The South Korean boy band Sechs Kies has released six studio albums, one extended play, four compilation albums, one live album, one musical album, and several singles.
Sechs Kies discography | |
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Studio albums | 6 |
EPs | 1 |
Live albums | 1 |
Compilation albums | 4 |
Singles | 9 |
Music videos | 17 |
Musical album | 1 |
In August 2000, DSP was investigated by the police for allegations of tax evasion, embezzlement, and unequal contracts.[1] DSP was cleared of suspicion. On the other hand, the National Tax Service conducted a tax audit of the corporation and collected additional hundreds of millions of won from it. So there are suspicions that the album sales were underreported in the purpose of tax evasion
The physical sales of SechsKies' albums remain unclear not only because of DSP's under-reporting but also because the official records do not exist for the first two albums. The Recording Industry Association of Korea (hereafter, RIAK)'s official website currently only shows album sales data from the year 1999.[2] 한국영상음반협회 (The Korea Video Record Association), which preceded RIAK, had only announced physical album sales records from September 1998.[3]
The physical album sales for the first album, School Byeolgok (학원별곡), was 600,000 according to newspaper articles.[4][5] Kang Sunghoon has once mentioned that the first album sold 1,200,000 copies.[6] The second album, Welcome To The Sechskies Land, sold 700,000 copies.[7][8][9] In 2012, the former manager of SechsKies stated that their debut album sold between 1.7 and 1.8 million copies, but this may be a combined figure for the first two albums.[10] The third album, Road Fighter, has two separate records. The official record reported by 한국영상음반협회 (The Korea Video Record Association) is 226,569.[11] In contrast, a news report reveals that SechsKies' third album sold more than 700,000 copies.[12] The official sales record for SechsKies' biggest hit, Special Album, is 305,307.[13] As this was the most successful album of SechsKies, this official record seems to be a result of under-reporting. Eun Jiwon has stated the Special album sold approximately a million copies on a TV show.[14] The discrepancy between official and news article is also great for the fourth album, Com’Back. The official record is merely 350,128.[15] However, according to news articles, Com’Back seems to have sold for more than 700,000 copies.[16]
However, the above statement is also not a fact. First of all, news articles were inaccurate at that time. There were many cases of exaggerating through the media. This problem received media spotlight by being reported on MBC in 1999.[1] DSP media was the subject for that report. Thus high sales in the article are also inaccurate. And the National Tax Service just collected additional hundreds of millions of won, didn't say that it is from underreported album sales.
Albums
editStudio albums
editTitle | Album details | Peak positions |
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KOR [17] |
TW [18] |
US World [19] | |||
School Byeolgok (학원별곡) |
Track list
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Welcome To The Sechskies Land |
Track list
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Road Fighter |
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Special Album |
Track list
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Com’Back |
Track list
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Another Light |
Track list
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2 | 4 | 10 |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. "*" Gaon Chart was introduced in February 2010. |
1 As there are no official sales records for earlier albums, estimated album sales are given
Compilation albums
editTitle | Album details | Peak positions |
Sales | |||||||
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KOR [21] |
JPN [22] |
TW [23] |
US World [24] | |||||||
1020 Mix |
Track list
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Blue Note |
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2016 Re-ALBUM |
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2 | — | 7 | — | |||||
The 20th Anniversary |
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1 | 33 | 1 | 9 | |||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Live albums
editTitle | Album details | Sales |
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Sechskies Live Concert |
Track list
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Musical albums
editTitle | Album details |
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Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves Musical OST |
Track list
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Extended plays
editTitle | Album details | Peak positions |
Sales |
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KOR [32] | |||
All for You |
Track List 1. All For You 2. 꿈 (Dream) 3. 의미 없어 (Meaningless) 4. 제자리 (Round & Round) 5. 하늘을 걸어 (Walking in the Sky) |
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Singles
editAs a lead artist
editTitle | Year | Peak positions | Sales | Albums |
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KOR [34] | ||||
"School Byeolgok" (학원별곡) | 1997 | — | School Byeolgok | |
"The Way This Guy Lives" (사나이 가는 길) | — | |||
"Remember Me" | — | |||
"Chivalry" (총) | — | Welcome To The Sechskies Land | ||
"Road Fighter" | 1998 | — | Road Fighter | |
"Reckless Love" (무모한 사랑) | — | |||
"Couple" | — | Special Album | ||
"Com' Back" | 1999 | — | Com' Back | |
"Hunch" (예감) | — | |||
"Three Words" | 2016 | 1 |
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Non-album single |
"Couple" (2016 version) | 2 |
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2016 Re-ALBUM | |
"Be Well" (아프지 마요) | 2017 | 1 |
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The 20th Anniversary |
"Sad Song" (슬픈 노래) | 14 |
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"Something Special" (특별해) | 1 |
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Another Light | |
"Smile" (웃어줘) | 42 |
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"All for You" (올포유) | 2020 | 15 | — | All for You |
"Don't Look Back" (뒤돌아보지 말아요) | 2021 | 6 | Non-album single |
Other charted songs
editTitle | Year | Peak positions | Sales | Album |
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KOR [34] | ||||
"Heartbreak (연정)" | 2016 | 39 |
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2016 Re-ALBUM |
"Chivalry (기사도)" | 49 |
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"Got a Feeling (예감)" | 72 |
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"Com' Back" | 83 |
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"Dear Love (사랑하는 너에게)" | 86 |
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"Reckless Love (무모한 사랑)" | 93 |
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"Road Fighter (로드 파이터)" | 94 |
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"Come to Me Baby" | 97 |
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Music videos
editYear | Title | Director(s) | Ref. |
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1997 | School Byeolgok (학원별곡) | Unknown | |
The Way This Guy Lives - Pomsaengpomsa (사나이 가는 길 - 폼생폼사) | |||
For you | |||
1998 | Road Fighter | ||
Reckless Love (무모한 사랑) | |||
Letting You Go (너를 보내며) | |||
Couple (커플) | |||
Prayer (기도) | |||
1999 | Hunch (예감) | ||
Summer in love | |||
2000 | Thanks | ||
2016 | Three words (세 단어) | ||
Couple (커플) New Ver. | |||
2017 | Be Well (아프지 마요) | ||
Sad Song (슬픈 노래) | Wani (LIKETHAT production) | [43] | |
Something Special (특별해) | Oui Kim | [44] | |
Smile (웃어줘) | Han Sa-min | [45] | |
2020 | All for You | Unknown | |
2021 | Don't Look Back | Shin Won-ho | [46] |
Other appearances
edit- 1999 - 우린 하나되어 이겼어[47]
References and NoteTag
edit- ^ SECHSKIES' label is suspected of tax evasion
- ^ The Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Retrieved December 31, 2016.
- ^ 영상음반協 공식집계 발표 의미 [The Meaning of Announcing Official Album Sales Records by the Korea Video Record Association]. etnews (in Korean). September 14, 1998. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
- ^ 스타스토리 - Sechs Kies [Star Story - Sechs Kies]. Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). July 1997. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
- ^ 젝스키스 잠시 활동 중단 [SechsKies to stop activities briefly]. Ilgan Sports (in Korean). September 2, 1997. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
- ^ a b "Kang Sunghoon says SECHSKIES' first Album sold about a 1,200,000 copies". Challenge 10000 songs. April 18, 1986.
- ^ a b HOT 행복 판매량 120만장 [H.O.T. "Happiness" Album Sells 1.2 Million Copies]. Dong-A-Ilbo (in Korean). December 10, 1997. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
- ^ a b 가요 1~10위 음반판매 39% 줄어 [Album sales reduced by 39% for top 10 albums]. Chosun-Ilbo (in Korean). December 12, 1997. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
- ^ [화제] 지구촌 「보이밴드」 열풍.. 10대소년 댄스그룹 [[Issue] Global boyband heat wave... Teenage boy dance groups]. etnews (in Korean). December 30, 1997. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
- ^ [기억하라 1997] 우리들의 맹세, 기억해 줄래? [[Remember 1997]Will you remember our vow?]. Ohmynews (in Korean). September 5, 2012. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
- ^ 음반판매집계 4월~9월 음반판매량누계순위 [Cumulative Album Sales Record between April and September 1998]. Korea Video Record Association (in Korean). October 1998. Archived from the original on October 22, 1999. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
- ^ a b [젝스키스] "6월에 다시 만나요" [Sechs Kies, see you again in June]. Hankook-ilbo (in Korean). January 28, 1999. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
- ^ 1999년 2월 가요음반판매량 [Official Album Sales Record for February 1999]. The Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). March 1999. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
- ^ a b "Eun Jiwon says the Special Album sold about a million copies". Kim Hojin's Cook and Talk December 23, 2007.
- ^ 1999년 9월 가요음반판매량 [Official Album Sales Record for September 1999] (PDF). The Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). October 1999. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
- ^ a b 젝스키스의 은지원 왼쪽발목 수술받는다 [SechsKies Eun Jiwon to get surgery on his left ankle]. Sports Today (in Korean). September 22, 1999. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
- ^
- "Another Light" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
- ^ "FIVE-MUSIC Korea-Japan Album Chart" (in Chinese). FIVE-MUSIC. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
- Another Light:"第39 週 統計時間:2017/9/22 - 2017/9/28"
- ^ "Another Light - World Albums". Billboard. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
- ^ "Another Light". Gaon. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
- ^
- "2016 Re-ALBUM" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
- "The 20th Anniversary" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
- ^ "Oricon Album Ranking weekly (2017年07月31日付) - see #33". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. Archived from the original on July 26, 2017.
- ^ "FIVE-MUSIC Korea-Japan Album Chart" (in Chinese). FIVE-MUSIC. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
- 2016 Re-Album: "第49 週 統計時間:2016/12/2 - 2016/12/8"
- The 20th Anniversary: "第18 週 統計時間:2017/4/28 - 2017/5/4"
- ^ "The 20th Anniversary - World Albums". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
- ^ RIAK's Official Record for May 1999
- ^ RIAK's Official Record for July 2000
- ^ Total sales for "2016 Re-ALBUM" in 2016
- ^ Total sales for "2016 Re-ALBUM" in 2017
- ^ "2017 Gaon Album Chart - May". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved June 8, 2017.
- ^ "Oricon Album Ranking weekly (2017年07月31日付) - see #33". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. Archived from the original on July 26, 2017.
- ^ RIAK's Official Record for March 1999
- ^ "'All for You' – Week 5, 2020". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved February 6, 2020.
- ^ 2020년 1월 Album Chart [February 2020 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ a b
- "Gaon Digital Singles Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on May 5, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
- "2017 Digital Singles Chart – Week 38". Gaon Chart. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
- "2017 Digital Singles Chart – Week 39". Gaon Chart. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- "All for You – Week 5, 2020". Gaon Chart. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
- "Don't Look Back – Week 7, 2021". Gaon Chart. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
- ^ Total sales for "Three Words":
- "Gaon Download Chart, October 2 - October 8 2016". Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
- "Gaon Download Chart, October 9 - October 15 2016". Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
- "Gaon Download Chart, October 16 - October 22 2016". Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- "Gaon Download Chart, October 23 - October 29 2016". Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
- "Gaon Download Chart, October 30 - November 5 2016". Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
- "Gaon Download Chart, November 6 - November 12 2016". Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
- "Gaon Download Chart, November 13 - November 19 2016". Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
- "Gaon Download Chart, November 20 - November 26 2016". Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
- "Gaon Download Chart, November 27 - December 3 2016". Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- "Gaon Download Chart, December 4 - December 10 2016". Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
- "Gaon Download Chart, December 11 - December 17 2016". Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- "Gaon Download Chart, December 18 - December 24 2016". Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
- "Gaon Download Chart, December 25 - December 31 2016". Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- "Gaon Download Chart, January 1 - January 7 2017". Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- "Gaon Download Chart, January 8 - January 14 2017". Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
- ^ Total sales for "Couple":
- "Gaon Download Chart, November 27 - December 3 2016". Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- "Gaon Download Chart, December 4 - December 10 2016". Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
- "Gaon Download Chart, December 11 - December 17 2016". Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- "Gaon Download Chart, December 18 - December 24 2016". Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
- "Gaon Download Chart, December 25 - December 31 2016". Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- "Gaon Download Chart, January 1 - January 7 2017". Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- "Gaon Download Chart, January 8 - January 14 2017". Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
- ^ Total sales for "Be Well":
- "Gaon Download Chart, April 2017". Gaon. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
- "Gaon Download Chart, May 2017". Gaon. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
- ^ Total sales for "Sad Song":
- "Gaon Download Chart, April 23 - April 29 2017". Gaon. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
- "Gaon Download Chart, April 30 - May 6 2017". Gaon. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
- "Gaon Download Chart, May 7 - May 13 2017". Gaon. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
- ^ Total sales for "Something Special":
- "2017 Download Chart – Week 38". Gaon Chart. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
- "2017 Download Chart – Week 39". Gaon Chart. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- "2017 Download Chart – Week 40". Gaon Chart. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
- "2017 Download Chart – Week 41". Gaon Chart. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
- "2017 Download Chart – Week 42". Gaon Chart. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
- "2017 Download Chart – Week 43". Gaon Chart. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
- "2017 Download Chart – Week 44". Gaon Chart. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
- ^ Total sales for "Smile":
- "2017 Download Chart – Week 38". Gaon Chart. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
- ^ * "Gaon Download Chart, November 27 - December 3 2016". Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- "Gaon Download Chart, December 4 - December 10 2016". Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Gaon Download Chart, November 27 - December 3 2016". Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ "SECHSKIES(젝스키스) _ Sad Song (슬픈노래)". YG Entertainment, Wani. April 28, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Vimeo.
- ^ "SECHSKIES - 'Something Special'". YG Entertainment, Oui Kim. September 21, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Vimeo.
- ^ "SECHSKIES - SMILE". YG Entertainment, Han Sa-min. September 21, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Vimeo.
- ^ "젝스키스X유희열 신곡 '뒤돌아보지 말아요' 5일 공개…신원호 PD 뮤직비디오 기대UP". Sports Seoul via Naver (in Korean). Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ '지금 다시…' 가요계 스타 60명 '국민화합' 대합창