Voisper
{{Short description|South Korean vocal group formed in Seoul.}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Voisper
| image = VOISPER (보이스퍼) Missing U (꺼내보면) (Live Ver.).jpg
| landscape = yes
| alt =
| caption = Voisper in its live music video for "Missing U", 2018
L–R: Choonggi, Kwangho, Daegwang, Kangsan
| alias = North Incheon Nineteen
| origin = Incheon, South Korea
| genre = R&B
| years_active = {{start date|2016}}–{{end date|2021}}
| label = Evermore Music
| website = {{URL|evermoremusic.co}}
| past_members = * Daegwang
- Kwangho
- Kangsan
- Choonggi
}}
Voisper ({{Korean|hangul=보이스퍼}}; stylized in all caps) was a South Korean vocal group formed in Incheon. It consisted of vocalists Daegwang, Kwangho, Kangsan, and Choonggi, all of whom became friends in high school. After auditioning on Superstar K6 in 2014 as North Incheon Nineteen, the group was signed to Evermore Music the following January. A portmanteau of the words "voice" and "whisper", the quartet released its first mini-album Voice + Whisper in November 2016. The group disbanded of December 8, 2021 after releasing their last album The Finale.
History
=2014–2016: Formation and debut=
Friends since entering high school,{{cite web|last1=Kim|first1=Ji-yeon|script-title=ko:[인터뷰] 보이스퍼, 끈끈한 우정이 빚어내는 환상의 하모니|url=http://enews24.tving.com/news/article.asp?nsID=1012477|website=TVing|publisher=CJ E&M|access-date=December 28, 2016|language=ko|date=March 3, 2016}} Jung Dae-gwang, Jung Kwang-ho, Kim Kang-san, and Min Choong-gi came together during their second year.{{cite web|last1=Lee|first1=Eun-ho|script-title=ko:실력파 보이그룹 보이스퍼, 2월 말 데뷔 예고|url=http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/868256|website=10asia|publisher=Korea Entertainment Media|access-date=December 28, 2016|language=ko|date=February 16, 2016}} Kim proposed to make a group together, which the other three accepted.{{cite web|last1=Ha|first1=Hye-rin|script-title=ko:보이스퍼 "죽마고우의 호흡, 기대되지 않나요?"(인터뷰)|url=http://news1.kr/articles/?2581208|website=News1 Korea|access-date=December 28, 2016|language=ko|date=February 23, 2016}} The quartet first appeared on the sixth season of Mnet's talent show series Superstar K under the name North Incheon Nineteen.{{cite web|last1=Kim|first1=Ji-yeon|script-title=ko:보컬그룹 보이스퍼 "데뷔 후 첫 쇼케이스, 가슴벅차"|url=http://enews24.tving.com/news/article.asp?nsID=1128917|website=TVing|publisher=CJ E&M|access-date=December 28, 2016|language=ko|date=November 18, 2016}}
The ensemble signed a contract with Evermore Music in January 2015. To showcase its maturity since partaking in Superstar K, the group name was changed to Voisper.{{cite web|last1=Kim|first1=Hyeon-shik|script-title=ko:보이스퍼 "고등학교 친구들과 데뷔, 꿈꾸는 것 같다"|url=http://www.nocutnews.co.kr/news/4703518|website=No Cut News|publisher=CBSi|access-date=December 28, 2016|language=ko|date=December 19, 2016}} A portmanteau of the words "voice" and "whisper", its formation was announced on February 16, 2016, with a tentative debut towards the end of the month. The group made its first performance on SBS MTV's music program The Show on February 23, where it performed the debut single "In Your Voice".{{cite web|script-title=ko:'더쇼' 보이스퍼, 죽마고우다운 환상의 호흡 돋보여|url=http://hei.hankyung.com/hub02/201602238986q|website=Korea Economic Daily|access-date=December 28, 2016|language=ko|date=February 23, 2016}} The song was made available on online music stores on March 2.{{cite web|last1=Jo|first1=Jeong-won|script-title=ko:보이스퍼 김강산, 데뷔 전부터 팬덤 형성..'외모+실력+인기' 다 갖췄네|url=http://www.fnnews.com/news/201602251001416485|website=The Financial News|access-date=December 28, 2016|language=ko|date=February 25, 2016}} Voisper released its second single "Summer Cold" on June 17.{{cite web|last1=Kim|first1=Na-hee|script-title=ko:보이스퍼, 여름 시즌송 '여름감기'…17일 정오 발매|url=http://news1.kr/articles/?2694203|website=News1 Korea|access-date=December 28, 2016|language=ko|date=June 17, 2016}} In precedence of its first mini-album, Voisper released its third single "Heart" on October 6.{{cite web|last1=Park|first1=Hye-mi|script-title=ko:보이스퍼(VOISPER), 가을 분위기 넘치는 '넌 지금 어디에' 티저 이미지 공개|url=http://www.topstarnews.net/detail.php?number=216284|website=Top Star News|access-date=December 28, 2016|language=ko|date=October 4, 2016}} Voice + Whisper and the lead single "Learn to Love" were simultaneously released on November 18.{{cite web|last1=An|first1=Eun-gyeong|script-title=ko:보이스퍼(VOISPER), 새 앨범 'Voice + Whisper' 티저+트랙리스트 공개…'눈길'|url=http://www.topstarnews.net/detail.php?number=223196|website=Top Star News|access-date=December 28, 2016|language=ko|date=November 9, 2016}}
=2017–2021: ''Wishes'', ''The Finale'', and disbandment=
File:Voisper busking on Arisu Stage in Sinchon.jpg on Arisu Stage in Sinchon, 2017]]
Voisper participated in the music competition series Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend, making its first appearance covering Kim Jong-chan's "You're Crying Too" on February 25, 2017.{{cite web|last1=Lee|first1=Sang-eun|script-title=ko:'불후의 명곡' 보이스퍼, 박완규 꺾었다… 첫 출연에 뜻깊은 승리 '눈물'|url=http://www.kyeongin.com/main/view.php?key=20170225010008926|website=Kyeongin Ilbo|access-date=January 6, 2018|language=ko|date=February 25, 2017}} They went on to appear on the show a total of seven times that year, winning first place for their performance with Jung Dongha on the June 24 episode and getting their first solo win on the October 28 episode.
On July 13, Voisper released its fourth single "Crush on You".{{cite web|last1=Park|first1=Kun-wook|script-title=ko:보이스퍼, 13일(오늘) 신곡 '반했나봐' 발표 '가요계 대전 합류'|url=http://star.hankookilbo.com/#!/home/SVCPost_324660834611200/detail|website=Hankook Ilbo|publisher=Hankook Ilbo Media Group|access-date=January 6, 2018|language=ko|date=July 13, 2017|archive-date=January 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180109140023/http://star.hankookilbo.com/#!/home/SVCPost_324660834611200/detail|url-status=dead}} It also included a remake of the 1987 song "Days Gone By" by Yoo Jae-ha.{{cite web|last1=Lee|first1=Ha-na|script-title=ko:보이스퍼, 디지털싱글 '반했나봐' 가사 이미지 공개…'설렘지수UP'|url=http://www.sedaily.com/NewsView/1OIDBJIUL8|website=Seoul Economy Daily|access-date=January 6, 2018|language=ko|date=July 6, 2017}} It was followed by the group's fifth single "Save As", released on October 29.{{cite web|last1=Kim|first1=Eun-ji|script-title=ko: 보이스퍼, 신보로 '불후' 감동 잇는다..'다른 이름 저장하기' 발매|url=http://pop.heraldcorp.com/view.php?ud=201710291114021884167_1|website=Herald Pop|publisher=Herald Corporation|access-date=January 6, 2018|language=ko|date=October 29, 2017}} Voisper also released "Let's Not Ask" on December 4, the first installment for the original soundtrack of television series Two Cops (2017).{{cite web|last1=Jang|first1=Su-jeong|script-title=ko:보이스퍼, '투깝스' OST 첫 주자…오늘(4일) 공개|url=http://tvdaily.asiae.co.kr/read.php3?aid=15123529121303265010|website=TV Daily|access-date=January 6, 2018|language=ko|date=December 4, 2017}} On January 6, 2018, Voisper released the single "Missing U".{{cite web|last1=Shin|first1=Mi-rae|script-title=ko:보이스퍼, 오늘(6일) 새 싱글 '꺼내보면' 발매…'음악중심' 출격|url=http://star.mbn.co.kr/view.php?no=12563|website=Maeil Business Newspaper|publisher=Maeil Broadcasting Network|access-date=May 31, 2018|language=ko|date=January 6, 2018}} Voisper 1st Whisper, the group's first concert, was held at the Veloso venue in Hongdae, Seoul, on May 12.{{cite web|last1=Jang|first1=Yeong-jun|script-title=ko:"노래만 하지 않아"…보이스퍼 첫 단독 콘서트 관람 포인트 '넷'|url=http://www.kyeonggi.com/?mod=news&act=articleView&idxno=1474394|website=Kyeonggi Ilbo|access-date=May 31, 2018|language=ko|date=May 11, 2018}} The quartet released its first studio album Wishes in November 2018.{{cite web|last1=Shin|first1=Yeon-gyeong|script-title=ko:보이스퍼의 간절한 소망 '굿바이 투 굿바이' [MK컴백]|url=http://sports.mk.co.kr/view.php?year=2018&no=726584|website=Maeil Business Newspaper|access-date=November 27, 2018|language=ko|date=November 20, 2018}}
Voisper disbanded after releasing their final album entitled The Finale on December 8.{{cite tweet|user=evermore_ent|number=1468158348142989314|script-title=ko:[#Notice] 보이스퍼 팀 활동 종료 안내|access-date=December 7, 2021}}
Musical style and influences
Voisper is primarily an R&B group, but has expressed its desire to showcase musical diversity. Its debut single "In Your Voice" is an R&B song that consists of a "dreamlike" melody, accompanied by a "sweet" piano and "powerful" drum. A ballad, the followup "Summer Cold" combines an acoustic guitar with a piano. On Voice + Whisper, the record opens with the dance track "On & On" , which incorporates modern rock and electronic music into its sound. The quartet has cited Sweet Sorrow, Noel, and Brown Eyed Soul as role models. American boy group Boyz II Men, Jung Dong-ha, and Kim Bada were also highlighted as inspirations.
Members
Discography
=Albums=
==Studio albums==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" rowspan="2"|Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2"|Album details ! scope="col"|Peak chart positions |
|---|
| scope="col" style="width:2.2em;font-size:90%;"|KOR {{cite web|title=Gaon Chart – Album Chart|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/search/list.gaon?serviceGbn=ALBUM&nationGbn=T&yyyy=2009&condition=2&search_str=voisper|website=Gaon Music Chart|access-date=December 20, 2021|language=ko}} |
| scope="row"|Wishes
|
| 85 |
==Extended plays==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" rowspan="2"|Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2"|Album details ! scope="col"|Peak chart positions |
|---|
| scope="col" style="width:2.2em;font-size:90%;"|KOR |
| scope="row"|Voice + Whisper
|
| 61 |
| scope="row"|The Finale
|
| — |
=Singles=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" style="width:16em;"|Title
! scope="col"|Year ! scope="col"|Album |
|---|
| scope="row"|"In Your Voice" ({{Korean|hangul=그대 목소리로 말해줘|rr=Geudae Moksoriro Malhaejwo|labels=no}})
| rowspan="4"|2016 | rowspan="4"|Voice + Whisper |
| scope="row"|"Summer Cold" ({{Korean|hangul=여름감기|rr=Yeoreum Gamgi|labels=no}}) |
| scope="row"|"Heart" ({{Korean|hangul=넌 지금 어디에|rr=Neon Jigeum Eodie|labels=no|lit=Where Are You Now}}) (featuring Jeon Mi-ri) |
| scope="row"|"Learn to Love" ({{Korean|hangul=어쩌니|rr=Eojjeoni|labels=no}}) |
| scope="row"|"Crush on You" ({{Korean|hangul=반했나봐|rr=Banhaess Nabwa|labels=no}})
| rowspan="2" |2017 | rowspan="4" {{N/A|Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row"|"Save As" ({{Korean|hangul=다른 이름으로 저장하기|rr=Dareun Ireumeulo Jeojanghagi|labels=no}}) |
| scope="row"|"Missing U" ({{Korean|hangul=꺼내보면|rr=Kkeonaebomyeon|labels=no}})
| rowspan="3"|2018 |
| scope="row"|"I Believe" |
| scope="row"|"Goodbye to Goodbye"
| Wishes |
| scope="row"|"Lovesome" ({{Korean|hangul=우리 꼭 사귀는 것 같잖아요|rr=Uri Kkok Sagwineun Geot Gatjanhayo|labels=no}}) {{small|(featuring Yoon Chae-kyung of April)}} | 2019 | rowspan="3" {{N/A|Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row"|"Keep Going"
| rowspan="2"|2020 |
| scope="row"|"The Day" ({{Korean|hangul=그날|rr=Geu Nal|labels=no}}) |
| scope="row"|"This Is the Day" ({{Korean|hangul=말할까봐|rr=Malhalkkabwa|labels=no}})
| 2021 | The Finale |
=Soundtrack appearances=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" style="width:16em;"|Title
! scope="col"|Year ! scope="col"|Album |
|---|
| scope="row"|"Let's Not Ask" ({{Korean|hangul=묻지 말기로 해|rr=Mutji Malgiro Hae|labels=no}})
| 2017 |
=Guest appearances=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" style="width:16em;"|Title
! scope="col"|Year ! scope="col"|Other performer(s) ! scope="col"|Album ! scope="col"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
|---|
| scope="row"|"Fly Again"
| 2016 | Dream – Special Edition |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category}}
- {{Official website|evermoremusic.co}}
{{Superstar K}}
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Category:Musical groups established in 2016
Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2021
Category:Musical groups from Incheon
Category:South Korean boy bands
Category:South Korean contemporary R&B musical groups