Only One (Shinhwa album)

Only One is the third Korean studio album by South Korean boy band Shinhwa. It was released on May 27, 2000, by SM Entertainment. The album was delayed three months to give SM Entertainment's new group at the time, Fly to the Sky a chance to debut. The album's title song was released as the lead single, with "All Your Dreams", "First Love", and "Wedding March (Your Side)" being subsequent singles. Only One sold 423,873 copies[1] and reached number one on the Recording Industry Association Korea music chart.[2]

Only One
Only One cover
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 27, 2000
Recorded2000
GenreK-pop
LanguageKorean
LabelSM Entertainment
ProducerLee Soo Man
Shinhwa chronology
T.O.P.
(1999)
Only One
(2000)
Hey, Come On!
(2001)
Singles from Only One
  1. "Only One"
    Released: May 27, 2000
  2. "All Your Dreams"
    Released: May 27, 2000
  3. "First Love"
    Released: May 27, 2000
  4. "Wedding March (Your Side)"
    Released: May 27, 2000

Track listing

Information is adapted from the liner notes of Only One:[3]

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Intro"J-Style (Bang Sung-joon), Eric MunJ-StyleJ-Style1:24
2."I Wanna Be"Yoo Young-jin, E. MunY.J. YooY.J. Yoo3:51
3."Only One"Y.J. Yoo, E. MunY.J. YooY.J. Yoo3:51
4."All Your Dreams"Kim Jin-kwon, Lee San-in, Kim Sang-daeJ.K. KimJ.K. Kim4:22
5."First Love"Ji Kook-hyun, E. MunK.H. JiK.H. Ji4:21
6."Jam #1"Y.J. YooY.J. YooY.J. Yoo3:23
7."Never Come to Me"Seo Yoong-keun, Lee Woo-cheon, E. MunY.K. SeoY.K. Seo3:10
8."Change"Lee Seung-ho, E. MunYoon Il-sang 3:55
9."Vortex"Park Jae-sam, E. MunJ-StyleJ-Style4:23
10."White Night"Shin Hye-sung, E. MunPark Sin-youngPark Sin-young3:58
11."Cyber Love"Park Eun-heePark Hae-woonH.W. Park3:57
12."Soul"Lee Min-woo, E. MunM.W. LeeM.W. Lee3:56
13."To My Family" (Korean: 나의 가족들에게)Kim Dong-wan, E. MunD.W. KimD.W. Kim3:43
14."Wedding March (Your Side)" (Korean: Wedding March (너의 곁에서))H.S. Shin, E. MunHong Sung-kyooS.K. Hong4:21

Music videos

In the music video for "Only One", the members can be seen dancing in a dark warehouse. They can be seen wearing various clothings, from black suits to only grey pants.

In the music video for "All Your Dreams", Jun Jin stars as the main lead, with the other members of Shinhwa playing various roles. It also features another SM Entertainment group, Black Beat as well as Kim Bomi.

The music video tells the story of a man (Jun Jin) and a woman (Kim Bomi) who are shown to be attracted to each other romantically. However, another man (played by a member from Black Beat) shows romantic interest in the woman as well, thus initiating a fight between the Shinhwa and Black Beat members towards the end of the music video.

"First Love", unlike the other two, does not show Shinhwa in a choreographed dance nor portray a story. It instead features various clips of Shinhwa, from practicing their choreographies to performing in concerts.

"Wedding March", again starring Jun Jin as the main role, shows a man proposing to his love interest.

Chart performance

ChartPeak
position
Sales
South Korea Monthly Albums (RIAK) May 2000[2] 1
  • KOR: 423,873[1]
South Korea Yearly Albums (RIAK) 2000[1] 17

Release history

CountryDateDistributing labelFormat
South Korea 23 May 2000 SM Entertainment, Synnara Records CD (SSM-043)[4]
Japan 1 August 2001 Avex Trax CD (AVCD-18014)[5]

Personnel

Information is adapted from the liner notes of Only One:[3]

Album production

  • Lee Soo-man – producer
  • KAT - recording engineer, mixing engineer
  • Yeo Doo-hyeon - recording engineer, mixing engineer
  • Kim Young-hoon - recording engineer, mixing engineer
  • Rich Wenzel - recording engineer
  • Richard S. Vick - recording engineer
  • Yoo Young-jin - mixing engineer
  • Jeon-hoon at Sonic Korea - mastering engineer

Guitar

  • Groovie K - "I Wanna Be", "Only One", "All Your Dreams", "Soul"
  • Sam Lee - "First Love" (electric guitar), "Cyber Love", "To My Family"
  • Ji Kook-hyun - "First Love" (programming guitar)
  • J-Style - "Vortex"
  • Ham Choon-ho - "Wedding March"

Bass

  • Lee Tae-yoon - "I Wanna Be", "First Love", "To My Family"

Violin

  • Shim Sang-won - "Wedding March"
  • Kim Hye-eun - "Wedding March"
  • Kim Woo-hyun - "Wedding March"

References

  1. "2000 Yearly Chart". Recording Industry Association Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2008-01-25.
  2. "Album Sales For The Month Of May 2000". Recording Industry Association Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2007-07-18. Retrieved 2007-10-12.
  3. Only One (Media notes). SM Entertainment. 2000.
  4. "Only One album info". Hanteo (in Korean). Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  5. "Only One album info (Japan)". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 March 2015.
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