2009 for SS501

I found this very interesting post by Hyssop on SS601.com. I'm not sure if it came from an article or she composed it. Just by looking at the photos, you can easily say that it's a summary of SS501 accomplishments in 2009.

I won't be doing a word for word translation as my knowledge in hangul is very bad. But I will try my best to share with you how I understand the article/photos.

2009 is another milestone for SS501. They've made a comeback not with a bang but rather slowly. They started off by doing individual projects.

SS501 Sub Unit [Young Saeng, Kyu Jong and Hyung Joon]



For the sub-unit which is composed of Young Saeng, Kyu Jong and Maknae they successful put SS501 in the chart even if they lack two members by having 'U R Man' under their belt. With the catchy song, sexy and yet easily to follow dance steps, suave looking young men in fine clothing, they were able to bag mutizens awards.

With 'U R Man', the young looking men showcased their talent not only in singing and dancing as a group but also their ability to write songs.

To view videos of SS501 'U R Man' performances you may click HERE.


'Grease' - Park Jung Min


Jung Min who stared in the musical 'Grease' as Danny is another story. With Jung Min in 'Grease' the musical was ranked No. 1. His popularity as a solo artist cannot be denied. All his performances were all sold out. Fans from Japan even flocked to see him perform.

Click HERE to see Jung Min as Danny in 'Grease'.


'Boys Over Flowers' - Kim Hyun Joong


'Boys Over Flowers' came towards the end of 2008. In this drama Hyun Joong made a name for himself as an actor. There is no denying that Hyun Joong's appearance in 'Boys Over Flowers' brought him to another level. Which also made SS501 more popular in and outside of South Korea. 'Boys Over Flowers' highest program rating was at 35.7%. Did you know that amongst the scenes in BOF the most widely viewed were mostly the scenes of Yoon Ji Hoo? You may check the data HERE.

On March 31, to thank the fans, Hyun Joong decided to gather 5,000 of his fans at the Seoul Olympic Stadium to watch the final episode of BOF. This event was called 'Goodbye Yoon Ji Hoo'. In this event, we saw the reunion of all SS501 members . It marked the 'ending' of their separtion.


Awards


Then came the awards. Sometime in February SS501 sub unit won the HanRyu Special Awards in the 18th Seoul Music Awards. In March Hyun Joong won New Best Actor in the 45th Baeksang Awards. While in September Hyun Joong bagged the Best Actor award in Seoul Drama Awards.


SS501 Solo Collection Album


July, SS501 Solo Collection Album was released. It featured the solo songs of each members. The album lacked promotion but Maknae and Jung Min were able to do stage in some music shows.


Acting for Kyu Jong


Then we discovered Kyu Jong's acting skills. We saw him acting first in the MV 'Woman Is Like That' by singer Kim Dong Hee. Afterwhich we saw him in a cute 16 episodes webtoon 'Search for Extra Terrestrail Intelligence' [SETI] with Seo Hyo Rim which garnered a lot of viewerships.


DJ Jjoon on Music High


For Maknae, he's been doing really good DJing in Music High. The show has been running I guess for 9 months now every 2am over at SBS radio. He's been doing pretty good and I really hope that the show stays longer despite it's graveyard shift.


Young Saeng's Two OST Songs. [I'm going to include this accomplishments of Young Saeng though it was not included in the post that I saw on SS601.com]

photo courtesy as labeled

If I remember correctly, Young Saeng has two song's this year included in 2 dramas OST. The first one is 'Go Wipe Your Tears' that is included in the OST of the drama 'Friends, Our Legend' And the other one is 'I love You... I'm Sorry...' included in the OST of 'Will it Snow on Christmas.


1st Asian Persona Tour


1st Asian Persona Tour kicked off in August 1 for 2 nights in Seoul. Followed by another 2 concerts in Japan a week after. After Japan next stop was in Taiwan in October then, Shanghai in November then Hong Kong in December. All Persona concerts were highly successful. It's an attestation that SS501 has already conquered Asia.


REBITH the mini album


While in the middle of doing concerts, SS501 released their mini album 'REBIRTH' after almost 2 years.

'REBIRTH' showed us a different SS501. They're more mature and exude sexiness and a lot of charsima.

'Love Like This' is their carrier single. With 13 stage performances that made us all giddy and happy, 13 changes of attire to satisfy our pleasure while they do their dance routine, 3 mutizen awards, over 100,000 copies sold, with only one fans event in Seoul, their sexy voice, handsome face, long legs in tight jeans, smile that could turn our knees jelly 'REBIRTH' had their last stage last November.


Asia Buzz Awards [This part was also not on the original post on SS601.com]

photos courtesy of kimkyujong.com.ch

Just last December in Hong Kong, SS501 as a group received the award for Asia Top Buzz Group Award. While Kim Hyun Joong got the honor of winning 3 awardsand they are Asia Top Buzz Male Artist, Top Buzz Korean Artist and Netizen Chosen Top Male Artist.

There it goes, 2009 for SS501. Quite an accomplishment, right? My congratulations to SS501 for their hardwork.

Not included above are the fan meetings in Japan, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Beijing. Likewise, there is also their endorsements, other TV shows [The M, Good Cookery of Expedition, Green Gold] and other activities such as their trips to the US.

2010 looks to be another busy year for SS501. I believe that this year will be a much better year for these fine looking, talented young men.

I wish them all the best in 2010!

P.S. In 2009, Hyun Joong was in and out of the hospital due to injury and sickness. If I'm not mistaken he was hospitalized 4 times [2 during BOF, before trip to Thailand for photoshoot and H1N1, correct me please if Im wrong]. I remember in 2008 he was hospitalized too. First was when he had an accident while peforming Deja Vu and the seond one was when he took an overdose of sleeping pills. I wish that in 2010, Hyun Joong would learn how to take care of himself and will avoid going to hospitals]