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Sweet Sorrow (band)

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Sweet Sorrow
OriginSouth Korea
Genres
Years active2002–present
LabelsSweetsorrow Company
MembersIn Ho-jin [ko]
Song Woo-jin
Kim Young-woo (singer) [ko]
Past membersSung Jin-hwan [ko]

Sweet Sorrow (Korean스윗 소로우) is a South Korean male vocal group formed in 2002. Originally a quartet, its current members consist of In Ho-jin, Song Woo-jin and Kim Young-woo.[1] In 2019, they joined with female vocal group The Barberettes and performed together under the name "SBSB" (스바스바).

History

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In Ho-jin, Song Woo-jin, Sung Jin-hwan and pianist Kim Young-woo first met around 1996 as students at Yonsei University and were all members of the university glee club.[2] Together with four other friends, they formed their own eight-member a cappella group and received a positive response. The name "Sweet Sorrow" was taken from the quote "Parting is such sweet sorrow" in Romeo and Juliet and was conceived by Kim, an English literature major, as a reminder of the hardship they had gone through together. Only the four of them chose to pursue music professionally and debuted in 2002.[3]

After a stint performing cover songs at college festivals and events, the quartet came to national prominence by winning the Daesang (Grand Prize) at the 16th Yoo Jae-ha Music Competition for their original song "Sweet Sorrow".[4] They were signed by the company Mezoo Cultures and released their first album in 2005. They also came to prominence with a much larger audience for performing the soundtracks of popular television dramas and their appearances on the MBC singing competition Show Survival (쇼바이벌) and the KBS music program Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend.

In December 2017, Sung announced that he would be a hiatus for health reasons and later left permanently. Sweet Sorrow returned as a trio in 2019 with a new album. They also combined with The Barberettes to form a mixed group called "SBSB" and performed together on Immortal Songs.[5]

Discography

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Studio albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
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Sweet Sorrow
  • Released: November 15, 2005
  • Label: Mezoomusic
  • Formats: CD, cassette
Sweetics
  • Released: February 21, 2008
  • Label: Mezoomusic
  • Formats: CD
5
Songs
  • Released: March 12, 2009
  • Label: Mezoomusic
  • Formats: CD
Viva
  • Released: January 31, 2012
  • Label: Gem Cultures
  • Formats: CD, digital download
8
"—" denotes release did not chart.

Extended plays

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[6][7]
For Lovers Only
  • Released: June 2, 2014
  • Label: Music&NEW
  • Formats: CD, digital download
5
For Losers Only
  • Released: October 15, 2015
  • Label: Music&NEW
  • Formats: CD, digital download
18
5th Part 1: New Day
  • Released: November 15, 2019
  • Label: Sweet Sorrow Company, Genie
  • Formats: CD, digital download
38

Singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
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"Small Room (ft. IU)" 2020 Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2012 MBC Entertainment Awards Excellence Award in Radio Won

References

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  1. ^ Lee, Jae-hoon (June 2, 2014). "'스윗소로우' 말고 또 있을까, 화음·보컬의 미덕…For Lovers Only". Newsis. Retrieved 2015-03-20.
  2. ^ "스윗 소로우, 강한 중독성의 곡 '아무리 생각해도 난 너를…'". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). July 19, 2006.
  3. ^ Kwon, Mee-yoo (February 26, 2008). "Sweet Sorrow to Sing Sweet Harmony". The Korea Times.
  4. ^ "[me] 유재하 가요제 대상 탔던 스윗소로우". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). October 31, 2005.
  5. ^ "3인조 재편 스윗소로우, 2년만 컴백…15일 정규 5집 공개". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). November 12, 2019.
  6. ^ a b "K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2009-02-19. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
  7. ^ a b "Gaon Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
  8. ^ "First Half of 2008 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
  9. ^ "2012년 02월 Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
  10. ^ "2014년 06월 Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
  11. ^ "2015년 10월 Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
  12. ^ "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean).
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