Yurisangja (group)

Infobox musical artist
Name = Park Seung-wha
박승화 ko

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Born = birth date and age|1969|3|11
Origin = Seoul, South Korea
Genre = K-pop, Ballard
Occupation = Singer(Vocal)
Years_active = 1997 – Present
Label = Trifecta Entertainment
URL = [http://www.yurisangja.co.kr/frame.htm]
E-Mail = [[e-mail]]

Infobox musical artist
Name = Lee Se-jun
이세준 ko

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Born = birth date and age|1972|7|6
Origin = Seoul, South Korea
Genre = K-pop, Ballard
Occupation = Singer(Vocal)
Years_active = 1997 – Present
Label = Trifecta Entertainment
URL = [http://www.yurisangja.co.kr/frame.htm]
E-Mail = [[e-mail]]

Yurisangja (Member: Park Seung-wha [박승화] , born 11 March 1969 Lee Se-jun [이세준] , born 6 July 1972) is a male duo formed in 1997, singing pop-ballad.

Name

"Yurisangja" means "glass box." The reason they chose it was derived from their hope – the one of putting in it the most precious things of the world. Because a glass box is transparent, as far as something valuable is put in that box, it can be seen, undistorted, from the outside. They wanted to show people the most precious and beautiful things of the world as they are.

Biography

Park Seung-wha made his debut as a solo singer in 1993. While Park was singing the 2nd album songs, Lee Se-jun, also a solo singer back then, participated in the chorus for Park’s performance. So, they made a team – Yurisangja. This duo released its first album [cite news|title='사랑해도될까요' 유리상자 22일부터 공연|date = 2006-12-04|publisher = 한겨레|url = http://www.hani.co.kr/arti/culture/entertainment/175979.html|accessdate = 2008-07-09] in 1997, 'The True Love Story.’ It received rave reviews, and won and maintained popularity for a long period. The 2nd album, ‘Looking for Love,’ was released in 1998. Its title song was ‘331,’ which was much loved and proved Yurisangja’s popularity, though it had religious tints. The 3rd album, Be Happy [cite news|title='유리상자',3년째 9월에만 음반내며 고정팬 확보|date = 1999-10-05|publisher = 동아|url = http://www.donga.com/fbin/output?n=199910050203|accessdate = 2008-07-09] ,,’ released in 1999 ranked high in almost all charts, and became a frequently used wedding song. It gave the best songwriter award to Lee, who wrote its lyrics. In the 4th album, ‘Home,’ they changed their style by making album themselves. Afterwards, they, having tried a ‘dynamic’ change, went back again to a ‘static’ stage on which they released their 5th album, ‘Sinabro (Little by Little) [cite news|title= [톡톡인터뷰] 유리상자 "조금씩 조금씩 변하고 싶어요"|date = 2001-12-10|publisher = 동아|url = http://www.donga.com/fbin/output?n=200112100233|accessdate = 2008-07-09] ’ in 2001.‘Can We Love?,’ the title of the 5th album, hit the jackpot so that it makes them the king of ballad. Yurisangja, with their enduring popularity, have been continuously loved of fans through the 6th album title ‘A Good Day’ and the 7th album title ‘Still.’

Discography

Awards

* KBS Music Award (1999) – Best Songwriter
* The 13th Seoul Music Award (2002) – Best Folk Song Singer

References

* http://www.chosun.com/se/news/200612/200612040204.html
* http://sports.hankooki.com/lpage/music/200805/sp2008050921120395510.htm
* http://www.qting.co.kr/main/info/NewsView.php?newsID=5246
* http://www.donga.com/fbin/output?rss=1&n=200804280384
* http://www.asiaeconomy.co.kr/uhtml/read.php?idxno=2008061722282294781
* http://star.moneytoday.co.kr/view/stview.php?no=2008061721413980640&type=1

External links

* Official Sites: http://www.yurisangja.co.kr/
* Concert VOD: mms://vod2.dgmbc.com/teleconcert/175.asf