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SSAK3 (Korean: 싹쓰리; lit. Clean Sweep) is a seasonal South Korean supergroup formed on the MBC variety show Hangout with Yoo. The group consists of members Yoo Jae-suk, Lee Hyori and Rain, using the stage names U-Doragon, Linda G and B.Ryong, respectively. They made their debut with the single "Beach Again" on July 25, 2020. The group members have planned for the group to potentially be a seasonal group promoting during summer and winter.

History

In May 2020, comedian Yoo Jae-suk announced on his MBC variety show Hangout with Yoo that he plans to launch a co-ed singing group that summer. Later that month, singers Lee Hyo-ri and Rain joined Yoo's group, which they named SSAK3. The group debuted on July 25, performing their 90s-style single "Beach Again" on Show! Music Core. The song topped various South Korean real-time music charts, and was ranked number one on the Gaon Digital Chart for five consecutive weeks. The group also released "In The Summer", a cover of the 1994 song by Deux, and "Play That Summer", as well as three solo tracks, all of which performed well commercially.

The group's success was criticized by some netizens and those in the music industry, claiming that SSAK3 had an unfair advantage because of the publicity they received from Hangout with Yoo, their ties with MBC and the fact that all three were well-known and established industry veterans. In response, MBC noted that all proceeds from SSAK3's album sales and promotions will be donated to charities.

Members

• Yoo Jae-suk (U-Doragon)
• Lee Hyori (Linda G)
• Rain (B.Ryong)

Discography

Albums

Songs

1. The special version peaked at #4, while the regular version peaked at #10

1. Digital version of the album titled Du Ri Jyu Wa X Linda X Let's Dance and only featured solo songs of group members and acoustic version of Beach Again performed by Lee Sang Soon with instrumental versions of the songs.

Videography

Music videos

References

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    • ""Beach Again (Special + Regular)" chartings". Archived from the original on December 27, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
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14. "Gaon Digital Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on March 9, 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
    • ""In Summer (Covered By SSAK3)"charting". Archived from the original on July 23, 2020. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
    • ""Beach Again", "Play That Summer" charting". Archived from the original on October 11, 2020. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
    • ""Luv Us", "Linda", "Exciting", "Beach Again (Acoustic Ver.)" charting". Archived from the original on October 27, 2020. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
15. * "In The Summer". Billboard. August 1, 2020. Archived from the original on August 27, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
    • "Beach Again". Billboard. August 1, 2020. Archived from the original on August 27, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
    • "Play That Summer". Billboard. August 8, 2020. Archived from the original on August 27, 2020. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
16. • "Beach Again". Billboard. August 8, 2020.

External links

• Official website (in Korean)
• Official YouTube Channel (in Korean)

• South Korean co-ed groups
• 2020 establishments in South Korea
• K-pop music groups
• Musical groups established in 2020
• Musical groups from Seoul
• South Korean idol groups
• South Korean musical trios
• Supergroups (music)