An Ordinary Day (also called Chapter 6) is the sixth album of the South Korean pop music group g.o.d. It was released in December 2004, nearly two years after their previous album. In between, member Yoon Kye-sang had left the group and pursued acting. The album was their first release as a quartet and since switching from Sidus to JYP Entertainment.[1]
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| Released | December 9, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 2004 | |||
| Studio | JYP Studios (Seoul) | |||
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| Language | Korean | |||
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Overview
editThe album's overall theme is centered around first love, heartbreak and loss. The songs are largely pop or R&B but feature a more diverse array of genres. The Korean-language pop culture website Star News noted that the album showed more of each member's individuality and unique singing and rapping styles compared to their past albums.[2]
Reception
edit"An Ordinary Day" and "The Reason Why Opposites Attract" won first place on the music programs Inkigayo and Music Camp (the former incarnation of Show! Music Core), with the latter song winning a Triple Crown on Inkigayo.
In popular culture
editIn 2005, "An Ordinary Day" (보통날) and "Promise" (약속) were chosen as default tunes installed in LG Cyon's 340 series cellular phones.[3] "An Ordinary Day" was chosen by the g.o.d members as the song to be remade for their 2014 reunion album Chapter 8. Original composer Kwon Tae-eun rearranged the song and added a part for Yoon Kye-sang.
In 2014 HyunA's song "From When and Until When" (어디부터 어디까지), which she co-wrote with labelmate Hyunsik of BtoB, attracted attention and some controversy when listeners realized that several lines were exactly the same as the lyrics of the song "The Reason Why Opposites Attract" (반대가 끌리는 이유). HyunA and Hyunsik later admitted that they had intentionally incorporated the lyrics as a fan homage to g.o.d's 15th anniversary reunion that year and apologized for failing to inform songwriter Park Jin-young and the g.o.d members.[4][5][6][7][8]
Accolades
edit| Song | Program | Date |
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| "An Ordinary Day" | Inkigayo | January 9, 2005 |
| January 16, 2005 | ||
| M Countdown | January 13, 2005 | |
| January 27, 2005 | ||
| Music Camp | January 22, 2005 | |
| January 29, 2005 | ||
| "The Reasons Why Opposites Attract" |
Inkigayo | January 30, 2005 |
| February 6, 2005 | ||
| February 13, 2005 | ||
| Music Camp | February 19, 2005 | |
| March 5, 2005 |
Track listing
editAll lyrics and music are written and composed by Park Jin-young, except where noted.[9]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "The Day Love Was Complete" (사랑이 전부였던 날; Sarang-i jeonbuitdeon nal) | Kwon Tae-eun "Lunchsong Project" | Lunchsong Project | 1:13 |
| 2. | "Free" (자유) |
| 3:37 | |
| 3. | "Circle of Love" (사랑의 동그라미; Sarang-ui donggeurami) | 3:33 | ||
| 4. | "The Reason Why Opposites Attract" (반대가 끌리는 이유; Bandaega kkeulrineun iyu) | 4:14 | ||
| 5. | "Familiar Strangers" (익숙한 낯선 사람; Iksukhan natseon saram) |
| 3:41 | |
| 6. | "Loving You" |
| 3:49 | |
| 7. | "Tonight (feat. J)" | 3:41 | ||
| 8. | "You Totally Musn't! (feat. Kim Jin-pyo)" (절대 안돼; Jeoldae andwae) |
| 4:07 | |
| 9. | "Let's Not Separate" (헤어지지 말자; Heeojiji malja) | 4:21 | ||
| 10. | "When Love Becomes Troublesome (feat. Lim Jeong-hee)" (사랑이 힘들때; Sarang-i himdeulttae) | 3:41 | ||
| 11. | "The Painful Longing Is Worse Than The Break-up" (헤어짐보다 아픈 그리움; Heeojimboda apeun geurium) | Lunchsong Project | 4:01 | |
| 12. | "In the Corner" (한구석에; Hangu seoke) | 5:15 | ||
| 13. | "An Ordinary Day" (보통날; Botongnal) | Lunchsong Project | 3:32 | |
| 14. | "Promise" (약속; Yaksok) | 3:41 | ||
| 15. | "The Day Love Really Hurt (feat. narration by Kang Gyeong-heon)" (사랑이 너무 아프던 날) | 1:51 | ||
| Total length: | 53:56 | |||
Charts and sales
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Sales
edit| Region | Sales |
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| South Korea (RIAK)[12] | 213,187 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "[매치] '한 모습' 어제와 '각기 다른' 오늘". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). December 20, 2004.
- ^ "god "네 남자의 다른 색깔 느껴보세요"" (in Korean). star.mt.co.kr. December 15, 2004.
- ^ "GOD 6집 싸이언으로 듣는다". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). January 12, 2005.
- ^ "HyunA's Song Lyrics Copied From g.o.d Lyrics? BTOB's Hyunsik Explains". Soompi. July 28, 2014.
- ^ "현아 '오마주' 논란, god '반대가 끌리는 이유' 베꼈다? 입장 들어보니…". The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). August 1, 2014.
- ^ "김태우 측 "현아 곡, god 오마주? 사전 협의없어 유감"". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). July 31, 2014.
- ^ Kwon, Ji-youn (January 20, 2015). "Plagiarism under disguise of homage". The Korea Times.
- ^ "오마주, 표절의 변명이 되다" (in Korean). Chungnam National University. November 4, 2014.
- ^ "6집 보통날". Naver Music. Naver. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ 2004.12월 – 가요 음반 판매량 [2004.12 – Sales volume] (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on March 22, 2005. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
- ^ 2004년 가요음반판매량 [2004 Album Sales Figures] (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on July 18, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
- ^ 2005.03월 – 가요 음반 판매량 [2005.03 – Sales volume] (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on May 27, 2005. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
External links
edit- Album Information Archived 2018-02-12 at the Wayback Machine – Mnet (in Korean)
- An Ordinary Day on iTunes