Sunset Glow Explained

Sunset Glow
Type:single
Artist:Lee Moon-sae
Album:Standing Under the Shade of a Roadside Tree
Released:September 15, 1988
Recorded:1988
Length:3:45
Label:King Records
Producer:Lee Yeong-hun

"Sunset Glow" (Korean: 붉은 노을; RR: Byulkeun Noeul) is a song recorded by South Korean singer Lee Moon-sae. It was released on September 15, 1988, as a single for his fifth studio album Standing Under the Shade of a Roadside Tree (Korean: 가로수 그늘아래서면). The lyrics and music were composed by Lee Young-hoon.

Background and release

"Sunset Glow" was originally recorded by Lee Moon-sae for his fifth studio album Standing Under the Shade of a Roadside Tree, which was released under King Records on September 15, 1988. It was written by Lee Yeong-hun and was included on side B of the album. The record was met with commercial success, selling over 2.58 million copies in South Korea. Choi Seong-chul of the Busan Ilbo wrote that the album "brought about a change in the perception of pop albums, which were relatively undervalued and priced low compared to foreign pop albums" in the country.[1]

Other recordings

On December 17, 2004, Shinhwa released a remake album of hit songs from the 1980s and 1990s, titled Winter Story 2004–2005. A cover of the song titled "Red Sunset" was included on the record. Other artists who have recorded a cover of the song include BigBang, YB, Maya, Younha, Yurisangja, and MC Sniper.

BigBang version

Sunset Glow
Type:single
Artist:BigBang
Album:Remember
Released:November 5, 2008
Recorded:2008
Length:3:24
Label:YG
Producer:
Prev Title:Number 1
Prev Year:2008
Next Title:Strong Baby
Next Year:2009

"Sunset Glow" (Korean: 붉은 노을; RR: Byulkeun Noeul) is a song recorded by South Korean boy band BigBang. Released on November 5, 2008, through YG Entertainment, it served as the lead single from the quintet's second studio album Remember (2008). It is a remake of Lee Moon-sae's song of the same title.

Background

Prior to recording, Yang Hyun-suk, CEO and founder of YG Entertainment, contacted Lee Moon-sae to request permission for BigBang to cover the song, whose original single was released in 1988. During the 2008 KBS Music Festival, the two artists performed the song together. The song reached number one on the KBS's music show Music Bank.[2] It charted on Melon Top 100 Chart for 31 weeks. In 2012, "Sunset Glow" was covered by Teen Top's Niel, C.A.P. and Chunji for SBS's 1,000 Songs Challenge.

Accolades

Year! scope="col"
Organization AwardResult
2008Cyworld Digital Music AwardsSong of the Month (November)[3]
Mnet Asian Music AwardsBest Male Group[4]
Date! class="unsortable"
InkigayoNovember 30, 2008[5]
December 7, 2008
December 14, 2008
M CountdownDecember 4, 2008[6]
Music BankNovember 21, 2008
November 28, 2008
December 26, 2008

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Choi . Seong-cheol . 2015-07-22 . [8090 이 노래 이 명반] 4. 이문세 4집·5집 ]. [8090 This song, this masterpiece] 4. Lee Moon-se's 4th and 5th albums . 2024-02-09 . Busan Ilbo . ko.
  2. Web site: 빅뱅 동방신기 제치고 2주 연속 뮤뱅 1위 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231107161001/https://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200811281915561002 . November 7, 2023 . November 12, 2023 . Newsen.
  3. Web site: Song of the Month. 2008. Cyworld. January 16, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20110725172819/http://music.cyworld.com/chart/chart_dma_list.asp?curMonth=200811. July 25, 2011.
  4. http://mwave.interest.me/mnettv/videodetail.m?searchVideoDetailVO.clip_id=100689 "2009 Mnet Asian Music Awards Part1"
  5. Web site: 2008-12-14 . 빅뱅, '인기가요' 3주 연속 뮤티즌송 . Big Bang, 'Inkigayo' Mutizen song for 3 consecutive weeks . 2024-02-09 . Edaily . Naver . ko.
  6. Web site: 2008-12-05 . '쥬얼리' 김은정-하주영, '유고걸' 재현 . 'Jewelry' Kim Eun-jung and Ha Joo-young, reprise 'U-Go-Girl' . 2024-02-09 . Segye Ilbo . Naver . ko.