Black Beat
| Black Beat 블랙 비트 |
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| Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
| Genres | K-pop |
| Years active | 2002–2007 |
| Labels | SM Entertainment |
| Associated acts | SMTown |
| Website | Official Site |
| Members |
Hwang Sang-hoon Lee So-min Jung Ji-hoon Shim Jae-won Jang Jin-young |
| Past members |
Yoo Hyun-jae Lee Kang-in |
Black Beat (블랙 비트) was South Korean boy band formed by SM Entertainment. The seven-member group released an album Volume 1 - Black Beat #2002 in 2002. They have not promoted as a group since SM Town 2006. Several members are active as choreographers and vocal trainers for other SM Entertainment artists. In 2007, lead vocalist Jang Jin-young teamed up with Kim Sung-pil to form the R&B duo, ByJinSung.
Black Beat used to be a one-member group when they debuted in 2000. They debuted as a seven-member group during Lee Ji-hun's Dream Concert 2000 as back-up vocalists and dancers. Before 2002, Black Beat members performed as rappers and dancers for other artists. They have all performed as dancers for S.E.S.' "Dreams Come True" performances.
After joining SM Entertainment, Black Beat has appeared in many music videos and performances for other artists, mainly S.E.S.. Other artists include BoA, H.O.T., Shinhwa, Fly to the Sky, Shinvi, Dana, and Lee Ji-hun as dancers, backup vocals, choreographers, and rappers. A video clip of member Jae-won dancing with Hyoyeon, a member of girl group Girls' Generation, has also garnered a lot of attention.
Hwang Sang-hoon (황상훈) was once a member for the Korean hip hop group, Honey Family, but left to join SM Entertainment. He has trained popular trot singer Sul Woon Do's son, Lee Seung Hyun, who has debuted in 2010 as LeeU of boy band F.Cuz under Can&J Entertainment. Sang Hoon remains with SM Entertainment as a choreographer, often seen in videos and pictures with current SM artists.
Lee So-min (이소민) used to be a backup dancer for Seo Tai Ji and Boys. Lee So-min rapped for many of S.E.S.' songs, most notably "I Love You". He is the leader of the group.
Jung Ji-hoon (정지훈) rapped in S.E.S.' "Sha La La" along with fellow member Jang Jin-young. He is the choreographer and high tone vocalist in the group.
Shim Jae-won (심재원) used to be a member of the group, Eagle-5, which shortly disbanded after their second album. He appeared in H.O.T's video for We Are the Future. He was the "manager," lead rapper, and choreographer of the group. He also remains with SM Entertainment, but not as an artist; instead, he takes part behind the scenes such as choreographing "Into the New World" for Girls' Generation and directing the music video for "Wonder Boy" by Super Junior. And he became performance director at SM Entertainment .
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