Bom Yeoreum Gaeul Kyeoul

Bom Yeoreum Gaeul Kyeoul
In 2014
Background information
Genres	Jazz-rock fusion
Years active	1988-2018

Past members	Kim Jong-jin Jeon Tae-gwan

Website	www.ssaw.co.kr

Bom Yeoreum Gaeul Kyeoul (Korean: 봄여름가을겨울; lit. Spring Summer Autumn Winter), also known as SSAW, was a jazz-rock fusion band from South Korea.^[1]

SSAW debuted in 1988. It had the hit songs, "Bravo, My Life," and "Somebody's Dream."^[2] SSAW disbanded on December 28, 2018, following the death of member Tae-gwan.^[3]

In 1986, Jong Jin-sim, Tae-kwan Jeon, Jae-ha Yoo, and Ki-ho Jang formed a group named Bom Yeoreum Gaeul Kyeoul (meaning "spring, summer, fall, winter" in Korean) with Kim Hyun-sik.^[4]

On December 28, 2018, it was announced that Tae Kwan had died after a 6-year battle with cancer, effectively ending SSAW.^[5]

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
Title	Album details	KOR ^[6]	Sales
Bom Yeoreum Gaeul Kyeoul	Released: June 16, 1988 Label: Seorabeol Records Format: LP	No data*	No data*
Bom Yeoreum Gaeul Kyeoul 2	Released: October 5, 1989 Label: Seorabeol Records Format: LP
Joke, Lie and Truth (농담, 거짓말 그리고 진실)	Released: January 1992 Label: Seorabeol Records Format: LP
1 Photograph To Remember	Released: June 1993 Label: Donga Corporation Format: LP
Mystery	Released: February 1, 1995 Label: Donga Corporation, Yejeon Media Format: CD
Banana Shake	Released: August 1, 1996 Label: Donga Corporation, Yejeon Media Format: CD
Bravo My Life	Released: January 3, 2002 Label: Donga Corporation Format: CD	22	KOR: 65,858+^[7]
Beautiful, Beautiful! (아름답다, 아름다워!)	Released: September 9, 2008 Label: Bom Yeoreum Gaeul Kyeoul Entertainment Format: CD	No data*	No data*
* Data not available prior to 1999. Data for 2008 is incomplete.

References

^ "봄여름가을겨울 소개" [SSAW Profile]. Mnet (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-05-04.
^ "봄여름가을겨울 전태관, 오늘 부인상..동료도 몰랐던 '부부의 암투병'". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 2018-04-18. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
^ "Popular drummer of Korean rock band SSAW dies of cancer". The Korea Times. December 28, 2018.
^ "[스경X현장] 전태관 1주기에 의기투합한 봄여름가을겨울-빛과 소금 "김현식의 존재에 지금 우리도 있어"". 27 December 2019.
^ "Popular drummer of Korean rock band SSAW dies of cancer". The Korea Times. December 28, 2018.
^
"K-pop Album Sales Volume" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on 2018-07-01.
- "Bravo My Life charting". Archived from the original on 2008-05-14.
^ "2002 Total K-pop Album Sales Volume". Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on 2008-05-05. Retrieved 2018-05-16.