Toy () is a one-man project band of Korean pop singer-songwriter and pianist You Hee-yeol.He intentionally spells his family name as You instead of Yoo. See his album cover. Toy6
Career Toy started as a duo of You Hee-yeol and Yoon Jeong-oh, and was named after their two initials 'Y', as in Two + Y = Toy.
However, after releasing Toy's debut album, Yoon Jeong-oh left the band to study overseas and You Hee-yeol joined the navy for his mandatory military service. You Hee-yeol has been the sole member of Toy since 1996.Toy (You Hee-yeol) KBS World.
After his discharge from military service, You released Toy's second studio album Yooheeyeol. The title song "Remember I Was Next to You" (), sung by Kim Yeon-woo, became a big hit and the album was a commercial success.
In 1997, Toy released the third studio album Present and also started a record label named Toy Music (currently Antenna). After a six-year hiatus from Fermata (2001), the band released their sixth studio album Thank You,Toy Vol. 6 – Thank You YesAsia. with the title song "A Passionate Goodbye" () featuring vocals by E Z Hyoung.
Discography Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales A Night in Seoul: Fermata: Thank You: Gaon Album Chart peak positions for albums: Da Capo: Inside My Heart () Released: October 24, 1994 Label: BAY Studio Formats: CD, cassetterowspan ="3" rowspan ="6" rowspan ="3" YOUHEEYEOL Released: February 8, 1996 Labels: King Records, Shinnara Music Formats: CD, cassette Present Released: October 15, 1997 Labels: Samsung Music Formats: CD, cassette A Night in Seoul Released: January 6, 1999 Label: Samsung Music, E&E Media Formats: CD, cassette 4 KOR: 174,606 Fermata Released: May 10, 2001 Labels: Universal Music Korea Formats: CD, cassette 2 KOR: 297,852 Thank You Released: November 29, 2007 Labels: Antenna Music, Mnet Media Formats: CD 1 KOR: 81,891 Da Capo Released: November 18, 2014 Labels: Antenna Music, CJ E&M Music Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 2 KOR: 42,934
Live albums Toy Live (2001)
Compilation albums The History of Toy (2001)
Awards Korean Music Awards Year Category Work Result 2009 Musician of the Year Best Pop Song "A Passionate Goodbye"
Mnet Asian Music Awards Year Category Work Result 2008 Album of the Year Thank You"2008 Mnet KM Music Festival Part1" . MAMA. Retrieved 17 December 2014. Best Male Artist"Rockin' On Heaven's Door"
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External links Toy's official website