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Dark Angel (2006)

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The first single from this album was accused of copying a Britney Spears song, and its promotion was halted soon after release.

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Dark Angel: second studio album by South Korean singer Lee Hyori
Released 9 February 2006
13 tracks, running time 46 minutes 42 seconds
Singles: "Get Ya'", "Shall We Dance?", and a cover of Chanté Moore's "Straight Up"
The title track "Get Ya'" is the album's first single
Lee had been with DSP Entertainment since her Fin.K.L. days, and this album was her last release with the label

Follows the album STYLISH...E hyOlee, with a gap of 2 years and 6 months before this full-length
Released as the second album in Lee's career, after her first album
Kim Do-hyun was named total producer and co-produced the album with Lee
Lee also took part in lyric writing and the production of several tracks
Lee's band of Fin.K.L. members included her as a member, which is why the Japanese article describes her as Fin.K.L.'s member before this solo album
The album was built around pop dance, crunk & B, R&B and hip hop, according to its press material

Debuted in 1998 as the leader of girl group Fin.K.L, one of the most popular South Korean girl groups of the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Made her solo debut in August 2003 with the album Stylish..., whose hit single "10 Minutes" won numerous daesangs at year-end award ceremonies.
Korean media dubbed her popularity the "Hyori Syndrome" and nicknamed 2003 "The Year of Hyori".
Released the albums Dark Angel (2006), It's Hyorish (2008), H-Logic (2010), Monochrome (2013) and Black (2017).
Became the highest-paid female singer in South Korea when she signed with Mnet Media in 2006.
Formed the project groups SSAK3 and Refund Sisters in 2020.
Hosted numerous television programs, including Family Outing, Hyori's Homestay and The Seasons.

Has been a prominent animal rights advocate, publishing the photo-essay book Closer in 2012.

Music webzine IZM's critic Lee Dae-hwa gave the album a negative review
The review criticized the album's composition and cohesiveness, along with its plagiarism allegations
The first single "Get Ya'" was accused of plagiarizing Britney Spears's "Do Somethin'" from 2005
After the accusation spread, Lee and her record company said promotion of the single would be quickly halted
Lee took a short break from activities to promote the follow-up singles "Shall We Dance?" and "Dark Angel"
"Straight Up" was released as the next single after "Get Ya'", though Lee did not promote the first single further

Source material does not add further critical reappraisal beyond the initial negative review and the plagiarism controversy

Source material gives no chart, sales, certification or award figures for this album

A limited edition of 10,000 copies was released with a hologram jacket, front and back holographic.
Three jacket photos were briefly shown on a stylist's mini homepage before the album came out.
This was the first album of Lee's distributed by CJ Media rather than Daeyoung AV.
This was the last album DSP Entertainment released for Lee, a label she had been with since her Fin.K.L. days.