After Van and Ansu left the band 2004, they renamed themselves "B. August" with member Sunghwan performing lead vocals.
In March of 2007, the band officially changed their name to "Broken Valentine", with members Van and Ansu returning as lead vocalist and guitarist respectively.
[citation needed] In February 2009, Broken Valentine won the Grand Prize and the Best Composer Award (Byun G) with the song "Answer me", which became their most popular track.
"[4] Following their elimination, Broken Valentine held their fourth exclusive concert "Royal Straight Flush" on October 14, 2011 to a crowd of more than 500 people.
'[10] On August 3, 2015, it was reported that Broken Valentine's vocal, Van (Kim Kyung Min), had died from drowning, after he went to play in the waters with his friends.
At the time of his death, the band had been working on their third album Sad, which was set to release following the conclusion of Koopa's military service in September of that year.
[17] On December 9, 2017, the band held their solo concert "Night Plan" with a number of guests performing lead vocals.