Sharp (South Korean band)

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

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

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
		KOR [4]
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
		KOR [4]
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

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.
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. "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.
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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.
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.
14. "2001 MMF part 1" Archived 2018-06-15 at the Wayback Machine. MAMA. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
15. "2002 MMF part 1". Mwave. Retrieved 2014-08-17.