Later in September, SS501 released their second single in Japan entitled Distance. SS501 appeared in the Japanese drama Hotelier as a cameo seen in episode seven. It was also chosen as an ending theme song for an anime entitled Blue Dragon. The single debuted at the 5th spot on the Oricon chart, and moved to 3rd spot the next day. The group at this time released their Japanese single Kokoro, alongside multiple versions, including one with all members and five featuring each member individually. Later in 2007, the group debuted in the Japanese market to further spread their activities and challenge themselves outside Korea. 2007–08: Breakthrough success, Japanese debut, Boys Over Flowers, and sub-unit
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The group (excepting Heo Young Saeng, who was recovering from the surgery) also lent their voices for the 2006 animated movie Pi's Story. Alongside promoting the album on various variety and music shows, they also filmed a show on MNet, which was called SS501 SOS. Singles from the album included "Unlock" and "Four Chance". In late 2006, they returned to Korea in order to promote their first studio album, which was released on November 10 entitled S.T 01 Now. In mid-2006, they held their first successful concert, "Step Up Concert" in Osaka, Japan. The reason was due to Heo Young Saeng's throat condition, which required a surgery, thus resulting in a need for time to fully recover. The group was inactive in Korea for most of 2006, although they had their first fan meeting in Japan in April of that year. The group earned popularity right away as they won many rookie awards after their debut. Their second mini album, Snow Prince was released in late 2005, five months after their debut. SS501 debuted on Jalong with their first EP, Kyeonggo ( Korean: "경고", " Warning"). In addition, SS501 has had their first variety show before they officially debuted entitled SS501 M!Pick by MNET, documenting their pre-debut days and three months after their debut.
He was also the first one to be included in SS501, which means he had the longest training period. Kim Hyung-jun appeared on Ock Joo-hyun's music video, "Catch" in 2004. At that time, SM Entertainment told him that they were preparing a new group, but that the group consisted of many members, which according to Park was probably Super Junior since he saw them rehearsing too. When he was 13, he was scouted by an agency and was accepted by both DSP Media and S.M. Park Jung-min was once a commercial model for condoms. In relation to SM Entertainment as a trainee, according to his father if he had stayed with SM Entertainment most probably he would have debuted together with Super Junior.
He then joined DSP Media, formerly known as DSP Entertainment and trained for three months before debuting as a member of SS501. Heo Young-saeng started as a trainee at SM Entertainment for about 2.5 years. While the group underwent training together, they were asked by their company to debut in China as a Hallyu project group, but they rejected the offer and disbanded. During 20, while working as a waiter in a family restaurant located at Jamsil-dong, Kim was introduced to a new set up management company CEO. Kim Hyun-joong was initially about to debut in a five-member group, of which Han Yeon of B2Y (now disbanded) was to be the leader and Kim the youngest member. History Pre-debut īefore debuting with SS501, most members had experiences in the entertainment world. The first “S” stands for "superstar", the second “S” is an abbreviation for "singer", and the combination of 5, 0, and 1 symbolizes "five members united as one forever". The name of the band is a combination of letters and numbers that have special meaning.
SS501 is a South Korean boy band consisting of five members: Kim Hyun-joong, Heo Young-saeng, Kim Kyu-jong, Park Jung-min and Kim Hyung-jun.