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Remember (2008)
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The title track of BigBang's second Korean album was a cover of a song by veteran singer Lee Moon-sae, and the two later performed it together on stage.
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Overview
- Remember: second Korean studio album by the South Korean boy band BigBang
- Released 5 November 2008 by YG Entertainment
- Title track: Sunset Glow, originally by Lee Moon-sae
- Pre-orders passed 200,000 before release
- Seungri's solo track Strong Baby was released as the second single
- Strong Baby music video released 1 January 2009
Background
- The group's previous Korean release was the EP Stand Up, issued three months before Remember
- BigBang performed Sunset Glow together with Lee Moon-sae at the 2008 KBS Music Festival
- Sunset Glow was promoted with the entire group, while Seungri performed Strong Baby solo
- The Sunset Glow video was shot in Taean County on the west coast, a region still recovering from the 2007 South Korea oil spill
Recording
- Recorded at YG Studio
- Mastered at Sterling Sound
- Producer credit for recording: G-Dragon
- Mixing by Yang Hyun Suk and Jason Robert
- Recording engineers: Kim Chang-gyeom, Oh Young-taek, Lee Kyung-jun
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · ko.wikipedia.org · discogs.com · pt.wikipedia.org
Tracklist
| 1 | INTRO (모두다 소리쳐) | 1:44 |
| 2 | 오. 아. 오. | 3:47 |
| 3 | 붉은 노을 | 3:28 |
| 4 | 반짝 반짝 | 3:42 |
| 5 | STRONG BABY | 3:48 |
| 6 | WONDERFUL | 3:32 |
| 7 | 멍청한 사랑 | 4:04 |
| 8 | 하루하루 (acoustic version) | 4:26 |
| 9 | 거짓말 (remix) | 3:30 |
| 10 | 마지막 인사 (remix) | 4:02 |
| 11 | REMEMBER | 3:20 |
Sources: musicbrainz.org
Artist
Formation
- BigBang was formed by YG Entertainment, with G-Dragon and Taeyang first trained at age eleven.
- The group debuted on August 19, 2006, at Olympic Gymnastics Arena in Seoul.
- Their debut album BigBang Vol. 1 (2006) sold over 110,000 copies.
Members
- Current members are G-Dragon (leader, rapper), Taeyang (vocalist), and Daesung (vocalist, drummer).
- T.O.P left the group in 2023, and Seungri retired in 2019.
Career
- Their 2007 hit "Lies" was their first number one and topped Korean charts for six weeks.
- Their Japanese albums were all certified gold by the RIAJ.
- They won the inaugural Best Worldwide Act at the 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards.
- Their fifth EP Alive (2012) became the first Korean album to chart on the US Billboard 200.
- The Made World Tour attracted 1.5 million people and set a record for a Korean act.
- Eleven of their singles reached number one on the Gaon Digital Chart.
- They have sold over 140 million records globally.
- In 2022 they returned as a quartet with "Still Life", which debuted at number one on the Gaon Digital Chart.
- In 2026 they are set to celebrate their 20th anniversary with a world tour.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Reception
At release
- Pre-orders passed 200,000 copies before the album came out
- Sunset Glow, the lead track, was promoted with all members together
- Strong Baby followed as the second single, with Seungri performing it alone
- BigBang performed Sunset Glow with Lee Moon-sae at the 2008 KBS Music Festival
- The album received the Best Album Award at the 18th Seoul Music Awards, held a month after release
Reappraisal
- In April 2010, the album re-entered the Gaon Album Chart along with several other BigBang releases
Records
- Hanteo year-end 2008 albums chart: 4th best-selling album in South Korea, with 135,000 copies sold on the chart
- Gaon Album Chart weekly peak: number 5 (April 2010 re-chart)
- Gaon Album Chart monthly issue: number 19
- Best Album Award, 18th Seoul Music Awards
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Trivia
- The Sunset Glow video was shot at several locations in Taean County, a region still recovering from the 2007 South Korea oil spill; the members spread the message 'Let's go West!' throughout the video
- "Oh. Ah. Oh." contains samples from Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop) by Scatman John
- A passionate kissing scene in the Strong Baby video was deliberately removed after discussion between the director, Seo Hyun-seung, and YG Entertainment
- The Sunset Glow video was credited with bringing attention back to the 2007 oil spill, an incident people had begun to forget
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · pt.wikipedia.org · fr.wikipedia.org