White (Fin.K.L album) explained
| White |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Fin.K.L |
| Cover: | FinKL White cover.jpg |
| Released: | May 12, 1999 |
| Studio: | Gwanghwamun Studio (Seoul) |
| Genre: |
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| Length: | 49:48 |
| Language: | Korean |
| Label: | DSP Media |
| Prev Title: | Blue Rain |
| Prev Year: | 1998 |
| Next Title: | Special |
| Next Year: | 1999 |
White is the second studio album by South Korean girl group Fin.K.L, released through DSP Media on May 12, 1999. The album spawned two singles that were promoted with music videos and live performances on music programs: "Eternal Love" and "Pride".
Reception
The album was commercially successful in South Korea, where it peaked at number 1 on the monthly MIAK album chart for May 1999 with sales of 472,660 copies. The album sold nearly 594,000 copies by the end of the year. Fin.K.L won several awards with White, including the grand prizes at the Golden Disc Awards, Seoul Music Awards, and SBS Gayo Daejeon.
Accolades
Promotion and live performances
1999 Fin.K.L First Live Concert
Fin.K.L held their first solo concert at the Olympic Fencing Gymnasium in Seoul on August 4, 1999.[3] A live album recording of the concert was released by DSP on October 1, 1999.[4]
Credits and personnel
Credits are adapted from the album liner notes.
- Fin.K.L.
- Session
- Shin Hyeon-kwon – bass guitar
- Geun-hyung Lee, Sam Lee – guitar
- Kang Yoon-gi – drums
- Jeon Jun-gyu, Bae Jeong-eun – keyboard instrument
- Hyunmin Lee, Sehee Kim, Jiyoung Lee – cello
- Moon Seo-young, Moon Soo-hyung, Eom Se-hee, Lee Hwa-young, Choi Seong-hee, Han Su-hye – violin
- Terrence Stith – rap
- Mario Bolden, Shin In-soo, Kim Hyun-ah, Shin Yuna, Moon Ji-hwan, Kim Seok-chan, Vision Choir, Gloria Choir, Chan and Gong Choir, Park Hae-un – chorus
- Staff
- Byeon Seong-bok – producer, recording (Gwanghwamun Studio), mixing
- Seunghwan Lee – string arrangement
- Mario Bolden – chorus arrangement
- Jinho Baek – mixing, recording (Gwanghwamun Studio)
- An Jeong-seon (Gwanghwamun Studio) – recording
- Min Gwang-myeong, Seo Jin-ho – assistive technology
- Sang-hwan Seo, Hyo-young Choi (Sonic Korea) – mastering
- Soohyung Shim – design
- Fair Hall – choreography
- Wootaek Yoon – photography
- Gil Jong-hwa, Shim Byeong-cheol, Yoo Seong-sik – management
- Hoyeon Lee (DSP Media) – executive producer
Charts and sales
Sales
Notes and References
- Web site: Golden Disc Awards – Winners History . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220508042745/https://www.goldendisc.co.kr/en/history . May 8, 2022 . March 7, 2022 . Golden Disc Awards.
- Web site: December 25, 2020 . ko:[2020 SBS 가요대전] “1992년부터 시작된 SBS 가요대전의 역사와 역대 대상 수상자는?” . [2020 SBS Gayo Daejeon] 'What is the history of the SBS Gayo Daejeon since 1992 and who were the previous grand prize winners?' . https://www.lecturernews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=58294 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240110182209/https://www.lecturernews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=58294 . January 10, 2024 . January 10, 2024 . Korea Lecturer News . ko.
- Web site: [문화가산책] 가이드-- 대중음악 ]. [Cultural Walk] Guide-- Popular Music . The Chosun Ilbo . 18 January 2024 . ko . 1999-07-28.
- Web site: Fin.K.L First Concert (Live in 1999) . Apple Music . 18 January 2024 . ko . 1 October 1999.
- Web site: 1999.05월 – 가요 음반 판매량. 1999.05 – Sales volume. Music Industry Association of Korea. November 2, 2004 . https://web.archive.org/web/20041102022302/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_199905.htm. ko. April 18, 2019.
- Web site: 1999.11월 – 가요 음반 판매량. 1999.11 – Sales volume. Music Industry Association of Korea. June 16, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070616204655/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_199911.htm. ko. April 18, 2019.
