[Infocorner] One More Chance

One More Chance is a project group consisting of vocal Park Won and composer, writer and singer Jung Ji Chan, both winners at the Yoo Jae Ha Music Contest (respectively 19th and 8th Contest). They want to release an album or single about every 3 month, starting with their single ‘시간을 가슬러’ May 18 and a mini album September 14. The single consists of two songs, ‘시간을 가슬러’ and ‘Luxury Bus’, both also being on the album. With a 2 month interval they also hold concerts at Hongdae Rolling Hall, their next dates being September 24 and November 26.

Their name forms from Park Won’s ‘Won’ (One) ‘plus’(More) Jung Ji Chan’s ‘Chan’(Chance). They found together through the motto ‘Music is a play’(음악은 놀이다), worked hard for 2 years and recorded and re-recorded in a repeat to perfect the title song of their mini album ‘자유인’(Freeman)

The cover of their single ‘시간을 가슬러’ is a hand holding a 3-leaved clover. It has been drawn by Park Won who explains that when he thought of what would fit best to ‘One More Chance’ he first thought of a hand holding a 4-leaved clover. In the language of flowers a 4-leaved clover means ‘luck’, a 3-leaved clover means ‘happiness’. Park Won thought that the meaning of ‘holding luck’ is nice too but in the end liked the meaning of ‘holding happiness’ more.

Profiles of both and youtube links under the cut.


Jung Ji Chan

Jung Ji Chan was born 8th February 1972, graduated from Hongik University and is nicknamed ‘Chance’(or Jichance). He was the winner of the 8th Yoo Jae Ha Music Contest in 1996 and has been active in different groups since. Together with Na Won Joo he formed the band ‘Self-portrait’(자화상) and released one album in October 1997 and the second in November 1998. He released one solo album under the name HUE in 2003, under his real name ‘Jung Ji Chan’ he released an album ‘One Man’ in 2006 and a single ‘간다, 시베리황단열차에서…’ in 2008. His song ‘기억이… 눈물이…’ off his album ‘One Man’ also got a music video. He joined Kim Hyun Chul, Shim Hyun Bo and Lee Han Chul in the band ‘주식회사’(Stock-Company) and released two singles, ‘좋을거야’ in July 2007 and ‘Woman’ in October 2007. Ji Chan also participated at the ‘Dog Story’ compilation and Sweetpea’s 3rd album in the song ‘은하수’(Milky Way).
As a writer and composer he participated in sever artist’s albums, like Lee Seung Hwan, Lee Sora, Leeds and BMK. (He also composed and wrote Daesung’s ‘Cotton Candy’)

His homepage is www.jchance.com or follow him on Twitter.



Park Won

Park Won was born 11th January 1985 in Busan and is studying Industrial Design at Kyunggi University. He participated with his band Arpeggio at the 2007 MBC University Music Festival and won with his song ‘Like a Wonder’ the grand award, award for best lyrics and award for best singing at the 19th Yoo Jae Ha Music Contest. His song ‘Like a Wonder’ comes from his admiration towards Stevie Wonder and talks about a boy who wants to become Stevie Wonder and someday surpass him. He was moved by the words ‘Music is a play’(음악은 놀이다) which was written in front of Ji Chan’s workroom and through this motto and the shared feelings about it, they came to form One More Chance.

You can also follow him on Twitter.


Youtube links (open in new window):
Park Won with his band at Yoo Jae Ha Music Contest performing and recording "Like a Wonder"
Their single 시간을 가슬러
One More Chance performing Like a Wonder
One More Chance performing Luxury Bus together with 10cm
performing Luxury Bus while taking a walk(?)
them practicing for their performance tomorrow

sources: Daum Music, Cyworld Music, TV Report, Kuki News, 만만한 blog, Music Travel Lalala, here and there ^^;