Ss501 biography profile sheet

South Korean boy band

SS501 is a South Korean boy band consisting of five members: Kim Hyun-joong, Heo Young-saeng, Kim Kyu-jong, Park Jung-min and Kim Hyung-jun.^[1] They debuted in 2005 with the EPWarning, which included their first number one song, "Never Again".^{[citation needed]}

In 2007, SS501 entered the Japanese market with the maxi singleKokoro, which debuted at number five on the Oricon chart.^[2] The following year, in 2008, they became the first South Korean artists to win the award for Best New Artist at the Japan Gold Disc Awards.^[3]

SS501 has released one studio album and seven EPs in Korean, and two studio albums and three EPs in Japanese.^[1] After 14 years of inactivity, the group is set to reunite in 2025 for their 20th anniversary.^[4]

Etymology

The name of the band is a combination of letters and numbers that have special meaning.

The first “S” stands for "superstar", the second