god (Hangul: 지오디; Groove Over Dose) is a first generation Korean pop group, debuting in 1999. The men are known for their honest, soulful lyrics with a wide range of influence from ‘90s hip-hop to dance and age-diverse audience.

On January 26, 1999, the group released their first studio album Chapter 1 following their “어머님께 (To Mother)” television debut on SBS' 한밤의 TV연예. As their label EBM was hit by the 1997 Asian financial crisis, they weren’t off to any easy start—this is reflected on in “어머님께 (To Mother)” which was also inspired by Joon Park’s childhood. Despite lukewarm reaction upon release, the song went on to become a classic among the Korean public and media.

Leader Joon Park discussed their name with CNN’s Talk Asia on June 27th, 2001:

[…] I am catholic as a matter of fact. First, we were originally supposed to have six members in the group, so we named the group “god 6.” We want to be like hope to people. Be themselves, be their friend, their parents or just their intuition. We just want to give hope to people.

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