I'm Your Girl (album) explained

I'm Your Girl
Type:	studio album
Artist:	S.E.S.
Cover:	SES1.jpg
Released:	November 1, 1997
Recorded:	1997
Studio:	SM Digital Recording Studio (Seoul)
Genre:	K-pop dance-pop
Length:	40:14
Language:	Korean
Label:	SM King Synnara
Producer:	Yoo Young-jin Choi Su-jeong (Moonstone) Kim Yu-ra Lee Heung-yeol
Next Title:	Sea & Eugene & Shoo
Next Year:	1998

I'm Your Girl is the debut studio album by South Korean girl group S.E.S., released by SM Entertainment on November 1, 1997. It spawned two singles: "('Cause) I'm Your Girl", which was promoted shortly after the release of the album, and "Oh, My Love", which was released in March 1998. Commercially, I'm Your Girl sold approximately 650,000 copies.^[1]

Background

S.E.S. is one of South Korea's first generation K-pop idol groups. Under SM Entertainment's management, it was produced wholly by Lee Soo-man. Its original release was on King Records^[2] with subsequent releases by Synnara Records.

Release and promotion

The lead single, title track "('Cause) I'm Your Girl" features rapping by Eric Mun and Andy Lee prior to their debut with Shinhwa.^{[3] [4]} The music video remained one of the most requested ones on popular music shows for 13 to 14 weeks. It collected four music show wins on MBC's Live Young Times and SBS's Inkigayo.

In 2001, "('Cause) I'm Your Girl" was included on SM Entertainment's compilation album, SM Best Album 2.^[5] It was also included on their 2003 Japanese release of Korean songs, Beautiful Songs. A remixed version, featuring Japanese rapper Kreva, then a member of Kick the Can Crew, was included on the group's second single in Japan.^[6] A second single, "Oh, My Love", was released in March 1998. It achieved the top spot on Inkigayo on April 12, 1998.

Reception

The album sold steadily over time. In total, it sold approximately 650,000 physical copies. According to MTV Korea, "I'm Your Girl" "quickly became the Korean schoolgirl anthem, and remains a staple song for young girls in love."^[7] It has been performed on television by modern idol groups such as Girls' Generation,^[8] and a parody version of its music video was created by boy group Exo.^[9]

Accolades

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Date
"I'm Your Girl"	Live Young Times	February 21, 1998	^[10]
		February 28, 1998	^[11]
	Inkigayo	February 22, 1998
		February 28, 1998
"Oh My Love"		April 12, 1998

Track listing

Notes

• "('Cause) I'm Your Girl" features uncredited rap vocals from Andy Lee and Eric Mun.
• "Thy Fragrance" features Eric Mun despite no credit given, and is a remake of the 1995 song with the same title by Yoo Young-jin.

Credits and personnel

S.E.S.

• Bada – vocals
• Eugene – vocals
• Shoo – vocals

Recording

• Recorded at SM Digital Recording Studio, Seongdong-gu, Seoul

Staff and personnel

• SM Entertainment – executive producer
• Lee Soo-man – executive producer
• KAT – recording
• Younghoon Kim – recording
• Yoo Young-jin – chorus, rap
• Kang Cheol-won, Kang Hee-jeong, Kim Gyeong- wook, Kim Do-gyun, Oh Jung-seok, Yoo Seong-sik, Yoon Hyun-jeong, Jeong Chang-hwan – production coordinators
• Taeyoon Lee – bass
• Yura Kim – chorus
• Choi Su-jeong (Moonstone) – chorus
• Andy Lee, Eric Mun, Lee Min-woo, Shin Hye-sung – rap
• Kim Seong-hoon, Park Sang-jun, Ha Dae-hwan – rap
• Hyojin Jo – graphic design
• Kim Seong-su – guitar
• Lee Heung-ryeol – guitar
• Haeik Jeong – manager
• Soohyun Kim – assistant manager
• Kang Bong-kwon – choreography
• Moon Hee-joon (H.O.T.) – choreography
• Park Jae-jun – choreography
• Go Young-jun – photography
• Kim Il-kwon – photography
• Go Gyeong-min – stylist
• Kim Seong-ae – stylist
• Kim In-young – stylist

Charts

Weekly charts

Release history

Region	Release date	Edition	Format	Distributor
South Korea	November 1, 1997	Original edition	CD, cassette	SM Entertainment
Taiwan	February 5, 1999	Taiwanese deluxe edition		Rock Records
Japan	2001	Japan edition	CD	Avex Trax

External links

• S.E.S.' official site

Notes and References

1. Web site: 핑클vsS.E.S, 애들은 모르는 원조 국민 요정은? . Finkle vs S.ES, the original national fairy that kids don't know about? . Incheon Ilbo . 29 January 2015 . ko . https://web.archive.org/web/20221212051513/http://www.incheonilbo.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=544366 . 2022-12-12 . live . 16 January 2015.
2. Cho. Hyun-jin. May 16, 1998. The Next Sounds You'll Hear...New Asian Talent. Billboard. Google Books . Billboard. January 29, 2015 .
3. Web site: Lee. Minji. 무한도전-토토가, SES 바다 여고시절과 똑같은 미모. Newsen. January 29, 2015.
4. Web site: '무도' SES 영어랩은 유재석-하하.. 유진 대신 서현. Osen. January 29, 2015.
5. Web site: SM Best Album 2. Naver Music. Naver. January 29, 2015.
6. Web site: Amith. Dennis. [WORLD GROOVE][CLASSICS] S.E.S. – I'm your Girl CD single]. J!Ent Online. January 29, 2015.
7. Web site: Choi. Chris. Throwback Thursday: S.E.S.'s "I'm Your Girl". MTV Korea. MTV. January 29, 2015.
8. Web site: Kim. Myeong-shin. '엠카운트다운' 쥬얼리 컴백…소녀시대 ses 재연!. Hankook Ilbo. January 29, 2015.
9. Web site: '엑소902014' 디오, S.E.S '아임 유어 걸' 호러판 MV 공개. Osen. January 29, 2015.
10. Web site: 1998-02-21 . MBC Youth Best 10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20001216181900/http://www.mbc.co.kr/youth/html/youth_best10/youth_980221_best10.htm . 2000-12-16 . 2023-12-24 . . ko.
11. Web site: 1998-02-28 . MBC Youth Best 10 . https://web.archive.org/web/19991108215639/http://www.mbc.co.kr:80/youth/html/youth_best10/youth_980228_best10.htm . 1999-11-08 . 2023-12-24 . . ko.
12. Web site: IFPI Taiwan - International Top 10 . IFPI Taiwan . 2024-05-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/19991225004125/http://ifpi.org.tw/chart/1999/intl08.htm . zh . 1999-03-07 . 1999-12-25 .