Bom Yeoreum Gaeul Kyeoul

Bom Yeoreum Gaeul Kyeoul (Korean봄여름가을겨울; lit. Spring Summer Autumn Winter), also known as SSAW, was a jazz-rock fusion band from South Korea.[1]

Bom Yeoreum Gaeul Kyeoul
In 2014
In 2014
Background information
GenresJazz-rock fusion
Years active1988-2018
Past membersKim Jong-jin
Jeon Tae-gwan
Websitewww.ssaw.co.kr

SSAW debuted in 1988. It had the hit songs, "Bravo, My Life," and "Somebody's Dream."[2] SSAW disbanded on December 28, 2018, following the death of member Tae-gwan.[3]

In 1986, Jong Jin-sim, Tae-kwan Jeon, Jae-ha Yoo, and Ki-ho Jang formed a group named Bom Yeoreum Gaeul Kyeoul (meaning "spring, summer, fall, winter" in Korean) with Kim Hyun-sik.[4]

On December 28, 2018, it was announced that Tae Kwan had died after a 6-year battle with cancer, effectively ending SSAW.[5]

Discography

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Studio albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[6]
Bom Yeoreum Gaeul Kyeoul
  • Released: June 16, 1988
  • Label: Seorabeol Records
  • Format: LP
No data* No data*
Bom Yeoreum Gaeul Kyeoul 2
  • Released: October 5, 1989
  • Label: Seorabeol Records
  • Format: LP
Joke, Lie and Truth
(농담, 거짓말 그리고 진실)
  • Released: January 1992
  • Label: Seorabeol Records
  • Format: LP
1 Photograph To Remember
  • Released: June 1993
  • Label: Donga Corporation
  • Format: LP
Mystery
  • Released: February 1, 1995
  • Label: Donga Corporation, Yejeon Media
  • Format: CD
Banana Shake
  • Released: August 1, 1996
  • Label: Donga Corporation, Yejeon Media
  • Format: CD
Bravo My Life
  • Released: January 3, 2002
  • Label: Donga Corporation
  • Format: CD
22
  • KOR: 65,858+[7]
Beautiful, Beautiful!
(아름답다, 아름다워!)
  • Released: September 9, 2008
  • Label: Bom Yeoreum Gaeul Kyeoul Entertainment
  • Format: CD
No data* No data*
* Data not available prior to 1999. Data for 2008 is incomplete.

References

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  1. ^ "봄여름가을겨울 소개" [SSAW Profile]. Mnet (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  2. ^ "봄여름가을겨울 전태관, 오늘 부인상..동료도 몰랐던 '부부의 암투병'". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 2018-04-18. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  3. ^ "Popular drummer of Korean rock band SSAW dies of cancer". The Korea Times. December 28, 2018.
  4. ^ "[스경X현장] 전태관 1주기에 의기투합한 봄여름가을겨울-빛과 소금 "김현식의 존재에 지금 우리도 있어"". 27 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Popular drummer of Korean rock band SSAW dies of cancer". The Korea Times. December 28, 2018.
  6. ^ "K-pop Album Sales Volume" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on 2018-07-01.
  7. ^ "2002 Total K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on 2008-05-05. Retrieved 2018-05-16.