The Jadu
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = The Jadu (더 자두)
| origin = South Korea
| years_active = {{start date|2001}}–{{end date|2008}}
| label = Manine/ES
| website =
| current_members = Jadu (자두)
Maru (마루)
| past_members = Kang Doo (강두)
}}
The Jadu (더 자두) was a South Korean modern rock band that performed from 2001 to 2008. "Jadu" means "Plum" in Korean. In 2002, Korea Now called The Jadu one of Korea's "most celebrated indie bands."{{cite news |title=Korea Now |newspaper=The Korea Herald|year=2002}}
The band formed in 2001, initially comprising lead Jadu (자두) (real name Kim Deok Eun; 김덕은) and Kang Doo (강두) (real name Song Yong Shik; 송용식). Kang left the band in 2006 to pursue an acting career,{{cite news |script-title=ko:더 자두 前 멤버 강두, 연극 ‘뉴보잉보잉’ 주인공 발탁 |author=Kim, YJ (김영주) |url=http://news.jkn.co.kr/article/news/20100302/4025483.htm |newspaper=JK News |location=Seoul |date=2010-03-02 |accessdate=2011-05-25 |language=korean |trans-title=What are 'The Jadu' Members Doing?}} ({{Google translation|en|ko|3=http://news.jkn.co.kr/article/news/20100302/4025483.htm}}) and was replaced by Maru (마루).{{cite news |script-title=ko:더 자두, 새멤버 ‘마루’ 영입…도약 시도 |url=http://www.seoul.co.kr/news/newsView.php?id=20070305600004 |newspaper=Seoul News |location=Seoul |date=2007-03-05 |accessdate=2011-05-25 |language=Korean |trans-title=New member Maru signs with The Jadu}} ({{Google translation|en|ko|3=http://www.seoul.co.kr/news/newsView.php?id=20070305600004}})
Awards
The Jadu won a Seoul Music Award for Best Newcomer in 2001;{{cite web |title=History Of Seoul Music Awards |url=http://www.seoulmusicawards.com/history2.asp |publisher=Seoul Music Awards |language=Korean |accessdate=2011-05-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716041658/http://www.seoulmusicawards.com/history2.asp |archivedate=2011-07-16 }} and the Mnet Asian Music Award for Best Coed Group in 2002.{{cite web |title=2002 MNet KM Music Festival |url=http://mama.mnet.com/2010/en/AwardHistory/AwardHistoryYear.asp?year=2002 |publisher=Mnet |accessdate=2011-05-25}}
Discography
- Version 0001, released 2001-03-22
- Change Yourself, released 2002-04-02
- Jadu 3, released 2003-05-15
- Jadu 4, released 2005-05-03
- Happy Network, released 2008-04-24
Awards
=Mnet Asian Music Awards=
| width="75%" class="wikitable sortable" |
| width="10%"| Year
! width="40%"| Category ! width="40%"| Work ! width="10%"| Result |
|---|
| align="center"| 2002
| rowspan=3|Best Mixed Group | align="center"| "We Need To Talk" (대화가 필요해)[http://mwave.interest.me/mnettv/videodetail.m?searchVideoDetailVO.clip_id=6490 "2002 MMF part 1"]. Mwave. Retrieved 2014-08-17. | {{won}} |
| align=center|2003
|align=center|"Gimbap" (김밥)[http://mwave.interest.me/mnettv/videodetail.m?searchVideoDetailVO.clip_id=6493 "2003 MMF part 1"]. Mwave. Retrieved 2014-08-20. |{{nom}} |
| align=center|2005
|{{nom}} |
References
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External links
- [http://new.music.yahoo.com/jadu/ The Jadu] at Yahoo Music
- [http://www.maniadb.com/artist.asp?p=114778 The Jadu] at ManiaDB
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{{Seoul Music Awards for New Artist Award}}
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Category:South Korean pop rock music groups
Category:South Korean co-ed groups
Category:Musical groups established in 2001
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