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Baby V.O.X is a popular Korean pop group. Their name stands for "Baby Voices
of Expression." The group was formed in 1997. After the flop of their first
album, three of the original five members were replaced, and their second
album, titled Baby VOX II, was a much bigger success, hitting #7 on the
Korean pop charts.
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Baby V.O.X has gone through several image makeovers through the years,
focusing on a "cute" image in their early years (apparent in their video Ya
Ya Ya) but transitioning into a starkly different, hipper, sexier, more
mainstream, and more internationally appealing image in later years.
Their album Ride West, released in April 2004, featured songs in English,
Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, as well as appearances by well-known American
hip hop artists, such as Tupac Shakur, and Jennifer Lopez. The music video
for the album's feature song, Xcstacy, was done in English, featuring
expensive luxury vehicles and well-dressed, highly preened divas, apparently
in emulation of the "Bling bling" style of hip-hop videos popular in the
United States during the late 1990's and early 2000's. However, this release
was accompanied by controversy as to whether their managing group, DR Music,
could legally use Tupac's material in the recording, with Tupac's
repesentatives claiming that DR did not have authorization.
The "sexy" Baby Vox: Lee Heejin and Kan Miyoun in a 2004 KBS broadcast of "Xcstasy"As
of 2004, the members of Baby V.O.X were:
Kim E-Z rapper
Lee Heejin
Sim Eunjin
Kan Miyoun
Yun Eunhye |
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