Peppertones
OriginSouth Korea
Genres
Years active2003–present
Labels
MembersShin Jae-pyung (Sayo)
Lee Jang-won (Noshel)
Websitewww.peppertones.net

Peppertones (Hangul: 페퍼톤스), is a Korean rock band formed in 2003 by Shin Jae-pyung and Lee Jang-won. The pair met as computer science students at KAIST in Daejeon. The band's first EP album A Preview was released in 2004. They released their first album, Colorful Express, in 2005.

Members

  • Shin Jae-pyung (신재평) a.k.a. Sayo - guitar, vocals (born June 19, 1981)
  • Lee Jang-won (이장원) a.k.a. Noshel - bass, vocals (born August 30, 1981)

History

Shin Jae-pyung and Lee Jang-won both graduated from the Department of Computer Science at KAIST.[1] The duo met as members of KAIST's Folk Club and Rock Club. Originally, Shin Jae-pyung was part of a pop band, while Lee Jang-won was part of a folk band.[2] Lee Jang-won's band then was named "Triangular Rice Balls and Konjac Jelly" (삼각 주먹밥 과 곤약젤리) because he was eating just these two food items to save money to buy a guitar.[3] Their respective bands took part in KAIST's creative song festival, which Lee Jang-won's band won. Following that, Shin Jae-pyung's band recruited Lee Jang-won.[2]

The band built its reputation by performing live in Hongdae clubs with Deb and Westwind, who played the guest vocal roles.[4] They released their first EP called A Preview in 2004 with the independent music label Cavare Sound. They were recognized by critics as the winner of the "Best Dance & Electronic Song" award for their song Superfantastic from their first album Colorful Express (2005) at the 4th Korean Music Awards in 2007.[5] In September 2008, they moved to their current label, Antenna Music.[6]

Sayo and Noshel are the stage names they used at the beginning of their debut, and they are now active under their real names. At the beginning of their career, their songs are sung by guest vocalists, notably Deb and Westwind. In their first album, Colorful Express (2005), they began singing on their own, with Shin mostly occupying the main vocal role and Lee as backing vocals.

Lee earned a Master of Business Engineering degree from KAIST's Business School and worked as an intern for Mirae Asset Management in late 2009. He is currently a doctorate student at KAIST's Graduate School of Culture and Technology.[7] He is also currently active as a cast member of the TV show Problematic Men since 2015.[8]

Shin was a radio DJ for the Our Beautiful Night Radio program on EBS FM from May 30 to August 28, 2011.[9] He has also written songs for other artists, most notably K-pop girl group f(x), singer-actress Park Ji-yoon, and singer Baek A-yeon.

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[10][11]
Colorful Express
  • Released: December 16, 2005
  • Label: Cavare Sound
  • Formats: CD
 — —
New Standard
  • Released: March 25, 2008
  • Label: Cavare Sound
  • Formats: CD
 23
Sounds Good!
  • Released: December 17, 2009
  • Label: Antenna
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 21 —
Beginner's Luck
  • Released: April 24, 2012
  • Label: Antenna
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 9
High-Five
  • Released: August 14, 2014
  • Label: Antenna
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 7
Long Way
  • Released: May 9, 2018
  • Label: Antenna
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 16
Thousand Years
  • Released: September 20, 2022
  • Label: Antenna
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 47
"—" denotes release did not chart.

Live albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[11]
2014-2015 Two Lives
  • Released: August 3, 2016
  • Label: Antenna
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 19

Extended plays

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[11]
A Preview
  • Released: March 23, 2004
  • Label: Cavare Sound
  • Formats: CD
 — —
Open Run
  • Released: November 15, 2012
  • Label: Antenna
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 12
"—" denotes release did not chart.

Digital singles

  • April Funk (2005)
  • Thank You (2013)
  • Campfire (2015)
  • Someone who gives me happiness (2021)
  • Tangerine (2021)

Soundtrack appearances

Year Title Album
2006 "In Changing Times" (변해간 세월속에서)
feat. Cabinet Singalongs		 Soulmate OST
2008 "Mr. Herman (The Greatest Comedian Ever)"
with Miki of The Indigo		 The Mystery of KK Island OST
2013 "Chance!" Dating Agency: Cyrano OST
2019 "Fool" The Secret Life of My Secretary OST
2022 "Shine" Cheer Up OST

Compilation appearances

Year Title Album
2004 "Winterstalgia - Comet Mix Version" Christmas Meets Cavare Sound
2007 "Hotdog!" Story of Dogs
2008 "Runner's High" Yoonsang Songbook: Play With Him!
2009 "ABC" with Arina of Mocca Man and Woman… and the Story

Filmography

Year Title Type Notes Ref.
2021 Clumsy Antenna Web show Main cast (with Antenna artists) [19]
2022 Great Seoul Invasion Television shows Consultant [20]

Awards

Year Awards Category Nominee/work Result Ref.
2007 Korean Music Awards Best Dance & Electronic Song "Superfantastic" Won [21]
Best Dance & Electronic Album Colorful Express Nominated [22]
2012 Beautiful Mint Life Awards Best Artist Peppertones Nominated [23]
Best Performance Won
2013 Best Artist Nominated [24]
2016 Best Artist Nominated [25]
Best Performance Won
Grand Mint Festival Awards Best Artist Won [26]
Best Performance Nominated
Achievement Award (공로상) Won
2017 Beautiful Mint Life Awards Best Artist Nominated [27]
Best Performance Nominated

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Peppertones member's graduation". Archived from the original on December 8, 2015.
  2. 1 2 ARIRANG TV (November 29, 2018), [I'm LIVE X Digging] Ep.81 - Peppertones (페퍼톤스) _ Full Episode, archived from the original on December 20, 2021, retrieved May 12, 2019
  3. ↑ "The Brainiacs Episode 18 (2015-06-25)". {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  4. ↑ Hwang, Seon-eob (December 2010). "페퍼톤스(Peppertones)". Neo Music Communication IZM. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  5. ↑ "4회 시상식 수상결과". koreanmusicawards.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 7, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  6. ↑ "안테나뮤직, 이쯤 되면 예능레이블 맞죠?". www.melon.com (in Korean). Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  7. ↑ "연합뉴스 : 바른언론 빠른뉴스". www.yonhapnews.co.kr. December 21, 2009. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  8. ↑ Ghim, Sora (December 6, 2018). "The Problematic Men Show Their Real Selves". BNTNews. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  9. ↑ "페퍼톤스의 신재평 라디오 DJ 도전". 서울신문 (in Korean). May 31, 2011. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  10. ↑ "K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 19, 2009. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  11. 1 2 3 "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  12. ↑ "First Half of 2008 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 20, 2009. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  13. ↑ "2012년 04월 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  14. ↑ "2014년 08월 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  15. ↑ "2018년 05월 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  16. ↑ "Circle Album Chart – Week 39, 2022". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  17. ↑ "2016년 08월 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  18. ↑ "2012년 11월 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  19. ↑ Kang Jin-ah (September 16, 2021). "유희열→유재석 총출동…'우당탕탕 안테나' 10월 공개" [Yoo Hee-yeol → Yoo Jae-seok is in full force… 'Woodang Tangtang Antenna' released in October]. NEWSIS (in Korean). Retrieved September 16, 2021 – via Naver.
  20. ↑ Lee Da-gyeom (June 3, 2022). "적재→권은비 멘토...차세대 밴드 발굴 '그레이트 서울 인베이전'" [Jaejae → Mentor Kwon Eun-bi... Discovering the next-generation band 'Great Seoul Invasion'] (in Korean). Star Today, Maeil Economic Daily. Retrieved June 3, 2022 – via Naver.
  21. ↑ "페퍼톤스(Peppertones) 'Superfantastic' — 2007 최우수 댄스&일렉트로닉-노래" [Peppertones 'Superfantastic' — 2007 Best Dance & Electronic (Song)]. Korean Music Awards (in Korean).
  22. ↑ "페퍼톤스(Peppertones) [colorful express] — 2007 최우수 댄스&일렉트로닉-음반" [Peppertones 'Superfantastic' — 2007 Best Dance & Electronic (Album)]. Korean Music Awards (in Korean).
  23. ↑ "BML2012 Awards 결과 발표" [BML 2012 Award Results]. Mint Paper (in Korean).
  24. ↑ "BML2013 Awards 결과 발표" [BML 2013 Award Results]. Mint Paper (in Korean).
  25. ↑ "BML2016 Awards 결과 발표" [BML 2016 Award Results]. Mint Paper (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 13, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  26. ↑ "GMF2016 Awards 결과 발표" [GMF 2016 Award Results]. Mint Paper (in Korean).
  27. ↑ "BML2017 Awards 수상 결과" [BML 2017 Award Results]. Mint Paper (in Korean).
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