I'm Your Girl is the debut studio album by South Korean girl group S.E.S., released by SM Entertainment on November 1, 1997. It spawned two singles: "('Cause) I'm Your Girl", which was promoted shortly after the release of the album, and "Oh, My Love", which was released in March 1998. Commercially, I'm Your Girl sold approximately 650,000 copies.[2]
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| Released | November 1, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1997 | |||
| Studio | SM Digital Recording Studio (Seoul) | |||
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| Length | 40:14 | |||
| Language | Korean | |||
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| Singles from Sea & Eugene & Shoo | ||||
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 Taiwanese deluxe edition cover | ||||
Background
S.E.S. is one of South Korea's first generation K-pop idol groups. Under SM Entertainment's management, it was produced wholly by Lee Soo-man. Its original release was on King Records[1] with subsequent releases by Synnara Records.
Release and promotion
The lead single, title track "('Cause) I'm Your Girl" features rapping by Eric Mun and Andy Lee prior to their debut with Shinhwa.[3][4] The music video remained one of the most requested ones on popular music shows for 13 to 14 weeks.[1] It collected four music show wins on MBC's Live Young Times and SBS's Inkigayo.
In 2001, "('Cause) I'm Your Girl" was included on SM Entertainment's compilation album, SM Best Album 2.[5] It was also included on their 2003 Japanese release of Korean songs, Beautiful Songs. A remixed version, featuring Japanese rapper Kreva, then a member of Kick the Can Crew, was included on the group's second single in Japan.[6] A second single, "Oh, My Love", was released in March 1998.[1] It achieved the top spot on Inkigayo on April 12, 1998.
Reception
The album sold steadily over time.[1] In total, it sold approximately 650,000 physical copies.[2] According to MTV Korea, "I'm Your Girl" "quickly became the Korean schoolgirl anthem, and remains a staple song for young girls in love."[7] It has been performed on television by modern idol groups such as Girls' Generation,[8] and a parody version of its music video was created by boy group Exo.[9]
Accolades
| Song | Program | Date | Ref. |
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| "I'm Your Girl" | Live Young Times | February 21, 1998 | [10] |
| February 28, 1998 | [11] | ||
| Inkigayo | February 22, 1998 | ||
| February 28, 1998 | |||
| "Oh My Love" | April 12, 1998 |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "('Cause) I'm Your Girl" | Yoo Young-jin | Yoo Young-jin | Yoo | 3:41 |
| 2. | "Oh, My Love" | Choi Su-jeong (Moonstone) | Choi | Choi | 3:28 |
| 3. | "Nonsense" | Kim Yu-ra | Kim Yu-ra | Lee Heung-yeol | 3:51 |
| 4. | "Deja-vu" (데자부) | Kim Yu-ra | Kim Yu-ra | Lee Heung-yeol | 3:40 |
| 5. | "Good-bye" | Kim Yu-ra | Kim Yu-ra | Lee Heung-yeol | 3:58 |
| 6. | "Reason Why I'm Perfect" (완전한 이유) | Yoo | Yoo | Yoo | 4:30 |
| 7. | "Friend" (친구) | Choi | Choi | Choi | 4:29 |
| 8. | "Rock'n Country" (Rock'n 나라) | Choi | Choi | Choi | 3:48 |
| 9. | "After Today" (오늘이 지나면) | Kim Yu-ra | Kim Yu-ra | Lee Heung-yeol | 4:24 |
| 10. | "Thy Fragrance" (그대의 향기) | Lee Soo-man | Kim Seong-su | Yoo | 4:25 |
| Total length: | 40:14 | ||||
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Oh, My Love" | 3:28 |
| 2. | "Dreams Come True" | 4:02 |
| 3. | "Kiss" | 4:14 |
| 4. | "Friend" (朋友; Péngyǒu) | 4:29 |
| 5. | "Shy Boy" | 3:38 |
| 6. | "I'm Your Girl" | 3:41 |
| 7. | "Eternal Love" | 3:31 |
| 8. | "Feeling" (感覺; Gǎnjué) | 3:44 |
| 9. | "After Today" (過了今天; Guòle Jīntiān) | 4:24 |
| 10. | "Reason Why I'm Perfect" (完全的理由; Wánquán de Lǐyóu) | 4:30 |
| Total length: | 39:41 | |
Notes
- "('Cause) I'm Your Girl" features uncredited rap vocals from Andy Lee and Eric Mun.
- "Thy Fragrance" features Eric Mun despite no credit given, and is a remake of the 1995 song with the same title by Yoo Young-jin.
Credits and personnel
S.E.S.
Recording
- Recorded at SM Digital Recording Studio, Seongdong-gu, Seoul
Staff and personnel
- SM Entertainment – executive producer
- Lee Soo-man – executive producer
- KAT – recording
- Younghoon Kim – recording
- Yoo Young-jin – chorus, rap
- Kang Cheol-won, Kang Hee-jeong, Kim Gyeong- wook, Kim Do-gyun, Oh Jung-seok, Yoo Seong-sik, Yoon Hyun-jeong, Jeong Chang-hwan – production coordinators
- Taeyoon Lee – bass
- Yura Kim – chorus
- Choi Su-jeong (Moonstone) – chorus
- Andy Lee, Eric Mun, Lee Min-woo, Shin Hye-sung – rap
- Kim Seong-hoon, Park Sang-jun, Ha Dae-hwan – rap
- Hyojin Jo – graphic design
- Kim Seong-su – guitar
- Lee Heung-ryeol – guitar
- Haeik Jeong – manager
- Soohyun Kim – assistant manager
- Kang Bong-kwon – choreography
- Moon Hee-joon (H.O.T.) – choreography
- Park Jae-jun – choreography
- Go Young-jun – photography
- Kim Il-kwon – photography
- Go Gyeong-min – stylist
- Kim Seong-ae – stylist
- Kim In-young – stylist
Sales
| Chart | Amount |
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| South Korea (MIAK) | 650,000[2] |
Charts
Weekly charts
| Charts (1999) | Peak position |
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| Taiwanese International Albums (IFPI)[12] | 4 |
Release history
| Region | Release date | Edition | Format | Distributor |
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| South Korea | November 1, 1997 | Original edition | CD, cassette | SM Entertainment |
| Taiwan | February 5, 1999 | Taiwanese deluxe edition | Rock Records | |
| Japan | 2001 | Japan edition | CD | Avex Trax |
References
External links
- (in Korean) S.E.S.' official site Archived January 25, 1999, at the Wayback Machine