Sweet Sorrow

Sweet Sorrow (Korean: 스윗 소로우) is a South Korean male vocal group formed in 2002. Originally a quartet, its current members consist of In Ho-jin, Song Woo-jin and Kim Young-woo.[1] In 2019, they joined with female vocal group The Barberettes and performed together under the name "SBSB" (Hangul: 스바스바).

This article is about the South Korean band. For the episode of The Green Green Grass, see Sweet Sorrow (The Green Green Grass).
Sweet Sorrow
OriginSouth Korea
Genres
Years active2002–present
LabelsSweetsorrow Company
MembersIn Ho-jin
Song Woo-jin
Kim Young-woo
Past membersSung Jin-hwan

History

In Ho-jin, Song Woo-jin, Sung Jin-hwan and pianist Kim Young-woo first met around 1996 as students at Yonsei University and were all members of the university glee club.[2] Together with four other friends, they formed their own eight-member a cappella group and received a positive response. The name "Sweet Sorrow" was taken from the quote "Parting is such sweet sorrow" in Romeo and Juliet and was conceived by Kim, an English literature major, as a reminder of the hardship they had gone through together. Only the four of them chose to pursue music professionally and debuted in 2002.[3]

After a stint performing cover songs at college festivals and events, the quartet came to national prominence by winning the Daesang (Grand Prize) at the 16th Yoo Jae-ha Music Competition for their original song "Sweet Sorrow".[4] They were signed by the company Mezoo Cultures and released their first album in 2005. They also came to prominence with a much larger audience for performing the soundtracks of popular television dramas and their appearances on the MBC singing competition Show Survival (쇼바이벌) and the KBS music program Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend.

In December 2017, Sung announced that he would be a hiatus due to health reasons and later left permanently. Sweet Sorrow returned as a trio in 2019 with a new album. They also combined with The Barberettes to form a mixed group called "SBSB" and performed together on Immortal Songs.[5]

Discography

Studio albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[6][7]
Sweet Sorrow
  • Released: November 15, 2005
  • Label: Mezoomusic
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 — —
Sweetics
  • Released: February 21, 2008
  • Label: Mezoomusic
  • Formats: CD
 5
Songs
  • Released: March 12, 2009
  • Label: Mezoomusic
  • Formats: CD
 — —
Viva
  • Released: January 31, 2012
  • Label: Gem Cultures
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 8
"—" denotes release did not chart.

Extended plays
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[6][7]
For Lovers Only
  • Released: June 2, 2014
  • Label: Music&NEW
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 5
For Losers Only
  • Released: October 15, 2015
  • Label: Music&NEW
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 18
5th Part 1: New Day
  • Released: November 15, 2019
  • Label: Sweet Sorrow Company, Genie
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 38 —

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
[12]
"Small Room (ft. IU)" 2020 — — Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Awards and nominations
YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
2012 MBC Entertainment Awards Excellence Award in Radio Won

References
  1. Lee, Jae-hoon (June 2, 2014). "'스윗소로우' 말고 또 있을까, 화음·보컬의 미덕…For Lovers Only". newsis. Retrieved 2015-03-20.
  2. "스윗 소로우, 강한 중독성의 곡 '아무리 생각해도 난 너를…'". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). July 19, 2006.
  3. Kwon, Mee-yoo (February 26, 2008). "Sweet Sorrow to Sing Sweet Harmony". The Korea Times.
  4. "[me] 유재하 가요제 대상 탔던 스윗소로우". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). October 31, 2005.
  5. "3인조 재편 스윗소로우, 2년만 컴백…15일 정규 5집 공개". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). November 12, 2019.
  6. "K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2009-02-19. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
  7. "Gaon Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
  8. "First Half of 2008 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
  9. "2012년 02월 Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
  10. "2014년 06월 Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
  11. "2015년 10월 Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
  12. "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean).
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