Often credited as one of the first k-pop boy bands and the forerunners of the "idol group" trend in the Korean music industry. H.O.T. successfully turned mainstream Korean music into music for the younger generation. Made up of five teenagers at the time of their debut, they were formed to specifically target teenagers, hence their name "High-five Of Teenagers".
Member : (YEAR 2015)
Heejun 희준 Moon Hee-jun 문희준 文熙俊 March 14, 1978 (age 37)
Woohyuk우혁 Jang Woo-hyuk 장우혁 張佑赫 May 8, 1978 (age 37)
Tony An 토니안 An Seung-ho 안승호 安勝浩 June 7, 1978 (age 37)
Kangta 강타 An Chil-hyun 안칠현 安七炫 October 10, 1979 (age 36)
Jaewon 재원 Lee Jae-won 이재원 李在元 April 5, 1980 (age 35)
HISTORY
H.O.T. was formed by producer Lee Soo-man, the head of SM Entertainment, in 1996.Their music comprises a mixture of rap, ballads, dance, and later Rock. Singer Kangta provided most of the ballad vocals.
The first member that Lee Soo-man picked was Kangta. The manager saw him dancing and singing with a friend at an amusement park, and was impressed. Second was Moon Hee-joon, who after auditioning was accepted into the band. Hee-joon then invited his friend Lee Jae-won to audition, who was subsequently also admitted. The fourth to join the band was Jang Woo-hyuk, after winning first place in a dancing contest. He was asked to try out and became the fourth member to join.
SM Entertainment then traveled to LA to hold auditions. Tony An, originally discovered by Brothers Entertainment in the United States, and his friend Andy Lee both joined the band. However, Lee's parents later withdrew support, causing him to leave the band and join Shinhwa in 1998. The new group was called H.O.T. - High Five of Teenagers.
CAREER
H.O.T. was a group that enjoyed massive success in their career, allowing them to become major influences on the future of boy bands and the rest of the music scene in Korea. Their popularity also led to the creation of female groups in Korea.
H.O.T. made their debut with their first album, We Hate All Kinds of Violence in September 1996. This album and its first single, Junsa Ae Hoo Yeh, sparked controversy because some of their songs apparently plagiarized others, and lawsuits were placed against the group.
Despite their controversial debut, they released a second single from the album, Candy, which became the first of their hit songs.
They released their second album in June 1997, entitled Wolf & Sheep. This became another controversial release, since the title track featured strong language that caused it to be banned from all the major radio stations. However, a second single from this album, “We Are the Future” brought them back into the spotlight with another #1 hit. In 1998, the music video for "We Are The Future"s earned an American MTV Award for Best International Video.
The next year the group had their first live tour, starting with the Seoul Olympic Stadium. H.O.T. was the first Kpop group to hold a concert here, thanks to their large fanbase. Owing to their popularity, they were seen frequently in advertisements. At one point, they had their own soda brand with the catch phrase "I only drink H.O.T." They released their third album, Resurrection, in September 1998. This album featured a more “serious” style, with music gravitating towards rock.
On 25 June 1999, H.O.T, together with its label-mate S.E.S., performed at Michael Jackson's concert "Michael Jackson and Friends - The Adventure of Humanity".
They released their fourth album, Iyah!, and a “Best of” album in the following year, 1999. They also starred in a "Space Jam"-like movie called "Age of Peace", for which they also released a soundtrack consisting songs that the members themselves composed. Everything in the film except for the five members were computerized, and the film was released in Japan during promotional activities for their fourth album. They won numerous awards from KMTV, and various popular music shows in Korea for their fourth album and the soundtrack.
They released their fifth and final album, Outside Castle, in September 2000. All of the members took part in composing the lyrics. H.O.T. enjoyed great success with all of their albums, and were known for their talent of writing and composing many of their own songs. In addition, Moon Hee-joon and Jang Woo-hyuk were also known for their dancing abilities, and often choreographed the groups routines.
They maintained a friendly rivalry with other K-pop bands such as Sechs Kies, and were close friends with Kim Hwan-sung of N.R.G., who died from pneumonia a week or two prior to his 20th birthday. Kangta was heartbroken by his friend's death, and when N.R.G. released their album after Kim Hwan-sung's death, he wrote the main track of their album.
DISBANDMENT ;-; and post-H.O.T.
H.O.T. disbanded in May 2001. As the members of H.O.T. neared the end of their contracts with SM Entertainment, it was rumored that financial issues caused the group to split. However, because the real reasons for the breakup were never officially released to the public, financial contract issues still remain an unverified rumor to this day.
After the split, Kangta and Moon Hee-joon were offered lucrative contracts to SM Entertainment as solo artists and released moderately successful albums. While Kangta's music was usually mainstream soul or R&B, Moon Hee-joon in the beginning, like Kangta, started with the mainstream R&B, but later attempted to establish a rock music career. However, Hee-joon was overshadowed by his teen idol image and was met with harsh criticism.
The remaining members, Jang Woo-hyuk, Tony An, and Lee Jae-won, formed a three-member group called jtL under another label, and sold moderately successful albums. Later, Jang Woo-hyuk and a partner created their own dance company with Woo-hyuk leading his own team and school named Newest.
A few years after forming JTL, Tony An released a solo album, created his own entertainment company, Tn Entertainment, a successful school uniforms company, Skoolooks and an undergarment company, Shinenihs. In September 2010, Tony completed his 2-year army duty and released a new song, "Going To Meet You Now".
In 2005, Moon Hee-joon left SM Entertainment, creating his own company, PS Entertainment, and releasing one album. Later that year, Hee-joon headed off to military service, a duty required for every male Korean citizen. In 2008, he completed his 2-year army duty and signed with a company called SidusHQ.
Lee Jae-won also left SM Entertainment, and on April 4, 2005, he released his first post-H.O.T. album, "No Pain, No Gain". Lee has since then completed his military duty in 2011.
On September 12, 2005, Jang Woo-hyuk released his first solo album No More Drama, performing with the renowned American hip-hop group Elite Force, who was also a former dance team for Will Smith. Woo-hyuk was the last member to release a solo album, and he earned a reputation as "The Prince of Dance Music". In year 2010, he signed with a Chinese Entertainment Company and is currently active in China. His recent collaborations are with Singaporean Mandarin pop singer JJ Lin and Hong Kong singer/actor Karen Mok.
On September 2010, Kangta remains as a shareholder in SM Entertainment and released his new Chinese electro-pop title song, "Love, Frequency" or better known as "Breaka Shaka". Few days later he also released his first digital mini album, Love, Frequency.
Tony An released a solo mini album "Topstar" with top pop song under same name of album on April 4, 2011.
Jang Woo-hyuk new album released May 25 entitled " I am The Future ", with singles including Time is [L]over, I am the Future, and Minimalism.
Kangta expressed an interest in having the band reunite in the first half of 2011. However in March 2012 members Moon Hee Jun and Tony stated that it would be difficult for the group to come together again.
It's hard for them to reunited again because kpop industry nowadays have many newcomer that so competitive and talented + handsome look & young. They should reunited in year 2001 - 2002, 2003 - 2010 TVXQ ruled it kpop industry for 2nd Generation Idol. For now 2010s 3rd Generation Idol EXO ruled it, hope TVXQ can reunited again before they enter millitiary service ;-; ~~ SM ARTIST was so talented & legend !! ;-; but I dont like how they ending their artits like this...
PU HA HA
H.O.T Lyrics
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ooh ree kah ee jeh (ee jeh) ooh ree kah bah loh yeh jeh (yeh jeh) ee jeh
kuh kee kah jee kah ree (kah ree) nah kah ree (nah kahn dah) nah kahn dah
nuh hee kah ee jeh (ee jeh) nuh hee kah bah loh tuhn jeh (tuhn jeh) ee jen
ooh ree mee oo loh kee uh (kee uh) oo ree deul mahn eu hee yuhl (hee yuhl)
hee yuhl (hee yuhl) hee yuhl (hee yuhl) eh heh heh heh heh heh
uh jung mal bol lah doo shee moh joh moo shee mal jee muhm doh
jah shee nee keul moh chee cheh tuen juh
hah seh uhn mah geh uh huh uh duhk duhk duhk duhk dukh keh dah
keul hee nuhl hee moo jee heh sheen ai go mal jee ee jeh joh shee sal
yai tai yoh chuhn choh mol leh tai yai wahn yoh dwehn jee hwan doh
dan dan dan dah dan dah lah dah dah hah shee dah goh hoh lee tan nah
gah chuhn choh han shee shee tah goo gyuh boh ree sheen gyuh gah
pyuh goo ee goo sal wee han shee wee yen sheen uh ruhl jee
mee jai goo myuh shee keu doh muhm shee (muhm shee) (ha ha) nuh ee
oo reen jee nee dah nuh jee goh gak choo nuel beh goo shee cheen mahn
yoh shee kah lah geh doom oo doom oo hue ruhl buh ryuh jee mwuh oo ree
gah jee nuel gee nuel ah ree juh nee gah shee nuhl bah rah bah doo rah hah jah
nah nuh jeh
seh sang shee mee nan nuhl mal leh gah jee nuhl yeh gah ee ruel myuh tai goh shee
dah goh seng gah koh jee ai goh ee jue (ee jue)
Chorus
oo soo san weh poo nah nee koo lee doo mahn neun gah duh dah jee
neun seh sang koo hah goo ee neun gah chuhn bah lah lah goo chuh
ee nah (ee nah) hah goo ee neun ohn gah (ohn gah) geu reh geh ee geh
muhm gah hahn gah (hahn gah) hah gah doh goo rah ee soo dehn gah
koo ruh tahn myuh chah ryuh goo roo ee oo duh goo sang goo boh goo
mee nah hoo gah jah soo hah joh hahn chyuhn hah jee goo leh koo ruh
geh goh goh jah (goh jah) goh jah chah goh soh jah (soh jah) ee jehn
jahm mahn jah chah goh chah
koo reh koo reh soh hahn sang mahm mal tal wahn (tal wahn) hah geh
noo noh nee neh oo ree gah tal wahn (tal wahn) hahn soo bah keh uhb
keh chuhn mal ee sahn wahn yeh noh mah nah (chah nyah jee) noh mah
nah ryuh jee hahn noo moo toh hal jee mal goo jah deul ruh bwah
uh huh
koo jehn nah boo roo doo roo goo roo oo ree nuh jee deh doo mee yeh
pee reul dah noo neul reul noh goo chah jee mahn jeen jah hal gah sal
goo moh jah shee gahn nahn jee yoo chehn wahn goh cheh gee poo
chee goo ree uh huh uh huh
jeen jah yuhn moh doh gah tahn shee neun gah tahn chee poon gwah
doh goo bah shee bah rah bah boh doh dahn shee dah gah bah rah seh
sang bwah nah hah pyuh nah chah nah chahn neh huhn gah doo reul
uhb jee goh doo gwah jee uhb doo doh bah ee jee oo reen nah moo seng
gah guh jee ahn jee ee gah seng gah ee jee soon ee yuh shee yuhn jee neul
yoh nee reul oo ree gah ee jee (ee hee hee hee)
Chorus
jah neh gah wahn noh duhn myuh duhn goh doh dah ee jehn nuhn nee
geh woh neun gah doh dah oo ree uh jeen jah soh noo nuhn keu deh
dah peh pah juhn neh jah shee neul duhn duhn tuhn gah joh joh gwah
goh ee noh nah oo ree bah ryuh ee neul nah oo soon bah boo hah nee
noh noo ee nah nee doh doo ee yeh soh jeh nee mah nee kah keh jeh
joo yuhn oo reul mahm goo juh jah goh chah kee kah chah kee kah yuhn
woo heh ee reul mahm meh jah goo reul goh soh nee goo mah lee
(goo mah lee uh) uh hahn sahn noo sah joo goo sah mal goo kah
meul gah moo chuhn mal nal roo deh ruhn koo reul ree neh koo keh
neh wahn jee neh hahn neun meh neul jee chuh noo hah jee man nah
noo nuh ee jeh keu reh uhb jee deh ruh neh gah keu reul keh yee jee
hahn joh chuh chuhn mal deh doh roh hahn jeh noh roh
ee jeh noh yee jeh noh ree boh chah nah roh boh ee jee cheh neh reul
yee jee cheh neh reul boh dah loh joon bah noh moo reul joh bah roh
heh joh peh nah roh hoh joh keh nah boh neul reul mahm nee dee joh
deh nee kah uh kahm sahn kee joh shee dahn dah hah goo goh gah
neul hah neul ohn goh chahn nah gah goh seul nahn neul goo hah doo
choo gah nee nah mahn oo ree eh mah nee nah mahn ee dah myuh nah
mahn koo soo bah soo mee bah rahn oo ree uh jeh juh soo muh neun
dahm soo neul tahn soo neul mahn neul jah nah mah neul oo ree gah
mahn dah neul gah kah neul kahn sah neul
Chorus(2x)
The lyrics to H.O.T's song PU HA HA are a prayer to Jesus, asking for his forgiveness and help in times of suffering. The song begins with the repetition of "Maria, Maria," which refers to the Virgin Mary, who is often seen as a mediator between humans and Jesus in Catholicism. The lyrics then express the belief that Jesus suffered greatly in order to save humanity from sin, and that he continues to intercede on behalf of those who believe in him.
The song also emphasizes the importance of regular prayer and devotion to Jesus in order to cleanse oneself of sin and become closer to God. The lyrics suggest that by always seeking forgiveness and following Jesus, one can attain a sense of peace and fulfillment that lasts beyond this life.
Overall, the tone of the song is one of reverence and humility, with the lyrics expressing gratitude for Jesus' sacrifice and a deep desire to live a life that honors his teachings and example.
Line by Line Meaning
마리아여 마리아여 예수간구하시네
Oh Maria, oh Maria, please pray to Jesus for us
영민같이 대신하여 중한고통당했네
He suffered greatly on our behalf with a noble sacrifice
거룩하신 보좌앞에 항상주여구합게
We will always pray before his holy throne
나의 죄사하시기를 쉬지않고비시네
He tirelessly bears the burden of our sins
나의맘에 나의맘에 예수님이계셔서
Jesus resides in my heart, oh my heart
빈영혼 영원토록 가득하게 하시네
He fills our empty souls for all eternity
내가 천국가는동안 하시기를바라고
We hope he will continue to do so while we journey to heaven
새벽부터 저녁까지 기쁜찬송늘하리
We will sing joyful hymns from dawn to dusk
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