Humming Urban Stereo

Humming Urban Stereo
허밍 어반 스테레오
Origin South Korea
Genres K-pop, Electropop,
Years active 2004–present
Labels

Pastel Music (2004 - 2012)

WaltzSofa Records (2012 - Present)
Associated acts Risso, Ban:Jax
Website HUS
Members Lee Jeereen
Past members

Shina-E (2004 - 2012)

Humming Girl + (2004 - 2012)

Humming Urban Stereo (Korean: 허밍 어반 스테레오) is a South Korean electropop band. The group was founded on February 15, 2004 in Seoul by Lee Jeereen.[1] The band consists of Lee and (mostly female) guest vocalists. Lee "sings, writes, composes, and arranges [the] music."[2] The most common guest vocalists are Shina-E and Humming Girl, who are considered part of the band.[2]

Humming Urban Stereo's first album was Very Very Nice! and Short Cake, released in January 2005. Its most popular song, "Hawaiian Couple", a top ten hit[2] that reportedly sold over 500 000 downloads, came from the band's second album, Purple Drop, released in March 2006.[3] Hawaiian Couple was also featured in the film My Love, a popular 2007 South Korean romantic comedy, directed by Lee Han.[2]

In February 2007 the band released its third album, Baby Love.

In March 2012, the main female vocal "Humming Girl" Lee Jin-hwa died in Japan. Her cause of death was a heart disease. Lee Jin-wa flew to Japan to study abroad in 2007 after singing for Humming Urban Stereo, and had been living alone since for six or seven years.

In 2013, Humming Urban Stereo came back with 'Sparkle', a full length album under his own label and featuring female vocalists between them, Risso who is the first soloist produced by Jeereen, also known as Brown Bunny, she debuted with a short album in 2015 produced fully by him, she often is guess in Humming Urban Stereo songs even if she it's not considered really as an official/member, she's a regular guess. Currently, he produces besides her, a solo producer and singer, Ban:jax, him along Risso often are singing in Humming Urban Stereo but none of them are really considered official members.

For celebrate HUS 10th Anniversary, Reform was released, covering old hits as 'Scully Doesn't Know', 'Insomnia', 'Bullshit', 'Salad Day' and his biggest hit 'Hawaiian Couple' having as guess popular people from the mainstream scene as G.Na, NS Yoon G, Narsha of Brown Eyed Girls, and Ashley of Ladies' Code.

The past two years he has been releasing a couple of short singles featuring his labelmates.

Discography

Very Very Nice! and Short Cake - January 28, 2005

  1. Very Very Nice
  2. Sounds Market
  3. Bob줘
  4. Scully Doesn't Know (English Version)
  5. Lounge People
  6. Casker
  7. Scully Doesn't Know (Korean Version)
  8. WaltzSofa #1
  9. Un Homme Et Une Femme (Sweety French Girl Mix)
  10. The Lady From Ipanema (Swimming Pool Mix)
  11. Hidden Track
  12. Short Cake
  13. 샐러드 기념일 (Sael-Leo-Deu Ki-Nyeom-Il)
  14. CocoMi
  15. Delicious Humming
  16. Little Boy
  17. Banana Shake
  18. Rub Luv Mode

Purple Drop - March 14, 2006

  1. Dejavu Synth
  2. Luv Sauce
  3. Simple Life
  4. Salsa Women
  5. S.P.X
  6. Waltz Sofa
  7. Hawaiian Couple
  8. Stalker
  9. Delight Disco
  10. Goldie
  11. Slide
  12. Abuse Girl
  13. 야매악사 (Ya-Mae-Ak-Sa)
  14. Sakamoto
  15. 찰랑소녀 (Chal-Lang-So-Nyeo)
  16. Melancholy Baby
  17. Mulder Does Know

Baby Love - February 9, 2007

  1. Dark Circle
  2. Rainbow
  3. Mambo Mood
  4. Triangular
  5. Space Loves Disco
  6. 간이역 (Gan-I-Yeok)
  7. Siempre, Sera Un Zorro
  8. Insomnia
  9. Ozon
  10. 지랄 (Ji-Ral)
  11. Waltz Sofa
  12. Baby Love
  13. Erotic Actress
  14. Hawaiian Couple
  15. Mambo Mood

DJ Max Songs - 2008

  1. Honeymoon
  2. DJMAX

Xxxx (Mini album) - November 7, 2008

  1. La Barrosa 14 Horas
  2. fetish~ Piel (feat. Dahila)
  3. No No No (feat. Uta)
  4. xxxx (feat. Shina-e)
  5. Electronic Girl (feat. Sugar Flow)
  6. Sophie Marceau (feat. Yozoh, Humming Girl)
  7. Ayurbeda Swimming

Easy Come, Easy Go (Single) - March 6, 2010

  1. 봄날의 사케 (Pom-Nal-Eui Sa-Ke) (feat. Sugar Flow)
  2. Easy Come, Easy Go (feat. Sugar Flow)[4]

파핑파핑 바나나 (Single) (Pa-Ping-Pa-Ping Ba-na-na) - May 12, 2010

  1. 파핑파핑 바나나 (Baskin-Robbins advertisement song)
  2. 파핑파핑 바나나 (Instrumental Version)[5]

그날 (Single) (Geu-Nal) - February 8, 2011

  1. 그날 (Geu-Nal)
  2. 넌 그날 (Neon Geu-Nal) (feat. Yoo In-na)
  3. 난 그날
  4. 넌 그날 - Gros Calin Mix
  5. 넌 그날 (Instrumental Version)[6]

i.myss (Single) - August 31, 2011

  1. i.myss

D.D.D (Single) - September 20, 2011

  1. D.D.D (Feat. Instant Romantic Floor)
  2. D.D.D (Instrumental Version)

xoxo (Digital Single) - October 27, 2011

  1. xoxo (Feat. As One)
  2. xoxo (Instrumental Version)

more & more (Single) - November 16, 2012

  1. more & more
  2. more & more (Instrumental Version)

SPARKLE (4th album) - November 29, 2012

  1. HEY YOU (with Sugar Flow)
  2. 굉장한 미인 (with Brown Bunny)
  3. LOVE JAM (with Bebop)
  4. YOU & I (with WAX)
  5. I WANT YOU BACK (with JC 지은)
  6. OH YEAH! (with Yoari)
  7. WALTZSOFA #4
  8. JINA (humming girl) (with Shina-E' + Brown Bunny)
  9. SUGAR DADDY (with SoundKim)
  10. MORE & MORE (with Brown Bunny)
  11. VENUS HOTEL
  12. LOVE & SEX (with Brown Bunny) (CD Only)
  13. D.D.D (Feat. Instant Romantic Floor) (Bonus track)
  14. 봄날의 사케 (Feat. Sugar Flow) (Bonus track)

REFORM (single) - May 09, 2014

  1. SCULLY DOESN'T KNOW (Feat 지나)

REFORM (mini album) - May 21, 2014

  1. 샐러드기념일 (Salad Day)(feat. Brown Bunny)
  2. SCULLY DOESN’T KNOW (feat. 지나)
  3. HAWAIIAN COUPLE(feat. Brown Bunny, 애슐리 of 레이디스코드)
  4. INSOMNIA(feat. NS 윤지)
  5. 지랄(feat. 나르샤)
  6. WALTZ SOFA #10th Anniversary
  7. 샐러드기념일 (Salad Day)(Inst.)
  8. SCULLY DOESN`T KNOW (Inst.)
  9. HAWAIIAN COUPLE (Inst.)
  10. INSOMNIA (Inst.)
  11. 지랄(Inst.)

SIDEKICK - August 22, 2014

  1. MATCH
  2. 봄날의 사케
  3. LOTUS
  4. LOVE & SEX
  5. LOVE ME LOVE YOU
  6. XOXO
  7. POPPING POPPING BANANA
  8. LOVE SCENE
  9. LOVE TREATMENT (BANJAX REMIX)
  10. BANGER
  11. NO NO NO
  12. LITTLE BLACK DRESS
  13. EASY COME EASY GO
  14. HUMMING GIRL
  15. I,TEARS (HUMMING URBAN STEREO REMIX)
  16. MAEM MAEM
  17. M.E.A.O.H

DELICACY - December 18, 2014

  1. OZON (Re)
  2. HUMAN ZOO
  3. LISA (Re)
  4. AND YOU
  5. ALLER
  6. VENUS HOTEL
  7. HELLO STRANGER (Re) with Risso
  8. LASPALMAS 14 HORAS
  9. GIVE ME YOUR TONIGHT (Demo version) with Youme
  10. SWEATER (Re) with Sugarflow


Awards

Year Award-Giving Body Category Work Result
2007 Mnet Asian Music Awards Best House & Electronic[7] "Baby Love" Nominated

References

  1. ↑ Daum.net
  2. 1 2 3 4 [PS! Indie Spotlight] Humming Urban Stereo, August 30, 2009, accessed May 24, 2011 from http://popseoul.com/2009/08/30/ps-indie-spotlight-humming-urban-stereo/
  3. ↑ Russell, Mark (May 24, 2008). "Rising in the East". Billboard. 120 (21): 20. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
  4. ↑ http://music.naver.com/album/index.nhn?albumId=170341
  5. ↑ http://music.naver.com/album/index.nhn?albumId=173008
  6. ↑ http://music.naver.com/album/index.nhn?albumId=189615#
  7. ↑ "2007 Mnet KM Music Festival Part1". MAMA. Retrieved 2014-12-14.
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