Humming Urban Stereo (Korean: ?? ?? ????) is a South Korean electropop band. The group was founded on February 15, 2004 in Seoul by Lee Jeereen. The band consists of Lee and (mostly female) guest vocalists. Lee "sings, writes, composes, and arranges [the] music." The most common guest vocalists are Shina-E and Humming Girl, who are considered part of the band.
Humming Urban Stereo's first album was Very Very Nice! and Short Cake, released in January 2005. Its most popular song, "Hawaiian Couple", a top ten hit that reportedly sold over 500 000 downloads, came from the band's second album, Purple Drop, released in March 2006. Hawaiian Couple was also featured in the film My Love, a popular 2007 South Korean romantic comedy, directed by Lee Han.
In February 2007 the band released its third album, Baby Love.
In March 2012, the main female vocal "Humming Girl" Lee Jin-hwa died in Japan. Her cause of death was a heart disease. Lee Jin-wa flew to Japan to study abroad in 2007 after singing for Humming Urban Stereo, and had been living alone since for six or seven years.
In 2013, Humming Urban Stereo came back with 'Sparkle', a full length album under his own label and featuring female vocalists between them, Risso who is the first soloist produced by Jeereen, also known as Brown Bunny, she debuted with a short album in 2015 produced fully by him, she often is guess in Humming Urban Stereo songs even if she it's not considered really as an official/member, she's a regular guess. Currently, he produces besides her, a solo producer and singer, Ban:jax, him along Risso often are singing in Humming Urban Stereo but none of them are really considered official members.
For celebrate HUS 10th Anniversary, Reform was released, covering old hits as 'Scully Doesn't Know', 'Insomnia', 'Bullshit', 'Salad Day' and his biggest hit 'Hawaiian Couple' having as guess popular people from the mainstream scene as G.Na, NS Yoon G, Narsha of Brown Eyed Girls, and Ashley of Ladies' Code.
The past two years he has been releasing a couple of short singles featuring his labelmates.
Maps, Directions, and Place Reviews
Discography
Very Very Nice! and Short Cake - January 28, 2005
- Very Very Nice
- Sounds Market
- Bob?
- Scully Doesn't Know (English Version)
- Lounge People
- Casker
- Scully Doesn't Know (Korean Version)
- WaltzSofa #1
- Un Homme Et Une Femme (Sweety French Girl Mix)
- The Lady From Ipanema (Swimming Pool Mix)
- Hidden Track
- Short Cake
- ??? ??? (Sael-Leo-Deu Ki-Nyeom-Il)
- CocoMi
- Delicious Humming
- Little Boy
- Banana Shake
- Rub Luv Mode
Purple Drop - March 14, 2006
- Dejavu Synth
- Luv Sauce
- Simple Life
- Salsa Women
- S.P.X
- Waltz Sofa
- Hawaiian Couple
- Stalker
- Delight Disco
- Goldie
- Slide
- Abuse Girl
- ???? (Ya-Mae-Ak-Sa)
- Sakamoto
- ???? (Chal-Lang-So-Nyeo)
- Melancholy Baby
- Mulder Does Know
Baby Love - February 9, 2007
- Dark Circle
- Rainbow
- Mambo Mood
- Triangular
- Space Loves Disco
- ??? (Gan-I-Yeok)
- Siempre, Sera Un Zorro
- Insomnia
- Ozon
- ?? (Ji-Ral)
- Waltz Sofa
- Baby Love
- Erotic Actress
- Hawaiian Couple
- Mambo Mood
DJ Max Songs - 2008
- Honeymoon
- DJMAX
Xxxx (Mini album) - November 7, 2008
- La Barrosa 14 Horas
- fetish~ Piel (feat. Dahila)
- No No No (feat. Uta)
- xxxx (feat. Shina-e)
- Electronic Girl (feat. Sugar Flow)
- Sophie Marceau (feat. Yozoh, Humming Girl)
- Ayurbeda Swimming
Easy Come, Easy Go (Single) - March 6, 2010
- ??? ?? (Pom-Nal-Eui Sa-Ke) (feat. Sugar Flow)
- Easy Come, Easy Go (feat. Sugar Flow)
???? ??? (Single) (Pa-Ping-Pa-Ping Ba-na-na) - May 12, 2010
- ???? ??? (Baskin-Robbins advertisement song)
- ???? ??? (Instrumental Version)
?? (Single) (Geu-Nal) - February 8, 2011
- ?? (Geu-Nal)
- ? ?? (Neon Geu-Nal) (feat. Yoo In-na)
- ? ??
- ? ?? - Gros Calin Mix
- ? ?? (Instrumental Version)
i.myss (Single) - August 31, 2011
- i.myss
D.D.D (Single) - September 20, 2011
- D.D.D (Feat. Instant Romantic Floor)
- D.D.D (Instrumental Version)
xoxo (Digital Single) - October 27, 2011
- xoxo (Feat. As One)
- xoxo (Instrumental Version)
more & more (Single) - November 16, 2012
- more & more
- more & more (Instrumental Version)
SPARKLE (4th album) - November 29, 2012
- HEY YOU (with Sugar Flow)
- ??? ?? (with Brown Bunny)
- LOVE JAM (with Bebop)
- YOU & I (with WAX)
- I WANT YOU BACK (with JC ??)
- OH YEAH! (with Yoari)
- WALTZSOFA #4
- JINA (humming girl) (with Shina-E' + Brown Bunny)
- SUGAR DADDY (with SoundKim)
- MORE & MORE (with Brown Bunny)
- VENUS HOTEL
- LOVE & SEX (with Brown Bunny) (CD Only)
- D.D.D (Feat. Instant Romantic Floor) (Bonus track)
- ??? ?? (Feat. Sugar Flow) (Bonus track)
REFORM (single) - May 09, 2014
- SCULLY DOESN'T KNOW (Feat ??)
REFORM (mini album) - May 21, 2014
- ?????? (Salad Day)(feat. Brown Bunny)
- SCULLY DOESN'T KNOW (feat. ??)
- HAWAIIAN COUPLE(feat. Brown Bunny, ??? of ??????)
- INSOMNIA(feat. NS ??)
- ??(feat. ???)
- WALTZ SOFA #10th Anniversary
- ?????? (Salad Day)(Inst.)
- SCULLY DOESN`T KNOW (Inst.)
- HAWAIIAN COUPLE (Inst.)
- INSOMNIA (Inst.)
- ??(Inst.)
SIDEKICK - August 22, 2014
- MATCH
- ??? ??
- LOTUS
- LOVE & SEX
- LOVE ME LOVE YOU
- XOXO
- POPPING POPPING BANANA
- LOVE SCENE
- LOVE TREATMENT (BANJAX REMIX)
- BANGER
- NO NO NO
- LITTLE BLACK DRESS
- EASY COME EASY GO
- HUMMING GIRL
- I,TEARS (HUMMING URBAN STEREO REMIX)
- MAEM MAEM
- M.E.A.O.H
DELICACY - December 18, 2014
- OZON (Re)
- HUMAN ZOO
- LISA (Re)
- AND YOU
- ALLER
- VENUS HOTEL
- HELLO STRANGER (Re) with Risso
- LASPALMAS 14 HORAS
- GIVE ME YOUR TONIGHT (Demo version) with Youme
- SWEATER (Re) with Sugarflow
Humming Urban Stereo Insomnia Video
Awards
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