The 3rd Masterpiece explained

The 3rd Masterpiece
Type:	studio
Artist:	SG Wannabe
Cover:	SG_Wannabe_The_3rd_Masterpiece.jpg
Genre:	R&B
Language:	Korean
Label:	Mnet Media
Producer:	Cho Young-chul, Lee Min-soo
Prev Title:	Classic Odyssey
Prev Year:	2005
Next Title:	The Precious History
Next Year:	2006

The 3rd Masterpiece is the third Korean studio album by South Korean male vocal group SG Wannabe. The record was a commercial success in South Korea, peaking at number one on the monthly MIAK album chart for two consecutive months^[1] ^[2] and sold over 311,000 copies by the end of the year.^[3] It was the second best-selling album of 2006 according to MIAK, only behind TVXQ's "O"-Jung.Ban.Hap which sold 349,317 copies.

The 3rd Masterpiece won Album of the Year at the 2006 Mnet KM Music Festival, while its lead single "Partner for Life" won Song of the Year at the same ceremony and Digital Daesang (Song of the Year) at the 21st Golden Disc Awards.

Music videos

Similar to what they did in their second album (the music video had two parts; the first part was with the song "Crime and Punishment" ("죄와벌"), while the second part was with the song "As We Live" ("살다가")), their third album also contained two-part music videos. The first part was with their new title song, "Partner for Life" (내 사람) starring Shinhwa's Kim Dong Wan and also featuring Jeong So-Young, and the second part was released with "Slowpoke" ("느림보").

Accolades

Year! scope="col"
Organization	Award	Nominee	Result	Ref.
2006	Golden Disc Awards	Main Prize (Bonsang)	The 3rd Masterpiece		^[4]
	Golden Disc Awards	Grand Prize (Daesang)			^[4]
	SBS Gayo Daejeon	Main Prize (Bonsang)			^[5]
	Mnet KM Music Festival	Album of the Year (Daesang)			^[6]
		Song of the Year (Daesang)	"Partner for Life"
		Best R&B Performance
		Digital Popularity Award
	Golden Disc Awards	Digital Daesang

Program! width="140"
Date
Show! Music Tank	April 22, 2006
Show! Music Tank	May 13, 2006
Inkigayo	April 30, 2006
	May 7, 2006
	May 14, 2006
M Countdown	May 11, 2006
M Countdown	May 18, 2006

Charts and sales

Sales

Notes and References

Web site: http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200604.htm. ko:2006.04월 – 가요 음반 판매량. 2006.04 – Sales volume. Music Industry Association of Korea. May 16, 2021. June 13, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070613101921/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200604.htm. ko.
Web site: http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200605.htm. ko:2006.05월 – 가요 음반 판매량. 2006.05 – Sales volume. Music Industry Association of Korea. May 16, 2021. April 30, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080430233756/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200605.htm. ko.
Web site: 2006 K-pop Album Sales Volume. Recording Industry Association of Korea. ko. https://web.archive.org/web/20080505045321/https://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_2006.htm. 2008-05-05. dead. 2020-08-18.
Web site: 2006-12-14. ko:동방신기, 골든디스크상 대상..연말시상식 '싹쓸이'. TVXQ, Golden Disc Awards Grand Prize... sweeps year-end awards ceremony . https://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2006121419431240698. 2020-08-26. Star News. ko.
Web site: 2007-07-28. ko:한국 최고의 R&B그룹 SG워너 비. Korea's best R&B group SG Wannabe. http://www.koreatimes.com/article/20070730/396204. 2020-08-25. The Korea Times. ko.
Web site: 2006-11-27. ko:MKMF, 2006년 가요계 총결산 동방신기가 제패. TVXQ wins at 2006 MKMF. https://www.yna.co.kr/view/MYH20061127000500355. 2020-08-26. Yonhap News. ko.
Web site: http://riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=2006. ko:2006년 가요음반판매량. 2006 Album Sales Figures. Recording Industry Association of Korea. ko. https://web.archive.org/web/20171014133744/http://riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=2006. October 14, 2017. dead. October 14, 2017.