[1] They were initially managed by the production company of Yoshiki, founding member of the Japanese heavy metal band X Japan.
[3] To date, they have released 8 full-length albums, several singles, and began participating in soundtrack contributions for several Korean television series as well.
M.C the MAX originally debuted in May 2000 with the release of their 1st album Delete as a quartet under the name "Moon Child": Lee Soo, J. Yoon, Jeon Min-hyuk and Heo Jung-min.
Their first two albums was met with limited success and after member Heo Jung-min left the band in 2001, it partially influenced their decision to disband.
The album was met with great success and appealing to many Koreans, as M.C the Max won for the first time since debut on music programs.
The title track "Don't Be Happy" was composed by a singer-songwriter in Japan, Kohmi Hirose who released the million-selling single Romance no Kamisama.
However, a situation where members Jeon Min-hyuk and J. Yoon did not want to enter (preparation) sessions since the release of their second full-length album in 2003 was revealed.
As they did not own the band name, Paramount Entertainment tried to debut "M.C the Max 2" and member Lee Soo as a solo singer, independent from the group.
Lee Soo also released the soundtrack "나만의 슬픔" which was a remake song original sung by Kim Don-kyu for the musical drama "동화".
After the promotional activities for their album has been completed, Lee Soo also worked with the vocalist of Rumble Fish, Choi Jin-yi on the duet "Requiem".
However, M.C the Max had squashed the rumours as they announced they were making their comeback with the release of their sixth full-length album VIA 6 on September 30, 2008 after a year and 5 months.
To commemorate the release of their sixth full-length album, M.C the Max also announced that they were going on a national cpncert tour titled Eclipse around Korea.
[4] They would begin their tour starting in Yonsei University in Seoul on October 18, before moving on to Seongnam Arts Center on November 8.
On June 13 and 14, M.C the Max members held their final concert titled "Goodbye for a moment" at Yonsei University before their military enlistment.
A few days later on June 18, during the free time between their final concert and the date of their military enlistment, they released the special album "Rewind & Remind" online.
On June 25, Lee Soo started his military service by enlisting as a public servant and entered the training camp.
Other songs on the album, including "Lying on your lips" and "Night We Shine" also won a lot of popularity among the public and overall, their comeback was a hugely successful one.
[15] Lee Soo also confirmed his participation on the third season of the popular MBC variety program I Am a Singer.
However, due to previous stories that Lee Soo was involved in child prostitution which generated much publicity, the panelists of I Am a Singer objected to his participation.
MBC responded saying that to prevent further controversy, Lee Soo ultimately would also not be able to participate in the variety program.
On April 23, their soundtrack "That Man" for the television series A Girl Who Sees Smells also became very popular and received a lot of love.
At the same time, they will also be going on a national concert tour with the same title in Korea in February to commemorate the album's release as well as celebrate their 16th anniversary as a professional band.
Separately, in an interview with Star News in January 2016, it was revealed that Heo Jung-min left the group to pursue a career in acting.
[29] In another interview with Maeil Business Newspaper (MK News) later in February 2016, he also revealed a similar reason for his departure.