Anycall () was a South Korean
mobile phone brand established by
Samsung Electronics in 1993. Like other mobile phone brands in
South Korea, they provide technology such as cameras, internet access, and digital TV through
Digital Multimedia Broadcasting.
Samsung mobile phones were sold through the Anycall brand in South Korea and the greater China region prior to 2011.
Spokeswoman
Lee Hyori was spokeswoman for Anycall from 2003 During this period, she starred in Anycall produced music videos such as "Anymotion", which features Anycall SCH-V600 by Lee Hyori Phone. In 2005, Hyori Lee starred in "Anyclub", a follow up to the smash hit "Anymotion". In December 2006, she starred in a third installment, labeled "Anystar".
The first music video starred Lee Hyori along with
Eric Mun, while the second and third installment starred
Kwon Sang-woo and
Lee Joon-gi respectively.
Since the expiration of Hyori's contract with Samsung in November 2007,
K-pop
K-pop (), short for Korean popular music, is a form of popular music originating in South Korea as part of South Korean culture. It includes styles and genres from around the world, such as pop, hip hop, R&B, experimental, rock, jazz, gos ...
stars such as
BoA,
Kim Junsu
Kim Jun-su (; born December 15, 1986) or simply Junsu, also known by the stage name Xia (stylized as XIA; ; ko, 시아) is a South Korean singer, model, dancer and stage actor. He is a member of the Korean pop group and later duo JYJ, and was ...
,
Tablo, and
Jin Bora collaborated to produce "
Anyband", which featured three combined music videos for songs "Talk, Play Love", "Promise U", and "Day Dream" in a seven-minute commercial. The temporary band also held concerts for fans.
In 2008 k-pop groups
DBSK &
Girls' Generation
Girls' Generation (), also known as SNSD, is a South Korean girl group formed by SM Entertainment. The group is composed of eight members: Taeyeon, Sunny, Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona, and Seohyun. Originally a nine-piece ensembl ...
collaborated from one music video to promote ''Samsung Anycall Haptic''.
In 2009
Shinee released digital single "Bodyguard" to promote the cell phone. The music video and CF for the song featured the popular on-screen couple So Yi-jung (
Kim Bum) and Chu Ga-eul (
Kim So-eun) from the popular
KBS romantic drama series ''
Boys Over Flowers
, is a Japanese ''shōjo'' manga series written and illustrated by Yoko Kamio and set in Tokyo, Japan, and the fictional "Eitoku Academy" (an elite school for children from rich families). It tells the story of Tsukushi Makino, a girl fr ...
''. The same year
Son Dam-bi and girl group
After School teamed up for the digital single
Amoled. After School will soon replace Son Dambi as the new spokes models for the brand.
A South Korean girl group
Miss A released in 2010 their song "Love Again", whose music video promoted the Samsung Beat Festival. The video also prominently featured an Anycall phone.
In 2011
IU (kpop singer) became the spokeswoman
Spokespersons
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Lee Hyori (longest full year exclusive contract model)
*
Kim Hyun-joong
*
Go Ara
*
Jung Il-woo
*
Lee Joon-gi
*
Jun Ji-hyun
*
Lee Seo-jin
*
Lee Seaou-loung
*
Yoon So-yi
*
Cha Tae-hyun
*
Jang Hyuk
*
Lee Na-young
*
Moon Geun-young (licensed by KTF)
*
Ahn Sung-ki (licensed by
KTF
KT Freetel Co., Ltd. (Korea Telecom Freetel, ko, 주식회사케이티프리텔) was a South Korean telecommunications firm, now merged into Korea Telecom, specializing in cellular, or mobile, phones. Since 1999, it has also developed extensive ...
)
*
Park Jung-ah
*
Choi Soo-young
*
Seven
7 is a number, numeral, and glyph.
7 or seven may also refer to:
* AD 7, the seventh year of the AD era
* 7 BC, the seventh year before the AD era
* The month of
July
Music Artists
* Seven (Swiss singer) (born 1978), a Swiss recording artist ...
(licensed by LG Telecom)
*
Eric, member of
Shinhwa)
*
Han Sang-woo
Han may refer to:
Ethnic groups
* Han Chinese, or Han People (): the name for the largest Chinese people, ethnic group in China, which also constitutes the world's largest ethnic group.
** Han Taiwanese (): the name for the ethnic group of ...
Mindy's own
*
Kwon Sang-woo
*Anyband (formed by Samsung Anycall itself):
BoA,
Kim Junsu
Kim Jun-su (; born December 15, 1986) or simply Junsu, also known by the stage name Xia (stylized as XIA; ; ko, 시아) is a South Korean singer, model, dancer and stage actor. He is a member of the Korean pop group and later duo JYJ, and was ...
of
TVXQ,
Tablo of Epik High and jazz pianist
Jin Bora
*
Rain
*
Victoria Song
*
TVXQ and
Girls' Generation
Girls' Generation (), also known as SNSD, is a South Korean girl group formed by SM Entertainment. The group is composed of eight members: Taeyeon, Sunny, Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona, and Seohyun. Originally a nine-piece ensembl ...
(
Haptic Motion CF)
*
Kim Bum,
Kim So-eun, and
SHINee (Bodyguard CF)
*
Kim Joon
*
Kim Hyun-joong
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Son Dam-bi and
After School (
Amoled CF)
*
Lee Min-ho
*
UEE of After School
*
Yuna Kim (Yuna's
Haptic)
*
4Tomorrow (Tomorrow CF)
*
2PM
2PM (; romanized; ''Tupiem'') is a South Korean boy band formed by JYP Entertainment. The group is composed of six members: Jun. K (formerly known as Junsu), Nichkhun, Taecyeon, Wooyoung, Junho and Chansung. Originally a seven-piece group, fo ...
(Corby and NORi F CF)
*
2NE1
2NE1 (, ) was a South Korean girl group formed by YG Entertainment, which was active between 2009 and 2016. The group was composed of four members: Bom, CL, Dara, and Minzy. Known for breaking typical stereotypes of K-pop, musical experiment ...
(Corby F and NORi CF)
*
Narsha
Park Hyo-jin (; born December 28, 1981), better known by her stage name Narsha, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is best known as a member of the South Korean girl group Brown Eyed Girls. Her stage name, Narsha, is derived from the te ...
(Anycall Live CF)
*
Kim Tae-woo (Anycall Live CF)
*
Jung So-min (Playful Kiss)
*
IU (singer)
Lee Ji-eun (; born May 16, 1993), also known by her stage name IU (), is a South Korean singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. She signed with LOEN Entertainment (now Kakao Entertainment) in 2007 as a trainee and debuted as a singer at ...
Related companies
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SK Telecom
*
KT
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LG U+
*
Cyon
*
SK Teletech
*
Motorola
*
Pantech Curitel
*
VK Mobile
*
KTF Ever
KT Corporation ( Hangul: 주식회사 케이티), formerly Korea Telecom, is a South Korean telecommunications company. KT is the second-largest wireless carrier in South Korea, with 16.493 million subscribers as of Q4 2017.
The formerly full ...
External links
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