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Recorded
  
1999

T.O.P (1999)
  
Only One (2000)

Release date
  
15 April 1999

Producer
  
Lee Soo-man

Language
  
Korean

Artist
  
Shinhwa

Label
  
S.M. Entertainment

Genres
  
K-pop, Pop music

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Released
  
April 15, 1999 (1999-04-15)

Similar
  
Shinhwa albums, K-pop albums

T.O.P, is the second studio album of South Korean boy band Shinhwa. It was released on 15 April 1999 by SM Entertainment. The title T.O.P stands for Twinkling Of Paradise.

Contents

Track listing

Information is adapted from the liner notes of T.O.P.:

Music video

Shinhwa's music video for "T.O.P" shows the six boys in white suits with a bright fantasy-like as the back-drop. "Yo!" was a different music video, with Lee Minwoo, a vocalist, as the a trouble-maker boy who falls in love with a girl, played by Kim Bo-mi.

Reception

It garnered much success with T.O.P climbing the charts quickly (debuting at #4 and peaking at #3), follow by Shinwha's second single, Yo!. Shinhwa's second album made a greater impact than their first one as it coincided with the breakup of H.O.T. Although they promoted their first album well, Shinhwa did not do much promotions for their second album and instead, went on working with their third album. Despite the promotions, T.O.P was a success and spent about 24 weeks on the chart before it dropped, one of the very first accomplishments the band achieved. The first single, "T.O.P.", represented Shinhwa's first significant commercial success and was noted for its use of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake" music.Years after its release, "T.O.P." has been performed on television with its original choreography by groups such as Girls' Generation, Spica, Super Junior, and Bangtan Boys.

The second lead track "Yo!" collected seven number one wins on live music programmes, a record it held until "This Love" from their eleventh album The Classic, which won eight first place wins in 2013.

Personnel

Information is adapted from the liner notes of T.O.P.:

Album production

  • Lee Soo-man - producer
  • KAT - recording engineer
  • Kim Young-hoon - recording engineer
  • Yeo Doo-hyeon - recording engineer
  • Jin-hoon (BLS) - mastering engineer
  • Hong Hyeon-ah - mastering engineer
  • Electric guitar

  • Groovie.K - "Yo! (악동보고서)", "T.O.P. (Twinkling of Paradise)", "Nothing", "To. G", "Grief", "Return"
  • Oh Han-sol - "Cycle"
  • Sam Lee - "Desire"
  • Lee Geun-hyeong - "Forever With You"
  • Bass guitar

  • Lee Tae-woon - "Yo! (악동보고서)", "Cycle", "Nothing"
  • Shin Hyeon-kwon - "Desire"
  • Songs

    1Intro0:43
    2Yo!3:54
    3TOP(Twinkling Of Paradise)4:37

    References

    T.O.P. (Shinhwa album) Wikipedia