8Eight Explained

8Eight
Landscape:	yes
Origin:	South Korea
Genre:	K-pop
Current Members:	Lee Hyun Baek Chan Joo Hee

8Eight was a South Korean "hybrid" (meaning co-ed) vocal trio group consisting of Baek Chan, Lee Hyun, and Joo Hee. Active from 2007 to 2014, their last single was "Don't Go Crazy".

History

8Eight won the first season of the television series, MBC’s Show Survival (쇼 서바이벌).^[1] They debuted on MBC’s Show! Music Core on August 25, 2007.

On October 8, 2012, member Lee Hyun enlisted for mandatory military service of five weeks of basic training followed by duty as an active soldier for 21 months.^[2]

On September 19, 2014, the group released their final single "Don't Go Crazy".^[3] They disbanded in December 2014, when contracts with Big Hit Entertainment^[3] and Source Music expired.^[4]

Members

• Lee Hyun (이현) – male vocalist, leader
• Baek Chan (백찬) – male vocalist, rapper
• Joo Hee (주희) – female vocalist

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
		KOR ^[5]
The First	Released: September 3, 2007 Label: Big Hit Entertainment Formats: CD	19	KOR: 3,217+^[6]
Infinity	Released: March 18, 2008 Label: Big Hit Entertainment Formats: CD	rowspan="2"
Golden Age	Released: March 10, 2009 Label: Big Hit Entertainment Formats: CD
"—" denotes album did not chart.

Extended plays

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
		KOR ^[7]
The Bridge	Released: May 11, 2010 Label: Big Hit Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download	62
8Eight	Released: June 21, 2011 Label: Source Music Formats: CD, digital download	18	KOR: 1,031+^[8]

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Album
		KOR Gaon ^[9]	KOR Hot 100 ^[10]
"I Can Hear the Memories" (추억이 들린다)	2007	The First
"I Love You" feat. Jessica of Girls' Generation	2008	Infinity
"Dala Song" with Park Ki-young & Horan		rowspan="3"
"Goodbye My Love" (잘가요 내사랑)	2009
"No One Cries Because They Want to Date" (울고 싶어 우는 사람이 있겠어)
"Availability Period" (유효기간)	2010	13	The Bridge
"You're Really Great" (그대는 정말 대단해요)	2011	25	8Eight
"And...Someday" (썸데이...그리고)		28	14	Re:Feel Theme (Various artists compilation)
"Don't Go Crazy" (미치지말자)	2014	13	rowspan="2"
"Fool Again" (또 사랑에 속다)	2020	100

Soundtrack appearances

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Album
		KOR Gaon	KOR Hot 100
"My Sweet Seoul" (달콤한 나의 도시)	2008			My Sweet Seoul OST
"One Person" (한사람)	2011	22	12	A Thousand Days' Promise OST
"Notebook"	2012	—	58	Salamander Guru and The Shadows OST

Awards

width="75%" class="wikitable sortable"
Year	Category	Work	Result
2009	Best Mixed Gender Group	"Without a Heart"^[11]
2010	Best Group Vocal Performance	"Farewell is Coming"^[12]

Notes and References

1. News: '쇼바이벌', 시청자 투표로 순위 결정 ('Show Survival, rank decided by viewers' vote) . . 2007-09-28 . Choi Se-na (최세나) . ko .
2. News: Sunwoo . Carla . 8eight's Lee Hyun to enter the Army on Oct. 8 . 2 October 2012 . . 26 September 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130619212151/http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2959969 . 19 June 2013 .
3. News: Hybrid vocal trio 8Eight disbands after 7 years since debut. 2014-12-20. Koreaboo. 2017-02-13. en-US.
4. Web site: [단독]에이트, 7년만에 잠정적 해체.."각자 음악 활동"]. 2021-06-01. entertain.naver.com. ko.
5. Web site: K-pop Album Sales Volume. Recording Industry Association of Korea. ko. https://web.archive.org/web/20180701030539/http://riak.or.kr/chart/mcdc.asp. 2018-07-01. dead. 2018-06-19.
   • Web site: The First charting. https://web.archive.org/web/20081207035016/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200709.htm. 2008-12-07. dead.
6. Web site: September 2007 K-pop Album Sales Volume. Recording Industry Association of Korea. ko. https://web.archive.org/web/20081207035016/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200709.htm. 2008-12-07. dead. 2018-06-19.
7. Web site: Gaon Album Chart. Gaon Music Chart. ko. 2018-06-19.
   • Web site: The Bridge charting.
   • Web site: 8eight charting.
8. Web site: June 2011 Album Chart. Gaon Music Chart. ko. 2018-06-19.
9. Web site: Gaon Digital Chart. Gaon Music Chart. ko. 2018-10-07.
   • Web site: "Availability Period" charting.
   • Web site: "You're Really Great" charting.
   • Web site: "And...Someday" charting.
   • Web site: "Don't Go Crazy" charting.
   • Web site: "One Person" charting.
   • Web site: "Fool Again" charting. February 9–15, 2020. Gaon Chart. February 20, 2020.
10. 8Eight Chart History. Billboard. 2018-10-07.
11. http://mama.interest.me/history?type=winner&year=2009 "2009 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list"
12. Web site: Controversial Mnet Asian Music Awards bares nominees . Hicap, Jonathan M. . Manila Bulletin . Manila Bulletin Publishing . October 29, 2010 . February 12, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101029175022/http://mb.com.ph/articles/284825/controversial-mnet-asian-music-awards-bares-nominees . October 29, 2010 .