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Odd (2015)

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

Minho worried that the new concept sounded different from anything the group had done before, and that worry explains the album's title.

Key places

Recorded at Doobdoob, Seoul (2015)

Recording site Big Hit Studios, Seoul — The album's recording is linked to Doobdoob studio in Seoul. The pin marks only the city centre, not the studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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

Album story

Overview

• Odd is the fourth Korean studio album and seventh overall by South Korean boy band SHINee
• Released digitally and physically on May 18, 2015, under SM Entertainment and distributed by KT Music
• Contains 11 songs, including lead single 'View'
• Repackaged album Married to the Music released on August 3, 2015, with four additional songs

Background

• First Korean release by the group after a two-year hiatus
• Released around the seventh anniversary of the group's debut
• Member Minho was worried about the new concept because its musical style differed from earlier work, which explains the album's title

Recording

• Producer teams include The Stereotypes, The Underdogs, British group LDN Noise, G'harah 'PK' Degeddingseze, Kenzie, and Steven Lee
• 'View' was produced by LDN Noise and is an upbeat deep house song
• Jonghyun wrote the lyrics of 'View'
• 'Married to the Music' is described as funky disco and is the work of LDN Noise
• 'Savior' was written by Kenzie, and 'Hold You' is an R&B song produced by The Stereotypes and Deez
• 'Chocolate' is a medium-tempo R&B track written by Jonghyun and Yankie

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

• The album received favorable reviews from music critics
• Melon's pop music critics chose Odd as one of the best albums for the first half of 2015
• MTV Iggy selected it among its 25 Best Albums of 2015
• Billboard's Jeff Benjamin praised the title song and the album's return to the group's R&B side
• Billboard's Jeff Benjamin criticized 'An Ode to You' and 'Black Hole'
• Arena Homme+ listed the album among its 'albums of glory', and Shinee was the only idol group on that list

Records

• Debuted at number one on the Gaon Album Chart and sold over 165,000 copies in the first month
• Debuted at number nine on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums Chart
• Reached number one on Billboard's World Albums Chart
• Sold over 2,000 copies in the US
• As of 2022, sold over 193,000 copies in South Korea and 41,000 copies in Japan
• Married to the Music debuted at number one on the weekly Gaon Album Chart and was the second best-selling album of August 2015

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

Trivia

• Minho said he was worried about the new concept, which explains the album's title
• Shinee was the only idol group on Arena Homme+'s list of 'albums of glory'
• The choreography for 'Married to the Music' was provided by Tony Testa and Hwang Sang-hoon
• Shinee performed five songs from the album at their Shinee World IV concert
• The tracklist was revealed on May 13, and Jonghyun was credited as a composer
• Odd was the group's first Korean release after a two-year hiatus

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

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