Buzz (band)
Buzz is a South Korean pop rock band formed in 2000. The band currently consists of members Yoon Woo-hyun, Min Kyung-hoon, Son Sung-hee, Kim Ye-joon, and Shin Joon-ki.. The band found major success in South Korea, becoming one of the most influential South Korean rock bands of the 2000s. Buzz's major success in 2006 was marked by three of the band's songs reaching the MTV-Korea top 10 list in a mere week, consecutively- "My Love," "My Darling," and "남자를 몰라". In addition, the song "은인" made it to the top 14 list.
In July 2007, the band officially went on hiatus as four of the band members began, or had already begun, to serve the 26 month mandatory service in the South Korean Army required of all South Korean men. Min Kyung-hoon, the vocalist of the group proceeded in a solo career while the anticipated fourth album was due to be completed once the band completed their duties. A new vocalist, Na Do-Kyun, was auditioned at a later stage. After Na left the group, he debuted with HISTORY, a boy band under LOEN Entertainment that has since disbanded.
History
Forming process
In 1998. Buzz began its formation after guitarist Son Sung-hee heard of drummer Kim Ye-jun was popular for playing the drums at Sangmun High School although dance music had been dominating the Korean music scene with the advent of Seo Tai-ji and Boys in 1992.After a year, Son and Kim joined Aiwon Entertainment and was suggested to fill the rest of the band. After some time, Son and Kim met with the Yun Woo-Hyun, who signed the contract with Aiwon Entertainment before the two. Eventually, Aiwon Entertainment hired Shin Jun-ki and Park Jeong-hoon, who was replaced by Min Kyung-hoon in 2002.
In 2000, the pop-rock band Buzz was formed, a band formed by the long-activated youths in the underground market who all had the wish to perform in a band.
2003–2007: Debut and successful first albums
Buzz made their official debut with the album "Morning of Buzz" on October 11, 2003. Following their debut album, Buzz's second album, "Buzz Effect", was released on March 3, 2005. It contains several songs, such as "Coward", "Thorn" and "Travel to me". In their third album "Perfect", the song "You Don't Know Men" was well received. On May 17, 2007, Buzz disbanded temporarily due to the members' military service. Min was confirmed to continue solo activities while the members were in the military. On June 25, 2007, Buzz released their last single, "Love Is My Heart, Part 2".2014–present
On April 8, 2014, following the members' discharge from military service, Buzz announced their comeback. Through the digital singles "Summer of the Eight Years" and "Train", Buzz demonstrated the change of musical style over the years. On November 26, 2014, Buzz's 4th album "Memorize" was released.In 2017, Buzz released their first mini album "Be One". The title song, "The Love" charted very well on Korean music charts and its music video on YouTube has reached 12 million views as of date.
On December 14, 2018, Buzz released their second mini album "<15>", with the title song "척". On December 12, 2019, Buzz released a new single for Christmas called "Christmas Song".
On March 10, 2021, they comeback with their third mini album "The Lost Time".
Members
Current members
- Kim Ye-joon – drums, percussion, leader
- Yoon Woo-hyun – guitars
- Shin Joon-ki – bass guitar
- Son Sung-hee – guitars
- Min Kyung-hoon – lead vocals
Former members
- Park Jeong-hoon – lead vocals
- Na Do-kyun – lead vocals
- Min Dae-hong – lead vocals
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2004 | 2004 Mnet Asian Music Awards | Best New Group Video | "Monologue" | Nomitated | |
| 2004 | SBS Gayo Daejeon | Rock Division | |||
| 2005 | 2005 Mnet Asian Music Awards | Best Male Group | "Coward" | Nomitated | |
| 2005 | 2005 Mnet Asian Music Awards | Best Rock Performance | "Coward" | Won | |
| 2006 | 2006 Mnet Asian Music Awards | Artist of the Year | "You Don't Know Man" | Nomitated | |
| 2006 | 2006 Mnet Asian Music Awards | Song of the Year | "You Don't Know Man" | Nomitated | |
| 2006 | 2006 Mnet Asian Music Awards | Best Group | "You Don't Know Man" | Nomitated | |
| 2006 | 2006 Mnet Asian Music Awards | Best Rock Performance | "You Don't Know Man" | Won |