Bom Yeoreum Gaeul Kyeoul Explained

Bom Yeoreum Gaeul Kyeoul
Genre:	Jazz-rock fusion
Years Active:	1988-2018
Past Members:	Kim Jong-jin Jeon Tae-gwan

Bom Yeoreum Gaeul Kyeoul, also known as SSAW, was a jazz-rock fusion band from South Korea.^[1]

SSAW debuted in 1988. It had the hit songs, "Bravo, My Life," and "Somebody's Dream."^[2] SSAW disbanded on December 28, 2018, following the death of member Tae-gwan.^[3]

In 1986, Jong Jin-sim, Tae-kwan Jeon, Jae-ha Yoo, and Ki-ho Jang formed a group named Bom Yeoreum Gaeul Kyeoul (meaning "spring, summer, fall, winter" in Korean) with Kim Hyun-sik.^[4]

On December 28, 2018, it was announced that Tae Kwan had died after a 6-year battle with cancer, effectively ending SSAW.^[5]

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
		KOR ^[6]
Bom Yeoreum Gaeul Kyeoul	Released: June 16, 1988 Label: Seorabeol Records Format: LP	rowspan="6" *
Bom Yeoreum Gaeul Kyeoul 2	Released: October 5, 1989 Label: Seorabeol Records Format: LP
Joke, Lie and Truth (농담, 거짓말 그리고 진실)	Released: January 1992 Label: Seorabeol Records Format: LP
1 Photograph To Remember	Released: June 1993 Label: Donga Corporation Format: LP
Mystery	Released: February 1, 1995 Label: Donga Corporation, Yejeon Media Format: CD
Banana Shake	Released: August 1, 1996 Label: Donga Corporation, Yejeon Media Format: CD
Bravo My Life	Released: January 3, 2002 Label: Donga Corporation Format: CD	22	KOR: 65,858+^[7]
Beautiful, Beautiful	(아름답다, 아름다워!)	Released: September 9, 2008 Label: Bom Yeoreum Gaeul Kyeoul Entertainment Format: CD

Notes and References

1. Web site: 봄여름가을겨울 소개. Mnet. ko. SSAW Profile. 2018-05-04.
2. News: 봄여름가을겨울 전태관, 오늘 부인상..동료도 몰랐던 '부부의 암투병'. 2018-04-18. The Chosun Ilbo. 2018-05-04. ko.
3. Web site: Popular drummer of Korean rock band SSAW dies of cancer. en. The Korea Times. December 28, 2018.
4. Web site: [스경X현장] 전태관 1주기에 의기투합한 봄여름가을겨울-빛과 소금 "김현식의 존재에 지금 우리도 있어". 27 December 2019.
5. Web site: Popular drummer of Korean rock band SSAW dies of cancer. en. The Korea Times. December 28, 2018.
6. 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.
   • Web site: Bravo My Life charting. https://web.archive.org/web/20080514131013/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200201.htm. dead. 2008-05-14.
7. Web site: 2002 Total K-pop Album Sales Volume. Recording Industry Association of Korea. https://web.archive.org/web/20080505035121/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_2002_2h.htm. 2008-05-05. dead. 2018-05-16.