SS501

SS501
SS501 during a fanmeeting in Hong Kong (2009) From L to R: Kim Hyung-jun, Kim Kyu-jong, Kim Hyun-joong, Heo Young-saeng, Park Jung-min
SS501 during a fanmeeting in Hong Kong (2009)
From L to R: Kim Hyung-jun, Kim Kyu-jong, Kim Hyun-joong, Heo Young-saeng, Park Jung-min
Background information
Also known asDouble-S 501
OriginSouth Korea
Genres
Years active
  • 2005–2010
  • 2024–present
Labels
SpinoffsDouble S 301
Members
Korean name
Hangul더블에스오공일
Transcriptions
Revised RomanizationDeobeureseuogong-il
McCune–ReischauerDŏbŭresŭogong-il
Japanese name
Hiraganaダブルエス ごーまるいち
Transcriptions
Revised HepburnDaburuesu Gōmaruichi

SS501 is a South Korean boy band consisting of five members: Kim Hyun-joong, Heo Young-saeng, Kim Kyu-jong, Park Jung-min and Kim Hyung-jun.[1] They debuted in 2005 with the EP Warning, which included their first number one song, "Never Again".[citation needed]

In 2007, SS501 entered the Japanese market with the maxi single Kokoro, which debuted at number five on the Oricon chart.[2] The following year, in 2008, they became the first South Korean artists to win the award for Best New Artist at the Japan Gold Disc Awards.[3]

SS501 has released one studio album and seven EPs in Korean, and two studio albums and three EPs in Japanese.[1] After 14 years of inactivity, the group is set to reunite in 2025 for their 20th anniversary.[4]

  1. ^ a b "SS501 Profile". Mnet. Archived from the original on November 24, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  2. ^ Garcia, Kathy Rose A. (August 7, 2007). "Skull, TVXQ Hitting Overseas Charts". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on July 1, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  3. ^ "The Japan Golden Disc Award 2008". Recording Industry Association of Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 12, 2011. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  4. ^ "단독 SS501, 데뷔 20주년에 재결합…5인 완전체 뭉친다". YTN. October 17, 2024.