On October 30, Sechs Kies released a soundtrack for Seventeen, titled Special Album, also known as the group's 3.5 album release. They also won for the number one spot on SBS Inkigayo and KBS Music Bank for the follow-up track "Reckless Love" (무모한 사랑) in September and October. Sechs Kies held consecutive wins for the title track "Road Fighter" on SBS Inkigayo and KBS Music Bank in July and August. Sechs Kies began promotions for their third album, returning with "Crying Game" on SBS Inkigayo. On July 15, Sechs Kies released their third studio album Road Fighter, which had more hybridized elements of hip-hop and electronica, as leader Eun Jiwon participated in the production of the album. On May 5, Sechs Kies performed the musical in front of President Kim Dae-jung at Blue House to celebrate Children's Day. The musical ran from April 25 to May 5 at the Sejong Center. On July 17, it was released nationwide, and the group held promotional fan signing events for the film's premiere release Moreover, Sechs Kies starred in the children's musical, Alibaba and the 40 Thieves, alongside singer Jinjoo. In March, Sechs Kies became the first idol group to film their own movie, titled Seventeen. After wrapping up their second album promotions in February, they began a spring nationwide tour, including concerts in Busan, Ulsan, Gwangju, and Daegu. Sechs Kies's fanbase and general popularity continued to grow rapidly in 1998. 1998: Rising popularity, Road Fighter and Special Album Sechs Kies was the first dance group to hold a concert at the center. On December 21, Sechs Kies held their first concert in Seoul at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts tickets were reportedly sold out within five hours. In December, they won the 12th Korea Visual and Records Grand Prize (later named Golden Disc Awards) Bonsang, the KMTV Korean Music Awards New Artist Award, the Seoul Music Awards Bonsang, the KBS Music Awards Bonsang, the Best 10 Artist Awards at the MBC and the SBS Music Awards. Sechs Kies quickly achieved recognition as rookies of the year and received several awards at various music award shows. They quickly began promoting the album's title track "Chivalry" (기사도) on various music programs, which gave the group their first number one spot on SBS Inkigayo on December 7. Their second album was titled Welcome to the Sechskies Land, featuring 20 tracks formatted as a tour around a fictional amusement park known as "Sechskies Land", and was released on November 1. Shortly afterwards, Sechs Kies made their much anticipated comeback in October on KMTV's Recharge 100% Show and began promotional activities for their second album release. For further information on Sechs Kies's album sales record, read Sechs Kies discography. The physical sales of Sechs Kies's albums remain unclear because of DSP's under-reporting and official records being unavailable for albums released before September 1998. OhmyNEWS reported that over 1,800,000 copies of the album were sold. Multiple songs from School Anthem became immensely popular, including "School Anthem", "Remember Me", and "The Way This Guy Lives - Pomsaengpomsa". Their debut album School Anthem, named after the title track, was released on May 15. Sechs Kies debuted on Apon KMTV Show! Music Tank with their first single, "School Anthem" (also known as "School Byeolgok", "School Song", or "학원별곡" in Korean). Jang Su-won was cast during an open audition, and lastly, Ko Ji-yong, a childhood friend of Kang Sung-hoon, was cast as the final member of Sechs Kies.Ĭareer 1997: Debut, School Anthem and Welcome to the Sechskies Land Daesung Entertainment's CEO Lee Ho-Yeon recruited the two through recommendation of Lee Juno. Kim Jae-duck and Lee Jai-jin at the time were members of a dance crew called Quicksilver in Busan and trainees at Seo Taiji and Boys Lee Juno's company. The agency originally planned to debut Eun Ji-won and Kang Sung-hoon in South Korea as a duo, but with the success of SM Entertainment's male idol group H.O.T., the agency shifted gears to debut a six-member male idol group instead. On May 10, 2016, they signed a contract with YG Entertainment and continue to promote as a team.Įun Ji-won was scouted at a nightclub by DSP Entertainment's CEO while studying abroad in Hawaii, along with Kang Sung-hoon. Sechs Kies formally disbanded on and re-united on April 14, 2016. The group currently consists of the following active members Eun Ji-won, Lee Jai-jin, Kim Jae-duck, and Jang Su-won. Making their debut on April 15, 1997, they are one of the first K-pop idol groups, credited with pioneering the idol scene and fandom culture. Sechs Kies (pronounced as / ˈ z ɛ k s k iː s/ ZEKS-kees Korean: 젝스키스) is a first generation South Korean boy band.
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