Brand New (Shinhwa album)
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| Studio album by Shinhwa | ||||||||||
| Released |
27 August 2004 (KOR) 8 December 2004 (JPN) | |||||||||
| Recorded | 2004 | |||||||||
| Genre | K-pop, Dance | |||||||||
| Language | Korean | |||||||||
| Label |
Good Entertainment Avex Marketing[1] | |||||||||
| Shinhwa chronology | ||||||||||
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Brand New is the seventh studio album of South Korean boy band Shinhwa. It was released on 27 August 2004 by Good Entertainment. It is their first album since leaving SM Entertainment and signing with Good Entertainment. The four lead tracks are "Brand New", "Angel", "Crazy" and "Oh".
Music and reception
The members of Shinhwa began taking charge as lyricist in the release of the album. Eric wrote some rap lyrics for some of the songs while Minwoo took charge and began writing full lyrics. Some songs that he wrote are: "All of My", "Oh" and "U". He later went on to write the song "Superstar" for the group Jewelry, which became a hit.
Debuted at #3, "Brand New" made its way to #2 and then dropped to #11. However, it made a large jump from #11 to #1, with a large jump in sales from 168,654 copies to 320,337 copies.
The lead track "Brand New", was composed by Cho Young-soo, won the Triple Crown, i.e. first place for three consecutive weeks, on M.net's live music programme M! Countdown, from 26 August to 9 September 2004.[2]
Tracks
Information is adapted from the liner notes of Brand New:[3]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Shooting Star" | Brian Kim, Eric Mun | B. Kim | B. Kim | 4:01 |
| 2. | "U" | Lee Min-woo, E. Mun | M.A.R.S. | M.A.R.S. | 3:24 |
| 3. | "Brand New" | An Young-min, E. Mun | Park Geun-tae, Jo Young-soo | Park Joon-ho | 3:46 |
| 4. | "Fever (Crazy)" (Korean: 열병 (Crazy)) | Y.M. An, E. Mun | Y.S. Jo | Y.S. Jo | 4:09 |
| 5. | "Oh!" | M.W. Lee, Shin Hye-sung, E. Mun | M.W. Lee | M.W. Lee | 4:11 |
| 6. | "Angel" | Y.M. An, E. Mun | Park Geun-tae, Y.S. Jo, Lee Hyeon-seung | Y.S. Jo, H.S. Lee | 3:57 |
| 7. | "All of My..." | B. Kim, M.W. Lee, E. Mun | M.W. Lee | M.W. Lee | 3:50 |
| 8. | "Time Machine" | E. Mun | Park Geun-tae | Y.S. Jo | 4:05 |
| 9. | "My Everything Part II" (Korean: 나의 전부 Part II) | E. Mun | E. Mun | E. Mun | 3:59 |
| 10. | "Set Free" (Korean: 놓아요) | Kim Dong-wan | D.W. Kim | D.W. Kim | 4:07 |
| 11. | "Liar" | E. Mun | E. Mun | E. Mun | 4:00 |
| 12. | "Cheers!" (Korean: 위하여) | Psy, E. Mun | Psy | Psy | 3:02 |
| 13. | "I Want" (Korean: 원해) | Lee Sang-in, E. Mun | S.I. Lee | S.I. Lee | 2:56 |
| 14. | "2gether 4ever" | Yoon Ji-woong, E. Mun | J.W. Yoon | J.W. Yoon | 4:00 |
Chart performance
| Chart | Peak position | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Korea Monthly Albums (RIAK) November 2004[4] | 1 |
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| Korea Yearly Albums (RIAK) 2004[6] | 5 |
Release history
| Country | Date | Distributing label | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 27 August 2004 | Good EMG, IO Music | CD (EKLD-0444)[7] |
| 4 November 2004 | Special Edition (CD+DVD) (EKLD-0492)[8] | ||
| Japan | 8 December 2004 | Avex Trax | CD (AVCD-18067/B)[9] |
Personnel
Information is adapted from the liner notes of Brand New:[3]
- Park Geun-tae - producer
- Shinhwa - producer
- Kim Young-seong - recording engineer, mixing engineer
- Yoon Won-kwon - recording engineer
- Song Kyeong-jo - recording engineer
- Kang Hae-gu - recording engineer
- Jeong Doo-seok - recording engineer
- Ha Jeong-soo - recording engineer
- Ko Seung-wook - mixing engineer
- Park Hyeok - mixing engineer
- Jo Kyu-beom - mixing engineer
- Sam Lee - guitar
- Tommy Lee - guitar
- Hong Joon-ho - guitar
- Ko Tae-young - guitar
- Lee Tae-yoon - bass
- Im Seung-beom - keyboard
- The String - strings
References
- ↑ BRAND NEW SHINHWA (CD)
- ↑ Lee, Nancy (7 June 2013). "M COUNTDOWN Hall of Fame: Shinhwa’s ‘Brand New’". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
- 1 2 Brand New (Media notes). Good EMG. 2004.
- ↑ "Album Sales For The Month Of November 2004". Recording Industry Association Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2007-07-11. Retrieved 2007-10-12.
- ↑ "Album Sales For The Month Of January 2005". Recording Industry Association Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 19, 2005. Retrieved 2007-10-12.
- ↑ "2004 Yearly Chart". Recording Industry Association Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-10-12.
- ↑ "Brand New album info". Hanteo (in Korean). Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ↑ "Brand New Special Edition album info". Hanteo (in Korean). Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ↑ "Brand New album info (Japan)". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 March 2015.
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