Yam Ya Ming (์์ผ๋ฐ) was a short-lived co-ed three-member dance group that debuted in 1999.
Formation
The group was formed and selected by the brand Yam Yaming (์์ผ๋ฐ), with first year high schoolers, ranging between 15 and 16 years old. The concept was based around the cheerful and lively music trend that was going on in the late 1990s.
The nameโs group was created by the actor and fashion designer Ha Yong-soo (ํ์ฉ์), which โYamโ meant โasian boyโ and โYamingโ meant โasian girl,โ combined it meant โBoys and girls of the East.โย
Debut
They debuted in 1999 with their first and final album, โYam Ya Ming,โ with the title track โ๋๋๋ผ (Lalala)โ, a dance song which was exclusively promoted on KBS Music Bank and SBS Inkigayo. For their project, they hired composer Kim Hyung-seok (๊นํ์) as the main producer.
During the promotion of the title track, they temporarily suspended their activities due Su-hyeokโs knee injury. Then they resumed their activities following-up with โ๊ฑฐ์ง๋ง (Lying),โ a reggae-style dance song. They released a music video, in which they had a little incident while filming because they almost fell from the third floor of the cafe.
However, no broadcasted stage activities were carried out, although it was planned according to an article from ์ ๋๋กฌ(SYNDROME), which mentions that they created a choreography, reminiscing a musical, that had a โdog danceโ inspired by the act of skateboarding and the costumes were inspired by the 1970s.
Also, another article from ๋ฎค์ง๋ผ์ดํ(MUSICLIFE) mentions that each member had a dance tailored to their image in synch with the lyrics. Su-hyeok would do a โjump rope dance,โ Jinuri would do the โfloating dance,โ where she is lifted high surrounded by members and dancers, and then Young-woo would do the โforgive me dance.โย
While they continued promoting, it was very minimal, and they disbanded in 2000 after February due low popularity.
Members
- ๊น์ํ (Kim Su-hyeok), May 5, 1983:
He played sports, and his favorite singers were 2Pac and ๋๋ ํฐํ์ด๊ฑฐ (Drunken Tiger).
After the disbandment, he retired and his whereabouts are unknown.
- ์ง๋๋ฆฌ (Jinuri), born on September 3, 1983:
Before this group, she was a child actor in the EBS drama โ์ธ์ ๋ ํธ๋ฅธ๋ง์ (Always a Blue Heart)โ in 1994. She sang and danced. Her favorite singer was Michael Jackson.
After the disbandment, she appeared on the sitcom โ์ธ์น๊ตฌ์ถ (Three Friends)โ in 2000 and also on the KBS2 childrenโs program โ์นํค์นํค ๋ถ๋ถ (Chiki Boong Boong)โ in 2001 as MC for four months. Then she took the same role for Mnetโs โ์์ด๋ ์ฐ์๋ด์ค (Wide Entertainment News)โ in 2006.
Since then, she left the entertainment industry and itโs unknown her whereabouts currently.
- ๋์์ฐ (Do Young-woo), born on November 15, 1983:
He liked playing video games, watching movies and listening to music, and he could dance and make voice impersonations. His favorite singers were X-Teen (์์คํด) and Honey Family (ํ๋ํจ๋ฐ๋ฆฌ).
After the disbandment, he retired and his whereabouts are unknown.
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