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1 of 1 (2016)

Where the lyrics of 1 of 1 take you, and where it was really made.

Its recording credits point to studios in Seoul and Burbank, and the album was mastered in New York.

Key places

Recorded at In Grid Studio, Seoul (2016)

Recording site Big Hit Studios, Seoul — Discogs credits In Grid Studio as a recording location for this album. The point is placed at city-center level, so the exact building is not marked. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: Private company studio, not open to visitors.

Recorded at Glenwood Place Studios, Burbank (2016)

Recording site The Enterprise (Burbank) — Discogs credits Glenwood Place Studios as a recording location for this album. The point is placed at city-center level, so the exact building is not marked. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: See the map for directions.

Album story

Overview

• 1 of 1: fifth Korean studio album and ninth overall by South Korean boy band SHINee
• Released digitally and physically on October 5, 2016 under SM Entertainment, distributed by KT Music
• Nine songs, including the title track "1 of 1"
• Musically a modernized take on the retro genre, reaching back to the 1980–1990 period
• Limited edition cassette tapes released with the CD version, tied to the group's '90s theme
• Repackaged as 1 and 1 on November 15, 2016, with five new songs including "Tell Me What to Do"

Background

• Shinee World V solo concert in Seoul on September 4, 2016 previewed four album songs: "Prism", "Feel Good", "Don't Let Me Go" and "So Amazing"
• Album was originally planned for mid-September, but Onew's injury during a concert delayed the release
• First domestic studio album in over a year, after Odd (May 18, 2015)
• Promotion on music shows including M! Countdown, Inkigayo, Music Bank and Show! Music Core
• Last Korean album to feature Jonghyun before his death the following year

Recording

• Most songs were created in April 2016 at a songwriting camp hosted by SM Entertainment
• Co-composer Mike Daley said the producers tried to balance the retro style with a modern feel
• Recording credits list In Grid Studio in Seoul and Glenwood Place Studios in Burbank
• Mastering credited to Sterling Sound in New York

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · fr.wikipedia.org · ko.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Shinee is a South Korean boy band formed by SM Entertainment in 2008.
• The Korean name is a coined word combining "shine" with the suffix "ee", meaning "one who receives the light".
• The group debuted in May 2008 with the EP Replay.

Members

• The group currently consists of four members: Onew, Key, Minho, and Taemin.
• The group was originally a five-member band; Jonghyun died on December 18, 2017.

Career

• Shinee's signature style is contemporary R&B, incorporating funk rock, hip hop, and EDM.
• Their 2008 album The Shinee World won Newcomer Album of the Year at the 23rd Golden Disc Awards.
• "Ring Ding Dong" topped several Korean charts and gained popularity across Asia.
• Sherlock (2012) became the fifth best-selling album of the year in South Korea with over 180,000 copies sold.
• Shinee debuted in Japan in 2011 and became the first Asian artists to perform at Abbey Road Studios in London.
• They are regarded as one of the best live vocal groups in K-pop and have won the Mnet Asian Music Awards Best Dance Performance Award three times.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Fuse's Jeff Benjamin praised the group's attempt at the classic, old-school boy band sound
• Billboard's Tamar Herman and Benjamin compared the title song to New Kids on the Block, New Edition and H.O.T.
• Hello Asia's Stephanie Choi and Cosmopolitan's Gina Mei compared the fashion, filming and overall aesthetic of the music video to the late 1980s and 90s, giving it a nostalgic feel
• Korean magazine Idology named 1 of 1 the best K-pop album of 2016

Records

• Peaked atop the weekly Gaon Album Chart; title song charted at number four on the Gaon Digital Chart
• Charted at number two on the Billboard World Albums chart; title song peaked at number three on the World Digital Songs chart
• Sold over 170,000 copies in its first month, second best-selling album in South Korea for October 2016

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · pt.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Only one thousand cassette copies were first planned, but high demand led to more; SM Entertainment printed a limited 50,000 cassettes in total.
• The album was released after a delay caused by Onew's injury, which kept him out of some dance sequences in the music video.
• "Prism" and "Feel Good" were performed live in public for the first time at the Spectrum Dance Music Festival on October 1.
• The title track was performed on stage at the album showcase at SM Town Coex Artium on October 4, when the music video was also revealed.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · fr.wikipedia.org · pt.wikipedia.org

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