S (South Korean band)

S 에스
Also known as	Group S, Supreme
Origin	Seoul, South Korea
Genres	K-pop, R&B
Years active	2003
Labels	SM Entertainment
Associated acts	SMTown, H.O.T., Shinhwa
Website	Official Site
Members
Kangta Lee Ji Hoon Shin Hye Sung

S (에스) was a South Korean project group consisting of three members: Kangta, Lee Ji Hoon and Shin Hye Sung. The group was active only in 2003, under the SM Entertainment label.

History

Before debuting together as group 'S', all three members were successful artists. Their first album was Fr.In.Cl, which stands for Friends in Classic. All about the same age, they are close friends and have a steadily growing fan base in Japan.

Member histories

Kangta

Kangta was a member of teenage idol group H.O.T.. Kangta was a main vocalist for H.O.T. until the group disbanded in 2001. He accepted a lucrative offer from SM Entertainment and continued his musical career, releasing solo albums which consisted of mainly ballads but also occasionally contained dance tracks.

Shin Hye Sung

Shin Hye Sung made his debut in the Korean music industry in popular boy band Shinhwa in 1998 as the main vocalist. He continues to perform together with Shinhwa for over ten years. Since 2005 he has also released 3 solo albums of his own and is the most successful of the Shinhwa members who have released solo albums.

Lee Ji Hoon

Lee Ji Hoon debuted in 1996 as a solo artist when he was still in high school. His first album was a hit, it placed him at the top of the k-pop charts and so became quite popular. In 2001, he released his 4.5th album in which contained "Inyoung" (Doll), a ballad which he performed as a duet with Shin Hye Sung. "Inyoung" was composed specifically for them by Kangta who played the piano during the song.

Discography

• Fr. In. Cl. September 24, 2003

External links

• SM Entertainment's Official Site (Korean)