Peppertones

Peppertones (Hangul: 페퍼톤스), is a Korean rock band formed in 2003 by Shin Jae-pyung and Lee Jang-won. The pair met as computer science students at KAIST in Daejeon. The band's first EP album A Preview was released in 2004. They released their first album, Colorful Express, in 2005.

Members Shin Jae-pyung (신재평) a.k.a. Sayo - guitar, vocals (born June 19, 1981) (이장원) a.k.a. Noshel - bass, vocals (born August 30, 1981)

History Shin Jae-pyung and Lee Jang-won both graduated from the Department of Computer Science at KAIST. The duo met as members of KAIST's Folk Club and Rock Club. Originally, Shin Jae-pyung was part of a pop band, while Lee Jang-won was part of a folk band. Lee Jang-won's band then was named "Triangular Rice Balls and Konjac Jelly" (삼각 주먹밥 과 곤약젤리) because he was eating just these two food items to save money to buy a guitar. Their respective bands took part in KAIST's creative song festival, which Lee Jang-won's band won. Following that, Shin Jae-pyung's band recruited Lee Jang-won.

The band built its reputation by performing live in Hongdae clubs with Deb and Westwind, who played the guest vocal roles. They released their first EP called A Preview in 2004 with the independent music label Cavare Sound. They were recognized by critics as the winner of the "Best Dance & Electronic Song" award for their song Superfantastic from their first album Colorful Express (2005) at the 4th Korean Music Awards in 2007. In September 2008, they moved to their current label, Antenna Music.

Sayo and Noshel are the stage names they used at the beginning of their debut, and they are now active under their real names. At the beginning of their career, their songs are sung by guest vocalists, notably Deb and Westwind. In their first album, Colorful Express (2005), they began singing on their own, with Shin mostly occupying the main vocal role and Lee as backing vocals.

Lee earned a Master of Business Engineering degree from KAIST's Business School and worked as an intern for Mirae Asset Management in late 2009. He is currently a doctorate student at KAIST's Graduate School of Culture and Technology. He is also currently active as a cast member of the TV show Problematic Men since 2015.

Shin was a radio DJ for the Our Beautiful Night Radio program on EBS FM from May 30 to August 28, 2011. He has also written songs for other artists, most notably K-pop girl group f(x), singer-actress Park Ji-yoon, and singer Baek A-yeon.

Discography

Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales KOR

Colorful ExpressReleased: December 16, 2005 Label: Cavare Sound Formats: CD — New StandardReleased: March 25, 2008 Label: Cavare Sound Formats: CD 23 KOR: 4,712Sounds Good!Released: December 17, 2009 Label: Antenna Formats: CD, digital download 21 Beginner's LuckReleased: April 24, 2012 Label: Antenna Formats: CD, digital download 9 KOR: 5,061High-FiveReleased: August 14, 2014 Label: Antenna Formats: CD, digital download 7 KOR: 2,366Long WayReleased: May 9, 2018 Label: Antenna Formats: CD, digital download 16 KOR: 2,452Thousand YearsReleased: September 20, 2022 Label: Antenna Formats: CD, digital download 47 KOR: 1,900Twenty PlentyReleased: April 17, 2024 Label: Antenna Formats: CD, digital download 22 KOR: 4,300Cumulative Sales of Twenty Plenty:

Live albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales KOR2014-2015 Two LivesReleased: August 3, 2016 Label: Antenna Formats: CD, digital download 19 KOR: 1,109

Extended plays Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales KORA PreviewReleased: March 23, 2004 Label: Cavare Sound Formats: CD — Open Run Released: November 15, 2012 Label: Antenna Formats: CD, digital download 12 KOR: 2,144

Digital singles "April Funk" (2005) "Thank You" (2013) "Campfire" (2015) "Someone Who Gives Me Happiness" (2021) "Tangerine" (2021) "Broken Time Machine" (2025) "NA PI ! (π)" (2025)

Soundtrack appearances Year Title Album 2006 "In Changing Times" (변해간 세월속에서) Soulmate OST 2008 "Mr. Herman (The Greatest Comedian Ever)" The Mystery of KK Island OST 2013 "Chance!" Dating Agency: Cyrano OST 2019 "Fool" The Secret Life of My Secretary OST 2022 "Shine" Cheer Up OST

Compilation appearances Year Title Album 2004 "Winterstalgia - Comet Mix Version" Christmas Meets Cavare Sound 2007 "Hotdog!" Story of Dogs 2008 "Runner's High" Yoonsang Songbook: Play With Him! 2009 "ABC" Man and Woman… and the Story

Filmography Year Title Type Notes 2021 Clumsy Antenna Web show Main cast (with Antenna artists) 2022 Great Seoul Invasion Television shows Consultant

Awards Year Awards Category Nominee/work Result 2007 Korean Music Awards Best Dance & Electronic Song "Superfantastic" Best Dance & Electronic Album Colorful Express 2012Beautiful Mint Life AwardsBest ArtistPeppertones Best Performance 2013Best Artist 2016Best Artist Best Performance Grand Mint Festival AwardsBest Artist Best Performance Achievement Award (공로상) 2017Beautiful Mint Life Awards Best Artist Best Performance

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