SS501 (Double S 501 / Deo Beul E Seu Oh Gong Il ) adlah boyband dari Korea Selatan. Arti dari nama ini adalah kombinasi dari huruf dan angka yang memiliki arti kusus di dalamnya. Kata pertama "S" adalah singkatan untuk "Super". Sedangkan "S" yang kedu adalah "Star". Nomor 5, 0, dan 1 berarti "lima anggota yang bersatu untuk selamanya"
MEMBER PROFIL
Kim Hyun Joong
* Birth Name (Korean): 김현중
* Hanja: 金賢重
* Japanese: キム･ヒョンジュン
* Birthday: June 6, 1986
* Position: Leader, Rap , Vocal
* Family: Parents, older brother
* Past experience: MC Show Music Core, MC SBS Inki Gayo, MC Mnet Countdown.
* Talents: Singing, dancing, piano, guitar, harmonica, acting
* Notes: Kim Hyun Joong had been a host of MBC’s music show Show! Music Core, debuting on November 11, 2006, joining Brian from Fly to the Sky. He then left the show in order to make the group’s first debut in Japan, at the beginning of 2007. He was also part of the We Got Married cast that shows on MBC with Hwangbo. He also got cast on the Korean drama Boys Before Flowers as the role of ‘Yoon Ji Hoo’.He is the leader of SS501.
Heo Young Saeng
* Birth Name (Korean): 허영생
* Hanja: 許永生
* Japanese: ホ･ヨンセン
* Birthday: November 3, 1986 (1986-11-03) (age 22)
* Position: Main high vocal
* Family: Parents
* Past experience: DJ for SBS’s “Youngstreet” Radio (from June to August 2006), MC Mnet Countdown.
* Talents: singing, dancing, piano
* Notes: Heo Young Saeng was a former trainee under SM Entertainment, he left to join DSP Entertainment. He is the leader of SS501 subgroup. Young Saeng is also close to many TVXQ and Super Junior members, notably Hero Jaejoong, Yesung, and Choi Siwon.
Kim Kyu Jong
* Birth Name (Korean): 김규종
* Hanja: 金圭鐘
* Japanese: キム･ギュジョン
* Birthday: February 24, 1987 (1987-02-24) (age 22)
* Position: high low vocal
* Family: Parents, younger sister
* Past experience: Mnet “Drama – Break”, DJ for SBS’s “Youngstreet” Radio, MC Mnet Countdown, MC for MBC’s God of Cookery Expedition.
* Talents: Singing, dancing, magic tricks
* Notes: Kim Kyu Jong, along with Park Jung Min, were DJs for SBS’s “Youngstreet” radio. He is a member of SS501 sub unit.
Park Jung Min
* Birth Name (Korean): 박정민
* Hanja: 朴政玟
* Japanese: パク・ジョンミン
* Birthday: April 3, 1987 (1987-04-03) (age 22)
* Position: low vocal
* Family: Parents, older brother, older sister
* Past experience: MTV Fresh VJ (from March to November 2003), DJ for SBS’s “Youngstreet” Radio, MC of a Korean TV Show (MBC) entitled !느낌표: 위대한 유산 74434, MC SBS Inki Gayo, MC Mnet Countdown, Musical ‘Grease’ (Main role : Danny).
* Talents: Singing, dancing, acting, tap dancing
* Notes: Jung Min was also a DJ for “Youngstreet” along with fellow group member Kim Kyu Jong. He was chosen as the lead actor in a musical – Grease.
Kim Hyung Joon
* Birth Name (Korean): 김형준
* Hanja: 金亨俊
* Japanese: キム・ヒョンジュン
* Birthday: August 3, 1987 (1987-08-03) (age 22)
* Position: Main vocal, Rap
* Family: Parents, younger brother
* Past experience: Ock Joo Hyun’s (Fin.K.L) Music Video – Catch, MC Mnet Hello Chat (2006), MC Mnet ALBRARY (2008), MC Mnet Countdown.
* Talents: Singing, dancing, piano, swimming
* Notes: He is a member of SS501 sub unit. He has nickname magnae (youngest member) because he is the youngest member in the group. Kim Hyung Jun’s brother Kim Ki Bum (Marumir/마루미르) was in the new group Xing he then left in 2007, now he is in a new boyband named U-Kiss. Kim Hyung Jun is currently a DJ for SBS Music High (daily at 2am) and took over the MC role from member Kim Kyu Jong as the MC for MBC-Every1’s God of Cookery Expedition.
