The Sentimental Chord
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| Released | April 6, 2007 | |||
| Genre | K-pop, R&B | |||
| Language | Korean | |||
| Label | Mnet Media, Poibos | |||
| Producer | Cho Young-chul, Lee Min-soo | |||
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The Sentimental Chord is the fourth Korean studio album by SG Wannabe. The album is notable for containing a rendition of the traditional Korean folk song "Arirang" ("아리랑") that incorporates the playing of classic Korean instruments in the accompanying background track. The Sentimental Chord went to #1 on the RIAK charts[1] and so far, it has sold 195,502 copies in cumulative sales.[2][3][4]
Towards the end of the year, The Sentimental Chord won SG Wannabe an Album Daesang prize at the Golden Disk Awards (their second prize after Saldaga) as they reigned as the year's top artist. Selling almost 200,000 copies, the album was the best-selling album of 2007 in Korea.[5]
Music videos
[edit]The music video for "Arirang" featured Lee Beom-soo, Ock Joo-hyun, and Lee Sun-kyun. The storyline was set around the Korean War in the 1950s.
The music video for "Stay" featured Ha Seok-jin and Shin Min-hee.
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "아리랑" ("Arirang") | Ahn Young Min | Cho Young Soo | Cho Young Soo | |
| 2. | "은(恩)" ("Grace") | ||||
| 3. | "한여름날의 꿈" ("One Summer Day's Dream", duet with Ock Ju-hyun) | Ahn Young Min | Cho Young Soo | Cho Young Soo | |
| 4. | "잊어요" ("Forget It") | ||||
| 5. | "지상에서 영원으로" ("From Now Until Forever") | Min Myung Ki | Min Myung Ki | ||
| 6. | "가시나무새" ("Thorn Tree Bird") | Ahn Young Min | Cho Young Soo | Cho Young Soo | |
| 7. | "I Love You" | ||||
| 8. | "아버지 구두" ("Father's Shoes") | Kim Jin Ho | Seo Jae Ha | Seo Jae Ha | |
| 9. | "꽃잎" ("Petal") | Ahn Young Min | Ahn Young Min | Cho Young Soo | |
| 10. | "한여름날의 꿈 Part.2" ("One Summer Day's Dream Part.2") | Ahn Young Min | Cho Young Soo | Cho Young Soo | |
| 11. | "Stay" | Min Myung Ki | |||
| 12. | "이별하길 정말 잘했어요" ("It Was Good We Separated") | Yoon Sa Ra | Park Deok Sang | Park Deok Sang | |
| 13. | "행복한 사람" ("Happy Person") | Han Sung Ho | Han Sung Ho | ||
| 14. | "사랑아 잘가" ("Good Bye Love") | Ahn Young Min | Seo Jae Ha, Ahn Young Min |
Awards and achievements
[edit]- 2007: Album Daesang (Golden Disk Awards)
References
[edit]- ^ "2007. 4 월 - 가요음반 판매량" [April 2007 K-pop Album Sales] (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on 2008-06-12.
- ^ "April 2007 K-pop Album Sales Volume" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on 2008-06-12. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
- ^ "2007 K-pop Album Sales Volume" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on 2008-08-08. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
- ^ "First Half of 2008 K-pop Album Sales Volume" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on 2008-08-05. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
- ^ 1월 가요음반 판매량집계 Archived May 8, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
