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H.O.T. (Hangul: 에이치오티) was a popular five-member South Korean boy band in the mid to late 1990s. They were formed by SM Entertainment in 1996 and disbanded in 2001.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Tony An congratulates fellow H.O.T. members for their 15th anniversary )〕 In addition to South Korea, the band was popular in Taiwan, People's Republic of China and Korean and Asian communities in Americas.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Globalization and the Regional Flow of Popular Music: The Role of the Korean ... )〕 H.O.T. was the first group to have an album become a "million seller" in K-pop, even though there was a financial crisis in South Korea at the time. Often credited as one of the first K-pop boy bands and the forerunners of the "idol group" trend in the Korean music industry, H.O.T. successfully turned mainstream Korean music into music for the younger generation. Made up of five teenagers at the time of their debut, they were formed to specifically target teenagers, hence their name "High-five Of Teenagers". == History == H.O.T. was formed by producer Lee Soo-man, the head of SM Entertainment, in 1996.〔http://seoulistmag.com/articles/read/korean_boy_bands_101_old_school_edition〕 Their music comprises a mixture of rap, ballads, dance, and later Rock. Singer Kangta provided most of the ballad vocals. The first member that Lee Soo-man picked was Kangta. The manager saw him dancing and singing with a friend at an amusement park, and was impressed. Second was Moon Hee-joon, who after auditioning was accepted into the band. Hee-joon then invited his friend Lee Jae-won to audition, who was subsequently also admitted. The fourth to join the band was Jang Woo-hyuk, after winning first place in a dancing contest. He was asked to try out and became the fourth member to join. SM Entertainment then traveled to LA to hold auditions. Tony An, originally discovered by Brothers Entertainment in the United States, and his friend Andy Lee both joined the band. However, Lee's parents later withdrew support, causing him to leave the band and join Shinhwa in 1998. The new group was called H.O.T. - High Five of Teenagers. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「H.O.T. (band)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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