Sharp (South Korean band)

Sharp (stylized as S♯arp; Korean: 샵) was a South Korean co-ed pop vocal group that was active from 1998 to 2002.[1]

Sharp
Also known asS♯arp
OriginSouth Korea
GenresPop, dance-pop
Years active1998–2002
LabelsWorld Music Entertainment
Past membersLee Ji-hye
Seo Ji-young
Jang Seok-hyun
John Kim
Oh Hee-jong
Chris
Sori

The group initially consisted of Lee Ji-hye, Seo Ji-young, Jang Seok-hyun, John Kim and Oh Hee-jong. John and Hee-jong left the group after the release of the group's first album, The S#arp, in 1998. New members Sori and Chris joined the group in 1999 for the second album, The S#arp+2. Sori later left the group, and Sharp went on to release the albums, The Four Letter World Love (2000), 4ever Feel So Good (2001), Flat Album (2001), and Style (2002).[2] The group disbanded in 2002, reportedly as a result of ongoing conflict between Ji-hye and Ji-young, including verbal and physical assault.[1][3]

Sharp was one of the few mixed-gender groups active during an era when single-gender groups such as S.E.S., Fin.K.L, Shinhwa and g.o.d were dominating the music scene. The group won #1 on the music programs Inkigayo and Music Bank, tasting their first success in 1999 with "Tell Me Tell Me."

Discography

Studio albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[4]
The S#arp
  • Released: November 17, 1998
  • Label: World Music Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 15
The S#arp+2
  • Released: October 4, 1999
  • Label: World Music Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 4
  • KOR: 195,908[6]
The Four Letter Word Love
  • Released: August 12, 2000
  • Label: World Music Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 3
  • KOR: 170,894[7]
4ever Feel So Good
  • Released: February 20, 2001
  • Label: World Music Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 5
  • KOR: 214,049[8]
Flat Album
  • Released: November 5, 2001
  • Label: World Music Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 17†
  • KOR: 194,671[9]
Style
  • Released: September 6, 2002
  • Label: World Music Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 26‡
† The November 2001 chart is not available online. The chart position for Flat Album comes from the December 2001 chart.
‡ The September 2002 chart is not available online. The chart position for Style comes from the October 2002 chart.

Compilation albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[4]
Smart & Smooth
  • Released: January 24, 2003
  • Label: World Music Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 19

Awards

Mnet Asian Music Awards
Year Category Work Result
2000 Best Mixed Group"Great!" (잘됐어)[12][13]Won
2001 "100 Days Prayer" (백일기도)[14]Nominated
2002 "Kiss Me" (내 입술..따뜻한 커피처럼)[15] Nominated
gollark: I can recognize them by their out-of-place names!
gollark: _is happy with namingschemeless, suffixless names_
gollark: What are you renaming stuff to?
gollark: 4/6 8/21.
gollark: There will either be a holiday biome or ***U L T R A S A L T***.

References
  1. "그룹 샵 공식 해체… 멤버간 폭행·폭언 사건으로". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). 2002-10-16. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  2. "'슈가맨' 이지혜-서지영 소속 '샵'은 어떤 그룹? 결성 4년 만에 해체…왜?". Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  3. "인기 4인조 그룹 `샵' 공식 해체". Yonhap News (in Korean). 2002-10-15. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  4. "K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2009-02-19. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  5. "March 1999 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2007-07-18. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  6. "March 2000 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2004-09-25. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  7. "2000 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2009-02-28. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  8. "2001 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2009-02-28. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  9. "January 2002 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2009-01-16. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  10. "2002 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2009-02-28. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  11. "First Half of 2003 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2007-07-18. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  12. "2000 MMF part 1". MAMA. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
  13. "2000 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list" Archived 2014-08-03 at the Wayback Machine. MAMA. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
  14. "2001 MMF part 1". MAMA. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
  15. "2002 MMF part 1". Mwave. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
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