# Peppertones

Peppertones (Hangul: 페퍼톤스), is a Korean rock band formed in 2003 by Shin Jae-pyung and Lee Jang-won. The pair met as computer science students at KAIST in Daejeon. The band's first EP album A Preview was released in 2004. They released their first album, Colorful Express, in 2005.

## Members

* Shin Jae-pyung (신재평) a.k.a. Sayo - guitar, vocals (born June 19, 1981)
* Lee Jang-won [ko] (이장원) a.k.a. Noshel - bass, vocals (born August 30, 1981)

## History

Shin Jae-pyung and Lee Jang-won both graduated from the Department of Computer Science at KAIST. The duo met as members of KAIST's Folk Club and Rock Club. Originally, Shin Jae-pyung was part of a pop band, while Lee Jang-won was part of a folk band. Lee Jang-won's band then was named "Triangular Rice Balls and Konjac Jelly" (삼각 주먹밥 과 곤약젤리) because he was eating just these two food items to save money to buy a guitar. Their respective bands took part in KAIST's creative song festival, which Lee Jang-won's band won. Following that, Shin Jae-pyung's band recruited Lee Jang-won.
The band built its reputation by performing live in Hongdae clubs with Deb and Westwind, who played the guest vocal roles. They released their first EP called A Preview in 2004 with the independent music label Cavare Sound. They were recognized by critics as the winner of the "Best Dance & Electronic Song" award for their song Superfantastic from their first album Colorful Express (2005) at the 4th Korean Music Awards in 2007. In September 2008, they moved to their current label, Antenna Music.
Sayo and Noshel are the stage names they used at the beginning of their debut, and they are now active under their real names. At the beginning of their career, their songs are sung by guest vocalists, notably Deb and Westwind. In their first album, Colorful Express (2005), they began singing on their own, with Shin mostly occupying the main vocal role and Lee as backing vocals.
Lee earned a Master of Business Engineering degree from KAIST's Business School and worked as an intern for Mirae Asset Management in late 2009. He is currently a doctorate student at KAIST's Graduate School of Culture and Technology. He is also currently active as a cast member of the TV show Problematic Men since 2015.
Shin was a radio DJ for the Our Beautiful Night Radio program on EBS FM from May 30 to August 28, 2011. He has also written songs for other artists, most notably K-pop girl group f(x), singer-actress Park Ji-yoon, and singer Baek A-yeon.

## Discography
### Studio albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | Album details | KOR | Sales |
| Colorful Express | Released: December 16, 2005 Label: Cavare Sound Formats: CD | — | — |
| New Standard | Released: March 25, 2008 Label: Cavare Sound Formats: CD | 23 | KOR: 4,712 |
| Sounds Good! | Released: December 17, 2009 Label: Antenna Formats: CD, digital download | 21 | — |
| Beginner's Luck | Released: April 24, 2012 Label: Antenna Formats: CD, digital download | 9 | KOR: 5,061 |
| High-Five | Released: August 14, 2014 Label: Antenna Formats: CD, digital download | 7 | KOR: 2,366 |
| Long Way | Released: May 9, 2018 Label: Antenna Formats: CD, digital download | 16 | KOR: 2,452 |
| Thousand Years | Released: September 20, 2022 Label: Antenna Formats: CD, digital download | 47 | KOR: 1,900 |
| Twenty Plenty | Released: April 17, 2024 Label: Antenna Formats: CD, digital download | 22 | KOR: 4,300 |
| "—" denotes release did not chart. ||||

### Live albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | Album details | KOR | Sales |
| 2014-2015 Two Lives | Released: August 3, 2016 Label: Antenna Formats: CD, digital download | 19 | KOR: 1,109 |

### Extended plays

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | Album details | KOR | Sales |
| A Preview | Released: March 23, 2004 Label: Cavare Sound Formats: CD | — | — |
| Open Run | Released: November 15, 2012 Label: Antenna Formats: CD, digital download | 12 | KOR: 2,144 |
| "—" denotes release did not chart. ||||

### Digital singles

* "April Funk" (2005)
* "Thank You" (2013)
* "Campfire" (2015)
* "Someone Who Gives Me Happiness" (2021)
* "Tangerine" (2021)

### Soundtrack appearances

| Year | Title | Album |
| 2006 | "In Changing Times" (변해간 세월속에서) feat. Cabinet Singalongs | Soulmate OST |
| 2008 | "Mr. Herman (The Greatest Comedian Ever)" with Miki of The Indigo | The Mystery of KK Island OST |
| 2013 | "Chance!" | Dating Agency: Cyrano OST |
| 2019 | "Fool" | The Secret Life of My Secretary OST |
| 2022 | "Shine" | Cheer Up OST |

### Compilation appearances

| Year | Title | Album |
| 2004 | "Winterstalgia - Comet Mix Version" | Christmas Meets Cavare Sound |
| 2007 | "Hotdog!" | Story of Dogs |
| 2008 | "Runner's High" | Yoonsang Songbook: Play With Him! |
| 2009 | "ABC" with Arina of Mocca | Man and Woman… and the Story |

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Type | Notes | Ref. |
| 2021 | Clumsy Antenna | Web show | Main cast (with Antenna artists) | |
| 2022 | Great Seoul Invasion | Television shows | Consultant | |

## Awards

| Year | Awards | Category | Nominee/work | Result |
| 2007 | Korean Music Awards | Best Dance & Electronic Song | "Superfantastic" | Won |
| 2007 | Korean Music Awards | Best Dance & Electronic Album | Colorful Express | Nominated |
| 2012 | Beautiful Mint Life Awards | Best Artist | Peppertones | Nominated |
| 2012 | Beautiful Mint Life Awards | Best Performance | Peppertones | Won |
| 2013 | Beautiful Mint Life Awards | Best Artist | Peppertones | Nominated |
| 2016 | Beautiful Mint Life Awards | Best Artist | Peppertones | Nominated |
| 2016 | Beautiful Mint Life Awards | Best Performance | Peppertones | Won |
| 2016 | Grand Mint Festival Awards | Best Artist | Peppertones | Won |
| 2016 | Grand Mint Festival Awards | Best Performance | Peppertones | Nominated |
| 2016 | Grand Mint Festival Awards | Achievement Award (공로상) | Peppertones | Won |
| 2017 | Beautiful Mint Life Awards | Best Artist | Peppertones | Nominated |
| 2017 | Beautiful Mint Life Awards | Best Performance | Peppertones | Nominated |