Sechs Kies

Infobox musical artist
Name = Sechs Kies
젝스키스


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Alias = 6kies, Jekkie
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Origin = Flagicon|South Korea Seoul, South Korea
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Genre = K-pop, hip hop, R&B
Occupation = Musicians, Actors
Years_active = 1997 - 2000
Label = Daesung Entertainment
Associated_acts = JnC, J-Walk
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Current_members = Eun Ji Won
Lee Jae Jin
Kim Jae Duc
Kang Sung Hoon
Ko Ji Yong
Jang Su Won
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Sechs Kies or 6kies (젝스키스) is former Korean hip hop boy band from Daesung Entertainment and onetime rival of H.O.T. Currently, the two members, Kim Jae Duc and Jang Soo Won, have associated with Click-B to form another group, JnC.

In November 2006, it was revealed that the six former members of the boy band may regroup and release an album together. [ [http://news.media.daum.net/entertain/music/200611/03/mydaily/v14595283.html 젝스키스, 재결합 추진! 내년초 앨범발표] ] The plan was met with mixed reactions as some were skeptical that they would regain their original popularity they had had seven years ago. [ [http://news.media.daum.net/entertain/broadcast/200611/03/joynews24/v14597703.html 젝스키스 재결합 소식에 팬들도 '술렁'] ] The probability of reunification coming to reality was blurred as it was revealed on November 4 that Lee Jae-Jin has secretly gone to the military. His rep had said that he will not be seen on television until he finishes his duty. [ [http://news.media.daum.net/entertain/music/200611/04/starnews/v14601598.html?_right_COMM=R3 젝스키스 이재진, 논산훈련소 입소..남몰래 군복무중] ]

Members

Black Kies and White Kies

The group is divided into 2 sets of 3 members, the "Black Kies" and the "White Kies". The "Black Kies" mostly done the rapping and the "White Kies" would do the vocals. Though they both danced but sometimes is lined up according to Kies. To be clearer, The Black Kies are the 3 oldest members and the White Kies are the younger members, respectively.

"Black Kies:"
* Eun Ji Won (은지원, leader)
* Lee Jae Jin (이재진, rap, choreography)
* Kim Jae Duc (김재덕, rap, choreography)

"White Kies:"
* Kang Sung Hoon (강성훈, lead vocals)
* Ko Ji Yong (고지용, vocals, rap)
* Jang Su Won (장수원, vocals)

Formation

Daesung Entertainment copresident was in vacation in Hawaii. He saw a young Eun Ji Won and Kang Sung Hoon dancing. He cast them at a nightclub. Kim Jae Duc and Lee Jae Jin were in a dance group called 'Quicksilvers' in their home town of Busan. One of the members sent in a tape to Daesung. Juno (Who was in Seo Taiji and Boys at the time) called in Jae Duc for his group called The Young Turks Club, but he decided Jae Duc did not fit, so he sent Jae Duc to DSP and they cast him in. Lee Jae Jin stayed behind to help Quicksilvers, but Jae Duc insisted DSP to cast him. During an open audition, Jang Su Won was cast and accepted. Finally, Ko Ji Yong was introduced to DSP by Sung Hoon because they were friends since elementary.

History

These six individuals came together to form the group whose music and style was unlike any other in the Gayo Music industry. Together with the popular group H.O.T., SechsKies created the buzz and popularized Gayo Music by pushing it toward a more broad audience. The fan base of SechsKies spreads further than the borders of Korea, and the dedication of each and every fan continues to warm the hearts of each member of the group.

SechsKies debuted on April 15, 1997 on Music Tank, performing their firstrelease 'Haak Won Byul Gohk.' Their first album was released on May 15, 1997. Their amazing talent and skills brought them much attention as they performed five tracks from their first album. Each track different from the previous, displaying the many sides of SechsKies.

Without fail, the number and dedication of SechsKies' fans increased as SechsKies did their first goodbye show, getting ready for their first official fan club meeting. Their first meeting took place on July 21, 1997. Much impressed with SechsKies work, they were invited to perform at the SBS Super Concert in Los Angeles, California in September 1997. With much anticipation, SechsKies returned to the spotlight with their second album. Their comeback show was on KMTV's Choong Jun 100% Show on October 30, 1997. They performed their first release 'Kisado.' The second album was released on November 15, 1997. Much like their first album, SechsKies had several songs from many different genres of music and they exhibited nothing but the best within themselves. SechsKies held their first headlining concert on December 21, 1997. By spring of 1998, SechsKies was quickly becoming a household name for many families around the world. Several executives in the Korean Music Industry noticed SechsKies talent and asked them to perform in a musical called 'Alibaba and the 40 Thieves' with fellow gasoo JinJoo. They also decided to produce a movie, which they asked SechsKies to star in. The musical ran from April 25 to May 5, 1998. The soundtrack was released shortly after with several songs performed by SechsKies on it.

SechsKies quickly took their place in front of the camera soon after. On July 5, 1998, SechsKies did their 3rd album comeback on SBS Inki Gayo with the song 'Crying Game.' The second meeting of their official fan club was to be a two day inauguration held from July 12-July 13, 1998, but due to several issues, SechsKies had to delay that meeting until the end of July. Eun Ji Won, leader of SechsKies, started showing off more of his personal talent as he took part in the production of their third album. While they performed for their third album, SechsKies released their first movie. The six members starred in the movie 'Seventeen,' which opened on July 17, 1998. Despite everything they found themselves involved in, SechsKies never ceased to impress and amaze their fans. The soundtrack for the movie became known as SechsKies 'special album,' or 3.5 jib. This album was released on October 31, 1998 and they released two songs, 'Couple' and 'Nuh Rul Boh Neh Myun,' which they performed until the end of January. On November 30, 1998, a special SechsKies photo album was released.

At the end of every year, all the major broadcasting stations in Korea come together and hold several award shows known as DaeSang Awards. After the December 18-December 31, 1998 award shows, SechsKies went home with several DaeSang awards proving that all their hard work was well worth the sacrifices SechsKies has made for their fans. SechsKies spent more of the month of January in 1999, holding concerts throughout Korea. Starting on January 4, 1999 in MokPo Gongyun and ending on January 21, 1999 in Daegu. SechsKies was now a living legend within the gayo industry, breaking the barriers of different genres of music, proving that Korean music is much more than the traditional trot music our parents once forced us to listen to.

On April 5, 1999 SechsKies released their first concert video, recorded from their hugest concert to date, the Seoul Concert on February 25, 1999. They also released a concert album that went with the video on April 10, 1999. They performed a song sung by Kang Sung Hoon called 'My Love' from this album. On April 18, 1999, SechsKies held a two year anniversary special official fan club meeting.

After all the sleepless nights of performing concerts and working on their next album, SechsKies finally returned to the studio and created their fourth album. Released in early September 1999, SechsKies performed a song appropriately titled, Comeback as well as 'Yeh Gam' and 'Geu Dae Rul Mum Chu.' This album had a lot more input from the members of the group, several of them writing and producing tracks for it. For some reason, SechsKies did not stay in the limelight for too long promoting this album.

Post-disbandment

After many rumors began surfacing about whether or not SechsKies would return to the studio to create their fifth album, and after several incidents of supposed misconduct from their managing label DaeSung Productions, SechsKies finally did return to the spotlight. But this time, it was something none of their fans would have ever expected.

At 2pm on May 18, 2000, SechsKies held a press conference to announce their inevitable departure from the gayo scene as the group 'SechsKies.' As a few members shed tears, they explained their situation in little detail. It was rumored that Eun Ji Won and Kang Sung Hoon might form a duet under DSP, or at least stay within the entertainment world. Kim Jae Duc will stay with DSP as a dance instructor/ choreographer.Lee Jae Jin might join JaeDuc as a DSP choreographer, or he might just return to school out of the limelight along with Jang Su Won. Ko Ji Yong has expressed an interest in becoming an actor now that SechsKies has ended its era. As the news about their breakup spread across the country, across the nation, the hearts of many fans broke, their dreams crushed, and tears shed. But despite the anguish, the fans of SechsKies will now and forever remain fans of SechsKies. No other group in gayo history has crossed so many musical boundaries and completed so much in such a short time.

After the press conference, they made one last music video, entitled "Thanks" which is a rare music video made after their final concert.

The present

Eun Ji Won became a rapper, releasing 4 successful albums and working with fellow DSP labelmate, Lee Hyo Ri. Kang Sung Hoon has also released 4 albums. Kim Jae Duc and Jang Su Won collaborated with Click-B to form a new group under DSP, called JnC. Lee Jae Jin has made his solo career and also released many albums. Ko Ji Yong however has not chosen to pursue a career in music. Ji Yong is now in Los Angeles, California. Jang Su Won has opened his own clothing line. Eun Ji Won is working on a 5th album release, Kang Sung Hoon returned from the military, and J-Walk is working on a 3rd album.

Discography

Albums

* 1 - "학원별곡", 1997
* 2 - "Welcome To The Sechskies Land", 1997
* 3 - "Road Fighter", 1998
* 3.5 - "Special Album", 1998
* "1020 Mix", 1999
* "Sechskies Live Concert", 1999
* 4 - "Comeback", 1999
* "Blue Note", 2000

Filmography

* "Seventeen: The Movie" (July 18, 1998)

Awards

Notes

External links

* [http://people.empas.com/people/info/6k/ie/6kies/ 6kies in empas people]
* [http://global.yesasia.com/en/artIdxDept.aspx/code-k/section-music/aid-457/ Sechskies in YesAsia]
* [http://www.myspace.com/sechskies Official Myspace page]

References

* [http://www.kpopwiki.com/Sechskies kpopwiki: Sechskies]
* [http://www.kpopmusic.com/history/sechskies.shtml kpopmusic.com: Sechskies]