21 | — |
| Beginner's Luck |
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9 |
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| High-Five |
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7 |
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| Long Way |
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16 |
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| Thousand Years |
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47 |
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| Twenty Plenty |
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22 |
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| "—" denotes release did not chart. | |||
Live albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [11] | |||
| 2014-2015 Two Lives |
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19 |
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Extended plays
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [11] | |||
| A Preview |
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— | — |
| Open Run |
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12 |
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| "—" denotes release did not chart. | |||
Digital singles
edit- April Funk (2005)
- Thank You (2013)
- Campfire (2015)
- Someone who gives me happiness (2021)
- Tangerine (2021)
Soundtrack appearances
edit| Year | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | "In Changing Times" (변해간 세월속에서) feat. Cabinet Singalongs |
Soulmate OST |
| 2008 | "Mr. Herman (The Greatest Comedian Ever)" with Miki of The Indigo |
The Mystery of KK Island OST |
| 2013 | "Chance!" | Dating Agency: Cyrano OST |
| 2019 | "Fool" | The Secret Life of My Secretary OST |
| 2022 | "Shine" | Cheer Up OST |
Compilation appearances
edit| Year | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | "Winterstalgia - Comet Mix Version" | Christmas Meets Cavare Sound |
| 2007 | "Hotdog!" | Story of Dogs |
| 2008 | "Runner's High" | Yoonsang Songbook: Play With Him! |
| 2009 | "ABC" with Arina of Mocca | Man and Woman… and the Story |
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Type | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Clumsy Antenna | Web show | Main cast (with Antenna artists) | [20] |
| 2022 | Great Seoul Invasion | Television shows | Consultant | [21] |
Awards
edit| Year | Awards | Category | Nominee/work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Korean Music Awards | Best Dance & Electronic Song | "Superfantastic" | Won | [22] |
| Best Dance & Electronic Album | Colorful Express | Nominated | [23] | ||
| 2012 | Beautiful Mint Life Awards | Best Artist | Peppertones | Nominated | [24] |
| Best Performance | Won | ||||
| 2013 | Best Artist | Nominated | [25] | ||
| 2016 | Best Artist | Nominated | [26] | ||
| Best Performance | Won | ||||
| Grand Mint Festival Awards | Best Artist | Won | [27] | ||
| Best Performance | Nominated | ||||
| Achievement Award (공로상) | Won | ||||
| 2017 | Beautiful Mint Life Awards | Best Artist | Nominated | [28] | |
| Best Performance | Nominated |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Peppertones member's graduation". Archived from the original on December 8, 2015.
- ^ a b ARIRANG TV (November 29, 2018), [I'm LIVE X Digging] Ep.81 - Peppertones (페퍼톤스) _ Full Episode, archived from the original on December 20, 2021, retrieved May 12, 2019
- ^ "The Brainiacs Episode 18 (2015-06-25)".
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ Hwang, Seon-eob (December 2010). "페퍼톤스(Peppertones)". Neo Music Communication IZM. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
- ^ "4회 시상식 수상결과". koreanmusicawards.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 7, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ^ "안테나뮤직, 이쯤 되면 예능레이블 맞죠?". www.melon.com (in Korean). Retrieved March 31, 2018.
- ^ "연합뉴스 : 바른언론 빠른뉴스". www.yonhapnews.co.kr. December 21, 2009. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
- ^ Ghim, Sora (December 6, 2018). "The Problematic Men Show Their Real Selves". BNTNews. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
- ^ "페퍼톤스의 신재평 라디오 DJ 도전". Seoul Shinmun (in Korean). May 31, 2011. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
- ^ "K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 19, 2009. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- "New Standard charting". Archived from the original on February 26, 2009. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- "Sounds Good! charting". Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- "Beginner's Luck charting". Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- "High-Five charting". Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- "long way charting". Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- "2014-2015 Two Lives charting". Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- "Open Run charting". Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- "Thousand Years charting". Circle Chart. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
- "Twenty Plenty charting". Circle Chart. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- ^ "First Half of 2008 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 20, 2009. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- ^ "2012년 04월 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- ^ "2014년 08월 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- ^ "2018년 05월 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- ^ "Circle Album Chart – Week 39, 2022". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved September 29, 2022.
- ^ Cumulative Sales of Twenty Plenty:
- "Circle Album Chart – Week 16, 2024". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- "Circle Album Chart – Week 19, 2024". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved May 16, 2024.
- ^ "2016년 08월 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- ^ "2012년 11월 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- ^ Kang Jin-ah (September 16, 2021). "유희열→유재석 총출동…'우당탕탕 안테나' 10월 공개" [Yoo Hee-yeol → Yoo Jae-seok is in full force… 'Woodang Tangtang Antenna' released in October]. Newsis (in Korean). Retrieved September 16, 2021 – via Naver.
- ^ Lee Da-gyeom (June 3, 2022). "적재→권은비 멘토...차세대 밴드 발굴 '그레이트 서울 인베이전'" [Jaejae → Mentor Kwon Eun-bi... Discovering the next-generation band 'Great Seoul Invasion'] (in Korean). Star Today, Maeil Economic Daily. Retrieved June 3, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ "페퍼톤스(Peppertones) 'Superfantastic' — 2007 최우수 댄스&일렉트로닉-노래" [Peppertones 'Superfantastic' — 2007 Best Dance & Electronic (Song)]. Korean Music Awards (in Korean).
- ^ "페퍼톤스(Peppertones) [colorful express] — 2007 최우수 댄스&일렉트로닉-음반" [Peppertones 'Superfantastic' — 2007 Best Dance & Electronic (Album)]. Korean Music Awards (in Korean).
- ^ "BML2012 Awards 결과 발표" [BML 2012 Award Results]. Mint Paper (in Korean).
- ^ "BML2013 Awards 결과 발표" [BML 2013 Award Results]. Mint Paper (in Korean).
- ^ "BML2016 Awards 결과 발표" [BML 2016 Award Results]. Mint Paper (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 13, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
- ^ "GMF2016 Awards 결과 발표" [GMF 2016 Award Results]. Mint Paper (in Korean).
- ^ "BML2017 Awards 수상 결과" [BML 2017 Award Results]. Mint Paper (in Korean).
External links
edit- Official website
- Peppertones at AllMusic
- Peppertones at Jpop Asia
- Antenna Music official site
