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Seo Taiji

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Seo Taiji (2010)

Seo Taiji is a legendary Korean singer and musician. He was formerly part of the trio Seo Taiji & Boys until the group disbanded in 1996. After the group's breakup, he went on to release solo albums and produce other artists and bands such as Nell and PIA.

Profile

  • Stage Name: Seo Taiji (서태지)
  • Real Name: Jung Hyun Chul (정현철)
  • Birthday: February 21, 1972 (1972-02-21) (age 52) February 21, 1972
  • Birthplace: Seoul, Korea
  • Blood Type: O
  • Height: 173cm
  • Weight: 55kg
  • Favorite Food: Pork Ribs

Information

At the age of 14, Seo Taiji played in several amateur rock bands. In 1990, at the age of 17, he was recruited into the metal band Sinawe (pronounced shee-nah-wee) to play bass. Seo chose to drop out of school, a system that he felt did nothing but corrupt the minds of youth, and became a professional musician.

After leaving Sinawe in 1991, Seo Taiji switched gears and formed the dance group Seo Taiji & Boys with dancers Lee Juno and Yang Hyun Suk. The group released four studio albums before officially disbanding in January of 1996. After the break up of the group, Seo Taiji moved to New York City where he worked on his first solo outing.

Timeline

1998-2000

  • 1998.07.07 - Released his 1st solo album Seo Taiji.
  • 2000.09.08 - Released his 2nd solo album Ultramania.
  • 2000.09.09 - Comeback concert held at Fencing Stadium.
  • 2000.12.31 - Japan's NHK channel televises Seo Taiji Documentary.

2001-2003

2004-2006

  • 2004.01 - Released his 3rd solo album 7th Issue.
  • 2004.01.27~29 - Held his "04 Live-Wire" concert for 7th Issue album. American bands Korn and Static-X also performed.
  • 2004.02.27 - KBS Special airs a Seo Taiji Special. Seo Taiji is reunited with Yang Hyun Suk and performs on stage with Nell, PIA, Wheesung and SE7EN.
  • 2004.03 - Held a concert in Vladivostok, Russia entitled "Seo Taiji Live in Vladivostok".
  • 2004.06 - Held his "ZERO" Live tour.
  • 2004.09 - Has been given the title of "Honorary professor for art and culture" at China's Pekin University.
  • 2004.10 - 2004 ETPFEST opens. Hoobastank, Christopher Taylor Band and Zebrahead were the foreign bands who performed that year.
  • 2004.10 - Taiji Brick (version 1), a lego-like action figure of Seo Taiji, sold out one minute after the company accepted pre-orders.
  • 2004.12 - Released his 3rd live album Live Tour Zero 04.
  • 2004.12 - 2004 Mania Festival opens attracting more than 20,000 audience.
  • 2005.12 - Released his second DVD Seotaiji Live Tour Zero 04.
  • 2005.05 - Taiji Brick (verison 2) available from May 27.
  • 2005.08 - Seo Taiji makes a virtual appearance for 5 minutes in a video conference at 2005 Mania Festival.
  • 2005.11 - Released his DVD 2004 Seotaiji Record of the 7th with a record of 30 thousand pre-sale orders in 3 days.

Korean Discography

Albums

Live Albums

Other Albums

Singles

Digital Singles

Collaborations

VCD/VHS/DVD/Blu-Ray

Japanese Discography

Singles

Trivia

  • His debut album is counted as his fifth album, as it follows the count from Seo Taiji & Boys released albums. Since 2004 he includes the release order number on the titles, like 7th Issue and 8th Atomos, however those titles belong to his third and fourth solo albums respectively.

External Links

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