H.O.T. fans get trolled; reunion not happening

[queefing.livejournal.com]

Ever heard of H.O.T? Standing for “High-five Of Teenagers,” H.O.T used to rule the K-Pop scene in the mid to late 1990s. This five-member boy band was the first idol group formed by SM Entertainment in 1996, featuring now-veteran stars like Kangta, Tony An, Moon Hee Jun, Jang Woo Hyuk, and Lee Jae Won. Although the group disbanded in 2001, H.O.T has remained in the hearts of many fans who relentlessly called for their return as a group, and this year, to commemorate the 10th year anniversary of their disbandment, it was widely speculated that they might reunite once again.

However, much to the disappointment of many old-school fans, local media reported today that plans for a reunion have been postponed indefinitely due to conflicting schedules. “As of now, chances of reuniting are very low,” an unnamed official told Sport Korea. The source said the main reason for the postponement is the varying schedules of each member. All members, except for Jae Won who’s currently serving the army, are busy with their solo activities. Kangta and Tony, in particular, are extremely busy with their schedules in China and other TV variety shows. “Since they all got their own promotions and activities going on, it’s very hard to match everyone’s schedules,” another source told Money Today Star News, although he did add Tony might return as a solo artist this March or April. Last year, Kangta implied the possibility of H.O.T’s reunion sometime in the first half of this year saying, “It’s something I thought about for a long time.” But it seems like his dream of uniting is far from materializing at this point.

H.O.T debuted with their hit single “Junsa Ae Hoo Yeh (Descendant of Fighters)” in 1996. Widely regarded as the 1st generation idol stars, H.O.T produced consecutive hits with “Candy,” “Happiness,” and “We are the World,” until their official disbandment in 2001. Since then, Kangta and Hee Jun started acting as solo artists, while Tony, Woo Hyuk, and Jae Won formed a band called JTL. Tony later released his solo album and set up his own company, and Jae Won and Woo Hyuk each debuted as solo singers as well.

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Comments

[stopthedisco.livejournal.com]

lol kangta in that picture

[xfactorglory.livejournal.com]

this

[copys.livejournal.com]

mte

[rexona-woman.livejournal.com]

:(

[ayumikoshiro.livejournal.com]

TT.TT not funny

[cynth84.livejournal.com]

So is this what us Cassies have to look forward to? lol AHHhhhh *jams to I-yah*

[yixing.livejournal.com]

I-yah is my favourite~

[miuratenshi.livejournal.com]

GDI. ;__;

[aleexnews.livejournal.com]

how did people take these dudes seriously with that kind of hair...

[diorbaby.livejournal.com]

clearly you didn't know many asians in the 1990s.

[yixing.livejournal.com]

;~; still hoping for a reunion

[namelessjono.livejournal.com]

Kinda OT, but I can't get over their sorta Visual Kei look lol

[carmendove.livejournal.com]

Yeah, early Kpop boybands were heavily influenced by the Visual Kei movement in Japan. You can hear it in the music too.

[carmendove.livejournal.com]

Is anyone surprised? I feel like this back and forth happens at least a few times a year.
Until Jaewon gets out, I'm not even going to bother getting my hopes up.

I know this reunion will happen SOMEDAY, but it's going to be a while until they get there....

[bao-bao.livejournal.com]

wai u cheat my fewlings?! XD but still looking forward to it n hoping it will happen one day~~~

[belintuchiha.livejournal.com]

Outside Castle lyrics and coreogrpahy are one of the bests ever.
My personal favorite H.O.T. song.

I WILL KEEP WAITING!!!!
maybe when they decide to get together again I'll
have the money to actually go and see it with my own eyes.

[paulaaaaa.livejournal.com]

I want them to perform Outside Castle again ;_;

[iheartdarkblue.livejournal.com]

THAT HAIR. I SIMPLY CANNOT.

[cherrypop.livejournal.com]

I'll just leave these here.





S.H.O.T. Still Hot.

[decodexx.livejournal.com]

who is this? he has cool hair lol

//noob

[decodexx.livejournal.com]

still not familiar with H.O.T (I only know Kangta from his 'Love, Frequency' release and Tony Ahn by randomly downloading his album and loving it)

But these songs are pretty awesome.
Love the first one.
Git It Up is kinda hot (no pun intended)

once again, i am late to learn all these groups..

[belintuchiha.livejournal.com]

asdfdasf they have awesome songs as a group
and solo artists too.. if you're into rock
maybe you should check Moon Hee Jun's albumss :)
he was the leader of H.O.T. XD

;~; god I miss them

[pamuya.livejournal.com]

Nooo I was wanting this so bad u_u

[onichick.livejournal.com]

*sniffle* I still hold onto a little hope, as long as all the members are still around there is a chance.

(And in my little Kpop fangirl heart, I want a Shinhwa/HOT concert. Why? BECAUSE IT WOULD BE MADE OF AWESOME...and panty-splosions)

[abetterday.livejournal.com]

...I actually have a poster from that photoshoot hanging in my room. Along with like 20 other H.O.T posters.

Most of us know that there is only like a .001% chance of a reunion happening, but talking about it is the best way to keep cheer in a steadily dying fandom. That and looking back on the amazingly awesome ridiculous styling.


I still love ryoflame for making this.

[kimivalkyrie.livejournal.com]

homg that macro, I'm dying

[itangeisha.livejournal.com]

I thought it would be weird if they reunited, and wondered what kind of music would it be... so, i'm not that surprised. Though it would have been nice too :/

git it up and i yah <333

[bumie.livejournal.com]

:(

[dead-lenore.livejournal.com]

I'm crying right now.. ;_;

[oukokuniji.livejournal.com]

because haengbok needs to be here

[miuratenshi.livejournal.com]

My first H.O.T song. ♥

How is "Candy" not part of the lulzy MVs?

[cher-ex3.livejournal.com]

Re: How is "Candy" not part of the lulzy MVs?

[oukokuniji.livejournal.com]

ikr? I love it soooo much ~

[ich-heisse-kai.livejournal.com]

i always thought a reunion would be nice. unlikely, but nice.
i'd just want them to perform some of their old stuff again, maybe record, you know. but i hate posts like this and the one that inspired more hope. its...

i'm just looking forward to new songs and Jaewon's return right now.

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