Yurisangja is a South Korean male duo formed in 1997. They are best known for their pop-ballads.
Name "Yurisangja" (유리상자) means "glass box." The reason they chose it was derived from their hope – the one of putting in it the most precious things of the world. Because a glass box is transparent, as far as something valuable is put in that box, it can be seen, undistorted, from the outside. They wanted to show people the most precious and beautiful things of the world as they are.
History Park Seung-hwa made his debut as a solo singer in 1993. While Park was singing the 2nd album songs, Lee Se-jun, also a solo singer back then that was popular among girls with albums with cartoonish concepts, participated in the chorus for Park's performance. So, they made a team – Yurisangja. The duo first had a debut concert through an online independent internet broadcasting station m2tv. This duo released its first album in 1997, 'The True Love Story'. It received rave reviews, and won and maintained popularity for a long period. The 2nd album, 'Looking for Love', was released in 1998. Its title song was '331', which was much loved and proved Yurisangja's popularity, though it had religious tints. The 3rd album, Be Happy, released in 1999 ranked high in almost all charts, and became a frequently used wedding song. It gave the best songwriter award to Lee, who wrote its lyrics. In the 4th album, 'Home', they changed their style by making album themselves. Afterwards, they, having tried a 'dynamic' change, went back again to a 'static' stage on which they released their 5th album, ‘Sinabro (Little by Little)’ in 2001.'Can We Love?', the title of the 5th album, hit the jackpot so that it makes them the king of ballad. Yurisangja, with their enduring popularity, have been continuously loved of fans through the 6th album title 'A Good Day' and the 7th album title 'Still.'
Members Park Seung-hwa (Hangul: 박승화; born 11 March 1969) Lee Se-jun (Hangul: 이세준; born 6 July 1972)
Discography Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales KORMusic Industry Association of Korea monthly album chart positions:
Looking for Love: Be Happy: Home: Little By Little: Favorite: Family: Back to the First Time: A Few Good Men: All That YuriSangja: KORCircle Album Chart positions:
Volume 11: Twenty: Yurisangja (유리상자)Released: September 1997 Label: Doremi Format: CD, cassette rowspan="10" Looking for Love (사랑찾기)Released: August 1998 Label: Doremi Format: CD, cassette17 KOR: 83,758Be HappyReleased: September 9, 1999 Label: Doremi Format: CD, cassette9 KOR: 152,572HomeReleased: October 16, 2000 Label: Doremi Format: CD, cassette7 KOR: 140,505Little By Little (시나브로)Released: December 3, 2001 Label: Seoul Records Format: CD, cassette8 KOR: 193,245FavoriteReleased: December 5, 2002 Label: Seoul Records Format: CD, cassette13 KOR: 56,568Family (가족)Released: December 9, 2003 Label: Plyzen Format: CD, cassette5 KOR: 40,582Back to the First Time (다시 처음으로)Released: October 4, 2004 Label: BMG Format: CD, cassette14 KOR: 26,191A Few Good MenReleased: November 24, 2006 Label: Sony BMG Format: CD28 KOR: 2,857All That YuriSangjaReleased: April 15, 2008 Label: Sony BMG Format: CD21 KOR: 5,127Volume 11 (11집)Released: November 11, 2010 Label: JJ Holic Media Format: CD, digital download rowspan="2" 14Twenty (스무살)Released: September 1, 2017 Label: JJ Holic Media Format: CD, digital download43
Awards KBS Music Award (1999) – Best Songwriter The 13th Seoul Music Award (2002) – Best Folk Song Singer
References
External links Official website