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Lucifer (2010)

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

The second SHINee album was the first on which the members had real say in its creative direction, and the result was a shift from a youthful image to a more adult, "masculine" one.

Key places

Recording at Booming Sound, Seoul (2010)

Recording site Big Hit Studios, Seoul — The album's recording is listed at Booming Sound in Seoul. The point is placed at city-centre level, so the exact studio building is not shown. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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

Album story

Overview

• Lucifer: second studio album by South Korean boy band SHINee
• Released July 19, 2010 in South Korea
• Lead single: "Lucifer"
• Re-released as the repackaged album Hello on October 4, 2010
• Sixth best-selling album of 2010 in South Korea per the Gaon Album Chart, with over 120,000 copies sold

Background

• Came two years into the group's career
• First album on which members were given significant input into the creative direction, from the music to the styling
• Jonghyun said the public sees idols as made-up, and that the company gave the group a lot of room on this second album
• The group, previously known for their youthful sound, adopted a more adult, masculine image as a result
• The album has been described as having an electronica-inspired K-pop sound with a tinge of vintage 1980s synth
• "Lucifer" is a 1980s-inspired electronica song that compares a two-faced lover to the devil
• "Electric Heart" features soft, whispering vocals laid over electronic beats and a guitar chorus
• Onew made his debut as a lyricist on track 9, "Your Name"
• "Love Still Goes On" is viewed as a kind of sequel to "Love Should Go On" from the debut mini-album Replay
• "Ready or Not" was written and composed by French music producer Will Simms, who debuted at SM Entertainment with this song

Recording

• Recording studio listed as Booming Sound in Seoul

Sources: en.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

• Teaser images of the members were released online from July 8 to July 12
• A highlight medley with snippets of the album tracks was posted on the official website on July 15
• Released July 19; within hours, the album topped various physical and digital sales charts in South Korea
• The choreography for "Lucifer" was nominated for the Best Dance Performance Award at the Mnet Asian Music Awards in 2010

Records

• Gaon Album Chart: sixth best-selling album of 2010 in South Korea, over 120,000 copies sold
• Portuguese Wikipedia: over 124,961 copies sold in South Korea by August 5, 2010
• Spanish Wikipedia: repackaged Hello ranked 17th on the Gaon chart for 2010 with 63,118 copies
• The single "Lucifer" charted on Billboard's World Digital Song Sales chart for 57 weeks in the US
• Lead single "Hello" released September 30, 2010, a few days before the repackaged album

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

Trivia

• On November 26, 2010, "Obsession" was announced as the theme song for the film The Warrior's Way.
• The lead single "Lucifer" was featured on the January 29, 2018 episode of Fox's TV series Lucifer.
• The choreography for "Lucifer" was done by Rino Nakasone, who had also choreographed early SHINee songs such as "Replay" in 2008.
• A non-studio version of the album leaked on July 18, 2010, hours before the official release date.
• The repackaged album Hello came out on October 4, 2010, and its lead single was released a few days earlier.

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

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