Sweetune Explained

Sweetune is a South Korean music producer team, originally consisting of Han Jae-ho and Kim Seung-soo, and now including nine other members. They have produced many hit songs and albums for Korean idols and Japanese idols, including Kara, Rainbow, Infinite, Nine Muses, Boyfriend and Spica.^{[1] [2]} Sweetune is known for their 1980s-style synth-pop and disco sound.^[3]

Team members

The Sweetune team includes music producers, composers, songwriters and engineers.^[4]

Current members

• Han Jae-ho (founder)
• Kim Seung-soo (founder)
• Song Soo-yoon
• Lee Chang-hyun
• Lee Hyung-suk
• Go Nam-soo
• Ahn Joon-sung
• Hong Seung-hyun

Former members

Before debuting with Spica, Kim Boa worked for Sweetune as a vocal coach, and also recorded background vocals and guide vocals. In 2014, three team members (Lee Joo-hyung, Hwang Hyun and G-High) left Sweetune and formed their own music production team, MonoTree.^[5]

Production discography

2008

• Kara – Rock U and Pretty Girl

2009

• Kara – Pretty Girl Special Edition and Revolution
• Rainbow – Gossip Girl
• A'st1 - Dynamite

2010

• Aira Mitsuki - "LOVE Re:"
• Brown Eyed Girls – "Magic"
• Infinite – First Invasion
• Kara – Lupin and Jumping

2011

• Baby Soul ft. Wheesung – "Stranger"
• Boyfriend – "Don't Touch My Girl" and "I'll Be There"
• bump.y – "Kiss!" and "New Day"
• f(x) – "Love" from Pinocchio
• Heo Young-saeng – "Let It Go" from Let It Go
• Idoling!!! – "Shōjo no Jidai Kara" from Sisters and Yarakai Heart
• Infinite – Evolution, Inspirit and Over the Top
• Kara – Step^[6]
• Nine Muses - Figaro
• Rainbow – So Girls

2012

• Beast – "Hateful Person" from Big OST
• Boyfriend – Love Style, Janus and "My Lady"
• Dramatic Blue – "Tearfully Beautiful"^[7]
• Infinite – Infinitize^[7]
• Kara – Pandora^[8]
• Nine Muses – Sweet Rendezvous
• Spica – "Russian Roulette" and "Lonely"
• D-Date – "Catch A Train"

2013

• Boyfriend – Seventh Mission
• Heo Young-saeng – She
• Infinite – New Challenge^[9]
• Kara – Full Bloom^[10]
• Nine Muses – "Dolls", Wild, Prima Donna and "Glue"
• Yoo Ji-ae – "Delight"

2014

• Boyfriend – Witch
• Infinite – Season 2^{[11] [12]}
• Nicole – First Romance^[13]
• Spica – "Ghost"^[14]
• Stellar – Marionette and "Mask"

2015

• Romeo – "Lovesick" and "Target"
• Snuper – "Shall We Dance"
• Nicole - Something Special

2016

• Snuper – "Platonic Love", "Compass" and "Rain of Mind"
• 100% – "Time Leap"
• A.DE – Good Time
• Nicole - Don't Stop
• Nicole - Happy
• Nicole - Lunar

2017

• Lovelyz – "Emotion" and "The"
• 100% – "Sketchbook"
• Snuper – "Hide and Seek", "Back:Hug", "My Girl's Fox" and "The Star of Stars (유성)"
• Top Secret – "Time's Up", "She", "Something Special", "Can't Wait", "Mind Control", "Dumb" and "Up&Down"
• Target – "Tempest", "Atsui Omoi"
• Pick A Green (초록픽하나) from – "내꺼 (You're Mine)"
• Weki Meki – "i-Teen Girls Special"

2018

• Infinite – "Pray (Maetal's Sorrow)"
• Target – "Still", "Awake" and "Afterwards"
• Golden Child – "Miracle", "It's U" and "Lady"
• Lovelyz – "Heal", "That Day" and "Lost N Found"
• Top Secret – "Love Story", "Paradise"
• SNUPER – "Like Star"

2019

• Target – "Beautiful"
• IZ – "EDEN"
• TST – "Wake Up"
• Goo Hara - Midnight Queen (EP)

2020

• IZ – THE:IZ
• JEONG MIN - REWIND
• KEEMBO – Scandalous, 99, Scene

2021

• KEEMBO – Scandal, Whatever

2022

• Sanha - HELLO
• RoaD-B - Nonstop (Co-writers: Choi Yunho and Song Sooyoon)
• CSR - "Euratcha!"

2023

• n.SSign (group) - Melody
• NINE.i - Turn it off

Notes and References

1. Web site: [Star of the Week] [Song Review] Infinite Takes It Up a Notch with ′Man in Love′ ]. Kim, Erika . enewsWorld . March 31, 2013 . April 20, 2016 . .
2. Web site: [Song Review - Star of the Week] Kara Levels Up with 'Pandora']. Kim, Erika . enewsWorld . September 9, 2012 . April 20, 2016 . .
3. Web site: Exploring Freelance Hit-makers: Sweetune . Seoul Beats . November 9, 2012 . April 20, 2016 .
4. Web site: About Sweetune. Facebook. April 20, 2016.
5. Web site: About MonoTree. Facebook. April 23, 2016.
6. Web site: The girls are coming back home . Lee Hyo-won . . September 13, 2011 . April 20, 2016 .
7. Web site: The Color of K-Pop: HyunA, Yo Seob and K-Pop All-Stars Unite for Charity Singles . Benjamin, Jeff . Billboard . December 28, 2012 . April 20, 2016 .
8. Web site: Kara's Title Song and Album to be Named 'Pandora'. Jeon Su-mi . enewsWorld . August 8, 2012 . April 20, 2016 . .
9. Web site: INFINITE Makes Full Return With 'Man In Love' . Benjamin, Jeff . Billboard . March 23, 2016 . April 20, 2016 .
10. Web site: KARA releases new album, flaunts tomboy style . . September 2, 2013 . April 20, 2016 .
11. Web site: INFINITE Return to '80s-Inspired Sound on 'Last Romeo' . Benjamin, Jeff . Billboard . May 22, 2014 . April 20, 2016 .
12. Web site: INFINITE tops local chart with new album . Ock Hyun-ju . . May 26, 2014 . April 20, 2016 .
13. Web site: Nicole stands on her own with 'MAMA' . Park Gyu-oh . . November 19, 2014 . April 20, 2016 .
14. Web site: 'Ghost': SPICA Go Makeup-Free in Heartfelt Music Video . Benjamin, Jeff . Billboard . November 6, 2014 . April 20, 2016 .