H.O.T. Explained
H.O.T. (; pronounced "H. O. T.", acronym for Highfive of Teenagers) is a South Korean boy band that was created by SM Entertainment in 1996. They are considered to be the first K-pop idol group and their successful formula became the model for many K-pop groups that followed them.[1] [2] The group consisted of five members: Moon Hee-joon, Jang Woo-hyuk, Tony Ahn, Kangta, and Lee Jae-won.
H.O.T. sold over 6.4 million records in South Korea during their career. They were also commercially successful in China and Taiwan, and were among the first stars of the Korean Wave in Asia.[3]
The group broke up in 2001 following a contract disagreement with SM Entertainment, prompting hundreds of fans to stage protests against the company.[4] [5] Currently, only Kangta, an executive of SM Entertainment, remains at the company.[6]
Formation
Record producer Lee Soo-man, the founder of SM Entertainment, formed the group in 1996 by using information that he had obtained from polling high school students to find out what their idol pop group would be like. The first member to join the group was Kangta, whom Lee discovered at an amusement park. Next to join were friends and singing partners Moon Hee-joon and Lee Jae-won. Jang Woo-hyuk joined the group after attracting Lee's attention by winning first place in a dance contest. Finally, Tony Ahn joined the group after auditioning for Lee in Los Angeles.
History
1996–1997: Debut and breakthrough
H.O.T.'s first public appearance was in August 1996, at the opening stage of the 1996 012 Concert.[7] Their TV debut came on September 7, 1996, performing "Descendants of Warriors' on the variety show Saturday! Saturday Is Fun. We Hate All Kinds of Violence, the group's debut album, was a success, selling 1.5 million copies.[8] Their first single, "Descendants of Warriors", was a critique of schoolyard bullying, while their second single, "Candy", was a cheerful bubblegum pop song that established H.O.T.'s popularity, especially among teenage girls.[9] That year, H.O.T. won Best New Artist at the Golden Disc Awards.[10]
In July 1997, H.O.T. released their second album, Wolf and Sheep, which sold 1 million copies in ten days.[11] The album included the singles "Wolf and Sheep", "Happiness", and "We Are the Future", the first of which was banned from airplay due to its use of strong language. Nonetheless, the album was both commercially and critically successful, winning the Grand Prize at both the 1997 Golden Disc Awards and the 1997 Seoul Music Awards.[12] Additionally, "We Are the Future" was nominated for an International Viewer's Choice Award at the 1998 MTV Video Music Awards. By this time, H.O.T. had become a "social sensation" in South Korea, and with their success came the rise of K-pop fan culture.[13] In 1997, H.O.T. also released their first Chinese album, the sales of which helped the group survive the slump in South Korean record sales that followed the Asian financial crisis.[14]
1998–1999: Resurrection, controversy and I Yah
H.O.T. released their third album, Resurrection, in September 1998. The album, which featured a variety of styles including hardcore hip hop, sold more than 1.1 million copies by the following year.[15] At the 1998 Seoul Music Awards, Resurrection was awarded the Grand Prize, which it shared with Special Album by Sechs Kies. Netizens accused the album of plagiarism on account of alleged similarities between the album's lead single "Line Up!" and "Killing In The Name", a song by American rock band Rage Against the Machine. However, the song won the International Viewer's Choice Award for MTV Korea at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards.
H.O.T. released a live greatest hits album in April 1999.[16] On June 25, H.O.T. performed alongside Michael Jackson and popular South Korean girl group S.E.S. at a benefit concert in Seoul arranged by Jackson.[17] On September 15, 1999, H.O.T. released their fourth album, I Yah!.[18] The album's title track was about a 1999 fire that killed kindergarten students at the Sealand Youth Training Center in South Korea.[19] The album sold more than 1.3 million copies.[20] Shortly after the album's release on September 18, H.O.T. became the first K-pop group to perform at the Seoul Olympic Stadium, where over 40,000 fans saw them perform.
2000–2001: Outside Castle, Age of Peace and disbandment
On February 1, 2000, H.O.T. performed for 13,000 fans in Beijing at their first concert in China.[21] The group became immensely popular among Chinese teenagers, and reportedly sold around 400,000 copies of their albums in the country by January 2000.[22] Their success inspired SM Entertainment and other South Korean entertainment companies to promote their artists in China. H.O.T. released their fifth album, Outside Castle, in September 2000.[23] That year, the group also starred in the sci-fi movie Age of Peace, in which they portrayed soccer players living in a futuristic society. Despite H.O.T.'s popularity at the time, the movie was not a hit.[24]
H.O.T. announced its disbandment at a press conference in Seoul in May 2001. Members An, Lee and Jang told the press that they were leaving S.M. Entertainment because they could not come to an agreement with the company over a new contract. In the following days, hundreds of the group's fans protested outside of S.M. Entertainment headquarters. Some fans blocked roads and threw rocks at the company headquarters' windows to protest what they believed were unjust actions against H.O.T. on the part of S.M. Entertainment. It was later reported that the contractual disagreements between H.O.T. and S.M. Entertainment concerned the group members' pay, which was only about $10,000 USD for every 1 million albums they sold.[25]
After the split, Kangta and Moon were offered lucrative contracts by S.M. Entertainment as solo artists. An, Lee and Jang signed to Yejeon Media and formed a three-member group called jtL, which experienced moderate success before they disbanded in 2003.[26] All five former H.O.T. members have since pursued solo careers and are still active in the entertainment industry.[27]
2018–2019: Reunion and later career
In February 2018, H.O.T. was featured on the South Korean variety show Infinite Challenge in the "Saturday, Saturday is for Singers" (Korean: 토토가) special, a recurring segment on the show which showcases famous singers from the 1990s and was notably responsible for the reunion of their first-generation counterparts Sechs Kies. All five members appeared on the show, marking their first appearance as a complete group since 2003.[28]
During the years in between disbandment and the reunion, the possibility of a reunion had been repeatedly brought up.[29] Following the successful reunions of their fellow first-generation groups g.o.d and Fly to the Sky in 2014, a Naver online poll revealed that H.O.T ranked first as the first-generation idol group K-pop fans most wanted to see again.[30] [31] In 2016 it was reported that the members had been in contact with one another and met with Lee Soo-man to discuss the possibility of reuniting for the 20th anniversary of their debut but it ultimately did not come to fruition.[32]
On August 31, 2018, it was announced that H.O.T. would be independently holding their reunion concert, 'Forever [Highfive Of Teenagers]', on October 13 and 14 in Seoul Olympic Main Stadium with 100,000 attendees.[33] [34]
Discography
Studio albums
Compilation albums
Live albums
Singles
Guest album appearances
Filmography
Concerts and tours
Concert tours
- H.O.T. The 1st Concert (1998)
- H.O.T. USA Live Tour (1998)
- H.O.T. The 2nd Concert (1999)
Other concerts
Date! scope="col" style="width:9em;"City | Country | Venue | Attendance |
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February 27, 2001 | Seoul | South Korea | Seoul Olympic Stadium | 45,000[47] | |
Date! scope="col" style="width:9em;"City | Country | Venue | Attendance |
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October 13, 2018 | Seoul | South Korea | Seoul Olympic Stadium | 100,000[48] |
October 14, 2018 | |
Date! scope="col" style="width:9em;"City | Country | Venue | Attendance |
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September 20, 2019 | Seoul | South Korea | Gocheok Sky Dome | 60,000[49] |
September 21, 2019 |
September 22, 2019 | |
Awards
Listicles
See also
External links
Notes and References
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- Web site: 1999.10월 – 가요 음반 판매량. 1999. Music Industry Association of Korea. ko. October 1999 K-Pop Record Sales. https://web.archive.org/web/20070718172828/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_199910.htm. July 18, 2007. dead. February 2, 2018.
- Web site: 2000-02-02 . [특파원코너] 중국을 열광시킨 'H.O.T' ]. [Correspondent's Corner] 'HOT' enthuses China . 2024-06-03 . Hankyung . ko.
- Web site: 2000-02-02 . [특파원코너] 중국을 열광시킨 'H.O.T' ]. [Correspondent's Corner] 'HOT' enthuses China . 2024-06-03 . Hankyung . ko.
- Web site: Outside Castle. Mnet. ko. February 2, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180202190308/http://www.mnet.com/album/358. February 2, 2018. dead.
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- Web site: Show Me the Money. MacIntyre. Donald. June 29, 2002. TIME Asia. https://web.archive.org/web/20021213224806/http://www.time.com/time/asia/covers/1101020729/money.html. December 13, 2002. dead. February 2, 2018.
- Web site: JTL 소개. Mnet. ko. jtL Profile. February 2, 2018. February 2, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180202190311/http://www.mnet.com/artist/50322/profile. live.
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- Web site: H.O.T. to reunite on MBC's 'Infinite Challenge' . Hong . You-kyoung . January 30, 2018 . . February 1, 2018 . February 1, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180201025154/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=3043965 . live .
- Web site: Kangta Talks About a Possible H.O.T Reunion Mwave. Cho. Hejin. June 28, 2016. Mnet. en. February 2, 2018. February 2, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180202190144/https://www.mwave.me/en/news/news/view/107265/Kangta-Talks-About-a-Possible-H.O.T-Reunion. live.
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- News: '끝판왕' H.O.T. 컴백하나… "멤버들+이수만 회동". Kukmin Ilbo. April 18, 2016. ko. May 21, 2018. May 22, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180522041728/http://news.kmib.co.kr/article/view.asp?arcid=0010543220. live.
- Web site: "17년 기다렸다"…H.o.t., 10월 13·14일 주경기장 공연 확정 [공식입장] . August 31, 2018 . August 31, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180831104156/https://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003854587 . live .
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- Peaks on the RIAK charts:
- Resurrection: Web site: September 1998 Album Sales. Recording Industry Association of Korea. September 6, 2022. ko. https://web.archive.org/web/19991022010641/http://www.riak.or.kr/riak/sale/9sale.html. October 22, 1999. dead.
- Other albums: Web site: K-Pop Record Sales Volume. Recording Industry Association of Korea. ko. https://web.archive.org/web/20090219201306/http://www.miak.or.kr/navigator.php?contents=html&usemode=list&DB=117. February 19, 2009. dead. April 12, 2018.
- Web site: 98년 국내 음반시장 결산. December 14, 1998. Imaeil. 1999 Domestic Music Market Roundup. https://web.archive.org/web/20150206004409/http://www.imaeil.com/sub_news/news_print.php?news_id=36534&yy=1998. February 6, 2015. May 16, 2018.
- Web site: Miak.or.kr . ko:1999.02월 – 가요 음반 판매량 . February 1999 Album Sales . Recording Industry Association Korea . https://web.archive.org/web/20070718173035/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_199902.htm . July 18, 2007 . February 7, 2015.
- Web site: December 1999 K-pop Album Sales Volume. Recording Industry Association of Korea. ko. https://web.archive.org/web/20180425115040/http://www.riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=1999&hit_month=12. April 25, 2018. May 17, 2018.
- Web site: Miak.or.kr . ko:2000년 가요 판매량 순위집계 . 2000 Aggregate Sales Rankings . Recording Industry Association Korea . https://web.archive.org/web/20070616205004/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_2000_2h.htm . June 16, 2007 . February 7, 2015.
- Web site: 2021-09-07 . 지분 매각하는 SM 이수만, 한류 밑그림은 이랬다 . SM Lee Soo-man sells shares, the blueprint for the Korean Wave was like this . 2024-06-03 . Brunch Story . ko.
- IFPI Taiwan album chart peaks:
- Web site: 1999-03-21 . H.O.T. 史上最惡少年 . https://web.archive.org/web/19991225064559/http://ifpi.org.tw/chart/1999/intl10.htm . 1999-12-25 . IFPI Taiwan . zh.
- Web site: 1999-05-09 . Hi-Five of Teenagers . https://web.archive.org/web/19991221141801/http://ifpi.org.tw/chart/1999/intl17.htm . 1999-12-21 . IFPI Taiwan . zh.
- Web site: Miak.or.kr . ko:1999.05월 – 가요 음반 판매량 . May 1999 Album Sales . https://web.archive.org/web/20070616204149/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_199905.htm . June 16, 2007 . February 7, 2015 . Recording Industry Association Korea.
- Web site: Miak.or.kr . ko:2000.01월 – 가요 음반 판매량 . January 2000 Album Sales . https://web.archive.org/web/20070616205029/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200001.htm . June 16, 2007 . February 7, 2015 . Recording Industry Association Korea.
- Web site: Miak.or.kr . ko:2001.상반기 – 가요 음반 판매량 . The first half of 2001 Album Sales . https://web.archive.org/web/20070616195947/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_2001_1h.htm . June 16, 2007 . February 7, 2015 . Recording Industry Association Korea.
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- Web site: 1999-09-18 . HOT공연도중 여학생 2백여명 실신 . About 200 female students fainted during the HOT performance . 2023-12-27 . . . ko.
- Web site: 2001-02-27 . HOT 잠실주경기장서 공연 . HOT Performance at Jamsil Main Stadium . 2023-12-27 . . . ko.
- Web site: 2018-10-14 . [커튼콜]5만팬 웃고 울린 H.O.T. 콘서트, 17년 기다림 '완벽 충족' ]. [Curtain Call] HOT concert that made 50,000 fans laugh and cry, 17-year wait ‘perfectly satisfied’ . 2023-12-27 . . . ko.
- Web site: 토니안, H.O.T. 콘서트 성료 소감 "3일 동안 행복했다, 꼭 다시 만나길" [★SHOT!] ]. Tony An's thoughts on the successful completion of the HOT concert 'I was happy for 3 days, I hope to see you again' [★SHOT!] . Osen . . 28 December 2023 . ko . 2019-09-24.
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