Homme () was a South Korean musical duo. The duo was composed of Lee Hyun and Lee Chang-min.
Musical career
The duo consisted of 2AM's Lee Chang-min and 8Eight's Lee Hyun and was formed as a project group in 2010, with the release of their first digital single "I Was Able to Eat Well." The song was the signature debut project for the 2010 Mnet 20's Choice Awards by producer Bang Si-hyuk (aka 'Hitman Bang'), and was listed as the second most popular by Gaon in mobile ringtone sales in 2010. On their first anniversary, in July 2011, they released it as part of a single album titled Homme, and again as part of an EP titled Pour les femmes in 2014. They performed the song, which won Best Ballad Song at the "1st Korea Music Copyright Awards" ceremony hosted by the Korea Music Copyright Association (KOMCA) in December 2011.
"I Was Able to Eat Well" also received attention in 2011 when Korea's Youth Protection Committee (YPC) banned it for those under 19 for lyrics which included, "I’ll drink heavily with my friends to forget everything" and "Blub, blub, blub after I drank heavily yesterday."
Other singles the duo has released include "Man Should Laugh" (2011), "It Girl" (2014), and "Let's Not Cry" (2015), which preceded their October concert series Hommexit in Seoul. Also in 2015, they released another single "Ain't No Love."
In March 2016, they held a concert titled The Homme's Love at Yonsei University in celebration of White Day.
On February 1, 2018, BigHit Entertainment announced that Lee Chang-min would be leaving the agency to establish his own one-man agency after his exclusive contract came to an end in January.
Discography Extended plays Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales KOR Pour les femmesReleased: July 23, 2014 Label: Big Hit Entertainment, LOEN Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download 72KOR: 1,139
Single albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales KOR Homme by 'hitman' bang - Man Should LaughReleased: July 19, 2011 Label: Big Hit Entertainment, LOEN Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download 7KOR: 3,661
Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Sales (DL) Album KOR "I Was Able to Eat Well" (밥만 잘 먹더라) 2010 1 KOR: 2,533,104 Homme by 'hitman' bang - Man Should Laugh "Man Should Laugh" (남자니까 웃는거야) 2011 6KOR: 1,682,588 "It Girl" 2014 35KOR: 173,191Cumulative sales of "It Girl": Pour les femmes "No More Cry" (울지 말자) 2015 32KOR: 113,249 rowspan="6" "Ain't No Love" (사랑이 아냐) 41KOR: 47,614 "Just Come to Me" (너 내게로 와라) 2016 64KOR: 68,640Cumulative sales of "Just Come To Me": "Dilemma" (딜레마) 59KOR: 32,380 "All of Me" (내겐 전부니까) 68KOR: 30,270 "Sweet Waiting" (어디쯤 왔니) 2017 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Other charted songs Title Year Peak chart positions Sales (DL) Album KOR "A Cliché Love Song" (뻔한 사랑 노래) 2011 67KOR: 165,407Cumulative sales of "A Cliché Love Song": Homme by 'hitman' bang - Man Should Laugh
Collaborations Title Year Peak chart positions Sales (DL) Album KOR "3 Seconds" (3초) 2015 66KOR: 31,568 Dublekick's Project
Soundtrack appearances Title Year Peak chart positions Sales (DL) Album KOR "Because I'm Sorry" (들리지 않는 말) 2012 38KOR: 201,568 Five Fingers OST "Love Comes With Goodbyes" (사랑은 이별을 품고 온다) 2012 —KOR: 16,542 Endless Love OST
Awards and nominations +Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominee(s)/work(s) Result Melon Music Awards 2010 Song of the Year "I Was Able to Eat Well" Mnet Asian Music Awards Best Collaboration Bugs Music Awards Best Duet KOMCA Music Awards 2011 Best Ballad Song
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