Reach Out (S.E.S. album)

Reach Out is the debut Japanese album by South Korean girl group S.E.S., released under VAP on March 10, 1999. The album spawned the singles "Meguriau Sekai" and "Yume wo Kasanete". Commercially, the album peaked at number 50 on the Oricon Albums Chart and sold over 10,000 copies.

Reach Out
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 10, 1999
Recorded1998–1999
Genre
Length44:50
LanguageJapanese
LabelVAP
S.E.S. chronology
Sea & Eugene & Shoo
(1998)
Reach Out
(1999)
Love
(1999)
Singles from Reach Out
  1. "Meguriau Sekai"
    Released: October 21, 1998
  2. "Yume wo Kasanete"
    Released: February 21, 1999

Background and promotion

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"Meguriau Sekai" (めぐりあう世界) was the first single from the album and the group's first Japanese single overall. It was released October 21, 1998, and sold approximately 14,000 copies, peaking at number 37 on the Oricon Singles Chart.[1] The single's B-sides were "Believe in Love" and an instrumental version of the title track.

Another single, officially called the "1.5" single, was released on December 10, 1998. It sold approximately 2,000 copies and contained the "Miami DJ Remix" of "Meguriau Sekai" and the "Jon Robinson Groove Mix" of "Believe in Love". Also included were remixes of two of S.E.S.' Korean songs, "I'm Your Girl (Kreva Mix)" and "Oh, My Love (Cyber Soul Mix)", the original versions of which were both on S.E.S.' first Korean album, I'm Your Girl.

The official second single, "Yume wo Kasanete" (夢をかさねて), was released on February 21, 1999. It sold approximately 5,000 copies. Its B-sides were "Little Bird" and an instrumental version of the title track.

Track listing

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Reach Out track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Ai Toiu Nano Hokori (愛という名の誇り)"Mariko YoshikiSatori ShimanoSatori Shimano5:32
2."Like a Shooting Star"Satori ShimanoSatori ShimanoSatori Shimano5:13
3."Yume wo Kasanete (夢をかさねて)"Satori ShimanoSatori ShimanoSatori Shimano4:47
4."Believe in Love"Yūho IwasatoSatori ShimanoSatori Shimano5:16
5."Sweety Humming" (Sweetyハミング)MiyuiJentarō WatanabeJentarō Watanabe4:44
6."Toki no Shizuku (時の雫)"Satori ShimanoSatori ShimanoSatori Shimano4:41
7."Searchin' For My Love"Yūho IwasatoTakefumi HaketoTakefumi Haketo5:03
8."Meguriau Sekai (めぐりあう世界)"Satori ShimanoSatori ShimanoSatori Shimano4:59
9."Little Bird"Hiromi MoriSatori ShimanoSatori Shimano4:25
10."Dreams Come True"BadaRisto, Yoo Young-jinRisto, Yoo Young-jin4:04

Charts

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Chart (1999) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[2] 50

References

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  1. ^ "[백종모의 백스테이지] 걸그룹 일본 진출사 ① 'S.E.S의 실패와 슈가의 선전'". 엑스포츠뉴스. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  2. ^ "「s.e.s.」の芸能人名検索結果" [S.E.S. Japanese Discography on ORICON STYLE] (in Japanese). Oricon Style. May 2002. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
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