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A renewed Sobangcha makes a comeback

2005-06-06

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A renewed Sobangcha makes a comeback
A 1980s pop music group Sobangcha whose name translates to “fire engine,” made a comeback on the K-pop stages. After 15 years, two of the three men with “more understanding in music and maturity.” They are approaching their 40s, a shocking age for an act that rarely sees an audience out of their 20s. It's become the talk of the town, but the men don't care. Sobangcha originally had three members: Lee Sang-won, Kim Tae-hyung and Jung Weon-gwan, all of whom were in their early 20s when the group debuted in 1987. While solo singers dominated television shows with ballads, these boys did flips and somersaults while singing. After they disbanded out of frustration, the three went their separate ways. Jeong became a host of various TV shows and Lee continued his career with a dance music group, “Ink.” Kim became an owner of an entertainment company. They created a couple of unsuccessful albums even when they were not together. Now Kim and Lee cranked the engine again, with an album titled “Men's Life.” Many of the songs are remakes of their past hits, but they've added a few new songs that are for their own generation. “Necktie Budae” (Necktie Troop) is about the sad life of a busy corporate worker. The lyrics go, “Today I run again, only heading forward, even without time to fix my tie.”

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