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Seo Taiji
Seo Taiji is a legendary Korean singer and musician. He was formerly part of the legendary 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
- Real Name: Jung Hyun Chul (정현철 or Jung Hyuhn Choel)
- Stage Name: Seo Taiji (서태지)
- Birthday: February 21, 1972
- Birthplace: Seoul, Korea
- Blood Type: O
- Height: 173 cm
- Weight: 55 kg
- Favorite Food: Pork Ribs
History
The early years
At the age of 14, Jung Hyun-Chul (Taiji) played in several amateur rock bands. In 1990, at the age of 17, he was recruited into the metal band Sinawe (시나위 pronounced shee-nah-wee) to play bass. Taiji chose to drop out of school, a system that he felt did nothing but corrupt the minds of youth, and became a professional musician.
Seo Taiji & Boys (1992-1996)
After leaving Sinawe in 1991, Seo Taiji switched gears and formed the dance group Seo Taiji & Boys (서태지와 아이들) with dancers Lee Juno and Yang Hyun Suk. The group released four studio albums before offically 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.
1998-2000
- 1998.07.07 - Released his 1st solo album Seo Taiji 5th
- 2000.09.08 - Released his 2nd solo album Ultramania
- 2000.09.09 - Comeback concert held at Fencing Stadium (펜싱경기장)
- 2000.12.31 - Japan's NHK channel televises "Seo taiji Documentary"
2001-2003
- 2001.04 - Released his 1st live album Seo Taiji Band Live Album 2000/2001
- 2001.10 - 2001 ETPFEST opens
- 2001.10 - Released his 1st single Feel The Soul
- 2002.10 - 2002 ETPFEST opens
- 2002.10 - 2002 Mania Festival opens
- 2003.02 - Re-released his live album Ultramania Re-recording & '02 ETPFEST Live
2004-2006
- 2004.01 - Released his 3rd solo album 7th Issue
- 2004.01.27~29 - Held his "'04 Live-Wire" concert for 7th Issue. American bands Korn & 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 & 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 Beijing University
- 2004.10 - 2004 ETPFEST opens. Hoobastank, Christopher Taylor Band & 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 Seotaiji Live Tour Zero 04
- 2004.12 - 2004 Mania Festival opens attracting more than 20,000 audience
- 2005.12 - Released his 1st 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 opens
- 2005.11 - released his DVD 2004 Seotaiji record of the 7th with a record of 30 thousand pre-sale orders in 3 days
Discography
Albums
- [1998.07.07] Take One (re-released in 2005.09.09)
- [2000.09.08] Ultramania (울트라맨이야)
- [2004.01.27] 7th Issue
Singles
- [2001.10.13] Feel The Soul
Live Releases
- [2001.04.11] Seo Taiji Band Live Album 2000/2001 (태지의 話 Live Album 2000/2001)
- [2003.02.17] Ultramania Re-recording & '02 ETPFEST Live
- [2004.12.09] Seotaiji Live Tour Zero 04
DVDs
- [2005.02.21] Seotaiji Live Tour Zero 04
- [2005.11.18] 2004 Seotaiji record of the 7th
External Links & Sources
- Official Site
- Wikipedia:Seo Taiji
- TFL-approved Fanlisting & Source
- Taiji History - Korean, English & Chinese Fansite & Source
- Seo Taiji fansite - English fan-site