Perfect Man (Shinhwa album) explained
| Perfect Man |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Shinhwa |
| Cover: | 5th album cover.jpg |
| Caption: | Perfect Man cover |
| Recorded: | 2001–2002 |
| Studio: | SM Studios (Seoul) |
| Genre: |
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| Length: | 45:12 |
| Language: | Korean |
| Label: | SM |
| Prev Title: | My Choice |
| Prev Year: | 2002 |
| Next Title: | Wedding |
| Next Year: | 2002 |
Perfect Man is the fifth Korean studio album by South Korean boy band Shinhwa. It was released on March 29, 2002, by SM Entertainment.[1] [2] The title track "Perfect Man", includes lyrics with a persuasive love theme,[3] it was followed by second single entitled, "I Pray 4 U".
The album debuted at number one on the monthly Korean Chart, becoming Shinhwa's second number-one album. It sold 355,333 copies,[4] and remained on the chart for a total of 23 weeks. The album placed at No. 14 on the year-end chart "Top 100 Albums in 2002".
Music videos
For their music video "Perfect Man", Shinhwa each held a bouquet of yellow flowers. Each members in the music video portray different people, with Lee Min-woo walking and singing first, holding his bouquet of yellow flowers and transition into Kim Dong-wan, who drove an ATV. Dongwan later changed into Andy, who is a businessman in the music video, when he enters an elevator. Andy later change into Jun Jin while doing push ups in the gym, and then change into Shin Hye-sung while he sat in a car. Hyesung walks behind a glass door that blurs his figure, and the music video switches to where Shinhwa is dancing, each with a microphone stand before them. Eric is shown rapping, and he then walks out from the other side of the glass door which Hyesung had stepped in from. The music video ended with the members throwing their bouquet of yellow flowers and dancing on a stage with a crowd screaming.
Their music video for "I Pray 4 U" was much more simple, showing the members singing around a boat (owned by Minwoo in the music video). It also showed the members playing basketball against each other.
Andy's return
Andy, who did not participate in their fourth album Hey, Come On!, came back to participate in this one. Despite him not participating in the fourth album, whenever Shinhwa performs one of their song from the fourth album, Andy was given a line that was previously either Eric's or Jun Jin's. One such example was Hey, Come On!. Originally, Jun Jin was the one who was rapping in the beginning but whenever they perform the song at their concert or such, Andy was given the task to rap it.
Accolades
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album liner notes.[7]
Album production
- Lee Soo-man – executive producer
- KAT – recording engineer, mixing engineer
- Yeo Doo-hyeon – recording engineer, mixing engineer
- Lee Seong-ho – recording engineer
- Kim Beom-gu – recording engineer
- Kim Yong-seong – recording engineer
- Kwak Seung-eun – recording engineer
- Eom Chan-yong – recording engineer
- Jeon Hoon – mastering engineer
Guitar
- Groovie K – "Perfect Man"
- Hong Joon-ho – "Shout", "Last Zone"
- Sam Lee – "Free", "Fly High"
- Lee Geun-hyeong – "Endless Love", "Red Angel"
- Lee Seong-wol – "Honesty"
- Tommy Kim – "Reason"
- Jeong Ki-seong – "In Your Love"
Bass
Strings
- Oh Jo-han 5 – "Endless Love"
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Release history
Notes and References
- Web site: Perfect Man album info. Mnet. CJ E&M. December 20, 2012.
- Web site: Perfect Man album info. Daum Music. December 20, 2012. ko. https://web.archive.org/web/20140111180027/http://music.daum.net/album/main?album_id=2541. January 11, 2014. dead.
- News: Lee. John. The global heritage of K-Pop's boy bands, rappers and divas. https://archive.today/20130126233533/http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2716862. usurped. January 26, 2013. December 20, 2012. Joongang Daily. April 26, 2006.
- News: Album Sales For The Month Of August 2002. Recording Industry Association Korea. October 12, 2007 . ko . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927031244/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200208.htm . September 27, 2007.
- Web site: History . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220108103741/https://www.goldendisc.co.kr/en/history . January 8, 2022 . May 7, 2022 . . ko.
- Web site: November 29, 2002 . ko:m.net 뮤비 페스티벌, 보아 'No.1' 최고인기상 . m.net Music Video Festival, BoA 'No.1' Best Popularity Award . https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=001&aid=0000281341 . May 29, 2021 . Yonhap News . ko . Naver.
- Perfect Man . 2002 . SM Entertainment.
- Web site: Weekly Oricon chart references for Shinhwa albums . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402174804/http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/272498/products/album/ . April 2, 2015 . October 6, 2013 . . Japanese.
- Web site: Gaon Weekly Album Chart for Week ending November 23, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150313102442/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=48&hitYear=2013&termGbn=week . March 13, 2015 . March 13, 2015 . . Korea Music Content Industry Association . ko.
- Web site: Album Sales For the Month of March 2002 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081202160719/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200203.htm . December 2, 2008 . October 12, 2007 . Recording Industry Association Korea . ko.
- Web site: http://www.riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=2002&hit_month=12. ko:2002년 가요음반판매량. 2002 Album Sales Figures. Recording Industry Association of Korea. ko. https://web.archive.org/web/20180501094225/http://www.riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=2002&hit_month=12. May 1, 2018. dead. October 24, 2020.
- Web site: 2002 Monthly Chart . https://web.archive.org/web/20071221002102/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_2002_2h.htm . December 21, 2007 . January 25, 2008 . Recording Industry Association Korea . ko.
- Web site: November 2013 Album Chart . https://web.archive.org/web/20140826215218/http://gaonchart.co.kr/chart/album.php?f_type=month&f_year=2013&f_month=11&f_week=&f_chart_kind_cd=T . August 26, 2014 . March 20, 2015 . Gaon . ko.
- Web site: Hey, Come On! album info. Hanteo. March 20, 2015. ko.
- Web site: Perfect Man album info (Japan). Oricon. March 20, 2015. ja.
