PROFILE
Park Seung-hwa (박승화)
Real name: Park Seung-jin
Date of birth: 1969. 3.11.
Debut: solo in 1993,
‘Innocent Love’ in 1997 (as a member of Glass Case)
Physique: 175 cm, 65 kg
Blood type: A
Hobbies: taekwondo, baseball
Lee Se-jun (이세준)
Date of birth: 1972. 7. 6.
Debut: ‘Innocent Love’ in 1997
Physique: 177cm, 68 kg
Blood type: A
Hobbies: watching movies, reading books
BIOGRAPHY
Taking steps not to break their delicate yurisangja (glass case), the two-man group has painstakingly put together an ensemble of their favorite songs since their debut in 1997. Powerful-voiced Park Seung-hwa, a former master of Korean martial arts taekwondo, began his solo music career in 1993 and released such tuneful songs as ‘I Love You’ and ‘Can You Smile’. Soft-voiced Lee Se-jun also introduced a handful of songs before joining the duo band, but both of them failed to win much recognition despite their potentials.
In winter 1996, Lee appeared as a guest singer on the stage of Park’s fist concert, which later gave birth to the male duo ‘Glass Case’. The title song ‘Innocent Love’ of the group’s debut album gradually appealed to music lovers and its name began to spread to K. pop scene. Lee was awarded with the ‘Most Beautiful Lyrics of the Year’ in 1999 with the song ‘To My Bride’ included in the group’s third album. The title song of their fifth album ‘May I Love You?’, which was released in 2002, became increasingly popular again in summer of 2004, after famous actor Park Shin-yang sang the same song in a popular soap opera ‘Lovers in Paris’. The name of the group reflects the members’ hope to contain the most valuable things in the world.
In 2007, Yurisangja starts off this holiday season by releasing their first ever Christmas album entitled Yurisangja - Carol Album. Last August, one of the members, Park Seung Hwan, severely injured his left shank when his motorcycle went on a head-on collision with another car. The incident halted the production of the duo's tenth album. Although it will take Park about a year to recover, he springs back in action with full support from his partner Lee Sae Joon who stayed at Park's side during the difficult time. Originally scheduled to release next year, Yurisangja - Carol Album makes an early appearance, featuring a total of ten tracks that includes two new songs, such as "A December Romance" (Track 1), and eight popular carols like Silent Night (Track 3) and Jingle Bell (Track 5).
DISCOGRAPHY
* Yurisangja (1997): ‘Innocent Love’, ‘Glass Shoes’, ‘White Oak’, ‘Like Me’
* Searching Happiness (1998): ‘First Bestowed Love’, ‘A Beautiful World’, ‘Early Christmas Evening’, ‘Being Late’, ‘A Little Dream of Baby Bird’, ‘Toy top’
* Be Happy (1999): ‘To My Bride’, ‘My Prayer’, ‘Be Happy’, ‘Morning Without You’
* Home (2000): ‘If You Ask Me’, ‘When It Rains’, ‘I Love School’, ‘Hope’
* Sinavro (2001): ‘May I Love You’, ‘To Each Other’, ‘Rainy Night’, ‘Two Men Story’
* Favorite (2002): ‘My Love’, ‘Once Upon a Time’, ‘The End of Love’
* Family (2003): ‘Love and Regret’, ‘Go Back’, ‘Still’, ‘Amelie’, ‘Please’, ‘The Way I Live’
* Vol.7 (2003)
* Vol.8 (2004)
* Vol. 9 - A FEW GOOD MEN (2006)
* Carol Album (2007)
* Vol. 10 - All That Yurisangja (2008)
Featuring
* SG Wannabe (Vol.6 : Gift From SG WANNA BE, 24-04-2009) : Track 01 사랑해 (FEAT.유리상자(박승화))
MUSIC VIDEOS
- 허니문 (Honeymoon)
- Farewell Trip (with Bae Sul Gi)
- SG Wannabe - SarangHae (feat. Park Seung Hwan)
LINKS
Official Website: http://www.yurisangja.co.kr/
Daum Cafe: http://cafe.daum.net/thinkthink/
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