Recorded 2013-2014 Artist SM the Ballad Producer Lee Soo-man | Miss You
(2010) Breath
(2014) Release date 13 February 2014 Label S.M. Entertainment | |
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Released February 13, 2014 (2014-02-13) Language Korean
Mandarin
Japanese Genres Ballad, K-pop, Contemporary R&B Nominations World Music Award for World’s Best Album | ||
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SM the Ballad Vol. 2 – Breath is the second mini album by the South Korean project group SM the Ballad. It was released on February 13, 2014 with the song "Breath" as title track.
Contents
Background
Two of the tracks are written in three different languages and have three versions, with the languages being Korean, Chinese, and Japanese. "Breath" is the first and most heavily promoted song of the two, the Korean version is sung by Taeyeon and Jonghyun; the Chinese version by Chen and Zhang Liyin, while the Japanese version is sung by Max Changmin and Krystal. The other less promoted song is "Blind", with both the Korean and Japanese versions sung by Yesung, and recorded prior to his military enlistment. The Chinese version of "Blind" is sung by Zhou Mi.
Taeyeon and Jonghyun's duet "Breath" (Korean version) was the first track to be released on the 10th of February, with Jonghyun and Chen's duet "One Day" being released on the 11th, and Taeyeon's solo "Set Me Free" being released on the 12th. A Mandarin version of "Set Me Free" sung by Zhang Liyin was released exclusively online on Baidu Music on the 13th. The full EP was released on February 13, 2014.
Promotions
Taeyeon and Jonghyun performed "Breath" for the first time on M! Countdown on the 13th of February. Chen and Zhang Li Yin In also performed the Chinese version of "Breath" on the live broadcast of Chinese Hunan TV's The Lantern Festival the day after. The song was also promoted on the shows KBS's Music Bank, Music Core and Inkigayo in February.
Credits and personnel
Songs
Dear1:01
Breath4:37
Blind3:56