H.O.T. (band)

**H.O.T.** is a South Korean boy band that formed in 1996. They are thought of as the first K-pop *idol group*. Their formula became the model for many K-pop groups that have followed since. The members are: Moon Hee-joon, Jang Woo-hyuk, Tony An, Kangta, and Lee Jae-won.

H.O.T. was successful in South Korea, China, and Japan. They were among the first stars of the Korean Wave in Asia. However, they later reunited in 2018.

## Formation 
H.O.T. was formed in 1996 by record producer Lee Soo-man of SM Entertainment. Lee had done a survey of high school students to find out what their ideal pop group would be like. He used this information to create H.O.T. Their first single was "Descendants of Warriors" which was a criticism of bullying. Their second single, "Candy," was a cheerful bubblegum pop song. That year, H.O.T. won Best New Artist at the Golden Disc Awards. The album included the singles "Wolf and Sheep," "Happiness," and "We Are the Future".

In 1997, H.O.T. made their first Chinese album.

### 1998 
H.O.T. released their third album in September 1998. The title is *Resurrection* and it included a variety of styles. It had sold more than 1.1 million copies by the following year. Then in June, they sang with Michael Jackson and S.E.S. at a concert in Seoul.

In September 1999, H.O.T. released their fourth album. It had the title *I Yah!*. The title track is about a 1999 fire that killed kindergarten students at the Sealand Youth Training Center in South Korea. The album sold more than 1.3 million copies. That month, H.O.T. also became the first K-pop group to perform at the Seoul Olympic Stadium.

That year, the group also starred in the sci-fi movie *Age of Peace*.

### 2001: Disbandment 
H.O.T. announced in May 2001 that the group would break up. The members told the public that this was due to a contract dispute with S.M. Entertainment. In the following days, hundreds of fans protested outside of S.M. Entertainment. Some fans blocked roads and threw rocks at the company's windows.

On October 13 and 14, the group held a reunion concert at the Seoul Olympic Main Stadium with 100,000 present.

## List of albums
### Studio albums 
### Live albums 
### Compilation albums 
### Singles 
## List of movies 
* *Age of Peaces* (2000)

## Concert and tours 
*1998 - H.O.T. The 1st Concert, Olympic Gymnastics Arena
*1998.Feb.21 ~ Mar.31 - USA Live Tour, New York, Washington, Los Angeles, Hawaii
*1999.Jan.22 ~ Feb.3 - H.O.T. The 2nd Concert, Seoul Sejong Center, Busan, Gwangju (65,400 attendees)
*1999.Sept.18 - 99 Live In Seoul, Seoul Olympic Main Stadium (45,000 attendees)
*2000.Feb.1 - 2000 H.O.T. Live Concert In Beijing (15,000 attendees)
*2001.Feb.27 - 2001 H.O.T. Live Concert - H.O.T. Forever, Seoul Olympic Main Stadium (80,000 attendees)
*2018.Oct.13 ~ 14 - 2018 Forever [High-five Of Teenagers] Concert, Seoul Olympic Main Stadium (100,000 attendees)
*2019.Sep.20 ~ 11 ~ 22 - 2019 [High-five Of Teenagers] NEXT MESSAGE Concert, Gocheok Sky Dome (60,000 attendees)

## Awards 
### Golden Disc Awards 
### Mnet Asian Music Awards
### MTV Video Music Awards 
### Seoul Music Awards 
## References 
## Other websites 
* 
* Official website (archived) (in Korean)