Peppertones

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title: "Peppertones" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["k-pop-music-groups", "kaist-alumni", "south-korean-musical-duos", "south-korean-electronic-music-groups", "south-korean-singer-songwriters", "antenna-music-artists", "korean-music-award-winners"] description: "South Korean musical group" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peppertones" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary South Korean musical group ::

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Field	Value
name	Peppertones
image	PeppertonesBrandCustomerLoyaltyAwards2024.png
caption	Peppertones in 2024
origin	South Korea
years_active	2003–present
genre
label
current_members	Shin Jae-pyung (Sayo)
Lee Jang-won (Noshel)
website
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| name = Peppertones | image = PeppertonesBrandCustomerLoyaltyAwards2024.png | caption = Peppertones in 2024 | origin = South Korea | years_active = 2003–present | genre = | label = | current_members = Shin Jae-pyung (Sayo) Lee Jang-won (Noshel) | website = 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)
• (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

::data[format=table] | Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | KOR | Colorful Express | New Standard | Sounds Good! | Beginner's Luck | High-Five | Long Way | Thousand Years | Twenty Plenty | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 47 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | "—" denotes release did not chart. | | | | | | | | | | | | | ::

Live albums

::data[format=table] | Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | KOR | 2014-2015 Two Lives | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | | 19 | | | | | ::

Extended plays

::data[format=table] | Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | KOR | A Preview | Open Run | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | | — | | | | | | | | 12 | | | | | | | "—" denotes release did not chart. | | | | | | | ::

Digital singles

• "April Funk" (2005)
• "Thank You" (2013)
• "Campfire" (2015)
• "Someone Who Gives Me Happiness" (2021)
• "Tangerine" (2021)
• "Broken Time Machine" (2025) with Jo Hye-ryun as a collaboration group called "Mechanism"
• "NA PI ! (π)" (2025) with Jo Hye-ryun as a collaboration group called "Mechanism"

Soundtrack appearances

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

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

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

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

References

1. "Peppertones member's graduation".
2. ARIRANG TV. (2018-11-29). "[I'm LIVE X Digging] Ep.81 - Peppertones (페퍼톤스) _ Full Episode".
3. "The Brainiacs Episode 18 (2015-06-25)".
4. (December 2010). "페퍼톤스(Peppertones)".
5. "4회 시상식 수상결과".
6. "안테나뮤직, 이쯤 되면 예능레이블 맞죠?".
7. (December 21, 2009). "연합뉴스 : 바른언론 빠른뉴스".
8. (2018-12-06). "The ''Problematic Men'' Show Their Real Selves".
9. (2011-05-31). "페퍼톤스의 신재평 라디오 DJ 도전". [[Seoul Shinmun]].
10. "First Half of 2008 K-pop Album Sales Volume".
11. "2012년 04월 Album Chart".
12. "2014년 08월 Album Chart".
13. "2018년 05월 Album Chart".
14. "Circle Album Chart – Week 39, 2022".
15. "2016년 08월 Album Chart".
16. "2012년 11월 Album Chart".
17. Kang Jin-ah. (September 16, 2021). "유희열→유재석 총출동…'우당탕탕 안테나' 10월 공개". [[Newsis]].
18. Lee Da-gyeom. (June 3, 2022). "적재→권은비 멘토...차세대 밴드 발굴 '그레이트 서울 인베이전'". Star Today, Maeil Economic Daily.
19. "페퍼톤스(Peppertones) 'Superfantastic' — 2007 최우수 댄스&일렉트로닉-노래".
20. "페퍼톤스(Peppertones) [colorful express] — 2007 최우수 댄스&일렉트로닉-음반".
21. "BML2012 Awards 결과 발표".
22. "BML2013 Awards 결과 발표".
23. "BML2016 Awards 결과 발표".
24. "GMF2016 Awards 결과 발표".
25. "BML2017 Awards 수상 결과".

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