March 23, 1992 Seo Taiji and Boys released their first album: Seo Taiji and Boys
Seo Taiji and Boys (서태지와 아이들) was a group consisting of the members: Seo Taiji (서태지), Yang Hyun-Suk (양현석) and Lee Juno (이주노). After the heavy metal band Sinawe (시나위) broke up in 1991, Seo figured he wanted to do something completely different, he wanted to learn to dance trough which he met Yang, who offered to join Seo's new group and they later recruited Lee. Originally Lee and Yang were only supposed to be background dancers and initially Seo had no plans do debut as a pop/dance boy band. The early 90s was an interesting time for Korea and Korean music, especially because of the lift of the country’s travel ban in 1998, foreign music became more accessible and Seo Taiji and Boys would start to experiment with new elements such as rap and techno in their music. They also started adding English language to their songs, which later became a big trend in K-Pop, and it also started making K-pop more accessible to other countries starting the Korean Wave. Seo Taiji and Boys also challenged Korea a lot, especially the strict censorship laws and the television networks hegemony over the music market, especially since the group didn't have to rely on television networks since Seo owned his own studio. The group debuted on MBC's Talent Show in April of 1992, and they got low ratings from the jury, but their song ''Nan Arayo'' and their first album became very successful.
Honorable Mentions: 2005 - SG Wannabe (SG 워너비) - Saldaga Their second album with the single: ‘‘As I Live’‘ 2004 - ZoPD (조PD) - Great Expectation Pt. 1: Politics and Social Change His fifth album, with the song: ‘’Noise Pollution’’ 2004 - ZoPD (조PD) - Great Expectation Pt. 2: Love And Life His fifth album, with the single: ‘’Friend’’ 2006 - J-Lim - Thanks Her second album with the single: ‘’Don’t Go My Love’’