Sharp (South Korean band)
Sharp (stylized as S#arp; Korean: 샵) were a South Korean co-ed pop vocal group that was active from 1998 to 2002.[1]
Sharp  | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | S#arp | 
| Origin | South Korea | 
| Genres | Pop, dance-pop | 
| Years active | 1998–2002 | 
| Labels | World Music Entertainment | 
| Past members | Lee Ji-hye Seo Ji-young Jang Seok-hyun John Kim Oh Hee-jong Chris Sori  | 
The group initially consisted of Lee Ji-hye, Seo Ji-young, Jang Seok-hyun, John Kim and Oh Hee-jong. John and Hee-jong left the group after the release of the group's first album, The S#arp, in 1998. New members Sori and Chris joined the group in 1999 for the second album, The S#arp+2. Sori later left the group, and Sharp went on to release the albums, The Four Letter World Love (2000), 4ever Feel So Good (2001), Flat Album (2001), and Style (2002).[2] The group disbanded in 2002, reportedly as a result of ongoing conflict between Ji-hye and Ji-young, including verbal and physical assault.[1][3]
Sharp was one of the few mixed-gender groups active during an era when single-gender groups such as S.E.S., Fin.K.L, Shinhwa and g.o.d were dominating the music scene. The group won #1 on the music programs Inkigayo and Music Bank, tasting their first success in 1999 with "Tell Me Tell Me."
Discography
    
    Studio albums
    
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | 
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [4]  | |||
| The S#arp | 
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15 | 
  | 
| The S#arp+2 | 
  | 
4 | 
  | 
| The Four Letter Word Love | 
  | 
3 | 
  | 
| 4ever Feel So Good | 
  | 
5 | 
  | 
| Flat Album | 
  | 
17† | 
  | 
| Style | 
  | 
26‡ | 
  | 
| † The November 2001 chart is not available online. The chart position for Flat Album comes from the December 2001 chart. ‡ The September 2002 chart is not available online. The chart position for Style comes from the October 2002 chart.  | |||
Awards
    
    Mnet Asian Music Awards
    
| Year | Category | Work | Result | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Best Mixed Group | "Great!" (잘됐어)[12][13] | Won | 
| 2001 | "100 Days Prayer" (백일기도)[14] | Nominated | |
| 2002 | "Kiss Me" (내 입술..따뜻한 커피처럼)[15] | Nominated | 
References
    
-  "그룹 샵 공식 해체… 멤버간 폭행·폭언 사건으로". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). 2002-10-16. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) -  "'슈가맨' 이지혜-서지영 소속 '샵'은 어떤 그룹? 결성 4년 만에 해체…왜?". Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) -  "인기 4인조 그룹 '샵' 공식 해체". Yonhap News (in Korean). 2002-10-15. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) -  "K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2009-02-19. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
- "The S#arp charting". Archived from the original on 2007-07-18. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
 - "The S#arp+2 charting". Archived from the original on 2007-07-18. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
 - "The Four Letter Word Love charting". Archived from the original on 2018-07-10. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
 - "4ever Feel So Good charting". Archived from the original on 2007-07-18. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
 - "Flat Album charting". Archived from the original on 2008-10-11. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
 - "Style charting". Archived from the original on 2008-12-05. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
 - "Smart & Smooth charting". Archived from the original on 2008-09-26. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
 
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 - "2001 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2009-02-28. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
 - "January 2002 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2009-01-16. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
 - "2002 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2009-02-28. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
 - "First Half of 2003 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2007-07-18. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
 - "2000 MMF part 1". MAMA. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
 - "2000 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list" Archived 2014-08-03 at the Wayback Machine. MAMA. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
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 - "2002 MMF part 1". Mwave. Retrieved 2014-08-17.