Sharp (South Korean band)

Sharp
Sharp
Also known as	S#arp
Origin	South Korea
Genres	K-pop, pop, dance-pop
Years active	1998–2002
Labels	World Music Entertainment
Past members	Lee Ji-hye; Seo Ji-young; Jang Seok-hyun; John Kim; Oh Hee-jong; Chris; Sori

Sharp (stylized as S#arp; Korean: 샵) was a South Korean co-ed pop vocal group that was active from 1998 to 2002.^[1]

The group initially consisted of Lee Ji-hye, Seo Ji-young, Jang Seok-hyun, John Kim and Oh Hee-jong. Chris was introduced as a guest member during this time. John and Hee-jong left the group after the release of the group's first album, The S#arp, in 1998. New member Sori and Chris officially joined the group in 1999 for the second album, The S#arp 2. Sori later left the group, and Sharp went on to release the albums, The Four Letter World Love (2000), 4ever Feel So Good (2001), Flat Album (2001), and Style (2002).^[2] The group disbanded in 2002, reportedly as a result of ongoing conflict between Ji-hye and Ji-young, including verbal and physical assault.^[1]^[3]

Sharp was one of the few mixed-gender groups active during an era when single-gender groups such as S.E.S., Fin.K.L, Shinhwa and g.o.d were dominating the music scene.^{[citation needed]} The group won #1 on the music programs Inkigayo and Music Bank, tasting their first success in 1999 with "Tell Me Tell Me."^{[citation needed]}

Members

Final lineup

Jang Seok-hyun – leader (1999–2002), rapper (1998–2002)
Lee Ji-hye – vocalist (1998–2002)
Seo Ji-young – rapper, vocalist (1998–2002)
Chris – rapper (1999–2002)

Other past members

John Kim – leader, rapper (1998–1999)
Oh Hee-jong – rapper (1998–1999)
Sori – rapper (1999–2000)

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
Title	Album details	KOR ^[4]	Sales
The S#arp	Released: November 17, 1998 Label: World Music Entertainment Formats: CD, cassette	15	KOR: 83,047^[5]
The S#arp 2	Released: October 4, 1999 Label: World Music Entertainment Formats: CD, cassette	4	KOR: 195,908^[6]
The Four Letter Word Love	Released: August 12, 2000 Label: World Music Entertainment Formats: CD, cassette	3	KOR: 170,894^[7]
4ever Feel So Good	Released: February 20, 2001 Label: World Music Entertainment Formats: CD, cassette	5	KOR: 214,049^[8]
Flat Album	Released: November 5, 2001 Label: World Music Entertainment Formats: CD, cassette	2	KOR: 194,671^[9]
Style	Released: September 6, 2002 Label: World Music Entertainment Formats: CD, cassette	5	KOR: 137,785^[10]

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
Title	Album details	KOR ^[4]	Sales
Smart & Smooth	Released: January 24, 2003 Label: World Music Entertainment Formats: CD, cassette	19	KOR: 17,848^[11]

Awards

Mnet Asian Music Awards

Year	Category	Work	Result
2000	Best Mixed Group	"Great!" (잘됐어)^[12]^[13]	Won
2001		"100 Days Prayer" (백일기도)^[14]	Nominated
2002		"Kiss Me" (내 입술..따뜻한 커피처럼)^[15]	Nominated

References

^ ^a ^b "그룹 샵 공식 해체… 멤버간 폭행·폭언 사건으로". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). 2002-10-16. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
^ "'슈가맨' 이지혜-서지영 소속 '샵'은 어떤 그룹? 결성 4년 만에 해체…왜?". Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
^ "인기 4인조 그룹 '샵' 공식 해체". Yonhap News (in Korean). 2002-10-15. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
^ ^a ^b
"K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2009-02-19. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
- "The S#arp charting". Archived from the original on 2007-07-18. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
- "The S#arp 2 charting". Archived from the original on 2007-07-18. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
- "The Four Letter Word Love charting". Archived from the original on 2018-07-10. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- "4ever Feel So Good charting". Archived from the original on 2007-07-18. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
- "Flat Album charting" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-10-15. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- "Style charting". Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
- "Smart & Smooth charting". Archived from the original on 2008-09-26. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
^ "March 1999 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2007-07-18. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
^ "March 2000 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2004-09-25. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
^ "2000 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2009-02-28. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
^ "2001 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2009-02-28. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
^ "January 2002 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2009-01-16. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
^ "2002 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2009-02-28. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
^ "First Half of 2003 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2007-07-18. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
^ "2000 MMF part 1". MAMA. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
^ "2000 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list" Archived 2014-08-03 at the Wayback Machine. MAMA. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
^ "2001 MMF part 1" Archived 2018-06-15 at the Wayback Machine. MAMA. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
^ "2002 MMF part 1". Mwave. Retrieved 2014-08-17.

[:0-1] "그룹 샵 공식 해체… 멤버간 폭행·폭언 사건으로". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). 2002-10-16. Retrieved 2019-11-08.

[2] "'슈가맨' 이지혜-서지영 소속 '샵'은 어떤 그룹? 결성 4년 만에 해체…왜?". Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2019-11-08.

[3] "인기 4인조 그룹 '샵' 공식 해체". Yonhap News (in Korean). 2002-10-15. Retrieved 2019-11-08.

[miak_album_sales-4] "K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2009-02-19. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
"The S#arp charting". Archived from the original on 2007-07-18. Retrieved 2019-11-04.

"The S#arp 2 charting". Archived from the original on 2007-07-18. Retrieved 2019-11-04.

"The Four Letter Word Love charting". Archived from the original on 2018-07-10. Retrieved 2019-11-07.

"4ever Feel So Good charting". Archived from the original on 2007-07-18. Retrieved 2019-11-04.

"Flat Album charting" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-10-15. Retrieved 2022-07-28.

"Style charting". Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2022-08-09.

"Smart & Smooth charting". Archived from the original on 2008-09-26. Retrieved 2019-11-04.

[5] "The S#arp charting". Archived from the original on 2007-07-18. Retrieved 2019-11-04.

[6] "The S#arp 2 charting". Archived from the original on 2007-07-18. Retrieved 2019-11-04.

[7] "The Four Letter Word Love charting". Archived from the original on 2018-07-10. Retrieved 2019-11-07.

[8] "4ever Feel So Good charting". Archived from the original on 2007-07-18. Retrieved 2019-11-04.

[9] "Flat Album charting" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-10-15. Retrieved 2022-07-28.

[10] "Style charting". Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2022-08-09.

[11] "Smart & Smooth charting". Archived from the original on 2008-09-26. Retrieved 2019-11-04.

[5] "March 1999 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2007-07-18. Retrieved 2019-11-04.

[6] "March 2000 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2004-09-25. Retrieved 2019-11-04.

[7] "2000 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2009-02-28. Retrieved 2019-11-07.

[8] "2001 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2009-02-28. Retrieved 2019-11-04.

[9] "January 2002 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2009-01-16. Retrieved 2019-11-08.

[10] "2002 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2009-02-28. Retrieved 2019-11-08.

[11] "First Half of 2003 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2007-07-18. Retrieved 2019-11-04.

[MAMA_pt1-12] "2000 MMF part 1". MAMA. Retrieved 2014-06-25.

[13] "2000 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list" Archived 2014-08-03 at the Wayback Machine. MAMA. Retrieved 2014-06-12.

[MAMA_2001nom-14] "2001 MMF part 1" Archived 2018-06-15 at the Wayback Machine. MAMA. Retrieved 2014-07-23.

[2002_nom-15] "2002 MMF part 1". Mwave. Retrieved 2014-08-17.

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