Young Turks Club

Young Turks Club (영턱스클럽), also known as YTC, is a five-member Korean idol group that debuted in 1996. The group was produced by Lee Juno from Seo Taiji and Boys and had Lim Sung-eun, Song Jin-ah, Han Hyun-nam, Ji Joon-goo, and Choi Seung-min as its original members.[1] As the word "turk" means "young dynamic person eager for change", their name Young Turks Club means "a group of active young people eager to change." On July 9, 1996, they made their debut stage on KMTV's Show! Music Tank [ko] with "Peek", the song didn't achieve success and failed to gain interest from the general public. They quickly changed to "Affection" a week later and rose to stardom.[2] Their song "Affection" was their first release to become widely popular in Korea. In a 2023 post by Rolling Stone, the song was ranked number 58 in The 100 Best Korean Pop Songs Of All Time.[3]

The group won the new artist award at the Seoul Music Awards in 1996.

Members

  • Lim Sung-eun [ko] (임성은) (1996-1997)
  • Song Jin-ah (송진아) (1996-2000)
  • Han Hyun-nam (한현남) (1996-2012)
  • Ji Joon-goo (지준구) (1996-1998, 2002-2004)
  • Choi Seung-min (최승민) (1996-1998, 2002-2012)
  • Park Sung-hyun (박성현) (1997-1998, 2002-2012)
  • Kim Duk-hyun (김덕현) (1998)
  • Nam Hyun-joon (남현준) (1998)
  • Jeon Hyun-jung (전현정) (1998-2000)
  • Lee Min-kyung (이민경) (2011-2012)

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details[4][5][6]
영턱스 클럽
  • Released: August 1996
  • Label: -
  • Format: CD
Track listing
  1. Young Turks (Intro)
  2. 훔져보기 (Peek)
  3. 내 영훈 속에 너
  4. 서로에게 길들여 질때 까지
  5. 정 (Affection)
  6. 못난이 콤플렉스 (Ugly Complex)
  7. Rain (비의 테마)
  8. 홈져보기 (Funky Mix) (Peek (Funky Mix))
  9. 정 (Club Mix) (Affection (Club Mix))
  10. 못난이 콤플렉스 (Ivy Remix) (Ugly Complex ((Ivy Remix))
  11. Don't Ask Me (House Remix)
Young Turks Club 2nd Album
  • Released: May 1997
  • Label: -
  • Format: CD
Track listing
  1. 타인 (Strangers)
  2. Summer Love
  3. Love Designer
  4. Happy Birthday
  5. 질투 (Jealousy)
  6. 아쉬움 (성은이의 노래)
  7. 우리들이 있잖아
  8. Dance Beat
햐안전쟁
  • Released: December 26, 1997
  • Label: -
  • Format: CD
Track listing
  1. Dream
  2. 하얀전쟁 (White War)
  3. 우연이 준 선물
  4. 졸업의 눈물
  5. 어느 프로포즈
  6. 넌 더 이상 친구가 아니야
  7. The Day
  8. 친구가 될께
  9. Come Back To Me
  10. 그해 겨울은 따뜻했지
  11. 돌아와
  12. 1004

References

  1. ^ "Way Back Wednesday: Young Turks Club". Allkpop. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  2. ^ Ahn, Deug-soo (March 12, 2019). 영턱스클럽이란?, 1집 당시 멤버는 투투 출신 임성은, 송진아, 한현남, 지준구...최승민 결혼 [What is Young Turks Club?, The members at the time of the 1st album were Two Two Lim Sung-eun, Song Jin-ah, Han Hyun-nam, Ji Jun-goo... Choi Seung-min married]. Insight Korea. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  3. ^ "The 100 Greatest Songs in the History of Korean Pop Music". Rolling Stone. 20 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Young Turks Club" [영턱스 클럽]. KPop Archive. Recording Industry Association of Korea. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  5. ^ "Young Turks Club" [영턱스 클럽]. KPop Archive. Recording Industry Association of Korea. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  6. ^ "Young Turks Club" [영턱스 클럽]. KPop Archive. Recording Industry Association of Korea. Retrieved 2022-08-17.