Brand New (Shinhwa album)

2004 studio album by Shinhwa

Brand New

Brand New cover

Studio album by

Shinhwa

Released| August 27, 2004 (2004-08-27)
Recorded| 2004
Genre|

* K-pop
* dance-pop

Language| Korean
Label|

* Good Entertainment
* Avex Marketing

Shinhwa chronology
| Winter Story
(2003)  | Brand New
(2004)  | Winter Story 2004-2005
(2004)

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Singles from  Brand New

1. "Brand New"
Released: August 27, 2004
2. "Angel"
Released: August 27, 2004
3. "Crazy"
Released: November 4, 2004
4. "Oh!"
Released: November 4, 2004

Brand New is the seventh studio album of South Korean boy band Shinhwa. It was released on August 27, 2004, by Good Entertainment. It is their first album since leaving SM Entertainment and signing with Good Entertainment. The four lead singles are "Brand New", "Angel", "Crazy" and "Oh". Brand New sold 324,772 copies in 2004 and was the fifth best-selling album of the year.

## Background

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The members of Shinhwa began taking charge as lyricist in the release of the album. Eric wrote some rap lyrics for some of the songs while Minwoo took charge and began writing full lyrics. Some songs that he wrote are: "All of My", "Oh" and "U". He later went on to write the song "Superstar" for the group Jewelry, which became a hit.

## Commercial performance

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Brand New debuted at number 3 on the MIAK monthly album chart, and made its way to number 2 before dropping to number 11. However, it made a large jump from number 11 to number 1, with a large jump in sales from 168,654 copies to 320,337 copies. The lead track "Brand New", was composed by Park Geun-tae and Cho Young-soo, won the Triple Crown, i.e. first place for three consecutive weeks, on Mnet's live music program M Countdown.[1]

## Accolades

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In 2006, "Brand New" was ranked number 58 in a Gallup Korea poll of top 100 favorite Korean songs of all time.[2] Melon and Seoul Shinmun ranked the single number 68 in their 2021 list of the top 100 K-pop songs of all time.[3]

Awards and nominations for Brand New Year  | Organization  | Category  | Result  | Ref.

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2004  | Golden Disc Awards | Album Bonsang (Main Prize)  | Won  | [4]
Album Daesang (Grand Prize)  | Nominated
Mnet KM Music Video Festival | Best Dance Performance (for "Brand New") | Won  | [5]
Best Male Group Video (for "Angel") | Won
Overseas Viewers' Award (for "Brand New") | Won
SBS Gayo Daejeon | Grand Prize (Daesang)  | Won  | [6]
Main Prize (Bonsang)  | Won
Seoul Music Awards | Popularity Award  | Won  |
Music program awards  Song  | Program  | Date  | Ref.

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"Brand New"  | M Countdown | September 30, 2004  | [1]
October 7, 2004
October 14, 2004
Inkigayo | October 10, 2004  |
October 17, 2004  |
"Crazy"  | December 12, 2004  |
December 19, 2004  |

## Tracks

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Brand New track listingNo.| Title| Lyrics| Music| Arrangement| Length

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1.| "Shooting Star"| Brian Kim, Eric Mun| B. Kim| B. Kim| 4:01
2.| "U"| Lee Min-woo, Eric Mun| M.A.R.S.| M.A.R.S.| 3:24
3.| "Brand New"| An Young-min, Eric Mun| Park Geun-tae, Jo Young-soo| Park Joon-ho| 3:46
4.| "Fever (Crazy)" (Korean: 열병 (Crazy))| Y.M. An, Eric Mun| Y.S. Jo| Y.S. Jo| 4:09
5.| "Oh!"| Lee Min Woo, Shin Hye-sung, Eric Mun| Lee Min Woo| Lee Min Woo| 4:11
6.| "Angel"| Y.M. An, Eric Mun| Park Geun-tae, Y.S. Jo, Lee Hyeon-seung| Y.S. Jo, H.S. Lee| 3:57
7.| "All of My..."| B. Kim, Lee Min Woo, Eric Mun| Lee Min Woo| Lee Min Woo| 3:50
8.| "Time Machine"| Eric Mun| Park Geun-tae| Y.S. Jo| 4:05
9.| "My Everything Part II" (Korean: 나의 전부 Part II)| Eric Mun| Eric Mun| Eric Mun| 3:59
10.| "Set Free" (Korean: 놓아요)| Kim Dong-wan| Kim Dong Wan| D.W. Kim| 4:07
11.| "Liar"| E. Mun| Eric Mun| Eric Mun| 4:00
12.| "Cheers!" (Korean: 위하여)| Psy, Eric Mun| Psy| Psy| 3:02
13.| "I Want" (Korean: 원해)| Lee Sang-in, Eric Mun| S.I. Lee| S.I. Lee| 2:56
14.| "2gether 4ever"| Yoon Ji-woong, Eric Mun| J.W. Yoon| J.W. Yoon| 4:00

## Credits and personnel

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Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Brand New.[7]

* Park Geun-tae – producer
* Shinhwa – producer
* Kim Young-seong – recording engineer, mixing engineer
* Yoon Won-kwon – recording engineer
* Song Kyeong-jo – recording engineer
* Kang Hae-gu – recording engineer
* Jeong Doo-seok – recording engineer
* Ha Jeong-soo – recording engineer
* Ko Seung-wook – mixing engineer

* Park Hyeok – mixing engineer
* Jo Kyu-beom – mixing engineer
* Sam Lee – guitar
* Tommy Lee – guitar
* Hong Joon-ho – guitar
* Ko Tae-young – guitar
* Lee Tae-yoon – bass
* Im Seung-beom – keyboard
* The String – strings

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## Charts and sales

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### Monthly charts

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| Chart (November 2004)  | Peak
position

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South Korean Albums (RIAK)[8] | 1

### Yearly charts

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| Chart (2004)  | Position

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South Korean Albums (RIAK)[9] | 5

### Sales

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Region  | Sales

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South Korea (RIAK)  | 325,333[10]

## Release history

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Country | Date | Distributing label | Format

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South Korea  | August 27, 2004  | Good EMG, IO Music  | CD (EKLD-0444)[11]
November 4, 2004  | Special Edition (CD+DVD) (EKLD-0492)[12]
Japan  | December 8, 2004  | Avex Trax | CD (AVCD-18067/B)[13]

## References

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1. ^ a b Lee, Nancy (June 7, 2013). "M Countdown Hall of Fame: Shinhwa's 'Brand New'". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on June 9, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
2. ^ 2006 한국인이 좋아하는 가요 100곡 (in Korean). Gallup Korea. December 1, 2006. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
3. ^ Hicap, Jonathan (August 29, 2021). "Top 100 K-pop songs of all time revealed". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
4. ^ "History". Golden Disc Awards (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 8, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
5. ^ 비, m.net Kmtv 뮤비페스티벌 최고인기상 [Rain, m.net Kmtv Music Video Festival Best Popularity Award]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). December 4, 2004. Retrieved May 28, 2021 - via Naver.
6. ^ "신화, SBS가요대전 대상 수상" [Shinhwa wins the grand prize at SBS Gayo Daejeon]. My Daily (in Korean). Naver. December 30, 2004. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
7. ^ Brand New (Media notes). Good EMG. 2004.
8. ^ "Album Sales For The Month of November 2004". Recording Industry Association Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 11, 2007. Retrieved October 12, 2007.
9. ^ 2004년 가요음반판매량 [2004 Album Sales Figures] (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on July 18, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
10. ^ "Album Sales For The Month of January 2005". Recording Industry Association Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 19, 2005. Retrieved October 12, 2007.
11. ^ "Brand New album info". Hanteo (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 26, 2018. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
12. ^ "Brand New Special Edition album info". Hanteo (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 18, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
13. ^ "Brand New album info (Japan)". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved March 20, 2015.

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Korean albums|

* Haegyolsa
* T.O.P.
* Only One
* Hey, Come On!
* Perfect Man
* Wedding
* Brand New
* State of the Art
* Volume 9
* The Return
* The Classic
* We

Japanese albums|

* Inspiration

Compilation album|

* My Choice

Winter Story album series|

* Winter Story
* Winter Story 2004–2005
* Winter Story 2006–2007
* Winter Story 2007

Tours|

* Grand Tour: The Return
* Grand Tour: The Classic

Television|

* Shinhwa Broadcast (List of episodes)

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