Be Ordinary Explained

Be Ordinary
Type:ep
Artist:Hwang Chi-yeul
Cover:Be Ordinary Hwang Chi-yeul.png
Recorded:Spring 2017
Genre:Pop
Length:25:56
Label:NHN Entertainment, How Entertainment
Producer:Hwang Chi-yeul
Prev Title:Five senses
Prev Year:2007
Next Title:Be Myself
Next Year:2018

Be Ordinary is the first EP by South Korean singer-songwriter Hwang Chi-yeul, his first studio album in 10 years, released on 13 June 2017, since his debut album Five Senses in 2007.[1]

Background and release

In March 2017, singer Hwang Chi-yeul said during an interview:

In June 2017 after the EP's release, Hwang said during an interview with KBS World Radio:

He explains what "A Daily Song" is about:

Be Ordinary describes nearly every aspect of his ordinary everyday life as a musician for the past 10 years he remained unknown. His last release as a studio full-length album was in 2007 with his album Five Senses. Be Ordinary is his first EP.

Promotion

Before the EP's release, Be Ordinary, a teaser video,[2] was released on 9 June 2017. The EP and its official music video,[3] were released on 13 June 2017 and EP consists of seven tracks with many different genres. He wrote the lyrics for the last song, "Alone".[4]

On 24 May 2017, Hwang performed the song "A Daily Song" live for the first time on episode 16 of I Can See Your Voice, Season 4, that was broadcast on 15 June 2017 on Mnet.[5]

On 23 June 2017, "A Daily Song" took first place in the fourth week of June 2017 on KBS Music Bank. The nominees for the Music Bank K-Chart first place were "A Daily Song" by Hwang Chi-yeul and "Untitled, 2014" by G-Dragon.[6]

On 24–25 June 2017, Hwang held his first concert, Yolo Con at the Olympic Park in Seoul and performed his new songs from the EP live.[7]

Hwang is scheduled to hold his solo showcase on 30 July 2017 in Taipei,[8] and in concert on 10–11 August 2017 in Toronto.[9]

Hwang occasionally performs songs from the EP acoustically on a live streaming channel V LIVE.[10]

Personnel

Source:[7] [11]

Charts

Album

Year-end charts

Singles

Chart (2017)SinglePeak
position
Digital Chart"A Daily Song"6[16]
Download Chart"A Daily Song" 5[17]
Streaming Chart"A Daily Song" 5[18]
BGM Chart"A Daily Song" 2[19]
BGM Chart"Alone"2[20]
Mobile Chart"A Daily Song" 2[21]
Singing room Chart"A Daily Song" 1[22]
Social Chart"A Daily Song" 61[23]

Album sales

Year !! rowspan=2
MonthBe Ordinary
Sales Cumulative sales
2017 June 112,783 112,783[24]
July 4,233 117,016[25]
August 7,151 124,167[26]
September 4,152 128,319[27]
October 11,729 140,048[28]
November 79,574 219,622[29]
December 4,582 224,204[30]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2017-06-21. Hwang Chi-yeul's new album sells over 100,000 copies. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180116135922/https://m.yna.co.kr/mob2/en/contents_en.jsp?cid=AEN20170621004800315&site=0700000000&mobile. 2018-01-16. Yonhap News Agency.
  2. Web site: Yoo. Byung-chul. 2017-06-09. 황치열, 타이틀곡 '매일 듣는 노래' 뮤직비디오 티저영상 공개. Naver News. Korea Economy TV. korean.
  3. Web site: Jeong. An-jee. 2017-06-13. 황치열, 오늘(13일) 신곡 음원 및 MV 공개 '중독성 甲'. Naver News. Sports Chosun. korean.
  4. Web site: Be Ordinary. Melon. korean.
  5. Web site: Ryu. Su-geun. 2017-06-15. '너의 목소리가 보여' 황치열, 미스터리 싱어에서 초대가수로 '인생대반전'. SportQ. korean.
  6. Web site: Lee. Ji-young. 2017-06-24. 황치열, 밝은 미소와 함께 뮤직뱅크 1위 인증샷...훈훈. Maeil Business TV. korean.
  7. Web site: Yoon. Min-sik. 2017-06-21. Hwang Chi-yeul becomes best-selling nongroup artist since 2013. The Korea Herald.
  8. Web site: Park. Seol-i. 2017-06-07. 황치열, 대만 여심 훔친다…7월 단독 쇼케이스 개최. Naver News. TV Report. korean.
  9. Web site: FIRST LIVE CONCERT IN CANADA. 10 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170711155312/http://www.kpopme.com/hcy/. 11 July 2017. dead.
  10. Web site: 비가 주르주륵 매일 듣는 노래. dead. korean. 10 July 2017. 11 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170711101243/http://www.vlive.tv/video/35190.
  11. Web site: Kim. Jae-heun. 2017-06-01. Singer makes successful comeback with new album. The Korea Times.
  12. Web site: 24th week of 2017 Album Chart . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171107011757/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=24&hitYear=2017&termGbn=week . November 7, 2017 . September 29, 2022 . Gaon Chart . Korea Music Content Industry Association . ko.
  13. Web site: June 2017 Album Chart . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170714051951/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=06&hitYear=2017&termGbn=month . July 14, 2017 . September 29, 2022 . Gaon Chart . Korea Music Content Industry Association . ko.
  14. Web site: Yearly 2017 Album Chart. Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. ko. 10 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20150210215545/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/total.gaon?termGbn=year&hitYear=2014&targetTime=&nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1060. 10 February 2015. dead.
  15. Web site: Yearly 2017 Album Chart . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180125075049/http://gaonchart.co.kr:80/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&termGbn=year . January 25, 2018 . September 29, 2022 . Gaon Chart . Korea Music Content Industry Association . ko.
  16. Web site: 25th week of 2017 Digital Chart. Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. ko.
  17. Web site: 25th week of 2017 Download Chart. Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. ko.
  18. Web site: 31st week of 2017 Streaming Chart. Gaon Chart. ko. 24 August 2017.
  19. Web site: 25th week of 2017 BGM Chart. Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. ko.
  20. Web site: 24th week of 2017 BGM Chart. Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. ko.
  21. Web site: 25th week of 2017 Mobile Chart. Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. ko.
  22. Web site: 29th week 2017 Singing room Chart. Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. ko.
  23. Web site: 29th week 2017 Social Chart. Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. ko.
  24. Web site: June 2017 Album Chart. Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. ko.
  25. Web site: July 2017 Album Chart. Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. ko.
  26. Web site: August 2017 Album Chart. Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. ko.
  27. Web site: September 2017 Album Chart. Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. ko.
  28. Web site: October 2017 Album Chart. Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. ko.
  29. Web site: November 2017 Album Chart. Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. ko.
  30. Web site: December 2017 Album Chart. Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. ko.

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