Hope - Music

H.O.T. Hangul 에이치오티 Was A Popular Five-Member South Korean Boy Band In The Mid To Late 1990s. They Were Formed By SM Entertainment In 1996 And Disbanded In 2001. In Addition To South Korea The Band Was Popular In Taiwan People's Republic Of China And Korean And Asian Communities In Americas. H.O.T. Was The First Group To Have An Album Become A "million Seller" In K-Pop Even Though There Was A Financial Crisis In South Korea At The Time. Often Credited As One Of The First K-Pop Boy Bands And The Forerunners Of The "idol Group" Trend In The Korean Music Industry. H.O.T. Successfully Turned Mainstream Korean Music Into Music For The Younger Generation. Made Up Of Five Teenagers At The Time Of Their Debut They Were Formed To Specifically Target Teenagers Hence Their Name "High-Five Of Teenagers". Member YEAR 2015 Heejun희준Moon Hee-Jun문희준文熙俊March 14 1978 Age 37 Woohyuk우혁Jang Woo-Hyuk장우혁張佑赫May 8 1978 Age 37 Tony An토니안An Seung-Ho 안승호安勝浩June 7 1978 Age 37 Kangta강타An Chil-Hyun 안칠현安七炫October 10 1979 Age 36 Jaewon재원Lee Jae-Won 이재원李在元April 5 1980 Age 35 HISTORY
H.O.T. Was Formed By Producer Lee Soo-Man The Head Of SM Entertainment In 1996.Their Music Comprises A Mixture Of Rap Ballads Dance And Later Rock. Singer Kangta Provided Most Of The Ballad Vocals. The First Member That Lee Soo-Man Picked Was Kangta. The Manager Saw Him Dancing And Singing With A Friend At An Amusement Park And Was Impressed. Second Was Moon Hee-Joon Who After Auditioning Was Accepted Into The Band. Hee-Joon Then Invited His Friend Lee Jae-Won To Audition Who Was Subsequently Also Admitted. The Fourth To Join The Band Was Jang Woo-Hyuk After Winning First Place In A Dancing Contest. He Was Asked To Try Out And Became The Fourth Member To Join. SM Entertainment Then Traveled To LA To Hold Auditions. Tony An Originally Discovered By Brothers Entertainment In The United States And His Friend Andy Lee Both Joined The Band. However Lee's Parents Later Withdrew Support Causing Him To Leave The Band And Join Shinhwa In 1998. The New Group Was Called H.O.T. - High Five Of Teenagers. CAREER
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. 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 Their Controversial Debut They Released A Second Single From The Album Candy Which Became The First Of Their Hit Songs. 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. In 1998 The Music Video For "We Are The Future"s Earned An American MTV Award For Best International Video. 1996–1997 Debut And Breakthrough H.O.T. Debuted In September 1996 With The Album We Hate All Kinds Of Violence Which Was A Success Selling 1.5 Million Copies. 5  Their First Single "Descendants Of Warriors " Was A Critique Of Schoolyard Bullying While Their Second Single "Candy" Was A Cheerful bubblegum Pop song That Established H.O.T.'s Popularity Especially Among Teenage Girls. 5 9  That Year H.O.T. Won Best New Artist At The Golden Disc Awards. 10 In July 1997 H.O.T. Released Their Second Album  Wolf And Sheep Which Sold 1 Million Copies In Ten Days. 11  The Album Included The Singles "Wolf And Sheep " "Happiness " And "We Are The Future " The First Of Which Was Banned From Airplay Due To Its Use Of Strong Language. 3  Nonetheless The Album Was Both Commercially And Critically Successful Winning The Grand Prize At Both The 1997 Golden Disc Awards And The 1997 Seoul Music Awards. 10 12  Additionally "We Are The Future" Was Nominated For An International Viewer's Choice Award at The 1998 MTV Video Music Awards. 3  By This Time H.O.T. Had Become A "social Sensation" In South Korea 2  and With Their Success Came The Rise Of K-Pop Fan Culture. 13  In 1997 H.O.T. Also Released Their First Chinese Album The Sales Of Which Helped The Group Survive The Slump In South Korean Record Sales That Followed The Asian Financial Crisis. 14 The Next Year The Group Had Their First Live Tour Starting With The Seoul Olympic Stadium. H.O.T. Was The First Kpop Group To Hold A Concert Here Thanks To Their Large Fanbase. Owing To Their Popularity They Were Seen Frequently In Advertisements. At One Point They Had Their Own Soda Brand With The Catch Phrase "I Only Drink H.O.T." They Released Their Third Album Resurrection In September 1998. This Album Featured A More “serious” Style With Music Gravitating Towards Rock. On 25 June 1999 H.O.T Together With Its Label-Mate S.E.S. Performed At Michael Jackson's Concert "Michael Jackson And Friends - The Adventure Of Humanity". 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. They Maintained A Friendly Rivalry With Other K-Pop Bands Such As Sechs Kies And Were Close Friends With Kim Hwan-Sung Of N.R.G. Who Died From Pneumonia A Week Or Two Prior To His 20th Birthday. Kangta Was Heartbroken By His Friend's Death And When N.R.G. Released Their Album After Kim Hwan-Sung's Death He Wrote The Main Track Of Their Album. 1998–1999  Resurrection Controversy And I Yah H.O.T. Released Their Third Album  Resurrection In September 1998. The Album Which Featured A Variety Of Styles Including hardcore Hip Hop Sold More Than 1.1 Million Copies By The Following Year. 15 11  At The 1998 Seoul Music Awards  Resurrection was Awarded The Grand Prize Which It Shared With Special Album by Sechs Kies. 12  Netizens accused The Album Of Plagiarism On Account Of Alleged Similarities Between The Album's Lead Single "Line Up!" And "Killing In The Name " A Song By American Rock Band Rage Against The Machine. 11  However The Song Won The International Viewer's Choice Award For MTV Korea At The 1999 MTV Video Music Awards. Citation Needed H.O.T. Released A Live greatest Hits Album in April 1999. 16  On June 25 H.O.T. Performed Alongside Michael Jackson and Popular South Korean Girl Group S.E.S. at A Benefit Concert In Seoul Arranged By Jackson. 17  In September 1999 H.O.T. Released Their Fourth Album  I Yah!. 18  The Album's Title Track Was About A 1999 Fire That Killed Kindergarten Students At The Sealand Youth Training Center in South Korea. 19  The Album Sold More Than 1.3 Million Copies. 20  Within That Same Month H.O.T. Became The First K-Pop Group To Perform At The Seoul Olympic Stadium Where 72 000 Fans Saw Them Perform. 3 2000–2001  Outside Castle  Age Of Peace and Disbandment In February 2000 H.O.T. Performed For 13 000 Fans In Beijing at Their First Concert In China. The Group Became Immensely Popular Among Chinese Teenagers And Their Success Inspired S.M. Entertainment And Other South Korean Entertainment Companies To Promote Their Artists In China. 5  H.O.T. Released Their Fifth Album  Outside Castle In September 2000. 21  That Year The Group Also Starred In The sci-Fi Movie Age Of Peace In Which They Portrayed Soccer Players Living In A Futuristic Society. 3  Despite H.O.T.'s Popularity At The Time The Movie Was Not A Hit. 22 H.O.T. Announced Its Disbandment At A Press Conference In Seoul In May 2001. Members An Lee And Jang Told The Press That They Were Leaving S.M. Entertainment Because They Could Not Come To An Agreement With The Company Over A New Contract. In The Following Days Hundreds Of The Group's Fans Protested Outside Of S.M. Entertainment Headquarters. Some Fans Blocked Roads And Threw Rocks At The Company Headquarters' Windows To Protest What They Believed Were Unjust Actions Against H.O.T. On The Part Of S.M. Entertainment. 6 7  It Was Later Reported That The Contractual Disagreements Between H.O.T. And S.M. Entertainment Concerned The Group Members' Pay Which Was Only About $10 000 USD for Every 1 Million Albums They Sold. 23 After The Split Kangta And Moon Were Offered Lucrative Contracts By S.M. Entertainment As Solo Artists. Citation Needed  An Lee And Jang Signed To Yejeon Media And Formed A Three-Member Group Called jtL Which Experienced Moderate Success Before They Disbanded In 2003. 24  All Five Former H.O.T. Members Have Since Pursued Solo Careers And Are Still Active In The Entertainment Industry. 25 DISBANDMENT And Post-H.O.T.
H.O.T. Disbanded In May 2001. As The Members Of H.O.T. Neared The End Of Their Contracts With SM Entertainment It Was Rumored That Financial Issues Caused The Group To Split. However Because The Real Reasons For The Breakup Were Never Officially Released To The Public Financial Contract Issues Still Remain An Unverified Rumor To This Day. After The Split Kangta And Moon Hee-Joon Were Offered Lucrative Contracts To SM Entertainment As Solo Artists And Released Moderately Successful Albums. While Kangta's Music Was Usually Mainstream Soul Or R&B Moon Hee-Joon In The Beginning Like Kangta Started With The Mainstream R&B But Later Attempted To Establish A Rock Music Career. However Hee-Joon Was Overshadowed By His Teen Idol Image And Was Met With Harsh Criticism. The Remaining Members Jang Woo-Hyuk Tony An And Lee Jae-Won Formed A Three-Member Group Called JtL Under Another Label And Sold Moderately Successful Albums. Later Jang Woo-Hyuk And A Partner Created Their Own Dance Company With Woo-Hyuk Leading His Own Team And School Named Newest. A Few Years After Forming JTL Tony An Released A Solo Album Created His Own Entertainment Company Tn Entertainment A Successful School Uniforms Company Skoolooks And An Undergarment Company Shinenihs. In September 2010 Tony Completed His 2-Year Army Duty And Released A New Song "Going To Meet You Now". In 2005 Moon Hee-Joon Left SM Entertainment Creating His Own Company PS Entertainment And Releasing One Album. Later That Year Hee-Joon Headed Off To Military Service A Duty Required For Every Male Korean Citizen. In 2008 He Completed His 2-Year Army Duty And Signed With A Company Called SidusHQ. Lee Jae-Won Also Left SM Entertainment And On April 4 2005 He Released His First Post-H.O.T. Album "No Pain No Gain". Lee Has Since Then Completed His Military Duty In 2011. On September 12 2005 Jang Woo-Hyuk Released His First Solo Album No More Drama Performing With The Renowned American Hip-Hop Group Elite Force Who Was Also A Former Dance Team For Will Smith. Woo-Hyuk Was The Last Member To Release A Solo Album And He Earned A Reputation As "The Prince Of Dance Music". In Year 2010 He Signed With A Chinese Entertainment Company And Is Currently Active In China. His Recent Collaborations Are With Singaporean Mandarin Pop Singer JJ Lin And Hong Kong Singer/actor Karen Mok. On September 2010 Kangta Remains As A Shareholder In SM Entertainment And Released His New Chinese Electro-Pop Title Song "Love Frequency" Or Better Known As "Breaka Shaka". Few Days Later He Also Released His First Digital Mini Album Love Frequency. Tony An Released A Solo Mini Album "Topstar" With Top Pop Song Under Same Name Of Album On April 4 2011. Jang Woo-Hyuk New Album Released May 25 Entitled " I Am The Future " With Singles Including Time Is L Over I Am The Future And Minimalism. Kangta Expressed An Interest In Having The Band Reunite In The First Half Of 2011. However In March 2012 Members Moon Hee Jun And Tony Stated That It Would Be Difficult For The Group To Come Together Again. Moderate Success Before They Disbanded In 2003. 24  All Five Former H.O.T. Members Have Since Pursued Solo Careers And Are Still Active In The Entertainment Industry. 25 2018–2019 Reunion And Later Career In February 2018 H.O.T. Was Featured On The South Korean Variety Show Infinite Challenge in The "Saturday Saturday Is For Singers" 토토가 Special A Recurring Segment On The Show Which Showcases Famous Singers From The 1990s And Was Notably Responsible For The Reunion Of Their First-Generation Counterparts Sechs Kies. All Five Members Appeared On The Show Marking Their First Appearance As A Complete Group Since 2003. 26 During The Years In Between Disbandment And The Reunion The Possibility Of A Reunion Had Been Repeatedly Brought Up. 27  Following The Successful Reunions Of Their Fellow First-Generation Groups g.O.D and Fly To The Sky in 2014 A Naver online Poll Revealed That H.O.T Ranked First As The First-Generation Idol Group K-Pop Fans Most Wanted To See Again. 28 29  In 2016 It Was Reported That The Members Had Been In Contact With One Another And Met With Lee Soo-Man to Discuss The Possibility Of Reuniting For The 20th Anniversary Of Their Debut But It Ultimately Did Not Come To Fruition. 30 On August 31 2018 It Was Announced That H.O.T. Would Be Independently Holding Their Reunion Concert 'Forever Highfive Of Teenagers ' On October 13 And 14 In Seoul Olympic Main Stadium with 100 000 Attendees. 31 32 read less