# Humming Urban Stereo

Lee Ji-rin (Korean: 이지린; born 1981), better known as Humming Urban Stereo (Korean: 허밍 어반 스테레오) is a South Korean electropop singer-songwriter. The one-man band debuted in 2004 with the extended play, Short Cake, and has since released five full-length albums. Guest vocalists, notably the late Lee Jin-hwa (aka Humming Girl) and Shina-E, have appeared on many of Humming Urban Stereo's songs.

## Career

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-hwa 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 Ji-rin's own label.
For the band's 10th anniversary, they released the album "Reform," covering old hits such as 'Scully Doesn't Know', 'Insomnia', 'Bullshit', 'Salad Day' and their biggest hit 'Hawaiian Couple' having guest vocals from mainstream artists such as G.Na, NS Yoon G, Narsha of Brown Eyed Girls, and Ashley of Ladies' Code.

## Discography
### Studio albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | Album details | KOR | Sales |
| Very Very Nice! and Short Cake | Released: January 28, 2005 Label: Pastel Music Format: CD, cassette | — | — |
| Purple Drop | Released: March 14, 2006 Label: Pastel Music Format: CD, cassette | — | — |
| Baby Love | Released: February 8, 2007 Label: Pastel Music Format: CD | 21 | KOR: 6,129 |
| Sparkle | Released: November 29, 2012 Label: Waltzsofa Records Format: CD, digital download | 32 | — |
| V | Released: September 13, 2018 Label: Waltzsofa Records Format: CD, digital download | 92 | — |
| "—" denotes release did not chart. ||||

### Compilation albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | Album details | KOR | Sales |
| Sidekick | Released: August 21, 2014 Label: Waltzsofa Records Format: CD, digital download | 60 | — |
| Delicacy | Released: December 18, 2014 Label: Waltzsofa Records Format: CD, digital download | 53 | — |

### Extended plays

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | Album details | KOR | Sales |
| Short Cake | Released: February 15, 2004 Label: Pastel Music Format: CD, cassette | — | — |
| Monochrome | Released: October 30, 2006 Label: Pastel Music Format: CD | 47 | KOR: 1,308 |
| XXXX | Released: November 3, 2008 Label: Pastel Music Format: CD | — | — |
| Reform | Released: May 21, 2014 Label: Waltzsofa Records Format: CD, digital download | 37 | — |
| "—" denotes release did not chart. ||||

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
| 2007 | Mnet Asian Music Awards | Best House & Electronic | "Baby Love" | Nominated | |