Kiss (South Korean group)

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KISS
Origin South Korea
Years active
  • 2001–2002
  • 2016
LabelsJ-Entercom
Members
  • Mini
  • Jini
  • Umji

KISS (acronym of Korea International Super Star) was a South Korean female K-pop trio under J-Entercom.

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History

KISS debuted in 2001 with the hit single, "Because I'm a Girl" (Korean : 여자 이니까; RR : Yeoja Inikka). [1] [2] The music video stars actress Goo Hye-Jin and actor Shin Hyun-joon, which increased initial public interest in the song. [3] "Because I'm a Girl" remained a karaoke staple in South Korea for many years. [4] It has been covered by numerous singers, including South Korean female duo 2NB [1] and solo singer Ben. [5]

Due to the popularity of their debut single, this helped to launch the career of KISS, with an album quickly following it. However, the group quickly disbanded afterwards due to an unresolved internal conflict. [6] After the group's, Umji became an actress [2] and got married, [7] Jini returned to the States and continued her singing career. [8]

On June 2016, KISS reunited to perform their main hit "Because I'm a Girl" in Episode 36 of the variety show Two Yoo Project Sugar Man . There, it was revealed the reason for the group's disbandment was one of the members was dating. [7] [9]

Discography

TitleAlbum details
Kiss First Album
Track listing
  1. "Intro (Noise Sample)"
  2. "True Love"
  3. 전화 받어 (lit. 'Pick Up the Phone')
  4. "여자이니까 (lit. 'Because I'm a Girl')"
  5. "잘해봐" (lit. 'Good Luck')
  6. "누가 봐" (lit. 'Look Who')
  7. "Middletro"
  8. "Without You"
  9. "될 대로 되라" (lit. 'Be As You Go')
  10. "문제야" (lit. 'It's a Problem')
  11. "착하게 살자" (lit. 'Let's be Nice')
  12. "Outro"
  13. "여자이니까" (Inst.)
  14. "전화 받어" (Inst.)
  15. "여자이니까" (Jini Narration)

References

  1. 1 2 투앤비, 키스 '여자이니까' 리메이크 [2NB Remakes "Because I'm a Girl" by KISS]. Paran Media. May 30, 2007. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved May 18, 2011.
  2. 1 2 trans-title=Woo Geum-ji and Kang Ji-hwan are "Caffeine-Like" Actors (Interview). eDaily (in Korean). October 27, 2010. Retrieved May 18, 2011.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ 키스, 신현준 덕에 '홍보는 절로' [KISS Becomes Popular Due to Shin Hyun-jun]. The Korea Times (in Korean). November 23, 2001. Retrieved May 18, 2011.
  4. ↑ 리메이크, 불황 가요계 구원투수 될까? [Will Remake Songs Resuscitate Pop Music?]. JoyNews24 (in Korean). July 11, 2007. Retrieved May 18, 2011.
  5. ↑ 벤, 오늘(4일) 리메이크 싱글 '여자이니까' 발매 (in Korean). Naver . Retrieved May 4, 2021– via Newsen.
  6. ↑ 2001년 '여자이니까' 부른 '키스' 돌연해체... 왜? [KISS, Who Sang "Because I'm a Girl" in 2001, Disbanded. Here's the Reason.]. NewsNow (in Korean). November 10, 2009. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  7. 1 2 키스의 해체 이유 = 남자친구 '연애하면 해체된다!' 슈가맨 36회. YouTube. June 21, 2016. Archived from the original on December 14, 2021. Retrieved July 4, 2016– via JTBC.[ user-generated source ]
  8. ↑ "Jini's Facebook page". Facebook. Retrieved July 4, 2016.[ user-generated source ]
  9. ↑ "KISS reunites on 'Sugar Man', sings "Because I'm A Girl", reveals reason they broke up". Asian Junkie. June 22, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
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