Sweetune
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Sweetune (Korean: 스윗튠) is a South Korean music producer team, originally consisting of Han Jae-ho and Kim Seung-soo, and now including nine other members.[1][2] They have produced many hit songs and albums for Korean idols and Japanese idols, including Kara, Rainbow, Infinite, Nine Muses, Boyfriend and Spica.[3][4][5] Sweetune is known for their 1980s-style synth-pop and disco sound.[6][7]
Team members
[edit]The Sweetune team includes music producers, composers, songwriters and engineers.[8]
Current members
[edit]- Han Jae-ho (founder)
- Kim Seung-soo (founder)
- Song Soo-yoon
- Lee Chang-hyun
- Lee Hyung-suk
- Go Nam-soo
- Ahn Joon-sung
- Hong Seung-hyun
Former members
[edit]Before debuting with Spica, Kim Boa worked for Sweetune as a vocal coach, and also recorded background vocals and guide vocals. In 2014, three team members (Lee Joo-hyung, Hwang Hyun and G-High) left Sweetune and formed their own music production team, MonoTree.[9]
Production discography
[edit]2008
[edit]- Kara – Rock U and Pretty Girl
2009
[edit]- Kara – Pretty Girl Special Edition and Revolution
- Rainbow – Gossip Girl[a]
- A'st1 - Dynamite
2010
[edit]- Aira Mitsuki - "LOVE Re:"
- Brown Eyed Girls – "Magic"
- Infinite – First Invasion[a]
- Kara – Lupin and Jumping
2011
[edit]- Baby Soul ft. Wheesung – "Stranger"
- Boyfriend – "Don't Touch My Girl" and "I'll Be There"
- bump.y – "Kiss!" and "New Day"
- f(x) – "Love" from Pinocchio
- Heo Young-saeng – "Let It Go" from Let It Go
- Idoling!!! – "Shōjo no Jidai Kara" from Sisters and Yarakai Heart
- Infinite – Evolution,[a] Inspirit and Over the Top[a]
- Kara – Step[a][2]
- Nine Muses - Figaro
- Rainbow – So Girls[a]
2012
[edit]- Beast – "Hateful Person" from Big OST
- Boyfriend – Love Style, Janus and "My Lady"
- Dramatic Blue – "Tearfully Beautiful"[10]
- Infinite – Infinitize[a][10]
- Kara – Pandora[1]
- Nine Muses – Sweet Rendezvous
- Spica – "Russian Roulette" and "Lonely"
- D-Date – "Catch A Train"
2013
[edit]- Boyfriend – Seventh Mission[a]
- Heo Young-saeng – She
- Infinite – New Challenge[11]
- Kara – Full Bloom[3]
- Nine Muses – "Dolls", Wild, Prima Donna[a] and "Glue"
- Yoo Ji-ae – "Delight"
2014
[edit]- Boyfriend – Witch
- Infinite – Season 2[a][12][13]
- Nicole – First Romance[14]
- Spica – "Ghost"[6]
- Stellar – Marionette and "Mask"
2015
[edit]2016
[edit]- Snuper – "Platonic Love", "Compass" and "Rain of Mind"
- 100% – "Time Leap"
- A.DE – Good Time
- Nicole - Don't Stop
- Nicole - Happy
- Nicole - Lunar
2017
[edit]- Lovelyz – "Emotion" and "The"
- 100% – "Sketchbook"
- Snuper – "Hide and Seek", "Back:Hug", "My Girl's Fox" and "The Star of Stars (유성)"
- Top Secret – "Time's Up", "She", "Something Special", "Can't Wait", "Mind Control", "Dumb" and "Up&Down"
- Target – "Tempest", "Atsui Omoi"
- Pick A Green (초록픽하나) from The Unit: Idol Rebooting Project – "내꺼 (You're Mine)"
- Weki Meki – "i-Teen Girls Special"
2018
[edit]- Infinite – "Pray (Maetal's Sorrow)"
- Target – "Still", "Awake" and "Afterwards"
- Golden Child – "Miracle", "It's U" and "Lady"
- Lovelyz – "Heal", "That Day" and "Lost N Found"
- Top Secret – "Love Story", "Paradise"
- SNUPER – "Like Star"
2019
[edit]2020
[edit]- IZ – THE:IZ
- JEONG MIN - REWIND
- KEEMBO – Scandalous, 99, Scene
2021
[edit]- KEEMBO – Scandal, Whatever
2022
[edit]2023
[edit]- n.SSign (group) - Melody
- NINE.i - Turn it off
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Jeon Su-mi (August 8, 2012). "Kara's Title Song and Album to be Named 'Pandora'". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
- ^ a b Lee Hyo-won (September 13, 2011). "The girls are coming back home". The Korea Times. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
- ^ a b "KARA releases new album, flaunts tomboy style". Yonhap News Agency. September 2, 2013. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
- ^ Kim, Erika (March 31, 2013). "[Star of the Week] [Song Review] Infinite Takes It Up a Notch with ′Man in Love′". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
- ^ Kim, Erika (September 9, 2012). "[Song Review - Star of the Week] Kara Levels Up with 'Pandora'". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
- ^ a b Benjamin, Jeff (November 6, 2014). "'Ghost': SPICA Go Makeup-Free in Heartfelt Music Video". Billboard. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
- ^ "Exploring Freelance Hit-makers: Sweetune". Seoul Beats. November 9, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
- ^ "About Sweetune". Facebook. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
- ^ "About MonoTree". Facebook. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
- ^ a b Benjamin, Jeff (December 28, 2012). "The Color of K-Pop: HyunA, Yo Seob and K-Pop All-Stars Unite for Charity Singles". Billboard. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
- ^ Benjamin, Jeff (March 23, 2016). "INFINITE Makes Full Return With 'Man In Love'". Billboard. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
- ^ Benjamin, Jeff (May 22, 2014). "INFINITE Return to '80s-Inspired Sound on 'Last Romeo'". Billboard. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
- ^ Ock Hyun-ju (May 26, 2014). "INFINITE tops local chart with new album". The Korea Herald. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
- ^ Park Gyu-oh (November 19, 2014). "Nicole stands on her own with 'MAMA'". K-Pop Herald. Retrieved April 20, 2016.