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Just Listen... (2003)
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The debut album entered the Korean monthly chart at number 22 with lukewarm sales, then climbed to number four.
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Overview
- Just Listen: debut studio album by South Korean pop and R&B singer Seven
- Released March 7, 2003
- Released under YG Entertainment
- Four singles were issued from the album
- Singles: Come Back to Me, One More Time, I Just Wanna Be, Baby I Like You Like That
- Sold over 225,000 copies in South Korea by 2005
Background
- Seven is a South Korean pop and R&B singer
- This album is his first studio album
- Released through YG Entertainment, a South Korean label
- The album's chart run began at a low level and rose over the following months
- Its singles were the main drivers of the album's later popularity
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Tracklist
| 1 | Intro | 0:36 |
| 2 | I Just Wanna Be | 3:52 |
| 3 | 와줘.. | 4:05 |
| 4 | 한번 단 한번 | 3:27 |
| 5 | One to Ten | 4:09 |
| 6 | 아쉬운 이별 | 3:56 |
| 7 | Seven (Interlude) | 0:40 |
| 8 | 우연히 널 봐도 | 4:43 |
| 9 | Luz Control | 3:49 |
| 10 | Baby I Like You Like That | 3:01 |
| 11 | 꽃을 들고서 | 4:46 |
| 12 | 안녕 | 4:12 |
| 13 | 더 멀리 떠나요 | 5:30 |
| 14 | 너이길 바래 | 3:38 |
| 15 | 와줘.. (English version) | 4:05 |
| 16 | 와줘.. (instrumental version) | 4:05 |
Sources: musicbrainz.org
Artist
Career
- Real name Choi Dong-wook, born November 9, 1984; trained under YG Entertainment from age fifteen.
- Debuted in 2003 with the album Just Listen; the hit single "Come Back to Me" led to best new artist awards at several year-end ceremonies.
- Second album Must Listen (2004) reached number one on the monthly RIAK album chart; "Passion" won Best Male Video at the Mnet Km Music Video Festival.
- Expanded into Japan in 2005 with the single "Hikari"; several follow-up singles reached the top ten on the Oricon Singles Chart.
- Acted in the TV drama Prince Hours (2007), a spin-off of Princess Hours.
- Released the English single "Girls" with Lil' Kim in 2009; the video was the first Asian artist video played on BET's 106 & Park.
- Returned in 2010 after a three-year hiatus; "When I Can't Sing" (2012) was produced by JYP.
- Served mandatory military service 2013–2014; signed with Dmost Entertainment in 2020.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Reception
At release
- Entered the Korean Monthly Album Chart at number 22
- Initial sales were 13,986 copies, described in the source as lukewarm
- Sales did not stay low: the album gained popularity after its entry
- The album rose to a peak of number four in May 2003
- It held the number four position for two consecutive months
Records
- Peak position: number four on the Korean monthly album chart, May 2003
- Two consecutive months at number four
- 2003 year-end album chart: ranked 10th
- 2003 year-end total sales: 212,317 copies
- Sales in South Korea exceeded 225,000 copies by 2005
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Trivia
- Just Listen entered the Korean Monthly Album Chart at number 22 with lukewarm sales of 13,986 copies, before rising to a peak of number four.
- The Korean Monthly Album Chart is run by MIAK, the Music Industry Association of Korea.
- The Portuguese-language article gives the Korean title of Come Back to Me as 와줘 and of the single Once, Just Once as 한번 단 한번.
- The album's four singles were Come Back to Me, One More Time, I Just Wanna Be and Baby I Like You Like That.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · pt.wikipedia.org