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Boohwal () is a South Korean rock music band, formed in 1985 by the lead guitarist/songwriter Kim Tae-won.
After receiving high praises in the underground music scene for their music, they became instantly popular once they released their first major album. The album featured the most popular vocalist to come out of Boohwal, Lee Seung-Cheol (이승철). The title song, "희야" (Heeya) became an instant hit. Kim Tae Won produced bell ringing sounds with his guitar for that song and a number of aspiring guitarists tried to mimick it. The 2nd album, also with Lee Seung Chul, was also a big success. Their success was a result of multiple aspects, including Kim Tae Won's ability to write beautiful songs ranging from rock to ballad, Lee Seung Chul's ability to sing, and Boohwal's overall talent for music. However, Lee Seung Chul and Kim Tae Won went their separate ways in 1988. Kim Tae Won worked on a number of side projects until getting the band together for their 3rd album.
In 1997, Kim discovered another talented vocalist, Park Wan-kyu and recorded Boohwal's 5th album with their title song "Lonely Night." They succeed making a big hit in the Korean music industry once again. Park did not stay long with Boohwal, and Boohwal started another search for a new vocalist.
2005 marked Boohwal's 20th anniversary. They have been one of the most prominent Korean bands, making music for more than 20 years. They continue to create melodic rock with talented vocalists and talented musicians. A number of popular singers went through Boohwal including Kim Jong Seo, Lee Seung Chul, Park Wan-kyu, and others.
2008–2009 was a turning point for Boohwal, when its leader, Kim Tae Won, showed up on a number of different variety shows on MBC, SBS, and KBS. He eventually became a regular on the currently-popular show Qualifications of Men (남자의 자격) , which is the second part of the KBS show Happy Sunday. Also, with their new vocalist, Jung Dong Ha, they started to attract more fans, surprisingly girls.
2015 marked Boohwal's 30th anniversary with 10th vocal Kim Dong Myung. They re- proved their legendary careers.
2015-2016 are good missionary joining years for the public relation songs about longing for reunification of two Koreas (To be ONE & PROLOGUE), spread and use refined words (AS SONGS) and advertise the Korea traditional wine (MAKGEOLI DREAM).
In 2019, the band announced Park Wan-kyu has returned as Boohwal's vocalist.
| + !Name !Active Year !Vocal !Guitarist !Bassist !Drummer !Keyboard !Released Album | |||||||
| The End | 1984 | Lee Tae-yun | Lee Ji-wung Kim Tae-won | Lee Tae-yun | Hwang Tae-sun | - | - |
| 1st Boohwal | 1985 | Kim Jong-seo | Lee Ji-wung Kim Tae-won | Lee Tae-yun | Hwang Tae-sun | - | - |
| 2nd Boohwal | 1985 - 1986 | Lee Seung-chul | Lee Ji-wung Kim Tae-won | Kim Byeong-chan | Hwang Tae-sun | - | Rock Will Never Die (1st album) |
| 3rd Boohwal | 1987 | Lee Seung-cheol | Kim Tae-won | Jeong Jun-gyo | Kim Seong-tae | Seo Young-jin | Remember (2nd album) |
| Game | 1990 | Shin Seong-wu Hong Seong-seok | Kim Tae-won | Hwang Gil-sang | Hwang Tae-sun | Lee Hyeon-ju | Existence |
| 4th Boohwal | 1992 - 1993 | Kim Jae-ki | Kim Tae-won | Jeong Jun-gyo | Kim Seong-tae | - | Loss of Memory (3rd album) |
| 5th Boohwal | 1993 - 1995 | Kim Jae-hui | Kim Tae-won | Jeong Jun-gyo | Kim Seong-tae | - | About the Idle Thoughts (4th album) |
| 6th Boohwal | 1997 | Park Wan-kyu | Kim Tae-won | Jeong Jun-gyo | Jeong Dong-cheol | - | Discovery of Fire (5th album) |
| 7th Boohwal | 1999 | Kim Ki-yeon | Kim Tae-won | Jeong Jun-gyo | Chae Jae-min | Choi Seung-chan | Ideal Sight (6th album) |
| 8th Boohwal | 2000 | Lee Seong-wuk | Kim Tae-won | Seo Jae-hyuk | Kim Kwan-jin | Eom Su-han | Color (7th album) |
| 9th Boohwal | 2002 | Lee Seung-cheol (Guest) | Kim Tae-won | Seo Jae-hyuk | Chae Jae-min | Eom Su-han | A New Day / Dawn (8th album) |
| 10th Boohwal | 2003 | Jeong Dan | Kim Tae-won | Seo Jae-hyuk | Chae Jae-min | Eom Su-han | Over the Rainbow (9th album) |
| 11th Boohwal | 2005 - 2009 | Jung Dong-ha | Kim Tae-won | Seo Jae-hyuk | Chae Jae-min | Eom Su-han | Lyrics (10th album) Love (11th album) |
| 12th Boohwal | 2009 - 2012 | Jeong Dong-ha | Kim Tae-won | Seo Jae-hyuk | Chae Jae-min | Jang Ji-wan (Guest) | 25th Anniversary: Retrospect (12th - Part 1 album) 25th Anniversary: Retrospect II (12th - Part 2 album) |
| 13th Boohwal | 2012 - 2014 | Jeong Dong-ha | Kim Tae-won | Seo Jae-hyuk | Chae Jae-min | - | Purple Wave (13th album) |
| 14th Boohwal | 2014 - 2018 | Kim Dong-myung | Kim Tae-won | Seo Jae-hyuk | Chae Jae-min | - | - |
| 15th Boohwal | 2019–Present | Park Wan-kyu | Kim Tae-won | Lee Yoon-jong | Chae Jae-min | - | (planned for 14th album) |
| + !Year !Title | |
| 2010 | Because I Love You
()
Note: This song was originally written by Kim Tae-won for Amateur Band mission on Qualifications of Men. |
| 2011 | If It Were Now () |
| Castle Drawn in the Heart
(Part of Share the Vision album compilation)
() | |
| The Only Road (Part of Warrior Baek Dong-soo drama original soundtrack) |
| + !Year !Title !Collaborators | ||
| 2011 | Collaboration Project _ +1 Secret () | Park Wan-kyu |
| Collaboration Project _ +2 Everybody () | Jeong Dan • Park Wan-kyu • Lee Seong-wok | |
| Collaboration Project _ +3 From () | Yun Si-nae (ko) |
| + !Year !Network !Appearance !Roles | |||
| 2010 | KBS | KBS Drama Special Series: Rock, Rock, Rock | Boohwal |
| + !Year !Advertisement | |
| 1988 | Hye-tae HTB Ads for Boritein (Barley Beverages). |
| 2011 | STL Evolution ads. |
| 2002 | Best Rock Performance | "Never Ending Story" "2002 MMF part 1" . Mwave. Retrieved 2014-08-17. | |
| 2009 | "I Remember" () "2009 Mnet Asian Music Awards Part1" . MAMA. Retrieved 2014-12-18. | ||
| 2010 | Best Band Performance | "What Love Is" |
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