Toheart (band)

Toheart (Korean:투하트, commonly stylized as ToHeart) is a South Korean duo formed by Woohyun from Infinite and Key from Shinee in 2014. It is a collaboration between SM Entertainment and Woollim Entertainment.[1]

Toheart
투하트
Toheart at the Hong Kong Dome Festival in 2014
Background information
OriginSeoul, South Korea
Genres
Years active2014 (2014)
Labels
Associated acts
Websitewww.2heartproject.com
Members

History
"At first, we were going to go with names like "Woohyun and Key" or "Key and Woohyun", but it felt like a once in a lifetime thing. We made another name to represent that we'll continue to work as a team in the future and put out good music."

–Member Woohyun discussing the group's name.[2]

On February 20, 2014 S.M. Entertainment released a teaser announcing Toheart, a special unit duo consisting of Woohyun of Infinite and Key of Shinee.[3] The release was followed by a second prologue teaser which was released on February 27.[4] After the release of a music video teaser on March 4, 2014[5] and a track preview video a few days later,[6] Toheart debuted with the mini album Delicious and the music video for the title track was released on March 10.[7] On the same day, the duo held their first showcase in the Coex Artium, hosted by bandmates Minho and Sunggyu.[8][9] Jeff Benjamin from Billboard praised the duo's vocals, and also the choreography and on-screen charisma.[10]

Both Woohyun and Key stated that it was their idea to create this unit, since both are friends and they had interest in working with each other. They didn't expect to do a singing collaboration project, instead thinking of photoshoots and similar.[2][11] On April 7, 2014 the duo followed up their promotions with "Tell Me Why" featuring Infinite Sungyeol’s little brother, Lee Daeyeol as well as actress Mun Ka Young.[12] The song was requested most by fans and is produced by Sweetune. It tells the story about a man’s unwillingness to let a lover go.[13]

Discography

Extended plays
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[14]		 JPN
[15]		 TW
[16]		 US World
[17]
1st Mini Album 1 25 11 8
  • KOR: 74,242+[18]
  • JPN: 6,216+
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
Gaon Chart
[14]		 CHN
Baidu Chart
[19]		 KOR
Billboard K-Pop
[20]
"Delicious" 2014 91727 1st Mini Album
"Tell Me Why" 36—63
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Other charted songs
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
Gaon Chart
[14]
"You're My Lady" 2014 34 1st Mini Album
"Maze" 50
"Start" 51
"Intro" 82
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Music videos
Year Music video
2014 "Delicious"
"Delicious (Performance Ver.)"
"Tell Me Why"

Awards and nominations

SBS MTV Best of the Best
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2014 Delicious Best Male MV Nominated

Golden Disk Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2015 Toheart Popularity Award[21] Won
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References
  1. 투하트 :: 네이버 인물검색 (in Korean). naver. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  2. "Heart and Soul". W Korea. 20 March 2014. Archived from the original on 10 July 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  3. "키 우현 유닛 출격, 20일 'Toheart' 티저 깜짝공개". Nate. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
  4. "우현-키 '투하츠' 2차 프롤로그 공개, 본격적 활동 시작". Nate. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
  5. "현 키 유닛 투하트 뮤비 티저, 전에 없던 시선강탈 퀄리티". Nate. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
  6. "우현-키 투하트, 프리뷰 공개…"음악 자신만만"". Nate. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
  7. "투하트 공개, 키 우현 절친 듀오의 맛깔나는 음악 '딜리셔스' 도전장". Nate. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
  8. "투하트 키, "결과보다는 즐기는 무대…의미가 중요해"". Chosun via Osen. March 10, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  9. "투하트, 10일 쇼케이스…신곡 '딜리셔스' 무대 최초공개". Chosun via Osen. March 6, 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  10. Jeff Benjamin. "SHINee's Key & INFINITE's Woohyun Turn Bromance Into Funky Duo: Watch Toheart's 'Delicious' Debut". Billboard. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  11. Na Ji Yeon; Kim Hye Won. "[STARCAST] Everyone is curious about 'Toheart, right?'…Woo-hyunXKey, unit talk". star.naver. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  12. Grace Danbi Hong. "Infinite Sungyeol's Little Brother to Make Debut Appearance in ToHeart's MV". Mwave via CJ E&M enewsWorld. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  13. Grace Danbi Hong. "ToHeart to Follow Up with Promotions for 'Tell Me Why' with Mun Ka Young in MV". Mwave via CJ E&M enewsWorld. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  14. "Gaon Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Chart.
  15. "Oricon Chart" (in Japanese). Oricon.
  16. G-Music Chart positions for studio albums:
  17. "World Albums". Billboard.
  18. "Gaon Album Ranking Yearly (2014)". Gaon.
  19. "Baidu Music" (in Chinese). Baidu.
  20. "Korea K-Pop Hot 100". Billboard.
  21. Um Dong-Jin, Park Hyun-Taek (January 9, 2015). "Taeyang, Teen Top, Toheart take nods at Golden Discs". Korea Joongang Daily. Archived from the original on July 19, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
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