Chapter 4 (g.o.d album) explained

Chapter 4
Type:	album
Artist:	g.o.d
Cover:	Godchapter4albumcover.jpg
Released:	November 15, 2001
Recorded:	2001
Language:	Korean
Studio:	Sidus Studio (Gangnam, Seoul) Bay Studio (Seoul) Wave Studio (Mapo, Seoul)
Length:	49:14
Label:	Sidus Yejeon Media
Prev Title:	Chapter 3
Prev Year:	2000
Next Year:	2002

Chapter 4 is the fourth album of South Korean pop music group g.o.d. It was released through Sidus and Yejeon Media on November 15, 2001. It was the group's second record to sell over 1 million copies.^[1]

Critical reception

The album was not only popular and well received by fans, it was the group's most critically acclaimed album to date.^[1] It won the Daesang (Grand Prize) for the Album of the Year at the Golden Disc Awards, becoming only the second idol group to win one of the industry's most prestigious awards.^[2]

Various reviews by major newspapers noted that the album displayed a more introspective and mature side of the group, with the album art likewise reflecting a more serious theme compared to that of the third album.^{[3] [4] [5]} The Korea JoongAng Daily concluded that "with R&B, hip-hop and ballads all blended together, the new release ought to satisfy the band's many fans."^[3]

Commercial performance

Chapter 4 sold 1,441,209 copies within a month of its release.^[6] Although the total sales figures dipped slightly compared to Chapter 3, Chapter 4 still currently holds the record for the best selling album (not including a repackaged edition) within a month in the history of the Recording Industry Association of Korea and its successor organizations, including the present-day Korea Music Content Industry Association which compiles data for the Circle Chart.^{[7] [8] [9]}

Awards and nominations

"Road" and "The Place Where You Should Be" won successive "Triple Crowns" on Inkigayo and also ranked number one on Music Camp (predecessor of Show! Music Core).

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Year	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
2001	Golden Disc Awards	Album Daesang (Grand Prize)		^[10]
		Album Bonsang (Main Prize)

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the album liner notes.

g.o.d

• Park Jun-hyung – rapper
• Yoon Kye-sang – vocals
• Danny Ahn – rapper
• Son Ho-young – vocal
• Kim Tae-woo – vocal

Session

• Taeyoon Lee – bass guitar (track 3)
• Jeong Yu-seok – scratch (track 7)
• Seungwoo Jeon – backing vocal (track 2, 3, 5, 6)
• Seongho Kang – backing vocal (track 2, 7, 11)
• Fill in the blanks – backing vocal (track 2, 4, 8, 10, 11)
• Sam Lee – other (track 3, 5, 6, 10)
• Hong Jun-ho – other (track 3)
• Erich Bulling – other (track 9)

Staff

• Hoon-tak Jeong, Hae-ik Jeong – producers
• Sidus & Content Group – executive producer
• Park Pil-won – co-producer
• Park Jin-young – producer, keyboard, backing vocalist (track 2, 7)
• Bang Si-hyuk – co-producer, keyboard, guitar (track 4), programming
• Heejung Park – acoustic music producer
• Bae Jin-ryeol – keyboard, programming
• Dohoon Kim – keyboard, programming
• Kim Soon-in & Kim Chan-seok (Sidus Studio), Lee Jin-won (Bay Studio), Nam Gung-jin & Cho Chang-hee (Wave Studio) – recording
• Ahn Jong-hwa, Park Jun-hyung, Jang Ji-bok – assistive technology

• Jihoon Seong (Bay Studio & Dream Factory Studio) – mixing (track 1, 3, 5, 7–9, 12)
• Seungwook Ko (Lead Sound) – mixing (track 6, 10, 11)
• Dave "Hard Drive" Pensado (Enterprise Studios) – mixing (track 2, 4)
• Eddy Schryer (Oasis Mastering Studio) – mastering
• Seongjun Park, Jun Oh – manager
• Andy Yoo (Jaedeok Yoo) – art and style director
• Eunjin Kim, Seongjin Kwon, Hyeonha Lee, Jeonghee Park, Kyungmi Ha, Injin Jeon, Eongyeom Kim, Sechang Kwon – stylists
• Kim Il-kwon – photography
• Jiyeon Kim – album design
• Myungjin Art – printing

Charts and sales

Sales

See also

• List of best-selling albums in South Korea

External links

• • Album Information – Mnet Chapter 4 on iTunes

Notes and References

1. News: 오빠들이 돌아왔다, god가 다시 거짓말처럼!. 10Asia (Korea Economic Daily). May 8, 2014. Korean. October 16, 2017. July 30, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190730032542/http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/250689. dead.
2. News: [30th 골든★열전⑧] 미워할 수 없는 국민아이돌..god 편]. JoongAng Ilbo. January 11, 2016.
3. News: Well, g.o.d Bless Us All: A Boy Band Returns. Korea JoongAng Daily. November 25, 2001. Choe. Jae-hee. November 2, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170910172705/http://mengnews.joins.com/view.aspx?aId=1897512. September 10, 2017. dead.
4. News: 화려함 대신 그들의 길 찾은 god. The Hankyoreh. November 21, 2001. Korean.
5. News: [음악]그룹 god 4집 '길' 출시…＂우리의 '길'은 계속된다＂]. The Dong-a Ilbo. November 18, 2001. Korean.
6. Web site: 2001년 11월 가요음반판매량 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171015150153/http://www.riak.or.kr/chart/cdc/2001-11.pdf . 2017-10-15 . 2017-10-15 . Recording Industry Association of Korea . Korean.
7. News: October 12, 2017 . BTS's "Love Yourself: Her" Sets New Gaon Chart Record In 16 Years With 1.2 Million Albums Sold . .
8. News: October 13, 2017 . 방탄소년단, 단일 앨범 120만장 돌파 '대기록'…god 4집 이후 16년만 . Korean . .
9. News: October 13, 2017 . BTS album 'Love Yourself: Her' sells over 1.2 mln copies . .
10. News: 골든디스크 대상에 그룹 god의 '길'. JoongAng Ilbo. January 30, 2002. Korean.
11. Web site: http://www.riak.or.kr/chart/cdc/2001-11.pdf. ko:2001년 11월 가요음반판매량. Volume of music album sales in November 2001 . Recording Industry Association of Korea. May 17, 2021. October 15, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171015150153/http://www.riak.or.kr/chart/cdc/2001-11.pdf. ko.
12. Web site: http://www.riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=2001&hit_month=12. ko:2001년 12월 가요음반판매량. December 2001 Album Sales Figures. January 2002. Recording Industry Association of Korea. ko. https://web.archive.org/web/20180627062534/http://www.riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=2001&hit_month=12. June 27, 2018. dead. October 12, 2017.
13. Cumulative sales for Chapter 4: <