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Boohwal(부활)
Background information
OriginSouth Korea
GenresRock, pop, heavy metal, hard rock
Years active1986 - present
LabelsKT Music (label)
Boohwal Entertainment (agency)
MembersGuitar: Kim Tae Won (김태원)
Bass: Lee Yoon Jong (이윤종)
Drums: Chae Je Min (채제민)[1]
Vocal: Park Wan Kyu (박완규)
Past membersSee Members History
Websitehttp://www.bornagainent.co.kr

Boohwal (Korean: "부활", lit. 'Born Again') is a South Korean rock band, formed in 1985 by the lead guitarist/songwriter Kim Tae-won.

History

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Formation and the 1980s

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Kim Tae-won changed the name of the group from "The End" to "부활" ("Boohwal") in ‘86 following the departure of the vocalist Kim Jong Seo (김종서). They led the heavy metal boom in the 80s along with other bands such as Baekdoosan (백두산), Sinawe (시나위), H2O, and Black Hole (블랙홀).[2] Boohwal, Baekdoosan, and Sinawe were called the ‘Big 3’ by the media as they were all led by talented guitarists (Boohwal – Kim Tae Won, Baekdoosan – Kim Do Kyun 김도균, Sinawe – Shin Dae Chul 신대철), had unique talented vocalists and all aimed to create heavy metal music.[3][4] However, unlike bands like Sinawe, they have been concentrating more on Korean-style melodic rock ballads, especially after their 3rd album.

After receiving high praises in the underground music scene for their music, they became instantly popular once they released their first major album. The album featured the most popular vocalist to come out of Boohwal, Lee Seung-Cheol (이승철). The title song, "희야" (Heeya) became an instant hit. Kim Tae Won produced bell ringing sounds with his guitar for that song and many aspiring guitarists tried to mimick it. The 2nd album, also with Lee Seung Chul, was also a big success. Their success was a result of many aspects, including Kim Tae Won's ability to write beautiful songs ranging from rock to ballad, Lee Seung Chul's ability to sing, and Boohwal's overall talent for music. However, Lee Seung Chul and Kim Tae Won went their separate ways in 1988. Kim Tae Won worked on many side projects until getting the band together for their 3rd album.

1990s

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After regrouping, they released their third album in 1993 featuring the hit single “사랑할수록” (Sarang hal soo rok – The More I Love). The album was a success, partly due to the emotional story of Kim Jae Gi (김재기), the original vocalist at the start of the recording, who died in a traffic accident. After the death of Kim Jae Gi, Kim Jae Hee(김재희), who was the younger brother of Kim Jae Gi, was scouted by Kim since his voice color resembled that of his brother. He did not record any of the songs on the third album, but he later became the official vocalist and went on to record the fourth album. Unfortunately, the album was a failure. Kim Jae Hee left Boohwal after the fourth album. Unlike in the 80s, rock music in Korea didn't fare well in the 90s, with the emergence of dance music as the most popular genre of music. Although Kim Tae Won kept Boohwal (부활) from disappearing as many other rock bands did during that time, they went through many lineup changes.[5]

In 1997, Kim discovered another talented vocalist, Park Wan-kyu and recorded Boohwal's 5th album with their title song "Lonely Night." They succeed making a big hit in the Korean music industry once again. Park did not stay long with Boohwal, and Boohwal started another search for a new vocalist.

2000s

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In 2002, they teamed up with Lee Seung-Cheol (이승철) again, releasing their eighth album 새, 벽 (Sae Byuk – Bird, Wall). The title song, “Never Ending Story”, was one of the most popular songs that year. With this album they not only regained popularity among the older fans who remember them from the 80s, but also teenagers who thought Lee Seung-cheol was a newcomer. Although most people welcomed the new album, some critics[who?] argued that Boohwal's music had become too soft, especially Kim Tae Won's style of playing the guitar.

2005 marked Boohwal's 20th anniversary. They have been one of the most prominent Korean bands, making music for more than 20 years. They continue to create melodic rock with talented vocalists and talented musicians. Many popular singers went through Boohwal including Kim Jong Seo, Lee Seung Chul, Park Wan-kyu, and others.

2008–2009 was a turning point for Boohwal, when its leader, Kim Tae Won, showed up on many different variety shows on MBC, SBS, and KBS. He eventually became a regular on the currently-popular show Qualifications of Men (남자의 자격) , which is the second part of the KBS show Happy Sunday. Also, with their new vocalist, Jung Dong Ha, they started to attract more fans, surprisingly[citation needed] girls.

2010s – Present

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Boohwal in 2011

Disappearing at the end of 2013, they reappeared (reborn) in 2014 with their new vocalist Kim Dong Myung[6] on Immortal Great Songs 2 (TV KBS2)[7] [1]. They's restarted concerts and showing up on the medias.[8]

2015 marked Boohwal's 30th anniversary with 10th vocal Kim Dong Myung. They re- proved their legendary careers.

2015-2016 are good missionary joining years for the public relation songs about longing for reunification of two Koreas (To be ONE[9] & PROLOGUE[10]), spread and use refined words (AS SONGS[11]) and advertise the Korea traditional wine (MAKGEOLI DREAM[12]).

In 2019, the band announced Park Wan-kyu has returned as Boohwal's vocalist.

Members

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Current members

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Past members

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Past members are lined up according to their involvement years, and album.

Name Active Year Vocal Guitarist Bassist Drummer Keyboard Released Album
The End 1984 Lee Tae-yun Lee Ji-wung

Kim Tae-won

Lee Tae-yun Hwang Tae-sun - -
1st Boohwal 1985 Kim Jong-seo Lee Ji-wung

Kim Tae-won

Lee Tae-yun Hwang Tae-sun - -
2nd Boohwal 1985 - 1986 Lee Seung-cheol Lee Ji-wung

Kim Tae-won

Kim Byeong-chan Hwang Tae-sun - Rock Will Never Die (1st album)
3rd Boohwal 1987 Lee Seung-cheol Kim Tae-won Jeong Jun-gyo Kim Seong-tae Seo Young-jin Remember (2nd album)
Game 1990 Shin Seong-wu

Hong Seong-seok

Kim Tae-won Hwang Gil-sang Hwang Tae-sun Lee Hyeon-ju Existence
4th Boohwal 1992 - 1993 Kim Jae-ki Kim Tae-won Jeong Jun-gyo Kim Seong-tae - Loss of Memory (3rd album)
5th Boohwal 1993 - 1995 Kim Jae-hui Kim Tae-won Jeong Jun-gyo Kim Seong-tae - About the Idle Thoughts (4th album)
6th Boohwal 1997 Park Wan-kyu Kim Tae-won Jeong Jun-gyo Jeong Dong-cheol - Discovery of Fire (5th album)
7th Boohwal 1999 Kim Ki-yeon Kim Tae-won Jeong Jun-gyo Chae Jae-min Choi Seung-chan Ideal Sight (6th album)
8th Boohwal 2000 Lee Seong-wuk Kim Tae-won Seo Jae-hyuk Kim Kwan-jin Eom Su-han Color (7th album)
9th Boohwal 2002 Lee Seung-cheol (Guest) Kim Tae-won Seo Jae-hyuk Chae Jae-min Eom Su-han A New Day / Dawn (8th album)
10th Boohwal 2003 Jeong Dan Kim Tae-won Seo Jae-hyuk Chae Jae-min Eom Su-han Over the Rainbow (9th album)
11th Boohwal 2005 - 2009 Jeong Dong-ha Kim Tae-won Seo Jae-hyuk Chae Jae-min Eom Su-han Lyrics (10th album)

Love (11th album)

12th Boohwal 2009 - 2012 Jeong Dong-ha Kim Tae-won Seo Jae-hyuk Chae Jae-min Jang Ji-wan (Guest) 25th Anniversary: Retrospect (12th - Part 1 album)

25th Anniversary: Retrospect II (12th - Part 2 album)

13th Boohwal 2012 - 2014 Jeong Dong-ha Kim Tae-won Seo Jae-hyuk Chae Jae-min - Purple Wave (13th album)
14th Boohwal 2014 - 2018 Kim Dong-myung Kim Tae-won Seo Jae-hyuk Chae Jae-min - -
15th Boohwal 2019–Present Park Wan-kyu Kim Tae-won Lee Yoon-jong Chae Jae-min - (planned for 14th album)

Discography

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Studio albums

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No. Year Title
1 1986 Rock Will Never Die (ko)
2 1987 Remember (ko)

(Korean: 회상, romanized: Huisang)

3 1993 Loss of Memory (ko)

(Korean: 기억상실, romanized: Gieogsangsil)

4 1995 About the Idle Thoughts (ko)

(Korean: 잡념에 관하여, romanized: Jabnyeom-ei Gwanhayeo)

5 1997 Discovery of Fire (ko)

(Korean: 불의 발견, romanized: Bul-ui Balgyeon)

6 1999 Ideal Sight (ko)

(Korean: 이상 시선, romanized: Isang Siseon)

7 2000 Color (ko)
8 2002 A New Day (ko)

(Korean: 새벽, romanized: Saebyeok, lit. 'Dawn')

9 2003 Over the Rainbow (ko)
10 2005 Lyrics (ko)

(Korean: 서정, romanized: Seojeong)

11 2006 Love (ko)

(Korean: 사랑, romanized: Sarang)

12.1 2009 25th Anniversary: Retrospect (ko)
12.2 2010 25th Anniversary: Retrospect II (ko)
13 2012 Purple Wave

Digital Singles

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Year Title
2010 Because I Love You

(Korean: 사랑해서 사랑해서, romanized: Saranghaeseo Saranghaeseo)

Note: This song was originally written by Kim Tae-won for Amateur Band mission on Qualifications of Men.

2011 If It Were Now

(Korean: 그때가 지금이라면, romanized: Geuddaega Jigeum-ilamyeon)

Castle Drawn in the Heart

(Part of Share the Vision album compilation)

(Korean: 가슴에 그린 성, romanized: Gaseum-ei Geurin Seong)

The Only Road

(Part of Warrior Baek Dong-soo drama original soundtrack)

Collaborations

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Year Title Collaborators
2011 Collaboration Project _ +1 [Secret]

(Korean: 비밀, romanized: Bimil)

Park Wan-kyu
Collaboration Project _ +2 [Everybody Love]

(Korean: 누구나 사랑을 한다, romanized: Nuguna Sarang-eul Handa)

Jeong Dan • Park Wan-kyu • Lee Seong-wok
Collaboration Project _ +3 [From Separation to Eternity]

(Korean: 이별에서 영원으로, romanized: Ibyeol-eseo Yeong-won-eulo)

Yun Si-nae (ko)

TV Appearances

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Year Network Appearance Roles
2010 KBS KBS Drama Special Series: Rock, Rock, Rock Boohwal

Commercials

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Year Advertisement
1988 Hye-tae HTB Ads for Boritein (Barley Beverages).
2011 STL Evolution ads.

Awards

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Mnet Asian Music Awards

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Year Category Work Result
2002 Best Rock Performance "Never Ending Story"[13] Nominated
2009 "I Remember"

(Korean: 생각이 나, romanized: Saeng-gak-i Na)[14]

Won
2010 Best Band Performance "What Love Is"[15] Nominated

Other Awards

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  • Winner of 10th Grand Prize at the 2009 Korean Cultural Entertainment Grand Prix [citation needed].

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2009-08-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "네이버 뉴스". Archived from the original on 2019-12-17. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
  3. ^ "영광의 메틀시대로의 회귀！록밴드 뉴크 3집 발표".
  4. ^ "합동공연 갖는 한국록의 3거인 김태원 김도균 신대철". Archived from the original on 2018-01-22. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
  5. ^ http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=106&oid=038&aid=0000163520 [dead link]
  6. ^ kt music (2014-08-21), 부활 - 사랑하고 있다 Official M/V, archived from the original on 2021-12-13, retrieved 2016-06-29
  7. ^ "[Daum tv팟]부활 - 뜨거운 안녕 [불후의 명곡2] 20141025 KBS". Daum tv팟. Archived from the original on 2017-09-12. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  8. ^ ARIRANG (2015-12-24), ONSTAGE K(Ep.38) Boohwal(부활) _ Full Episode, archived from the original on 2021-12-13, retrieved 2016-06-29
  9. ^ UNITV 통일부 (2014-10-22), 부활의 새로운 보컬 김동명의 To Be ONE 뮤직비디오!, archived from the original on 2021-12-13, retrieved 2016-06-29
  10. ^ RIAK Official (2016-06-01), 하나의 코리아 - 01 서시 Prologue - 부활 Boohwal, archived from the original on 2021-12-13, retrieved 2016-06-29
  11. ^ 시대청년 (2015-10-07), 부활_노래처럼(부제 : 언어문화개선을 위한 '안녕! 우리말'), archived from the original on 2021-12-13, retrieved 2016-06-29
  12. ^ 시대청년 (2016-05-29), 막걸리 드림, archived from the original on 2021-12-13, retrieved 2016-06-29
  13. ^ "2002 MMF part 1" Archived 2014-08-19 at the Wayback Machine. Mwave. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
  14. ^ "2009 Mnet Asian Music Awards Part1" Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine. MAMA. Retrieved 2014-12-18.
  15. ^ Hicap, Jonathan M. (October 29, 2010). "Controversial Mnet Asian Music Awards bares nominees". Manila Bulletin. Manila Bulletin Publishing. Archived from the original on October 29, 2010. Retrieved February 12, 2011.

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