3rd Line Butterfly () is a South Korean

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band. The band currently consists of Nam Sang Ah, Kim Namyoon and Seo Hyeonjeong. Since their formation in 1999, the band has released 5 studio albums: ''Self-Titled Obsession'' (2000), ''Oh! Silence'' (2002), ''Time Table'' (2004), '' Dreamtalk'' (2012) and ''Divided by Zero'' (2017). Their album ''Dreamtalk'' won Album of the Year at the 2013

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. They are currently on hiatus after their concert in February 2019.

Career

3rd Line Butterfly was formed in 1999 by Seong Kiwan, Nam Sangah, Kim Sangwoo and Park Hyeonjoon. Nam Sangah and Kim Sangwoo were ex-members of the band Huckleberry Finn. They released their first studio album ''Self-Titled Obsession'' in 2000, and participated in the 2002 drama

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on the soundtrack. In 2002, they released their second album ''Oh! Silence''. They released their third album ''Time Table'' in 2004, and had a break before 2009. During the long break, the band members had hard time to make music, and member Kim Namyoon said to the band members, "2009 is the band's 10th anniversary, so if we can't release an album again, let's break up. If we can't do this, we can't do it forever." And they released an EP ''Nine Days or a Million'' in 2009. The track ''Deep Night, in the Fog (깊은 밤, 안개 속)'' was nominated for Song of the Year at the

. In 2012, they released their fourth studio album '' Dreamtalk'', and they won Best Modern Rock Album, Best Modern Rock Song, and Album of the Year at the 2013 Korean Music Awards. They performed at the 2012

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festival, and they had a European tour in 2014. In 2017, they released their fifth album ''Divided By Zero''.

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named the album fourth place in album of the year, describing it as "They play a very clever role in enhancing the quality of the album itself". Founding member Seong Kiwan left the band straight after the album was released, and formed his own other band, AASSA. In 2018, they performed at the K-Music Showcase hosted by the

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, Korean Cultural Centre UK and Rich Mix in

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. 3rd Line Butterfly announced that they would be on hiatus of after their final concert in February 2019 After the concert, vocalist Nam Sangah immigrated to

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, her husband's hometown. Drummer Seo Hyeonjeong said in an interview that the announcement was not a break up of the band.

Discography

Albums

* ''Self-Titled Obsession'' (2000) * ''Oh! Silence'' (2002) * ''Time Table'' (2004) * '' Dreamtalk'' (2012) * ''Divided by Zero'' (2017)

Extended plays

* ''Nine Days or a Million'' (2009) * ''Ice Cube'' (2012)

References

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