Seo Taiji and Boys
Boy groupDisbandedHip-hopRock / bandRetroExperimental
The trio that started the whole thing in the early 90s: Western pop styles, Korea's first rap moments and lyrics with something to say. They are a history lesson you can actually dance to, starting with "Nan Arayo".
- Members
- 3
- Debut
- 1992 (34 years)
- Generation
- 1st gen (until 2003)
- Label
- Bando
Start with: Nan Arayo
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Achievements
- Won the Grand Prize at the Seoul Music Awards in both 1992 and 1993
- Their self-titled debut album sold over 1.5 million copies within a month of release, and "Nan Arayo" won a Golden Disc Award in 1992
- Their second album became the first "double million seller" in Korean history (1993)
- Their refusal to alter "Regret of the Times" helped lead to the abolition of music pre-censorship in Korea in June 1996
- Billboard reported in 1996 that their first three albums each sold over 1.6 million copies
Timeline
- 1992Debut on April 11 on MBC with "Nan Arayo"
- 1993Second album with "Hayeoga"; banned from KBS-TV over their look
- 1994Third album with "Classroom Idea" and "Dreaming of Bal-Hae"
- 1995Fourth album; "Regret of the Times" banned by the ethics committee
- 1996Retirement announced in January; compilation Goodbye Best Album
- 2012Spin ranks "Nan Arayo" number 4 on its 21 Greatest K-Pop Songs of All Time
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