# Boohwal

Boohwal (Korean: "부활", lit. 'Born Again') is a South Korean rock band, formed in 1985 by the lead guitarist/songwriter Kim Tae-won.

## History
### Formation and the 1980s

Kim Tae-won changed the name of the group from "The End" to "부활" ("Boohwal") in ‘86 following the departure of the vocalist Kim Jong Seo (김종서). They led the heavy metal boom in the 80s along with other bands such as Baekdoosan (백두산), Sinawe (시나위), H2O, and Black Hole (블랙홀). Boohwal, Baekdoosan, and Sinawe were called the ‘Big 3’ by the media as they were all led by talented guitarists (Boohwal – Kim Tae Won, Baekdoosan – Kim Do Kyun 김도균, Sinawe – Shin Dae Chul 신대철), had unique talented vocalists and all aimed to create heavy metal music. However, unlike bands like Sinawe, they have been concentrating more on Korean-style melodic rock ballads, especially after their 3rd album.
After receiving high praises in the underground music scene for their music, they became instantly popular once they released their first major album. The album featured the most popular vocalist to come out of Boohwal, Lee Seung-Cheol (이승철). The title song, "희야" (Heeya) became an instant hit. Kim Tae Won produced bell ringing sounds with his guitar for that song and a number of aspiring guitarists tried to mimick it. The 2nd album, also with Lee Seung Chul, was also a big success. Their success was a result of multiple aspects, including Kim Tae Won's ability to write beautiful songs ranging from rock to ballad, Lee Seung Chul's ability to sing, and Boohwal's overall talent for music. However, Lee Seung Chul and Kim Tae Won went their separate ways in 1988. Kim Tae Won worked on a number of side projects until getting the band together for their 3rd album.

### 1990s

After regrouping, they released their third album in 1993 featuring the hit single “사랑할수록” (Sarang hal soo rok – The More I Love). The album was a success, partly due to the emotional story of Kim Jae Gi (김재기), the original vocalist at the start of the recording, who died in a traffic accident. After the death of Kim Jae Gi, Kim Jae Hee(김재희), who was the younger brother of Kim Jae Gi, was scouted by Kim since his voice color resembled that of his brother. He did not record any of the songs on the third album, but he later became the official vocalist and went on to record the fourth album. Unfortunately, the album was a failure. Kim Jae Hee left Boohwal after the fourth album. Unlike in the 80s, rock music in Korea didn't fare well in the 90s, with the emergence of dance music as the most popular genre of music. Although Kim Tae Won kept Boohwal (부활) from disappearing as other rock bands did during that time, they went through a number of lineup changes.
In 1997, Kim discovered another talented vocalist, Park Wan-kyu and recorded Boohwal's 5th album with their title song "Lonely Night." They succeed making a big hit in the Korean music industry once again. Park did not stay long with Boohwal, and Boohwal started another search for a new vocalist.

### 2000s

In 2002, they teamed up with Lee Seung-Cheol (이승철) again, releasing their eighth album 새, 벽 (Sae Byuk – Bird, Wall). The title song, “Never Ending Story”, was one of the most popular songs that year. With this album they not only regained popularity among the older fans who remember them from the 80s, but also teenagers who thought Lee Seung-cheol was a newcomer. Although most people welcomed the new album, some critics argued that Boohwal's music had become too soft, especially Kim Tae Won's style of playing the guitar.
2005 marked Boohwal's 20th anniversary. They have been one of the most prominent Korean bands, making music for more than 20 years. They continue to create melodic rock with talented vocalists and talented musicians. A number of popular singers went through Boohwal including Kim Jong Seo, Lee Seung Chul, Park Wan-kyu, and others.
2008–2009 was a turning point for Boohwal, when its leader, Kim Tae Won, showed up on a number of different variety shows on MBC, SBS, and KBS. He eventually became a regular on the currently-popular show Qualifications of Men (남자의 자격) , which is the second part of the KBS show Happy Sunday. Also, with their new vocalist, Jung Dong Ha, they started to attract more fans, surprisingly girls.

### 2010s – Present

Disappearing at the end of 2013, they reappeared (reborn) in 2014 with their new vocalist Kim Dong Myung on Immortal Great Songs 2 (TV KBS2) . They's restarted concerts and showing up on the medias.
2015 marked Boohwal's 30th anniversary with 10th vocal Kim Dong Myung. They re- proved their legendary careers.
2015-2016 are good missionary joining years for the public relation songs about longing for reunification of two Koreas (To be ONE & PROLOGUE), spread and use refined words (AS SONGS) and advertise the Korea traditional wine (MAKGEOLI DREAM).
In 2019, the band announced Park Wan-kyu has returned as Boohwal's vocalist.

## Members
### Current members

* Vocalist — Park Wan-kyu
* Guitarist — Kim Tae-won
* Bassist — Lee Yoon-jong
* Drummer — Chae Jae-min

### Past members

Past members are lined up according to their involvement years, and album.
| Name | Active Year | Vocal | Guitarist | Bassist | Drummer | Keyboard | Released Album |
| The End | 1984 | Lee Tae-yun | Lee Ji-wung Kim Tae-won | Lee Tae-yun | Hwang Tae-sun | - | - |
| 1st Boohwal | 1985 | Kim Jong-seo | Lee Ji-wung Kim Tae-won | Lee Tae-yun | Hwang Tae-sun | - | - |
| 2nd Boohwal | 1985 - 1986 | Lee Seung-cheol | Lee Ji-wung Kim Tae-won | Kim Byeong-chan | Hwang Tae-sun | - | Rock Will Never Die (1st album) |
| 3rd Boohwal | 1987 | Lee Seung-cheol | Kim Tae-won | Jeong Jun-gyo | Kim Seong-tae | Seo Young-jin | Remember (2nd album) |
| Game | 1990 | Shin Seong-wu Hong Seong-seok | Kim Tae-won | Hwang Gil-sang | Hwang Tae-sun | Lee Hyeon-ju | Existence |
| 4th Boohwal | 1992 - 1993 | Kim Jae-ki | Kim Tae-won | Jeong Jun-gyo | Kim Seong-tae | - | Loss of Memory (3rd album) |
| 5th Boohwal | 1993 - 1995 | Kim Jae-hui | Kim Tae-won | Jeong Jun-gyo | Kim Seong-tae | - | About the Idle Thoughts (4th album) |
| 6th Boohwal | 1997 | Park Wan-kyu | Kim Tae-won | Jeong Jun-gyo | Jeong Dong-cheol | - | Discovery of Fire (5th album) |
| 7th Boohwal | 1999 | Kim Ki-yeon | Kim Tae-won | Jeong Jun-gyo | Chae Jae-min | Choi Seung-chan | Ideal Sight (6th album) |
| 8th Boohwal | 2000 | Lee Seong-wuk | Kim Tae-won | Seo Jae-hyuk | Kim Kwan-jin | Eom Su-han | Color (7th album) |
| 9th Boohwal | 2002 | Lee Seung-cheol (Guest) | Kim Tae-won | Seo Jae-hyuk | Chae Jae-min | Eom Su-han | A New Day / Dawn (8th album) |
| 10th Boohwal | 2003 | Jeong Dan | Kim Tae-won | Seo Jae-hyuk | Chae Jae-min | Eom Su-han | Over the Rainbow (9th album) |
| 11th Boohwal | 2005 - 2009 | Jeong Dong-ha | Kim Tae-won | Seo Jae-hyuk | Chae Jae-min | Eom Su-han | Lyrics (10th album) Love (11th album) |
| 12th Boohwal | 2009 - 2012 | Jeong Dong-ha | Kim Tae-won | Seo Jae-hyuk | Chae Jae-min | Jang Ji-wan (Guest) | 25th Anniversary: Retrospect (12th - Part 1 album) 25th Anniversary: Retrospect II (12th - Part 2 album) |
| 13th Boohwal | 2012 - 2014 | Jeong Dong-ha | Kim Tae-won | Seo Jae-hyuk | Chae Jae-min | - | Purple Wave (13th album) |
| 14th Boohwal | 2014 - 2018 | Kim Dong-myung | Kim Tae-won | Seo Jae-hyuk | Chae Jae-min | - | - |
| 15th Boohwal | 2019–Present | Park Wan-kyu | Kim Tae-won | Lee Yoon-jong | Chae Jae-min | - | (planned for 14th album) |

## Discography
### Studio albums

| No. | Year | Title |
| 1 | 1986 | Rock Will Never Die (ko) |
| 2 | 1987 | Remember (ko) (Korean: 회상, romanized: Huisang) |
| 3 | 1993 | Loss of Memory (ko) (Korean: 기억상실, romanized: Gieogsangsil) |
| 4 | 1995 | About the Idle Thoughts (ko) (Korean: 잡념에 관하여, romanized: Jabnyeom-ei Gwanhayeo) |
| 5 | 1997 | Discovery of Fire (ko) (Korean: 불의 발견, romanized: Bul-ui Balgyeon) |
| 6 | 1999 | Ideal Sight (ko) (Korean: 이상 시선, romanized: Isang Siseon) |
| 7 | 2000 | Color (ko) |
| 8 | 2002 | A New Day (ko) (Korean: 새벽, romanized: Saebyeok, lit. 'Dawn') |
| 9 | 2003 | Over the Rainbow (ko) |
| 10 | 2005 | Lyrics (ko) (Korean: 서정, romanized: Seojeong) |
| 11 | 2006 | Love (ko) (Korean: 사랑, romanized: Sarang) |
| 12.1 | 2009 | 25th Anniversary: Retrospect (ko) |
| 12.2 | 2010 | 25th Anniversary: Retrospect II (ko) |
| 13 | 2012 | Purple Wave |

### Digital Singles

| Year | Title |
| 2010 | Because I Love You (Korean: 사랑해서 사랑해서, romanized: Saranghaeseo Saranghaeseo) Note: This song was originally written by Kim Tae-won for Amateur Band mission on Qualifications of Men. |
| 2011 | If It Were Now (Korean: 그때가 지금이라면, romanized: Geuddaega Jigeum-ilamyeon) |
| 2011 | Castle Drawn in the Heart (Part of Share the Vision album compilation) (Korean: 가슴에 그린 성, romanized: Gaseum-ei Geurin Seong) |
| 2011 | The Only Road (Part of Warrior Baek Dong-soo drama original soundtrack) |

### Collaborations

| Year | Title | Collaborators |
| 2011 | Collaboration Project _ +1 [Secret] (Korean: 비밀, romanized: Bimil) | Park Wan-kyu |
| 2011 | Collaboration Project _ +2 [Everybody Love] (Korean: 누구나 사랑을 한다, romanized: Nuguna Sarang-eul Handa) | Jeong Dan • Park Wan-kyu • Lee Seong-wok |
| 2011 | Collaboration Project _ +3 [From Separation to Eternity] (Korean: 이별에서 영원으로, romanized: Ibyeol-eseo Yeong-won-eulo) | Yun Si-nae (ko) |

## TV appearances

| Year | Network | Appearance | Roles |
| 2010 | KBS | KBS Drama Special Series: Rock, Rock, Rock | Boohwal |

## Commercials

| Year | Advertisement |
| 1988 | Hye-tae HTB Ads for Boritein (Barley Beverages). |
| 2011 | STL Evolution ads. |

## Awards
### Mnet Asian Music Awards

| Year | Category | Work | Result |
| 2002 | Best Rock Performance | "Never Ending Story" | Nominated |
| 2009 | Best Rock Performance | "I Remember" (Korean: 생각이 나, romanized: Saeng-gak-i Na) | Won |
| 2010 | Best Band Performance | "What Love Is" | Nominated |

### Other Awards

* Winner of 10th Grand Prize at the 2009 Korean Cultural Entertainment Grand Prix.