SS501 (dibaca Double S 501) adalah boy band asal Korea Selatan. Grup ini terdiri dari 5 orang anggota di bawah manajemen DSP Entertainment.
Anggotanya terpilih dalam acara pencari bakat m!pick bulan Maret 2005. Acara hasil kerja sama televisi kabel KM dan Mnet ini membuat mereka populer. Kafe khusus penggemar bahkan sudah dibuka sebelum SS501 resmi memulai debutnya. Singel perdana mereka "경고" (Gyeonggo) dirilis bulan Juni 2005. Anggotanya aktif sebagai MC, model, bintang iklan, pertunjukan beragam, DJ, dan aktor.
Awalnya, "S" pertama dari "SS501" adalah singkatan untuk "Super", sedangkan "S" kedua untuk "Singersongwriter". Angka "5" melambangkan jumlah anggota, 0 melambangkan "tak terhingga", dan "1" berarti nomor 1. Namun sekarang, "S" pertama berarti "Sun, Star, Special" yang menjadi lambang masa depan mereka. Sementara "S" kedua adalah singkatan untuk "singer", dan "501" berarti 5 yang abadi menjadi satu.
Pada April 2006, SS501 manggung di Nippon Budōkan memperingati mulai mengudaranya televisi kabel Mnet Japan. Di keesokan harinya mereka mengadakan jumpa penggemar. Konser pertama di Jepang diadakan di Grand Cube Osaka, bulan September tahun yang sama. Setelah bersiap untuk debut di Jepang, singel maxi "Kokoro" dirilis bulan Agustus 2007. "Kokoro" sampai di tangga lagu Oricon urutan ke-5. Singel kedua, "Distance ~Kimi to no Kyori" dirilis 19 September 2007, dan sampai di urutan ke-3 Oricon.Setelah itu, album perdana, SS501 dirilis 24 Oktober 2007.
Kesuksesan di Jepang membuat SS501 menerima Penghargaan Piringan Emas Jepang ke-22, Maret 2008 sebagai salah satu dari 10 artis pendatang baru terbaik.
Kim Hyun Joong
Korean: 김현중, Chinese: 金賢重, Japanese: キム･ヒョンジュン)
Birthday: June 6, 1986 (age 23)
Position: Leader, Rap , Vocal
Family: Parents, Older Brother
Past experience: MC Show Music Core, MC SBS Inki Gayo, MC Mnet Countdown.
Talents: Singing, Dancing, Piano, Guitar, Acting
Notes: Kim Hyun Joong had been a host of MBC's music show Show! Music Core[1], debuting on November 11, 2006, joining Brian from Fly to the Sky. He then left the show in order to make the group's first debut in Japan, at the beginning of 2007. He was also part of the We Got Married cast that shows on MBCwith Hwangbo. He also got cast on the Korean version of Hana Yori Dango called Boys Over Flowers as the role of 'Yoon Ji Hoo'.
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Heo Young Saeng
(Korean: 허영생; Hanja: 許永生; Japanese: ホ･ヨンセン)
Birthday: November 3, 1986 (age 23)
Position: Main high vocal
Family: Parents
Past experience: DJ for SBS's "Youngstreet" Radio (from June to August 2006), MC Mnet Countdown.
Talents: Singing, Dancing, Piano
Notes: Heo Young Saeng was a former trainee under SM Entertainment, he left to join DSP Entertainment. He is close to many TVXQ and Super Junior members, notably Hero Jaejoong, Yesung, and Choi Siwon (citation needed). He is a leader of SS501 sub unit.
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Kim Kyu Jong
(Korean: 김규종; Hanja: 金圭鐘; Japanese: キム･ギュジョン)
Birthday: February 24, 1987 (age 23)
Position: high low vocal
Family: Parents, Younger Sister
Past experience: Mnet "Drama - Break", DJ for SBS's "Youngstreet" Radio, MC Mnet Countdown, MC for MBC's God of Cookery Expedition.
Talents: Singing, Dancing, Magic Tricks
Notes: Kim Kyu Jong, along with Park Jung Min, were DJs for SBS's "Youngstreet" radio. He is a member of SS501 sub unit.
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Park Jung Min
(Korean: 박정민 Hanja: 朴政玟; Japanese: パク・ジョンミン)
Birthday: April 3, 1987 (age 23)
Position: low vocal
Family: Parents, Older Brother, Older Sister
Past experience: MTV Fresh VJ (from March to November 2003), DJ for SBS's "Youngstreet" Radio, MC of a Korean TV Show (MBC) entitled !느낌표: 위대한 유산 74434, MC SBS Inki Gayo, MC Mnet Countdown, Musical 'Grease' (Main role : Danny).
Talents: Singing, Dancing, Acting, Tap Dancing
Notes: JungMin was also a DJ for "Youngstreet" along with fellow group member Kim Kyu Jong. He was chosen as the lead actor in a musical - Grease.
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Kim Hyung Joon
(Korean: 김형준 Hanja: 金亨俊; Japanese: キム・ヒョンジュン)
Birthday: August 3, 1987 (age 22)
Position: Main vocal, Rap
Family: Parents, Younger Brother
Past experience: Ock Joo Hyun's (Fin.K.L) Music Video - Catch, MC Mnet Hello Chat (2006), MC Mnet ALBRARY (2008), MC Mnet Countdown.
Talents: Singing, Dancing, Piano, Swimming
Notes: He is a member of SS501 sub unit. He has nickname magnae (youngest member) because he is the youngest member in the group. Kim Hyung Jun's brother Kim Ki Bum (Marumir/마루미르) was in the new group Xing he then left in 2007, now he is in a new boyband named U-Kiss. Kim HyungJoon is currently a DJ for SBS Music High (daily at 2am) and took over the MC role from member Kim Kyu Jong as the MC for MBC-Every1's God of Cookery Expedition.
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