| Sechs Kies 젝스키스 |
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| Also known as | 6kies, Jekkie |
| Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
| Genres | K-pop, hip hop, R&B |
| Occupations | Musicians, Actors |
| Years active | 1997 - 2000 |
| Labels | Daesung Entertainment |
| Associated acts | JnC, J-Walk |
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| Eun Ji Won Lee Jae Jin Kim Jae Duc Kang Sung Hoon Ko Ji Yong Jang Su Won |
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Sechs Kies or 6kies (Korean: 젝스키스) is former Korean hip hop boy band from Daesung Entertainment and onetime rival of H.O.T. Currently, the two members, Kim Jae Duc and Jang Soo Won, have associated with Click-B to form another group, JnC.
In November 2006, it was revealed that the six former members of the boy band may regroup and release an album together.[1] The plan was met with mixed reactions as some were skeptical that they would regain their original popularity they had had seven years ago.[2] The probability of reunification coming to reality was blurred as it was revealed on November 4 that Lee Jae-Jin has secretly gone to the military. His representative said that he will not appear on television until he finishes his duty.[3]
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The group is divided into 2 sets of 3 members, the "Black Kies" and the "White Kies". The "Black Kies" mostly did the rapping and the "White Kies" would do the vocals. Though they were both seen dancing, they often appeared in constellations separating the "white" from the "black" ones. Black Kies were the three older members of the band, while White Kies were the younger members.
Black Kies:
White Kies:
Daesung Entertainment copresident was in vacation in Hawaii. He saw a young Eun Ji Won and Kang Sung Hoon dancing. He cast them at a nightclub. Kim Jae Duc and Lee Jae Jin were in a dance group called 'Quicksilvers' in their home town of Busan. One of the members sent in a tape to Daesung. Juno (Who was in Seo Taiji and Boys at the time) called in Jae Duc for his group called The Young Turks Club, but he decided Jae Duc did not fit, so he sent Jae Duc to DSP and they cast him in. Lee Jae Jin stayed behind to help Quicksilvers, but Jae Duc insisted DSP to cast him. During an open audition, Jang Su Won was cast and accepted. Finally, Ko Ji Yong was introduced to DSP by Sung Hoon because they were friends since elementary.
SechsKies debuted on April 15, 1997 on Music Bank, performing their first release "Haak Won Byul Gohk." Their first album was released on May 15, 1997, and the group promoted five singles from the album.
With much anticipation, SechsKies returned to the spotlight with their second album in October 1997. Their comeback show was on KMTV's Choong Jun 100% Show on October 30, 1997. They performed their first release 'Kisado.' The second album was released on November 15, 1997. Much like their first album, SechsKies had several songs from many different genres of music and they exhibited nothing but the best within themselves. SechsKies held their first headlining concert on December 21, 1997. By spring of 1998, SechsKies was quickly becoming a household name for many families around the world. Several executives in the Korean Music Industry noticed SechsKies talent and asked them to perform in a musical called 'Alibaba and the 40 Thieves' with fellow gasoo JinJoo. They also decided to produce a movie, which they asked SechsKies to star in. The musical ran from April 25 to May 5, 1998. The soundtrack was released shortly after with several songs performed by SechsKies on it.
SechsKies quickly took their place in front of the camera soon after. On July 5, 1998, SechsKies did their 3rd album comeback on SBS Inki Gayo with the song "Crying Game." The second meeting of their official fan club was to be a two day inauguration held from July 12-July 13, 1998, but due to several issues, SechsKies had to delay that meeting until the end of July. Eun Ji Won, leader of SechsKies, started showing off more of his personal talent as he took part in the production of their third album. While they performed for their third album, SechsKies released their first movie. The six members starred in the movie 'Seventeen,' which opened on July 17, 1998. The soundtrack for the movie became known as SechsKies 'special album,' or 3.5 album. This album was released on October 31, 1998 and they released two songs, 'Couple' and 'Nuh Rul Boh Neh Myu,' which they performed until the end of January. On November 30, 1998, a special SechsKies photo album was released.
At the end of every year, all the major broadcasting stations in Korea come together and hold several award shows known as DaeSang Awards. After the December 18-December 31, 1998 award shows, SechsKies went home with several DaeSang awards proving that all their hard work was well worth the sacrifices SechsKies has made for their fans. SechsKies spent more of the month of January in 1999, holding concerts throughout Korea. Starting on January 4, 1999 in MokPo Gongyun and ending on January 21, 1999 in Daegu. SechsKies was now a living legend within the gayo industry, breaking the barriers of different genres of music, proving that Korean music is much more than the traditional trot music our parents once forced us to listen to.
On April 5, 1999 SechsKies released their first concert video, recorded from their largest concert to date, the Seoul Concert on February 25, 1999. They also released a concert album that went with the video on April 10, 1999. They performed a song sung by Kang Sung Hoon called "My Love" from this album. On April 18, 1999, SechsKies held a two year anniversary special official fan club meeting.
After their concert ended, SechsKies returned to the studio to create their fourth album. Released in early September 1999, SechsKies performed a song appropriately titled, "Com' Back," "Yeh Gam," and "Geu Dae Ro Mum Chu." Compared to their previous works, this album had a more input from the members of the group, several of them writing and producing tracks for it. The group did not stay in the limelight for long after the release of the fourth album, due to their imminent disbandment.
After many rumors began surfacing about whether or not SechsKies would return to the studio to create their fifth album, and after several incidents of supposed misconduct from their managing label DaeSung Productions, SechsKies finally did return to the spotlight. But this time, it was something none of their fans would have ever expected.
At 2pm on May 18, 2000, SechsKies held a press conference to announce their inevitable departure from the gayo scene as the group 'SechsKies.' As a few members shed tears, they explained their situation in little detail. It was rumored that Eun Ji Won and Kang Sung Hoon might form a duet under DSP, or at least stay within the entertainment world. Kim Jae Duc will stay with DSP as a dance instructor/ choreographer.Lee Jae Jin might join JaeDuc as a DSP choreographer, or he might just return to school out of the limelight along with Jang Su Won. Ko Ji Yong has expressed an interest in becoming an actor now that SechsKies has ended its era. After the press conference, they made one last music video, entitled "Thanks" which is a rare music video made after their final concert.
Eun Ji Won became a rapper, releasing 4 successful albums and working with fellow DSP labelmate, Lee Hyo Ri. Kang Sung Hoon has also released 4 albums. Kim Jae Duc and Jang Su Won collaborated with Click-B to form a new group under DSP, called JnC. Lee Jae Jin has made his solo career and also released many albums. Ko Ji Yong however has not chosen to pursue a career in music. Ji Yong is now in Los Angeles, California. Jang Su Won has opened his own clothing line. Eun Ji Won is working on a 5th album release, Kang Sung Hoon returned from the military, and J-Walk is working on a 3rd album.
Eun Ji Won worked with J-Walk to create the song "My Love" in 2008.
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