#h.o.t

[high-five-of-teenager-trashblog]

Next month, a boy group called Big O!cean (빅오션) will be debuting with a remake of H.O.T's "Hope". As the members have hearing difficulties and their debut will be taking place on Korea's Day of People with Disabilities (April 20th), it's fitting that they will be including sign language in their remake.

As we all know, H.O.T has a history of including people who have disabilities in their work. "Outside Castle" and "When I Close My Eyes" are probably the most obvious examples of this. So, I think of all the folks to do a remake at this time, this one makes the most sense.

Just a quick note, the English name being used for this is "Glow", not "Light" or "Hope". Not the first time a remake has changed the title, but it kinda confused me until I went hunting looking for articles on Naver.

Hopefully, their debut goes well.

Source: 1, 2

#h.o.t #high-five of teenager #k-pop #kpop #Big O!cean #빅오션

[papaya2000s]

H.O.T. Age of Peace Album

Saddly, I do not own this, but this shows that there were four additional tracks that aren't on YouTube on the Age of Peace Playlist and that if you owned the album, you got 3D glasses.

Plus, it shows five scenes from their movie.

#kpop #90s kpop #1st gen kpop #boy group #h.o.t #h.o.t. kpop #album cover #album #lost movies #3d movies

[sarahespacial]

#mb #90s moodboard #00s moodboard #hyoyeon #snsd #snsd icons #britney spears #s.e.s #h.o.t #tlc #high five of teenagers #girls generation #y2k moodboard #kpop moodboard #random moodboard #edgy messy moodboard

[hot-boyband-tourney]

Welcome to the Tournament of the hottest boy band members of the 80s/90s

It was inspired by all the tournaments pitting famous beautiful people versus famous beautiful people of specific eras and specific jobs. The polls should start on the 8th of April, leaving around two weeks for submissions. I’ve compiled a list already but you can submit other boys that aren’t on the list through a google form. Feel free to submit non english speaking boy bands.

Propaganda

The only pictures accepted will be pictures from the 80s/90s and very early 2000s. To submit propaganda either use the same google form as for submissions (even if the guy in question is already on the list) or through the submission box or tag me on posts.

The List

Backstreet Boys

Nick Carter

Kevin Richardson

Brian Littrell

AJ Mclean

Howie Dorough

Take That

Robbie Williams

Mark Owen

Jason Orange

Gary Barlow

Howard Donald

NSYNC

JC Chasez

Lance Bass

Justin Timberlake

Joey Fatone

Chris Kirkpatrick

New Kids On The Block

Jon Knight

Jordan Knight

Joey McIntyre

Donnie Walberg

Danny Wood

Jodeci

Joel "Jo-Jo" Hailey

Donald "DeVante Swing" DeGrate

Dalvin "Mr. Dalvin" DeGrate

Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey

G-Squad

Chris Keller

Marlon

Gérald Jean-Laurent

Mika

Andrew Mac Carthy

Seo Taiji & boys

Seo Taiji

Lee Juno

YG (Yang Hyun-suk)

H.O.T

Moon Hee-jun

Jang Woo-hyuk

Tony An

Kangta

Lee Jae-won

Sechskies

Eun Jiwon

Ko Jiyong

Kim Jaeduck

Lee Jaijin

Jang Suwon

Kang Sunghoon

2Be3

Filip Nikolic

Frank Delay

Adel Kachermi

Westlife

Shane Filan

Mark Feehily

Kian Egan

Nicky Byrne

Brian McFadden

Boyz II men

Shawn Stockman

Wanya Morris

Nathan Morris

Marc Nelson

Michael McCary 

5ive

Scott Robinson

Ritchie Neville

Sean Conlon

Abz Love

J Brown

Boyzone

Ronan Keating

Keith Duffy

Michael Graham

Shane Lynch

Stephen Gately

98 degrees

Nick Lachey

Jeff Timmons

Drew Lachey

Justin Jeffre

Jonathan Lippman

Dream street

Matt Ballinger

Frankie Galasso

Greg Raposo

Jesse McCartney

Chris Trousdale

B2K

Omari Grandberry

Jarell Houston

Dreux Frédéric

De'Mario Thorton

BBMAK

Mark Barry

Christian Burns

Stephen McNally

LFO

Rich Cronin

Brian Gillis

Devin Lima

The Moffatts

Scott Moffatt

Clint Moffatt

Bob Moffatt

Dave Moffatt

New edition

Ralph Tresvant

Bobby Brown

Ricky Bell

Michael Bivins

Ronnie DeVoe

Johnny Gill

East 17

Terry Coldwell

Brian Harvey

John Hendy

Tony Mortimer

#tournament poll #polls #tournament polls #boy bands #backstreet boys #new kids on the block #nsync #take that #jodeci #seo taiji #h.o.t #sechskies #2be3 #westlife #boyz ii men #5ive #boyzone #98 degrees #dream street #b2k #bbmak #lfo #the moffats #new edition #east 17 #tumblr polls #poll #90s kpop

[kpopsunbaes]

Big Ocean's Debut

On April 20th, the boy group Big Ocean debuted on Korea's Day of People with Disabilities. This group interests me because all three members have hearing difficulties. To my knowledge, this is the first time in K-Pop history that an entire group was intentionally recruited and debuted with hearing challenges.

"Hope"

Their debut song is a remake of H.O.T's "Hope". I've talked about this song at length in the past, but since that post, I've come to learn more context around it. For example, when I made that post, I wasn't aware that prior to its release, H.O.T did a tour in the US and donated the proceeds to help Korea during the IMF Crisis.

Kangta made "Hope" to comfort people who were going through a rough time regardless of what the exact situation was. Since its release, it's been covered countless times. It's also standard for it to be the final song at SMTown concerts; most notably during the New Year's Eve concerts during Covid as a final message to the audience that whatever your life is like, never give up hope that things will get better.

H.O.T & Disabilities

If you're only familiar with H.O.T through "Candy" or Reply 1997, you probably aren't aware of the overall theme of their discography. Every title track from their 5 albums commented on a social issue.

1st Album (We Hate All Kinds of Violence): Warrior's Descendants - Condemned bullying and bystanders who observe but don't interfere.

2nd Album (Wolf and Sheep): Wolf and Sheep - Ranted about a hospital massacre by North Koreans at the start of the Korean War.

3rd Album (Resurrection): Line Up - Criticized how rigid Korea can be.

4th Album (I-YAH): I-YAH - Demanded accountability from all those whose actions led to 23 deaths in the Sealand Training Center Fire, and expressed the nation's grief.

5th Album (Outside Castle): Outside Castle - Criticized people who discriminate against those with disabilities.

It's with Outside Castle in particular that we see the group's stance. It was the first title track produced by the members. One version of the album's cover art has Braille on it. The choreography for "Outside Castle" includes sign language at the end that reinforces the message that people with disabilities should be loved just the same as people without disabilities. The story version of the music video has a storyline about an athlete no longer able to run after an accident, but after spending time recovering, he's able to race again.

While Heejun took the helm for Outside Castle, it wasn't the only time an H.O.T member was involved with a song dealing with disabilities. The latest example of this was seen last year, when on April 22nd, "When I Close My Eyes" was released by Kangta and Lee Areum (of the Hanbit Arts Troupe, which is a performance group for the visually impaired).

Big Ocean & Glow

This trio is comprised of members Ji-Seok (지석), Chan-Yeon (찬연), and Hyun-Jin (현진). They are under Parastar Entertainment, which currently has Cha Haley as CEO.

Together, they're paving the way to show how idols with hearing impairments can be successful. In this JooAng Daily article, two accommodations, in particular, were mentioned for the members, "A large screen with a visual metronome kept the members in sync with the music, and their wristwatches also vibrated on each beat." They trained for about a year and a half. None of the members intended on being idols before they found out about the Big Ocean project, yet they gave it a chance and made it to debut.

"Glow" is their debut single. While H.O.T's song was known by its Korean name "Light (빛)" and English name "Hope", "Glow" is also a correct translation for 빛. This is the first time SM has allowed a remake of the song (outside of SMTown) and they were on board for this. Their debut performance was on MBC's Show! MusicCore, and the choreography included Korean, American, and International sign language -- which made it even more inclusive.

Wrap Up

Big Ocean is a group to keep tabs on. The way Parastar Entertainment prepared for their debut could potentially be a blueprint for future groups with hearing impairments.

As an H.O.T fan, I'm fond of this remake because it understands the point of the original and was executed with sincerity. Additionally, I hope they do a remake of "Outside Castle" later in their career. Just like Suju was right for "Haengbok" and NCT Dream was right for "Candy", I believe Big Ocean was the perfect group to remake "Hope".

Hopefully, this group will have many years together and open the door for idols with other disabilities to debut.

Sources to Consider:

Big Ocean's Instagram Page

Big Ocean's Melon Page

Big Ocean's Twitter

Big Ocean's YouTube Channel

JooAng Daily's article about Big Ocean with a focus on the members

JooAng Daily's article about their company's approach

Yeonhap News article about Big Ocean's debut

#Big Ocean #빅오션 #kpop #k-pop #h.o.t #high-five of teenagers

[riconastyfan]

#rico nasty #h.o.t #music video #boys noize #blue sunglasses #braids #bleached brows #bleached eyebrows

[littlemaple]

was messing around on insta and noticed that one if my ultimate kpop crushes also follows tommy cash

my world keeps getting smaller

obvs not surprising that käärijä and häärijä follow, benjamin neither... but jang woohyuk kinda is, if only because kpop tends to require a squeaky clean image and all

#personal post by maple #tommy cash #käärijä #jere pöyhönen #benjamin #benjamin peltonen #jang woohyuk #h.o.t #kpop #but ig bc woohyuk is already around 40 yrs old #he isnt like... an “”idol“” anymore #and he's also a dj so... #now id like to see tommy and woohyuk collab 🫣 #i had to color over an irl mutual #thats what that is lol

[ppolppool]

Sho😈

#njpw #new japan pro wrestling #pro wrestling #njpw wrestling #wrestling #sho #h.o.t #house of torture

[editsty]

karaoke time

#taeyong #lee taeyong #haechan #jungwoo #candy #H.O.T #nct dream #nct #nct 127 #video #taeyong video #nct video #kpop

[tvxqdbsk]

h.o.t reunion!!

#i don’t care that you guys don’t care #i’m making you look anyways #h.o.t

[dailyboygroups]

moon heejun, 1996 ⏩ huang renjun, 2022

#secondgenidol #nctinc #kwangyanet #dailysmtown #kpopco #k-archives #kpopccc #malegroupsnet #ultkpopnetwork #hagstan #h.o.t. #h.o.t #moon heejun #nct #nct dream #renjun #candy #by orchid-bud

[high-five-of-teenager-trashblog]

For those who haven't been introduced to H.O.T and the personalities of the members, this about sums them up.

Chart Source

#h.o.t #high-five of teenager #Moon Heejun #Tony Ahn #Jang Woohyuk #Kangta #Lee Jaewon #k-pop #kpop #1st gen kpop #1st generation kpop #sm entertainment

[papaya2000s]

#kpop #90s kpop #1st gen kpop #boy group #h.o.t #h.o.t. kpop #h.o.t. kpop fan art

[sarahespacial]

#mb #y2k #cybercore #retro futuristic #moodboard #tlc #blaque #s.e.s #h.o.t #britney spears #y2k fashion #y2k blue #cyber

[soneprincess]

i love this genre of 1st gen group photo shoots. it’s giving family photo.

#baby vox #baby v.o.x #h.o.t #shinhwa #fin.k.l #s.e.s #1st gen kpop #2000s internet #90s aesthetic #90s nostalgia #90s music #90s fashion #90s style #old kpop #kpop

[high-five-of-1st-gen-trashblog]

I've got some sad news. I'm going to pull from a few of the points made in this article.

A few days ago, Go Kyungmin passed away. While a lot of people know her as being the former CEO of Amoeba Culture and her work with Dynamic Duo, she got her start in the entertainment industry as a stylist in 1st gen.

She first worked with Seo Taiji and Boys during their 4th album Seo Taiji and Boys IV, which includes the iconic outfits from "Come Back Home". Seeing her work, then-SM CEO Jung Haeik asked her to work with H.O.T, and this led to the creation of the iconic outfits for "Candy".

Truly, we've lost an influential icon. May she rest in peace.

#kpop #old kpop #1st gen kpop #Go Kyungmin #고경민 #서태지와 아들 #seo taiji and boys #H.O.T #High-Five of Teenagers