Origin Seoul, South Korea Labels Antenna Music Website Official website Record label Antenna | Years active 1994-present Associated acts You Hee-yeol Past members Yoon Jeong-oh Genres K-pop, Electronica | |
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Albums Da Capo, THANK YOU, Fermata, A Night in Seoul, Live Toy (disc 2), History of Toy Members You Hee-yeol, Yoon Jeong-oh Nominations Mnet Asian Music Award for Album of the Year Similar Kim Yeon Woo, Kim Hyung Joong, Kim Dong Ryul, Sung Si‑kyung, Kwon Jin‑ah | ||
Toy (Hangul: 토이; RR: Toyi) is a one-man project band of Korean pop singer-songwriter and pianist You Hee-yeol.
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Career
Toy started as a duo of You Hee-yeol and Yoon Jeong-oh, and was named after their two initials 'Y', as in Two + Y = Toy.
However, after releasing Toy's debut album, Yoon Jeong-oh left the band to study overseas and You Hee-yeol joined the navy for his mandatory military service. You Hee-yeol has been the sole member of Toy since 1996.
After his discharge from military service, You released Toy's second studio album Yooheeyeol. The title song "Remember I Was Next to You" (Hangul: 내가 너의 곁에 잠시 살았다는 걸; RR: Naega Neoui Gyeote Jamshi Sarattaneun Geol), sung by Kim Yeon-woo, became a big hit and the album was a commercial success.
In 1997, Toy released the third studio album Present and also started a record label named Toy Music (currently Antenna Music). After a six-year hiatus from Fermata (2001), the band released their sixth studio album Thank You, with the title song "A Passionate Goodbye" (Hangul: 뜨거운 안녕; RR: Tteugeoun Annyeong) featuring vocals by E Z Hyoung.
Studio albums
Live albums
Compilation albums
Awards
Songs
Is it still beautifulA Night in Seoul · 1999
Good PersonLive Toy (disc 2) · 2001
A Passionate GoodbyeTHANK YOU · 2007