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The Shinee World (2008)
Where the lyrics of The Shinee World take you, and where it was really made.
Its lead single "Love Like Oxygen" is a remake of a song by a Danish singer, originally titled "Show the World".
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Recorded at SM Booming System (2008)
Recording site Big Hit Studios, Seoul — The album was recorded at SM Booming System in Seoul. The point uses city-level location, so the exact building is not confirmed. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Private company studio, not open to visitors.
Album story
Overview
- The Shinee World: first studio album by South Korean boy band SHINee
- Released 28 August 2008 under SM Entertainment
- Contains twelve songs, including the lead single "Love Like Oxygen"
- Re-released 29 October 2008 under the title Amigo, with three additional tracks
- Stylized as The SHINee WORLD
Background
- For this first studio album, the group showed a more mature and masculine image than in its debut concept
- Producers and songwriters such as Yoo Young-jin, Kenzie and Wheesung took part in production
- Genres include R&B, urban and pop
- "Love Like Oxygen" was first performed on 15 August 2008 at SM Town Live'08 at the Seoul Olympic Stadium
- The lead single is a remake of a song by Danish singer Martin Hoberg Hedegaard, originally titled "Show the World"
- Jonghyun's first solo track "Hyeya (Y Si Fuera Ella)" is a cover of a 1997 song by Alejandro Sanz
- "Amigo" was choreographed by American dancer and choreographer Misha Gabriel
Recording
- Recorded at SM BoomingSystem in Seoul
- The lead single's disco-based funky rhythm is reminiscent of Michael Jackson
- "Best Place" contains a sample from the compilation Construction Urban Flava
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Tracklist
| 1 | The SHINee World (Doo‐Bop) | 3:55 |
| 2 | 사랑의 길 Love’s Way | 3:29 |
| 3 | 산소같은 너 Love Like Oxygen | 3:02 |
| 4 | 너 아니면 안 되는걸 Romantic | 4:53 |
| 5 | 그녀가 헤어졌다 One for Me | 3:25 |
| 6 | 화장을 하고 Graze | 3:37 |
| 7 | 마지막 선물 Last Gift (In My Room – Prelude) | 3:53 |
| 8 | 내 곁에만 있어 Best Place | 3:44 |
| 9 | 혜야 Y Si Fuera Ella | 5:14 |
| 10 | 눈을 감아보면 Four Seasons | 4:27 |
| 11 | In My Room (unplugged remix) | 4:27 |
| 12 | 누난 너무 예뻐 Replay | 3:33 |
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 was commercially successful in South Korea, debuting at number three on the MIAK monthly music chart with 30,000 copies sold
- Before release day, about 50,000 copies were reportedly sold
- "Love Like Oxygen" took first place on M Countdown on 18 September 2008, the group's first win on a South Korean music show since debut
- In its first month, the album sold 49,864 copies and ranked tenth in sales for September
Reappraisal
- The lead single reached the top of many South Korean online music charts and received positive reception
Records
- Newcomer Album of the Year at the 23rd Golden Disc Awards in 2008
- Sales of The Shinee World together with the Amigo reissue exceeded 80,000 copies by June 2015
- Second place on the Soribada popularity list and sixth on Lunch Boxes
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · es.wikipedia.org
Trivia
- The title of the reissue, "Amigo", is also a shortened form of a Korean phrase meaning that falling for a beautiful woman brings suffering.
- "Amigo" was choreographed by American dancer and choreographer Misha Gabriel.
- The title of "The Shinee World (Doo-Bop)" also refers to the group's official fan club, called Shinee World or Shawol.
- The lead single's lyrics compare changes in love to ice, water and oxygen.
- Jonghyun's first solo track "Hyeya (Y Si Fuera Ella)" is a cover of a 1997 song by Alejandro Sanz.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · pt.wikipedia.org
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