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Again (2002)

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The album that made Jewelry a major act was a turn away from the group's cute debut image, with two new members joining and a set of R&B ballads.

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Again (also known as Again '02) is the second studio album by K-pop group Jewelry
Released July 31, 2002 on Star Empire Entertainment
The concept dropped the group's cute debut image for a much more mature one
Two new members joined the group: Seo In-young and Cho Min-ah
Most of the album consists of R&B ballads, which ran against the sexy R&B songs popular at the time
Four tracks are the exceptions, in dance R&B, dance-pop, and pure pop styles
Promoted singles: 'Again' and 'Tonight'

This album started the rise of Jewelry's popularity
'Again' is considered the group's first mega hit song
Both singles were performed frequently, which boosted album sales
The album's success is tied to the live performances of these two singles
'How Are You?' was never an official single and was not performed at all, yet it became a popular song from the album and charted

Jewelry was a South Korean girl group formed in 2001 by Star Empire Entertainment.
Founding members Park Jung-ah, Lee Ji-hyun, Jun Eun-mi and Jung Yoo-jin debuted in 2001 with the album Discovery.
Jun Eun-mi and Jung Yoo-jin were replaced by Seo In-young and Cho Min-ah after the first album's modest sales.

The line-up changed several times; Baby J and Eunjung joined in 2007 and Kim Ye-won and Semi joined in 2010–2011.
Final line-up: Baby J, Eunjung, Kim Ye-won, Semi.

The group released six studio albums during its 14-year career and disbanded in 2015.
Hits included "I Really Like You" (2003), "Superstar" (2005) and "One More Time" (2008).
The group expanded into Japan with several successful singles.
Awards included Best Female Group at the 2003 and 2005 Mnet Asian Music Awards and Song of the Year for "One More Time" at the 2008 Golden Disc Awards.
The group reunited for performances in 2018, 2022 and 2026.

The album was released on July 31, 2002 on Star Empire Entertainment as Jewelry's second studio album
The concept featured a much more mature image than the previous one, dropping the cute image of the debut
The entire album consists of R&B ballads, which set it apart from the sexy R&B songs popular at the time
The Wikipedia article describes the album as a point where Jewelry's popularity began to rise
Both singles, 'Again' and 'Tonight', are described as critically praised and very popular
The article gives 'Again' the status of the group's first mega hit song

The article notes that the two singles were performed frequently, which boosted album sales
The album's success is described as guaranteed by those performances
'How Are You?' was not an official single and was not performed at all, but it became a very popular song from the album and charted

1492 (T.T;) is a dance R&B cover of Atomic Kitten's song See Ya, How Are You?
'How Are You?' has rap vocals by Lee Ji-hyun and Park Jung-ah
'One Summer Night' is described as a pure pop song, and 'Cool Girl' as another R&B dance song
The Korean Wikipedia article gives the album's alternate title as Again 02
The Korean track list includes 'Maybe' and 'Sad', among eleven songs in total