Ulala Session
{{Short description|South Korean boy band}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Ulala Session
| image =
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| caption = Ulala Session in July 2017
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| origin = Seoul, South Korea
| genre = K-pop
| years_active = 2011–present
| label = Ulala Company
| website =
| current_members = *Kim Myung-hoon
- Park Seung-il
- Choi Do-won
| past_members = *Lim Yoon-taek
- Park Kwang-sun
- Goon Jo
- Ha Jun-seok
}}
Ulala Session ({{langx|ko|울랄라 세션}}) is a South Korean boy band that rose to fame after winning the 2011 television talent show Superstar K 3.{{Cite news|url=https://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2012/10/135_123482.html|title=Ulala, producers of music, hope|last=Kim|first=Ji-soo|date=2012-10-30|work=The Korea Times|access-date=2018-07-20|language=en}} The group currently consists of members Kim Myung-hoon, Park Seung-il, Choi Do-won.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mnet.com/artist/155000/profile|title=울랄라세션 소개|website=Mnet|language=ko|access-date=2018-07-20}} The group originally included Lim Yoon-taek, who died from gastric cancer in 2013, and Park Kwang-sun, who left after enlisting in the military in 2015. Choi Do-won and Ha Jun-seok joined the group in 2016.{{Cite news|last=Lee|first=Yu-na|url=https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2016/12/15/2016121501461.html|title=울랄라세션 '실제 불화 있었지만 박광선 솔로·멤버 교체 이유 아냐'|website=The Chosun Ilbo|date=2016-12-15|access-date=2018-07-20|language=ko}}{{Cite web|url=http://news.jtbc.joins.com/article/article.aspx?news_id=NB10240358|title=울랄라세션 임윤택, 아내에게 남긴 마지막 한마디는?|last=Won|first=Jae-sun|date=2013-02-12|website=JTBC News|language=ko|access-date=2018-07-20}}
Career
Prior to their appearance on Superstar K3, the group was not widely known in South Korea, performing "anywhere, even in the middle of a schoolyard if there was a stage."[http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/11/23/12/kpop-group-ulala-session-offers-something-different Korea Times, KF and CJ E&M, "Kpop group Ulala Session offers something different", http://www.abs-cbnnews.com, posted 23 November 2012]; dates of birth calculated based on their ages as of 23 November 2012.
During Superstar K3, audiences responded particularly fondly to lead singer Lim's battle with stomach cancer. This led to some speculation that Ulala Session was making up the story of Lim's cancer as a way to garner sympathy during the competition; Lim responded in July 2012 by bringing his doctor on SBS's One Night in TV Entertainment to confirm the diagnosis.[http://www.allkpop.com/2012/07/ulala-sessions-yuntaek-tries-to-clear-up-rumors-refuting-his-cancer-diagnosis VITALSIGN, "Ulala Session's Yuntaek tries to clear up rumors refuting his cancer diagnosis", www.allkpop.com, posted 5 July 2012]
On 11 February 2013, Lim Yoon-taek, leader of Ulala Session, died from gastric cancer.[http://www.allkpop.com/2013/02/breaking-ulala-sessions-lim-yoon-taek-passes-away Lim Yoon Taek passes away]. allkpop. Posted 11 February 2013. Accessed 11 February 2013.[https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2013/02/135_130381.html Lim Yoon-taek: 1980-2013 ]
Discography
= Studio albums =
= Extended plays =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" scope="col" |Title ! rowspan="2" scope="col" |Album details ! colspan="1" scope="col" style="width:5em;" |Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2" scope="col" |Sales |
| KOR |
|---|
| scope="row" | Ulala Sensation
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| 5 | |
| scope="row" | Memory
|
| 10 | |