TSZX
The Grace or Tenjochiki (in Japan) is a Korean girl group with a heavy activity in Japan formed by SM Entertainment. It consists of four members with skills in singing, dancing and also a bit of acting. The quartet debuted in 2005 and since then, the group gained popularity in South Korea and Japan.
The Grace had long been known as simply 천상지희 or 天上智喜 prior to the promotion of the 3rd Korean single around the end of 2006, at which point the group changed the name to the current ones to signal the change of the group's style to a more “graceful” one. The old name was usually shortened to TSZX (the romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation, Tiān Shàng Zhì Xǐ) or CSJH (the romanization of the Korean pronunciation, Cheon Sang Ji Hee), both of which are still widely used to refer to the band despite the change in the official name. The Grace is also known by a variety of other names, as different countries have different pronunciation for the four Chinese letters in the name; for example, the group is known as Tenjōchiki in Japan.
Although SM Entertainment was home to famous girl group S.E.S, it was not able to find similar success in its other groups after the group disbanded at the end of 2002. Other groups such as M.I.L.K., Isak N Jiyeon, and Shinvi failed to succeed in the Korean music market.
However, in the beginning of 2004, the boy band TVXQ debuted and became a great success all over Asia. In the same year, four SM female singers released a song in the seasonal album 2004 Summer Vacation in SMTOWN.com, a re-recording of DANA's solo song "바램 (Fight To The End)". Besides DANA, other known SM artists included Jiyeon (from Isak N Jiyeon) plus two new faces: Sunday and Stephanie.
DANA had already released two solo albums in Korea in 2001 and 2003. Though her first album did well, the second failed to catch an audience. JiYeon, as a member of Isak N Jiyeon, released just one album in 2003.
Sunday had been an exclusive trainee for SM since 2002. She changed her real name, Bora, to avoid comparisons with BoA, a fellow SM member and one of the most successful SM artists to date. She released two singles in Japan between 2004 and 2005: リラの片想い (Lira no Kataomoi) and ウソツキBOY (UsotsukiBOY). Both singles has low sales, even though UsotsukiBOY was produced by the famous Japanese rap duo m-flo. She had to live in Japan for two years; as a result, she has become fluent in the Japanese language.
Stephanie was discovered by SM scouts after winning the annual Southern California "Teen Best Competition" in 2004. She had trained in ballet since the age of 5. At that time, she moved from Korea to San Diego, California, and took part in a California based ballet group[1]. She was offered a scholarship to the prestigious Boston Ballet University but she turned it down when the famous SM Entertainment came knocking. As an American, she is very fluent in English.
As their voices matched well, SM decided to make the four a new K-pop group, which, following TVXQ's steps, would also be an a cappella group.This new band would aim success not only in their home country of South Korea, but also China and Asia as a whole. They had a pre-debut showcase on September 14, 2004, but they had their official debut eight months later.
The group name was conceived using their new stage names: DANA is now HeeYeol DANA (Xi Yue in Chinese), JiYeon is SangMi LINA (Shang Mei), Sunday is JiSung Sunday (Zhi Sheng) and Stephanie is CheonMu Stephanie (Tian Wu). Cheon Sang Ji Hee also stands for Heavenly Wisdom and Happiness.
In April 2007, a teaser video of The Grace was released, revealing a new "sexy upgrade" to their look for their first full album[6]; the video was aired on various Korean music channels. The album, entitled 한번 더, OK? (Hanbeon Deo, OK?, translated as "One More Time, OK?") was released on May 4, 2007[7].
"One More Time, OK?" is The Grace's most successful song to the date, topping MNET m! countdown and SBS Inkigayo charts. The album sales in its first month were almost four times what My Everything sold in total, ranking the album at 6th place for the month. [8] On June 15th, the album was released in Taiwan, being The Grace's first major release overseas. [9]
A month and a half after release, the album was suggested to be inappropriate for younger audiences by The Commission on Youth Protection. The songs "One More Time, OK?" and "Tonight Is On Me" were considered to have "suggestive lyrics". The Commission on Youth Protection is currently undergoing judgement to see if the album will be flagged. The final decision will be made towards the end of August. If flagged, the album will have a 19+ sticker attached before being put to sale.[10]
In July, the group began to promote their second single, "女友 (그녀들의 수다)" ("Girlfriends"), on the various music shows. Later, towards the end July, The Grace released their second music video from the album 한번 더, OK?, "Dancer In The Rain" which became the group's third single from their first album.
TSZX official website ;(Korean) n (Japan)
The Grace had long been known as simply 천상지희 or 天上智喜 prior to the promotion of the 3rd Korean single around the end of 2006, at which point the group changed the name to the current ones to signal the change of the group's style to a more “graceful” one. The old name was usually shortened to TSZX (the romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation, Tiān Shàng Zhì Xǐ) or CSJH (the romanization of the Korean pronunciation, Cheon Sang Ji Hee), both of which are still widely used to refer to the band despite the change in the official name. The Grace is also known by a variety of other names, as different countries have different pronunciation for the four Chinese letters in the name; for example, the group is known as Tenjōchiki in Japan.
Although SM Entertainment was home to famous girl group S.E.S, it was not able to find similar success in its other groups after the group disbanded at the end of 2002. Other groups such as M.I.L.K., Isak N Jiyeon, and Shinvi failed to succeed in the Korean music market.
However, in the beginning of 2004, the boy band TVXQ debuted and became a great success all over Asia. In the same year, four SM female singers released a song in the seasonal album 2004 Summer Vacation in SMTOWN.com, a re-recording of DANA's solo song "바램 (Fight To The End)". Besides DANA, other known SM artists included Jiyeon (from Isak N Jiyeon) plus two new faces: Sunday and Stephanie.
DANA had already released two solo albums in Korea in 2001 and 2003. Though her first album did well, the second failed to catch an audience. JiYeon, as a member of Isak N Jiyeon, released just one album in 2003.
Sunday had been an exclusive trainee for SM since 2002. She changed her real name, Bora, to avoid comparisons with BoA, a fellow SM member and one of the most successful SM artists to date. She released two singles in Japan between 2004 and 2005: リラの片想い (Lira no Kataomoi) and ウソツキBOY (UsotsukiBOY). Both singles has low sales, even though UsotsukiBOY was produced by the famous Japanese rap duo m-flo. She had to live in Japan for two years; as a result, she has become fluent in the Japanese language.
Stephanie was discovered by SM scouts after winning the annual Southern California "Teen Best Competition" in 2004. She had trained in ballet since the age of 5. At that time, she moved from Korea to San Diego, California, and took part in a California based ballet group[1]. She was offered a scholarship to the prestigious Boston Ballet University but she turned it down when the famous SM Entertainment came knocking. As an American, she is very fluent in English.
As their voices matched well, SM decided to make the four a new K-pop group, which, following TVXQ's steps, would also be an a cappella group.This new band would aim success not only in their home country of South Korea, but also China and Asia as a whole. They had a pre-debut showcase on September 14, 2004, but they had their official debut eight months later.
The group name was conceived using their new stage names: DANA is now HeeYeol DANA (Xi Yue in Chinese), JiYeon is SangMi LINA (Shang Mei), Sunday is JiSung Sunday (Zhi Sheng) and Stephanie is CheonMu Stephanie (Tian Wu). Cheon Sang Ji Hee also stands for Heavenly Wisdom and Happiness.
In April 2007, a teaser video of The Grace was released, revealing a new "sexy upgrade" to their look for their first full album[6]; the video was aired on various Korean music channels. The album, entitled 한번 더, OK? (Hanbeon Deo, OK?, translated as "One More Time, OK?") was released on May 4, 2007[7].
"One More Time, OK?" is The Grace's most successful song to the date, topping MNET m! countdown and SBS Inkigayo charts. The album sales in its first month were almost four times what My Everything sold in total, ranking the album at 6th place for the month. [8] On June 15th, the album was released in Taiwan, being The Grace's first major release overseas. [9]
A month and a half after release, the album was suggested to be inappropriate for younger audiences by The Commission on Youth Protection. The songs "One More Time, OK?" and "Tonight Is On Me" were considered to have "suggestive lyrics". The Commission on Youth Protection is currently undergoing judgement to see if the album will be flagged. The final decision will be made towards the end of August. If flagged, the album will have a 19+ sticker attached before being put to sale.[10]
In July, the group began to promote their second single, "女友 (그녀들의 수다)" ("Girlfriends"), on the various music shows. Later, towards the end July, The Grace released their second music video from the album 한번 더, OK?, "Dancer In The Rain" which became the group's third single from their first album.
TSZX official website ;(Korean) n (Japan)
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