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".
| A Letter from Greenland | ||||
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| Released | December 22, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 2000 | |||
| Studio | SM Digital Recording Studio SM Booming System AC+E Studio | |||
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| Length | 55:22 | |||
| Language | Korean | |||
| Label | SM | |||
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| Singles from A Letter from Greenland | ||||
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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
editA 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
editMusic 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
editIn 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
edit| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Golden Disc Awards | Popularity Award (for "Show Me Your Love") | Won | [6] |
| Album Bonsang (Main Prize) | Nominated |
| Program | Date |
|---|---|
| Music Bank | February 8, 2001 |
| February 15, 2001 | |
| February 22, 2001 | |
| Inkigayo | February 18, 2001 |
| February 25, 2001 | |
| Music Camp | February 10, 2001 |
| February 17, 2001 | |
| February 24, 2001 |
Track listing
edit| 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 |
| 5:41 |
| 5. | "Goodbye to My Love" (나를 위한 이별) | Lee Jin-kyung |
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| 3:55 |
| 6. | "Long Long Time" | Bada |
| 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 | 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
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S.E.S. Recording
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Charts
editSales
edit| Region | Sales |
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| South Korea (RIAK)[1][2] | 635,713 |
References
edit- ^ 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
edit- (in Korean) S.E.S.' Official Site
- (in Korean) SM Entertainment's Official Site