A Letter from Greenland

A Letter from Greenland
A Letter from Greenland
Studio album by S.E.S.
Released	December 22, 2000
Recorded	2000
Studio	SM Digital Recording Studio; SM Booming System; AC+E Studio
Genre	R&B; Jazz-pop;
Length	55:22
Language	Korean
Label	SM
S.E.S. chronology
Alternative cover
Singles from A Letter from Greenland
	"Show Me Your Love"; Released: December 22, 2000; "Be Natural"; Released: December 22, 2000;

A Letter from Greenland is the fourth studio album by South Korean girl group S.E.S., released on December 22, 2000, by SM Entertainment and distributed by Avex Asia. A Korean-language cover of Japanese singer Misia's single "Tsutsumikomu Yō ni..." (1998) called "Show Me Your Love", served as the album's lead single and promotions along with single "Be Natural".

Commercially, A Letter from Greenland peaked at number one of the MIAK monthly album chart in December 2000. It has since sold over 635,000 copies in South Korea.

Commercial performance

A Letter from Greenland experienced commercial success in South Korea. It peaked at number one on the monthly MIAK album chart in December 2000 with initial sales of 445,600 copies, making it the 16th best-selling album of 2000 despite being released at the end of the year.^[1] The album sold an additional 190,113 copies in 2001 and was ranked the 37th best-selling album of the year.^[2]

Music videos

Music videos were produced for the singles "Show Me Your Love" and "Be Natural". In July 2001, the latter was voted the best music video of the first half of 2001 in a survey conducted by Mnet.^[3]

Covers

In October 2014, Red Velvet re-recorded their single "Be Natural" and released as the group's second single, featuring NCT's Taeyong. Other artists who have covered "Be Natural" include Everglow in 2019^[4] and (G)I-dle's Miyeon and Minnie on a M Countdown special stage in March 2020.^[5]

Accolades

Awards and nominations
Year	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
2001	Golden Disc Awards	Popularity Award (for "Show Me Your Love")	Won	^[6]
2001	Golden Disc Awards	Album Bonsang (Main Prize)	Nominated

Music show wins for "Show Me Your Love"
Program	Date
Music Bank	February 8, 2001
	February 15, 2001
	February 22, 2001
Inkigayo	February 18, 2001
Inkigayo	February 25, 2001
Music Camp	February 10, 2001
	February 17, 2001
	February 24, 2001

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Be Natural"	Yoo Young-jin	Yoo Young-jin	Yoo Young-jin	4:41
2.	"Slip Away"	Bada	Kim Hyeong-seok	Kim Hyeong-seok	3:22
3.	"I Will..."	Yoo Young-jin	Yoo Young-jin	Yoo Han-jin	4:44
4.	"Show Me Your Love" (감싸안으며)	S.E.S.	Satoshi Shimano	Kang Won-seok Yoo Han-jin	5:41
5.	"Goodbye to My Love" (나를 위한 이별)	Lee Jin-kyung	Lee Moon-su Lee Jae-won	Lee Moon-su Lee Jae-won	3:55
6.	"Long Long Time"	Bada	Hongseok Roh Young-joo	Hongseok	3:53
7.	"Beautiful Life"	Chee Guk-hyun	Chee Guk-hyun	Chee Guk-hyun	4:30
8.	"Joy"	Yoo Chang-yong	Yoo Chang-yong	Yoo Chang-yong	3:31
9.	"Story"	Bada	Kim Hyeong-seok	Kim Hyeong-seok	4:00
10.	"Chance"	Bae Hwa-young	Go Yeong-jo	Lee Jun-ho	3:44
11.	"Melody" (그대 맘도 나와 같다면)	Bada	Kim Seok-chan	Jun Jun-kyu	4:06
12.	"Wish"	Kang Won-seok	Kang Won-seok	Kang Won-seok	3:41
13.	"Tiny Little Things"	Choi Cheol-gi Bada	Choi Cheol-gi	Choi Cheol-gi	4:11
14.	"Rain"	Cho Nam-joon	Cho Nam-joon	Kim Ji-woong	4:03
15.	"Ghetto Style (Hidden Track)"	Hwang Hyun-suk	Han Guk-hyeon	Han Guk-hyeon	3:40
Total length:					55:22

Credits and personnel

S.E.S.

Bada – vocals, lyricist
Eugene – vocals
Shoo – vocals

Recording

Recorded at SM Digital Recording Studio, Seongdong-gu, Seoul
Recorded & mixed at SM Booming System (1, 3, 8)
Recorded at AC+E Studio; mixed at King Studio (2, 9)
Mastered at Sonic Korea

Staff

KAT – mixing, recording (3,8)
Yoo Young-jin – mixing, recording (1, 3, 8)
Do Jeong-ho – mixing, recording (2, 9)

Yeo Du-hyeon – mixing, recording (2, 9)
Won Chang-jun – recording (2, 9)
Jeon Hoon – mastering
Yoo Chang-yong – engineer assistant (1, 3, 8)
Yoo Han-jin – engineer assistant (1, 3, 8)
Kim Eun-ae – artwork coordinator
Jeong Chang-hwan – artwork coordinator
Kim Kyung-wook – production coordinator
Cho Ji-young – cover design
Lee Soo-man – executive producer
SM Entertainment – executive producer

Charts

Monthly charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
South Korean Albums (MIAK)^[7]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2000)	Position
South Korean Albums (MIAK)^[1]	16

Chart (2001)	Position
South Korean Albums (MIAK)^[2]	37

Sales

Region	Sales
South Korea (RIAK)^[1]^[2]	635,713

References

^ ^a ^b ^c 2000년 가요음반판매량 [2000 Album Sales Figures] (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on May 16, 2007. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c 2001년 가요음반판매량 [2001 Album Sales Figures] (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on February 28, 2009. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
^ "'밤이 깊었네' 뮤직비디오 최고" [The best music video for 'The Night Is Deep']. Kookmin Ilbo (in Korean). Naver. July 30, 2001. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
^ "에버글로우, 'Be Natural' 연습영상 공개..18일 데뷔" [Everglow releases practice video for 'Be Natural'...debuts on the 18th]. Herald Pop (in Korean). Naver. March 7, 2019. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
^ "'엠카' (여자)아이들 미연X민니, 'Be Natural' 완벽 커버..몽환美 발산" ['M Countdown' (G)I-dle Miyeon X Minnie, perfect cover of 'Be Natural'...radiating dreamy beauty]. Osen (in Korean). Naver. March 6, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
^ "god 골든디스크 '대상'" [god Golden Disk 'Grand Prize']. The Korea Times (in Korean). December 14, 2001. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
^ 2000.12월 – 가요 음반 판매량 [2000.12 – Sales volume] (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on December 17, 2004. Retrieved January 21, 2019.

External links

(in Korean) S.E.S.' Official Site
(in Korean) SM Entertainment's Official Site

[2000_sales-1] 2000년 가요음반판매량 [2000 Album Sales Figures] (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on May 16, 2007. Retrieved December 29, 2022.

[2001_sales-2] 2001년 가요음반판매량 [2001 Album Sales Figures] (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on February 28, 2009. Retrieved December 29, 2022.

[3] "'밤이 깊었네' 뮤직비디오 최고" [The best music video for 'The Night Is Deep']. Kookmin Ilbo (in Korean). Naver. July 30, 2001. Retrieved January 12, 2024.

[4] "에버글로우, 'Be Natural' 연습영상 공개..18일 데뷔" [Everglow releases practice video for 'Be Natural'...debuts on the 18th]. Herald Pop (in Korean). Naver. March 7, 2019. Retrieved January 12, 2024.

[5] "'엠카' (여자)아이들 미연X민니, 'Be Natural' 완벽 커버..몽환美 발산" ['M Countdown' (G)I-dle Miyeon X Minnie, perfect cover of 'Be Natural'...radiating dreamy beauty]. Osen (in Korean). Naver. March 6, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2024.

[6] "god 골든디스크 '대상'" [god Golden Disk 'Grand Prize']. The Korea Times (in Korean). December 14, 2001. Retrieved November 15, 2020.

[7] 2000.12월 – 가요 음반 판매량 [2000.12 – Sales volume] (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on December 17, 2004. Retrieved January 21, 2019.

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