Brown Eyes
Brown Eyes was a Korean R&B duo that is now disbanded.
Members
History
Brown Eyes consisted of two singers, Na Ul and Yoon Gun, whom were each previously in other groups prior to the formation of Brown Eyes. They quickly gained massive popularity with their debut single "Already One Year" and its accompanying music video in 2001. Their follow up single "With Coffee" was also very popular, further solidifying their status as instant stars.
Brown Eyes was also known for their then unique PR campaign, choosing to make very few public appearances and even going as far as to not starring in their own music videos and instead had actors and actresses take part in the filming, having each video be a mini-drama, similar to Jo Sung Mo's approach.
Their fresh talent, and popularity of their music propelled them to be nominated to take part in the recording of the theme song for the 2002 World Cup held in Korea and Japan. The single "Let's Get Together" included the collaboration of fellow Korean R&B artist Park Jung Hyun as well as the participation of Japanese singing group CHEMISTRY and solo artist Sowelu. Together they were coined as the Voices of Korea/Japan.
They released a follow up to their successful debut in late 2002 with the album "Reason for Breathing". They followed much of the same formula as their previous release, and continued to enjoy considerable success.
However their activities as a group came to a halt in 2003 as it was announced that Brown Eyes was now disbanding. Member Yoon Gun severed all ties with their current management company and promptly left the group. He announced his intentions to debut as a solo artist and did so in 2004.
On the other hand, Na Ul opted to stay with the current management and after a brief break, Brown Eyes was reformed with two additional members added to the group to fill in for the departed Yoon Gun, and debuted as Brown Eyed Soul. Na Ul also went on to later release a solo remake album.
Na Ul was formerly the lead for an R&B group named Anthem. Their success was very limited and they only released one album to little fanfare.
Yoon Gun was a part of the now disbanded Hip-Hop group Team. Team had considerable more success than Anthem mainly due in part to the booming Hip-Hop movement taking place in Korea during the late 90's and early 2000's.
Discography
- [2001] Already One Year
- [2002] Reason for Breathing
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