Sechs Kies

Sechs Kies is a korean hip hop boy band whom were the rivals of H.O.T. This boy band was formed by the Daesung Entertainment. They are also known as the 6kies or Jekkie and were active in the years between 1997 and 2000. They consist of six members including Eun Ji Won, Lee Jae Jin, Kim Jae Duc, Kang Sung Hoon, Ko Ji Yong, and Jang Su Won. Eun Ji Won is the leader, rapper, and vocalist, and Lee Jae Jin and Kim Jae Duc are the rappers in charge of the choreography. Kang Sung Hoon is the lead vocalist, Ko Ji Yong, the vocalist and rapper, and Jang Su Won is the vocalist.

Within this group, they are divided into to two subgroups: the White Kies and the Black Kies. The Black Kies consisted of Eun Ji Won, Lee Jae Jin, and Kim Jae Duc. The White Kies consisted of Kang Sung Hoon, Ko Ji Yong, and Jang Su Won. The Black Kies were mostly in charge of the rapping and the White Kies were in charge of the vocals. The Black Kies were the older members while the White Kies were the younger members of the band.

Sechs Kies’s debut was on April 15, 1997, performing “Haak Won Byul Gohk”. This was followed by their first album release which was on May 15, 1997. Their secnd album’s title track was “Kisado” and this album was released on November 15, 1997. This group also performed in musicals such as the “Alibaba and the 40 Thieves”. Their third album’s title song was “Crying Game” and this song was performed on July 5, 1998 on SBS Inki Gayo.

Sechs Kies released their first movie on July 17, 1998 which was named “Seventeen”. “Special album” or “3.5 album” is what the soundtrack of their movie is called, which was released on October 31, 1998. This included two songs, “Couple” and “Nuh Rul Boh Neh Myu”. A special photo album of them were released on Novemeber 30, 1998. SechsKies released their first concert video on April 5, 1999. This was recorded from their largest concert in the Seoul Concert on February 25, 1999. Another concert album was released with a video on April 10, 1999.

April 18, 1999 was their two year anniversary special official fan club meeting which was after they performed “My Love”. On September 1999, SechKies’s fourth album was released with songs named “Com’ Back,” “Yeh Gam,” and “Geu Dae Ro Mum Chu.”

SechsKies held a press conference to announced the group’s inevitable departure from the gayo scene on May 18, 2000. Therefore, the group “Sechs Kies” were no longer united to perform their fifth album. The music video “Thanks” was a rare music video made after their final concert.