Toy (music group)

Toy
Origin	Seoul, South Korea
Genres	K-pop, electronica
Years active	1994-present
Labels	Antenna Music
Associated acts	You Hee-yeol
Website	Official website
Members	You Hee-yeol, Hahm Choon-ho, Shin Jae-pyeong, Song Sung-kyung
Past members	Yoon Jeong-oh

Toy (Hangul: 토이; RR: Toyi) is a one-man project band of Korean pop singer-songwriter and pianist You Hee-yeol.

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.

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