Maps of Music

Crazy For You (2006)

Where the lyrics of Crazy For You take you, and where it was really made.

The title track 'Hard to Say' held number one on Mnet M!Countdown for two weeks, but track 5 later drew a plagiarism claim over a Maroon 5 single.

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Crazy For You: second regular studio album by Lee Seung-gi
Released 3 February 2006
13 tracks in total
Kim Do-hoon produced the album
Lee Seon-hee took part as sound director
Title track 'Hard to Say' is a ballad about finally letting go of someone you love
Follow-up song 'Ibmoyang' was also written by Kim Do-hoon, who composed the title track
'Ibmoyang' is a ballad with a rock-tinged feel

The album came after Lee Seung-gi's first regular album
Kim Do-hoon worked as producer and composer across the title track and the follow-up
Lee Seon-hee handled sound direction for the whole album
Song count: 13 tracks, with track 5 'Gamyeon' later at the center of a plagiarism dispute
Title track and follow-up together set the album's ballad-centered direction

Scouted by singer Lee Sun-hee during a high school band performance; trained for two years before debuting on June 5, 2004, at age 17.
Debut song "Because You're My Girl" from the first album The Dream of a Moth became a popular ballad and won Best Newcomer at several 2004 awards.
Digital single "Will You Marry Me" (2009) became a hit and earned the Digital Single Bonsang at the 24th Golden Disc Awards.
Debuted in Japan on March 6, 2012 with the album Time for Love, which ranked first on the Oricon Daily Chart.
Lead roles in dramas including Brilliant Legacy (2009), My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho (2010), The King 2 Hearts (2012), Vagabond (2019) and Mouse (2021).
Permanent cast member of 1 Night 2 Days from November 2007 to February 2012; host of Strong Heart from October 2009 to April 2012.
Established production company Human Made in June 2021.

Compared with the previous album, the voice was described as more mature and the singing as more stable
This comparison drew a positive reception for the album
The title track 'Hard to Say' is a ballad about losing a loved one in the end
The follow-up 'Ibmoyang' has a rock-tinged feel within a ballad

Track 5 'Gamyeon' was accused of plagiarizing 'This Love', a single from Maroon 5's 2002 album Songs About Jane.
The label said the track used a sample and that the original author had been paid.
The label said the composer had spoken with the original author and paid the fee in advance, but approval came late.
On 31 March 2006 the rights were cleared with 100% of the copyright given to the original author.
The title track's music video was directed by Cha Eun-taek in a dramatized format.
Lee Seung-gi and Nam Sang-mi played lovers in the title track's music video.