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Sweetune (Korean: 스윗튠) 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. Sweetune is known for their 1980s-style synth-pop and disco sound.

Team members

The Sweetune team includes music producers, composers, songwriters and engineers.

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.

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
• Nine Muses - Figaro
• Rainbow – So Girls

2012

• Beast – "Hateful Person" from Big OST
• Boyfriend – Love Style, Janus and "My Lady"
• Dramatic Blue – "Tearfully Beautiful"
• Infinite – Infinitize
• Kara – Pandora
• 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
• Kara – Full Bloom
• Nine Muses – "Dolls", Wild, Prima Donna and "Glue"
• Yoo Ji-ae – "Delight"

2014

• Boyfriend – Witch
• Infinite – Season 2
• Nicole – First Romance
• Spica – "Ghost"
• 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 The Unit: Idol Rebooting Project – "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

1. ^ Some songs on the album are not produced by Sweetune team members

References

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

External links

• Official website
• Sweetune on Facebook

• South Korean record producers
• South Korean songwriters