"O"-Jung.Ban.Hap.

"'O'-Jung.Ban.Hap."
"O"-Jung.Ban.Hap.
Studio album by TVXQ
Released	September 29, 2006
Recorded	2006
Genre	K-pop; R&B; dance-pop;
Length	43:50
Language	Korean; English;
Label	S.M.; iKpop Co. Ltd;
Producer	Lee Soo-man
TVXQ chronology
Singles from "O"-Jung.Ban.Hap.
	"'O'-Jung.Ban.Hap."; "Balloons";

"O"-Jung.Ban.Hap. (stylized as "O"-正.反.合.), sometimes referred to as "O"-Union or just O, is the third Korean studio album (fourth overall) by South Korean pop group TVXQ, released on September 29, 2006 by S.M. Entertainment. In a year when Korean music sales had slumped, it was the highest selling album in South Korea in 2006 and won the group several prominent awards in South Korea.[1][2] The album stayed charted within the top 50 throughout 2007. By 2014, it sold over 475,000 copies.[3][4][5][6][7]

The album's name "O"-Jung.Ban.Hap, literally translated to "O"-Justice.Opposition.Solution, is based on Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel's theory of thesis, antithesis, synthesis. The album's mononymous lead single has lyrics that regard global conflicts with a plea for peace and resistance. The album has a balance of fast tempo songs and ballads.

Versions and repackaging

The album was released in 4 different versions and packaging, versions A and B, C and D. Versions A and B promote the title song """O"-正.反.合.", while versions C and D promote the fantasy theme of the song "Balloons" and contain new songs and a DVD in each. The initial versions of the album with the original track listing was released in CD and cassette formats.

For the version D, the label company did a unique box packaging, with special deck of cards with members' pictures wearing costumes included with the CD and DVD specials.

In Hong Kong and Taiwan, the album was released under the names "O"-Jing.Fan.Hap. and "O"-Zheng.Fan.He. respectively, while in Japan the name of the album is "O"-Sei.Han.Go.. The Japanese release does not contain the repackaged versions that are available in the Korean release.

Singles

"O"-Jung.Ban.Hap

The lead single is a fast-tempo fusion of rock, hip hop, and electronic trance. The music video took several days to complete as its footage was shot in several different countries. U-Know Yunho's footage was shot in Japan, Micky Yoochun's and Max Changmin's in Prague, Hero Jaejoong's in Thailand, and Xiah Junsu's in South Korea. The music video showcases intense and unique dance choreography with stylized outfits.

Balloons

In drastic contrast to the lead single, "Balloons" (Pungseon in Korean) is a bubbly song that features TVXQ members in animal costumes, made to directly appeal to the younger generation, as well as older generations familiar with the original "Balloons" by Five Fingers (an old Korean band). The lyrics talk about innocent childhood dreams and memories and how people tend to forget the importance of those dreams as they grow older.

In the lyrics, "yellow balloons" line was changed to "red balloons" to coordinate with the colour that represents TVXQ's fanbase Cassiopeia.

The music video also included younger versions of several group's notable members, including ASTRO's Moonbin & iKON's Chanwoo.

Performances

In three short months after the album's release, TVXQ were invited to perform on many stages of music shows, award shows, and concerts. TVXQ performed their third album's songs a few times in 2007 as well, since a fourth Korean album had not been released.

Track listing

Version A

CD
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	""O"-正・反・合 ("O"-Jung.Ban.Hap.)" ("O"-Thesis.Antithesis.Synthesis / "O"-Justice.Opposition.Solution)	Yoo Young-jin	Young-jin	4:15
2.	"세상에 단 하나뿐인 마음" (You're My Miracle)	Kim Young-hu	Kim Young-hu	3:59
3.	"Hey! Girl"	Luther Jackson Yoo Han-jin	Jackson Han-jin	4:18
4.	"Get Me Some"	Tae-Hoon	La Verdi Thomas Charles Pandher Daniel	3:30
5.	"I'll Be There"	Huang Seong-je Yoo Jenny	Seong-je Jenny	3:29
6.	"Remember"	Kim Jeong-bae	Kim Yeon-jung	4:16
7.	"이제 막 시작된 이야기" (The Story Has Just Begun)	Park Chang-hak Yun-sang	Chang hak Yun-sang	4:13
8.	"On & On"	Kim Young-hu	Great Dane	4:26
9.	"Phantom" (환영) (幻影)	Jeong-bae	Kenzie	3:24
10.	"You Only Love"	Lee Yun-jae	Yun-jae	3:11
11.	"풍선" (Balloons)	Lee Du-heon Kim Sung-ho	Du-heon Sung-ho	3:50

Version B

CD
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	""O"-正・反・合 ("O"-Jung.Ban.Hap.)" ("O"-Thesis.Antithesis.Synthesis / "O"-Justice.Opposition.Solution)	Young-jin	Young-jin	4:15
2.	"세상에 단 하나뿐인 마음" (You're My Miracle)	Kim Young-hu	Kim Young-hu	3:59
3.	"Hey! Girl"	Jackson Han-jin	Jackson Han-jin	4:18
4.	"Get Me Some"	Tae-Hoon	La Verdi Charles Pandher Daniel	3:30
5.	"I'll Be There"	Seong-je Jenny	Seong-je Jenny	3:29
6.	"Remember"	Jeong-bae	Yeon-jung	4:16
7.	"이제 막 시작된 이야기" (The Story Has Just Begun)	Chang-hak Yun-sang	Chang-hak Yun-sang	4:13
8.	"On & On"	Kim Young-hu	Great Dane	4:26
9.	"Phantom" (환영) (幻影)	Jeong-bae	Yeon-jung	3:24
10.	"You Only Love"	Yun-jae	Yun-jae	3:11
11.	"풍선" (Balloons)	Du-heon Sung-ho	Du-heon Sung-ho	3:50

DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Theater Drama "Vacation" Highlight"
2.	"Theater Drama "Vacation" M/V '그리고...'" (Holding Back the Tears...)
3.	"Jacket Sketch in Prague"
4.	"Interview about TVXQ Members"
5.	""O"- 正.反.合 ("O"-Jung.Ban.Hap.) M/V Making"
6.	""O"- 正.反.合 M/V" (2:00 version)
7.	"東方神起's Exclusive Story: Something New!"

Version C

CD
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	""O"-正・反・合 ("O"-Jung.Ban.Hap.)" ("O"-Thesis.Antithesis.Synthesis / "O"-Justice.Opposition.Solution)	Young-jin	Young-jin	4:15
2.	"세상에 단 하나뿐인 마음" (You're My Miracle)	Kim Young-hu	Kim Young-hu	3:59
3.	"Hey! Girl"	Jackson Han-jin	Jackson Han-jin	4:18
4.	"Get Me Some"	Tae-Hoon	La Verdi Charles Pandher Daniel	3:30
5.	"I'll Be There"	Seong-je Jenny	Seong-je Jenny	3:29
6.	"네 곁에 숨쉴 수 있다면" (White Lie...)
7.	"Remember"	Jeong-bae	Yeon-jung	4:16
8.	"이제 막 시작된 이야기" (The Story Has Just Begun)	Chang-hak	Chang-hak	4:13
9.	"On & On"	Kim	Great Dane	4:26
10.	"Phantom" (환영) (幻影)	Jeong-bae	Yeon-jung	3:24
11.	"You Only Love"	Yun-jae	Yun-jae	3:11
12.	"풍선" (Balloons)	Du-heon Sung-ho	Du-heon Sung-ho	3:50

DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Talk 1: 극장드라마" (Drama Theater) ("Vacation" introduction)
2.	"극장드라마 'Vacation'" (full version)
3.	"Talk 2: 극장드라마" ("Vacation" NG special behind)
4.	"극장드라마" ("Vacation" NG special)

Version D

CD
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	""O"-正・反・合 ("O"-Jung.Ban.Hap.)" ("O"-Thesis.Antithesis.Synthesis / "O"-Justice.Opposition.Solution)	Young-jin	Young-jin	4:15
2.	"세상에 단 하나뿐인 마음" (You're My Miracle)	Kim Young-hu	Kim Young-hu	3:59
3.	"Hey! Girl"	Jackson Han-jin	Jackson Han-jin	4:18
4.	"Get Me Some"	Tae-Hoon	La Verdi Charles Pandher Daniel	3:30
5.	"I'll Be There"	Seong-je Jenny	Seong-je Jenny	3:29
6.	"네 곁에 숨쉴 수 있다면" (White Lie...)
7.	"Remember"	Jeong-bae	Yeon-jung	4:16
8.	"이제 막 시작된 이야기" (The Story Has Just Begun)	Chang-hak Yun-sang	Chang-hak Yun-sang	4:13
9.	"On & On"	Kim Young-hu	Great Dane	4:26
10.	"Phantom" (환영) (幻影)	Jeong-bae	Yeon-jung	3:24
11.	"You Only Love"	Yun-jae	Yun-jae	3:11
12.	"풍선" (Balloons)	Du-heon Sung-ho	Du-heon Sung-ho	3:50

DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Talk 1: The 3rd Album "O"-正.反.合." (showcase introduction)
2.	"The 3rd Album "O"-正.反.合. showcase" ("no cut" version)
3.	"Talk 2: 'Hug'" (memory)
4.	"'Hug'" (music video)
5.	"Talk 3: 'The Way U Are'" (memory)
6.	"'The Way U Are'" (music video)
7.	"Talk 4: '믿어요'" (Believe) (memory)
8.	"'믿어요'" (Believe) (music video)
9.	"Talk 5: 'Tri-Angle'" (memory)
10.	"'Tri-Angle'" (music video)
11.	"Talk 6: 'Rising Sun'" (memory)
12.	"'Rising Sun'" (music video)
13.	"Talk 7: '"O"-正.反.合.'" (memory)
14.	"'"O"-正.反.合.'" (music video)
15.	"Talk 8: '풍선'" (Balloons) (memory)
16.	"'풍선'" (Balloons) (music video)
17.	"'풍선' M/V Making" (Balloons)
18.	"동방신기's Exclusive Story 2: Our Secret Code++"

Japanese version

CD
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	""O"-正・反・合 ("O"-Jung.Ban.Hap.)" ("O"-Thesis.Antithesis.Synthesis / "O"-Justice.Opposition.Solution)	Young-jin	Young-jin	4:15
2.	"세상에 단 하나뿐인 마음" (You're My Miracle)	Kim Young-hu	Kim Young-hu	3:59
3.	"Hey! Girl"	Jackson Hanjin	Jackson Hanjin	4:18
4.	"Get Me Some"	Tae-Hoon	La Verdi Charles Pandher Daniel	3:30
5.	"I'll Be There"	Seong-je Jenny	Seong-je Jenny	3:29
6.	"네 곁에 숨쉴 수 있다면" (White Lie...)
7.	"Remember"	Jeong-bae	Yeon-jung	4:16
8.	"이제 막 시작된 이야기" (The Story Has Just Begun)	Chang-hak Yun-sang	Chang-hak Yun-sang	4:13
9.	"On & On"	Kim Young-hu	Great Dane	4:26
10.	"Phantom" (환영) (幻影)	Jeong-bae	Yeon-jung	3:24
11.	"You Only Love"	Yun-jae	Yun jae	3:11
12.	"풍선" (Balloons)	Du-heon Sung-ho	Du-heon Sung-ho	3:50
13.	"You're My Miracle" (Japanese version)

Release history

Country	Date
South Korea	September 29, 2006
Taiwan	October 12, 2006
Japan	October 23, 2006

Charts and sales

Korean albums & singles chart

[8]

Chart	Position	Sales
September Monthly Chart (2006)	1	120,505
November Monthly Chart (2006)	1	144,535
December Monthly Chart (2006)	6	20,046
January Monthly Chart (2007)	10	10,144
February Monthly Chart (2007)	13	5,507
March Monthly Chart (2007)	11	3,642
April Monthly Chart (2007)	19	2,325
May Monthly Chart (2007)	15	2,864
June Monthly Chart (2007)	28	1,429
July Monthly Chart (2007)	28	1,429
August Monthly Chart (2007)	18	2,730
September Monthly Chart (2007)	36	1,018
October Monthly Chart (2007)	39	1,955
November Monthly Chart (2007)	35	1,457
December Monthly Chart (2007)	46	1,055
January Monthly Chart (2008)	24	1,685
February Monthly Chart (2008)	28	1,502

Korea Top 100 Yearly Chart

Year	Position	Sales	Total sales
2006	1	349,317[9]
2007	22	36,044[10]

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[2] "Kpop Industry Undergoing Slump". Korea Times. 2008-01-28. p. 1. Retrieved 2008-02-01.

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