Peppertones Explained

Peppertones
Origin:	South Korea
Years Active:	2003–present
Current Members:	Shin Jae-pyung (Sayo) Lee Jang-won (Noshel)

Peppertones (Hangul: 페퍼톤스), is a Korean rock band formed in 2003 by Shin Jae-pyung and Lee Jang-won. The pair met as computer science students at KAIST in Daejeon. The band's first EP album A Preview was released in 2004. They released their first album, Colorful Express, in 2005.

Members

• Shin Jae-pyung (신재평) a.k.a. Sayo - guitar, vocals (born June 19, 1981)
• Lee Jang-won (이장원) a.k.a. Noshel - bass, vocals (born August 30, 1981)

History

Shin Jae-pyung and Lee Jang-won both graduated from the Department of Computer Science at KAIST.^[1] The duo met as members of KAIST's Folk Club and Rock Club. Originally, Shin Jae-pyung was part of a pop band, while Lee Jang-won was part of a folk band. Lee Jang-won's band then was named "Triangular Rice Balls and Konjac Jelly" (삼각 주먹밥 과 곤약젤리) because he was eating just these two food items to save money to buy a guitar.^[2] Their respective bands took part in KAIST's creative song festival, which Lee Jang-won's band won. Following that, Shin Jae-pyung's band recruited Lee Jang-won.

The band built its reputation by performing live in Hongdae clubs with Deb and Westwind, who played the guest vocal roles.^[3] They released their first EP called A Preview in 2004 with the independent music label Cavare Sound. They were recognized by critics as the winner of the "Best Dance & Electronic Song" award for their song Superfantastic from their first album Colorful Express (2005) at the 4th Korean Music Awards in 2007.^[4] In September 2008, they moved to their current label, Antenna Music.^[5]

Sayo and Noshel are the stage names they used at the beginning of their debut, and they are now active under their real names. At the beginning of their career, their songs are sung by guest vocalists, notably Deb and Westwind. In their first album, Colorful Express (2005), they began singing on their own, with Shin mostly occupying the main vocal role and Lee as backing vocals.

Lee earned a Master of Business Engineering degree from KAIST's Business School and worked as an intern for Mirae Asset Management in late 2009. He is currently a doctorate student at KAIST's Graduate School of Culture and Technology.^[6] He is also currently active as a cast member of the TV show Problematic Men since 2015.^[7]

Shin was a radio DJ for the Our Beautiful Night Radio program on EBS FM from May 30 to August 28, 2011.^[8] He has also written songs for other artists, most notably K-pop girl group f(x), singer-actress Park Ji-yoon, and singer Baek A-yeon.

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
		KOR ^[9] ^[10]
Colorful Express	Released: December 16, 2005 Label: Cavare Sound Formats: CD	—
New Standard	Released: March 25, 2008 Label: Cavare Sound Formats: CD	23	KOR: 4,712^[11]
Sounds Good		Released: December 17, 2009 Label: Antenna Formats: CD, digital download	21
Beginner's Luck	Released: April 24, 2012 Label: Antenna Formats: CD, digital download	9	KOR: 5,061^[12]
High-Five	Released: August 14, 2014 Label: Antenna Formats: CD, digital download	7	KOR: 2,366^[13]
Long Way	Released: May 9, 2018 Label: Antenna Formats: CD, digital download	16	KOR: 2,452^[14]
Thousand Years	Released: September 20, 2022 Label: Antenna Formats: CD, digital download	47	KOR: 1,900^[15]
Twenty Plenty	Released: April 17, 2024 Label: Antenna Formats: CD, digital download	22	KOR: 4,300^[16]

Extended plays

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
		KOR
A Preview	Released: March 23, 2004 Label: Cavare Sound Formats: CD	—
Open Run	Released: November 15, 2012 Label: Antenna Formats: CD, digital download	12	KOR: 2,144^[18]

Digital singles

• April Funk (2005)
• Thank You (2013)
• Campfire (2015)
• Someone who gives me happiness (2021)
• Tangerine (2021)

Soundtrack appearances

Year	Title	Album
2006	"In Changing Times" (변해간 세월속에서)	Soulmate OST
2008	"Mr. Herman (The Greatest Comedian Ever)"	The Mystery of KK Island OST
2013	"Chance!"	OST
2019	"Fool"	The Secret Life of My Secretary OST
2022	"Shine"	Cheer Up OST

Compilation appearances

Year	Title	Album
2004	"Winterstalgia - Comet Mix Version"	Christmas Meets Cavare Sound
2007	"Hotdog!"	Story of Dogs
2008	"Runner's High"	Yoonsang Songbook: Play With Him!
2009	"ABC"	Man and Woman… and the Story

Filmography

Year	Title	Type	Notes
2021	Clumsy Antenna	Web show	Main cast (with Antenna artists)	^[19]
2022	Great Seoul Invasion	Television shows	Consultant	^[20]

Awards

Year	Awards	Category	Nominee/work	Result
2007	Korean Music Awards	Best Dance & Electronic Song	"Superfantastic"		^[21]
		Best Dance & Electronic Album	Colorful Express		^[22]
2012	Beautiful Mint Life Awards	Best Artist	Peppertones		^[23]
		Best Performance
2013		Best Artist			^[24]
2016		Best Artist			^[25]
		Best Performance
	Grand Mint Festival Awards	Best Artist			^[26]
		Best Performance
		Achievement Award (공로상)
2017	Beautiful Mint Life Awards	Best Artist			^[27]
		Best Performance

See also

• Antenna Music

References

1. Web site: Peppertones member's graduation. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208232746/http://zine.media.daum.net/ladykh/view.html?newsid%3D20060310152714388. 2015-12-08. dead.
2. Web site: The Brainiacs Episode 18 (2015-06-25).
3. Web site: Hwang . Seon-eob . 페퍼톤스(Peppertones) . Neo Music Communication IZM . December 2010. 2022-01-08.
4. Web site: 4회 시상식 수상결과. koreanmusicawards.com. ko. 2018-12-06. December 7, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181207145728/http://koreanmusicawards.com/index2010.php?menu=prize04&sub=2. dead.
5. Web site: 안테나뮤직, 이쯤 되면 예능레이블 맞죠?. www.melon.com. ko. 2018-03-31.
6. Web site: 연합뉴스 : 바른언론 빠른뉴스. www.yonhapnews.co.kr. December 21, 2009. 2018-03-31.
7. Web site: Ghim. Sora. The Problematic Men Show Their Real Selves. BNTNews. 2015-04-07. 2018-12-06.
8. News: 페퍼톤스의 신재평 라디오 DJ 도전. 2011-05-31. Seoul Shinmun. 2018-03-31. ko.
9. Web site: K-pop Album 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. 2009-02-19. 2019-11-01. dead.
   • Web site: New Standard charting. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090226215704/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200803.htm. 2009-02-26. 2019-11-01.
10. Web site: Gaon Album Chart. Gaon Music Chart. ko. 2019-11-01.
    • Web site: Sounds Good! charting. 2019-11-01.
    • Web site: Beginner's Luck charting. 2019-11-01.
    • Web site: High-Five charting. 2019-11-01.
    • Web site: long way charting. 2019-11-01.
    • Web site: 2014-2015 Two Lives charting. 2019-11-01.
    • Web site: Open Run charting. 2019-11-01.
    • Web site: Thousand Years charting. Circle Chart. 2022-09-29.
    • Web site: Twenty Plenty charting. Circle Chart. 2024-04-25.
11. Web site: First Half of 2008 K-pop Album Sales Volume. Recording Industry Association of Korea. ko. https://web.archive.org/web/20090220151023/http://miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_2008_1.htm. 2009-02-20. 2019-11-01.
12. Web site: 2012년 04월 Album Chart. Gaon Music Chart. ko. 2019-11-01.
13. Web site: 2014년 08월 Album Chart. Gaon Music Chart. ko. 2019-11-01.
14. Web site: 2018년 05월 Album Chart. Gaon Music Chart. ko. 2019-11-01.
15. Web site: Circle Album Chart – Week 39, 2022. Circle Chart. ko. September 29, 2022.
16. Cumulative Sales of Twenty Plenty:
    • Web site: Circle Album Chart – Week 16, 2024. Circle Chart. ko. April 25, 2024.
    • Web site: Circle Album Chart – Week 19, 2024. Circle Chart. ko. May 16, 2024.
17. Web site: 2016년 08월 Album Chart. Gaon Music Chart. ko. 2019-11-01.
18. Web site: 2012년 11월 Album Chart. Gaon Music Chart. ko. 2019-11-01.
19. Web site: 유희열→유재석 총출동…'우당탕탕 안테나' 10월 공개. Kang Jin-ah. Yoo Hee-yeol → Yoo Jae-seok is in full force… 'Woodang Tangtang Antenna' released in October. . . September 16, 2021 . September 16, 2021 . ko.
20. Web site: 적재→권은비 멘토...차세대 밴드 발굴 '그레이트 서울 인베이전'. Lee Da-gyeom. Jaejae → Mentor Kwon Eun-bi... Discovering the next-generation band 'Great Seoul Invasion' . Star Today, Maeil Economic Daily. Naver. June 3, 2022. June 3, 2022. ko.
21. Web site: 페퍼톤스(Peppertones) 'Superfantastic' — 2007 최우수 댄스&일렉트로닉-노래 . Peppertones 'Superfantastic' — 2007 Best Dance & Electronic (Song) . Korean Music Awards . ko .
22. Web site: 페퍼톤스(Peppertones) [colorful express] — 2007 최우수 댄스&일렉트로닉-음반 ]. Peppertones 'Superfantastic' — 2007 Best Dance & Electronic (Album) . Korean Music Awards . ko .
23. Web site: BML2012 Awards 결과 발표 . BML 2012 Award Results . Mint Paper . ko .
24. Web site: BML2013 Awards 결과 발표 . BML 2013 Award Results . Mint Paper . ko .
25. Web site: BML2016 Awards 결과 발표 . BML 2016 Award Results . Mint Paper . ko . January 8, 2022 . November 13, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171113222029/https://www.mintpaper.co.kr/2016/05/bml2016_awards_winner/ . dead .
26. Web site: GMF2016 Awards 결과 발표 . GMF 2016 Award Results . Mint Paper . ko .
27. Web site: BML2017 Awards 수상 결과 . BML 2017 Award Results . Mint Paper . ko .

External links

• • • Peppertones at Jpop Asia
• Antenna Music official site