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Brand New (Shinhwa album)

Brand New is the seventh studio album of South Korean boy band Shinhwa. It was released on August 27, 2004, by Good Entertainment. It is their first album since leaving SM Entertainment and signing with Good Entertainment. The four lead singles are "Brand New", "Angel", "Crazy" and "Oh". Brand New sold 324,772 copies in 2004 and was the fifth best-selling album of the year.

Brand New
Brand New cover
Studio album by
Shinhwa
ReleasedAugust 27, 2004 (2004-08-27)
Recorded2004
Genre
LanguageKorean
Label
Shinhwa chronology
Winter Story
(2003) 		Brand New
(2004) 		Winter Story 2004-2005
(2004)
Singles from Brand New
  1. "Brand New"
    Released: August 27, 2004
  2. "Angel"
    Released: August 27, 2004
  3. "Crazy"
    Released: November 4, 2004
  4. "Oh!"
    Released: November 4, 2004

Background

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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.

Commercial performance

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Brand New debuted at number 3 on the MIAK monthly album chart, and made its way to number 2 before dropping to number 11. However, it made a large jump from number 11 to number 1, with a large jump in sales from 168,654 copies to 320,337 copies. The lead track "Brand New", was composed by Park Geun-tae and Cho Young-soo, won the Triple Crown, i.e. first place for three consecutive weeks, on Mnet's live music program M Countdown.[1]

Accolades

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In 2006, "Brand New" was ranked number 58 in a Gallup Korea poll of top 100 favorite Korean songs of all time.[2] Melon and Seoul Shinmun ranked the single number 68 in their 2021 list of the top 100 K-pop songs of all time.[3]

Awards and nominations for Brand New
Year Organization Category Result Ref.
2004 Golden Disc Awards Album Bonsang (Main Prize) Won [4]
Album Daesang (Grand Prize) Nominated
Mnet KM Music Video Festival Best Dance Performance (for "Brand New") Won [5]
Best Male Group Video (for "Angel") Won
Overseas Viewers' Award (for "Brand New") Won
SBS Gayo Daejeon Grand Prize (Daesang) Won [6]
Main Prize (Bonsang) Won
Seoul Music Awards Popularity Award Won
Music program awards
Song Program Date Ref.
"Brand New" M Countdown September 30, 2004 [1]
October 7, 2004
October 14, 2004
Inkigayo October 10, 2004
October 17, 2004
"Crazy" December 12, 2004
December 19, 2004

Tracks

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Brand New track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Shooting Star"Brian Kim, Eric MunB. KimB. Kim4:01
2."U"Lee Min-woo, Eric MunM.A.R.S.M.A.R.S.3:24
3."Brand New"An Young-min, Eric MunPark Geun-tae, Jo Young-sooPark Joon-ho3:46
4."Fever (Crazy)" (Korean: 열병 (Crazy))Y.M. An, Eric MunY.S. JoY.S. Jo4:09
5."Oh!"Lee Min Woo, Shin Hye-sung, Eric MunLee Min WooLee Min Woo4:11
6."Angel"Y.M. An, Eric MunPark Geun-tae, Y.S. Jo, Lee Hyeon-seungY.S. Jo, H.S. Lee3:57
7."All of My..."B. Kim, Lee Min Woo, Eric MunLee Min WooLee Min Woo3:50
8."Time Machine"Eric MunPark Geun-taeY.S. Jo4:05
9."My Everything Part II" (Korean: 나의 전부 Part II)Eric MunEric MunEric Mun3:59
10."Set Free" (Korean: 놓아요)Kim Dong-wanKim Dong WanD.W. Kim4:07
11."Liar"E. MunEric MunEric Mun4:00
12."Cheers!" (Korean: 위하여)Psy, Eric MunPsyPsy3:02
13."I Want" (Korean: 원해)Lee Sang-in, Eric MunS.I. LeeS.I. Lee2:56
14."2gether 4ever"Yoon Ji-woong, Eric MunJ.W. YoonJ.W. Yoon4:00

Credits and personnel

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Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Brand New.[7]

Charts and sales

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Sales

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Region Sales
South Korea (RIAK) 325,333[10]

Release history

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Country Date Distributing label Format
South Korea August 27, 2004 Good EMG, IO Music CD (EKLD-0444)[11]
November 4, 2004 Special Edition (CD+DVD) (EKLD-0492)[12]
Japan December 8, 2004 Avex Trax CD (AVCD-18067/B)[13]

References

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  1. ^ a b Lee, Nancy (June 7, 2013). "M Countdown Hall of Fame: Shinhwa's 'Brand New'". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on June 9, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  2. ^ 2006 한국인이 좋아하는 가요 100곡 (in Korean). Gallup Korea. December 1, 2006. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  3. ^ Hicap, Jonathan (August 29, 2021). "Top 100 K-pop songs of all time revealed". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  4. ^ "History". Golden Disc Awards (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 8, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  5. ^ 비, m.net Kmtv 뮤비페스티벌 최고인기상 [Rain, m.net Kmtv Music Video Festival Best Popularity Award]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). December 4, 2004. Retrieved May 28, 2021 – via Naver.
  6. ^ "신화, SBS가요대전 대상 수상" [Shinhwa wins the grand prize at SBS Gayo Daejeon]. My Daily (in Korean). Naver. December 30, 2004. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  7. ^ Brand New (Media notes). Good EMG. 2004.
  8. ^ "Album Sales For The Month of November 2004". Recording Industry Association Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 11, 2007. Retrieved October 12, 2007.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Album Sales For The Month of January 2005". Recording Industry Association Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 19, 2005. Retrieved October 12, 2007.
  11. ^ "Brand New album info". Hanteo (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 26, 2018. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  12. ^ "Brand New Special Edition album info". Hanteo (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 18, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  13. ^ "Brand New album info (Japan)". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved March 20, 2015.
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