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Sweet Sorrow (Korean: 스윗 소로우) is a South Korean male vocal group formed in 2002. Originally a quartet, its current members consist of In Ho-jin, Song Woo-jin and Kim Young-woo.[1] In 2019, they joined with female vocal group The Barberettes and performed together under the name "SBSB" (Hangul: 스바스바).
Sweet Sorrow | |
|---|---|
| Origin | South Korea |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels | Sweetsorrow Company |
| Members | In Ho-jin Song Woo-jin Kim Young-woo |
| Past members | Sung Jin-hwan |
History edit
In Ho-jin, Song Woo-jin, Sung Jin-hwan and pianist Kim Young-woo first met around 1996 as students at Yonsei University and were all members of the university glee club.[2] Together with four other friends, they formed their own eight-member a cappella group and received a positive response. The name "Sweet Sorrow" was taken from the quote "Parting is such sweet sorrow" in Romeo and Juliet and was conceived by Kim, an English literature major, as a reminder of the hardship they had gone through together. Only the four of them chose to pursue music professionally and debuted in 2002.[3]
After a stint performing cover songs at college festivals and events, the quartet came to national prominence by winning the Daesang (Grand Prize) at the 16th Yoo Jae-ha Music Competition for their original song "Sweet Sorrow".[4] They were signed by the company Mezoo Cultures and released their first album in 2005. They also came to prominence with a much larger audience for performing the soundtracks of popular television dramas and their appearances on the MBC singing competition Show Survival (쇼바이벌) and the KBS music program Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend.
In December 2017, Sung announced that he would be a hiatus due to health reasons and later left permanently. Sweet Sorrow returned as a trio in 2019 with a new album. They also combined with The Barberettes to form a mixed group called "SBSB" and performed together on Immortal Songs.[5]
Discography edit
Studio albums edit
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [6][7] | |||
| Sweet Sorrow |
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— | — |
| Sweetics |
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5 |
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| Songs |
|
— | — |
| Viva |
|
8 |
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| "—" denotes release did not chart. | |||
Extended plays edit
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [6][7] | |||
| For Lovers Only |
|
5 |
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| For Losers Only |
|
18 |
|
| 5th Part 1: New Day |
|
38 | — |
Singles edit
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [12] | ||||
| "Small Room (ft. IU)" | 2020 | — | — | Non-album single |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | ||||
Awards and nominations edit
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | MBC Entertainment Awards | Excellence Award in Radio | Won |
References edit
- ^ Lee, Jae-hoon (June 2, 2014). "'스윗소로우' 말고 또 있을까, 화음·보컬의 미덕…For Lovers Only". Newsis. Retrieved 2015-03-20.
- ^ "스윗 소로우, 강한 중독성의 곡 '아무리 생각해도 난 너를…'". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). July 19, 2006.
- ^ Kwon, Mee-yoo (February 26, 2008). "Sweet Sorrow to Sing Sweet Harmony". The Korea Times.
- ^ "[me] 유재하 가요제 대상 탔던 스윗소로우". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). October 31, 2005.
- ^ "3인조 재편 스윗소로우, 2년만 컴백…15일 정규 5집 공개". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). November 12, 2019.
- ^ a b "K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2009-02-19. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
- "Sweetics charting". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2009-02-28. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
- ^ a b "Gaon Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
- "Viva charting". Retrieved 2019-09-19.
- "For Lovers Only charting". Retrieved 2019-09-19.
- "For Losers Only charting". Retrieved 2019-09-19.
- "5th Part 1: New Day charting". Gaon Chart. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
- ^ "First Half of 2008 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
- ^ "2012년 02월 Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
- ^ "2014년 06월 Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
- ^ "2015년 10월 Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
- ^ "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean).