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State of the Art (Shinhwa album)

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Language
  
Korean

Artist
  
Shinhwa

Label
  
Good Entertainment

State of the Art (2006)
  
Inspiration #1 (2006)

Release date
  
11 May 2006

Genres
  
K-pop, Dance music

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Released
  
11 May 2006 (2006-05-11)

Nominations
  
Mnet Asian Music Award for Album of the Year

Similar
  
Shinhwa albums, K-pop albums

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State of the Art is a studio album by South Korean boy band Shinhwa. It was released on 11 May 2006 by Good Entertainment, and represents the group's eighth major album release (tenth overall).

Contents

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Composition and recording

State of the Art twelve tracks. It was recorded at GoodSound Studio, Rui Studio, Silk Studio, Eungeon (은건) Studio, Dream Factory, and Momo Studio in 2006. Shinhwa member Lee Minwoo composed the lyrics for the song "Paradise", and member Eric Mun composed the rap lyrics for all songs, alongside David Kim.

Singles and music videos

The music video for "Once in a Lifetime", was directed by Cho Soo-hyun, who also directed the music video for Psy's "Gangnam Style" and "Gentleman"; and also the music video for "This Love" from Shinhwa's The Classic album in 2013.

Sales and reception

The album debuted on the Recording Industry Association Korea (RIAK) chart for the month of July 2006, with 161,452 copies sold The album finished 2006 at number 3 on South Korea's year-end charts, with total sales of 215,641 copies.

Track listing

Information is adapted from the liner notes of State of the Art (Special Edition):

Chart performance

The album debuted on the Recording Industry Association Korea (RIAK) chart for the month of July 2006, with 161,452 copies sold The album finished 2006 at number 3 on South Korea's year-end charts, with total sales of 215,641 copies.

Release history

A special edition version of State of the Art also released, containing bonus remix tracks of "Throw My Fist" and "Midnight Girl" and a DVD with behind-the-scenes footage. The album was released in Taiwan on 5 October 2006 by Universal Music Taiwan in two versions, including one with a bonus DVD.

Personnel

Information is adapted from the liner notes of State of the Art (Special Edition):

  • Park Kwun-young - producer
  • Shinhwa - co-producer
  • Lee Jang-eon - co-producer
  • Park Bong-gu - music producer
  • Park Hyeok - sound engineer
  • Choi Hyo-young - mastering
  • Sam Lee - guitar ("Thanks!", "Doobob", "Chance", "Why Me...")
  • Ko Tae-young - guitar ("Your Man", "Once in a Lifetime", "Throw My Fist", "Midnight Girl (Pop Ballad Ver.)")
  • Park Su-won - guitar ("Highway Star")
  • Hong Joon-ho - guitar ("Midnight Girl", "You're My Everything")
  • Cho Joon-soo - bass ("Midnight Girl (Pop Ballad Ver.)"
  • K-Strings - strings ("Weak Man", "Once in a Lifetime", "Throw My Fist", "Why Me...")
  • Shin Min - string arrangement ("Weak Man", "Why Me...")
  • Lee Na-il - string arrangement ("Once in a Lifetime", "Throw My Fist")
  • Ryu Hyeong-seob - string arrangement ("Throw My Fist")
  • Hwang Seong-jae - programming, keyboards ("Thanks!")
  • Jang Ji-won - keyboards ("Once in a Lifetime", "Midnight Girl (Pop Ballad Ver.)")
  • Kang Su-hyo - drums ("Once in a Lifetime")
  • Jang Sang-hyeon - drums ("Midnight Girl (Pop Ballad Ver.)")

    • Songs

    Thanks!3:44
    Your Man3:35
    Once In A Lifetime4:46

    References

    State of the Art (Shinhwa album) Wikipedia
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