State of the Art (Shinhwa album)

State of the Art

State of the Art cover
Studio album by Shinhwa
Released May 11, 2006
Recorded 2006
Genre K-pop, Dance
Language Korean
Label Good Entertainment
Shinhwa chronology
Winter Story 2004–2005
(2004-2005)		 State of the Art
(2006)		 Inspiration #1
(2006)

State of the Art was released on May 11, 2006, after a one year hiatus, making it Shinhwa's eighth studio album. Though it was released in May 2006, it would not appear on the chart until July, having sold 161,452 copies. State of the Art sold approximately 215,641 copies domestically,[1] with their lead single Once in a Lifetime being #1 on the Hottracks Sales Chart, followed by SG Wannabe's 3rd Masterpiece. Their second song, Throw My Fist debuted at #1 with Zhang Liyin's Timelss at #2. Throw My Fist however dropped to #10 respectively the last time it charted. A 'Special Version' of this album was also released, containing an extra remix of 'Throw my Fist' and 'Midnight Girl'.

Contents

Tracks

  1. Thanks!
  2. Your Man
  3. 약한 남자 (Weak Man)
  4. Once in a Lifetime
  5. Doobob
  6. Paradise
  7. Highway Star
  8. Midnight Girl
  9. Throw My Fist
  10. 기회 (Chance/Opportunity)
  11. 왜 내가 (Why Me)
  12. You're My Everything

Chart performance

Release Chart Peak Position Sales Total Chart Run
May 11, 2006 July 2006 Monthly Chart 16[2] 161,452[2]
August 2006 Monthly Chart 1[3] 201,892[3]
September 2006 Monthly Chart 21[4] 210,077[4]
October 2006 Monthly Chart 24[5] 213,435[5] 19 weeks
2006 Yearly Chart 3[6] 215,641[6] 9 weeks

See also

References

  1. ^ 2006.9월 - 가요음반 판매량 Retrieved on May 22, 2007
  2. ^ a b "Album Sales For The Month Of July 2006" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association Korea. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20070927031138/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/Kpop_200607.htm. Retrieved 2007-11-21. 
  3. ^ a b "Album Sales For The Month Of August 2006" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association Korea. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20070927031258/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/Kpop_200608.htm. Retrieved 2007-11-21. 
  4. ^ a b "Album Sales For The Month Of September 2006" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association Korea. http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200609.htm. Retrieved 2007-11-21. 
  5. ^ a b "Album Sales For The Month Of October 2006" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association Korea. http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200610.htm. Retrieved 2007-11-21. 
  6. ^ a b "2006 Yearly Chart" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association Korea. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. http://web.archive.org/web/20070929090841/http://miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_2006.htm. Retrieved 2007-11-21. 

External links

Shinhwa
Korean albums
Resolver · T.O.P · Only One · Hey, Come On! · Perfect Man · Wedding · Brand New · State of the Art · Volume 9
Japanese albums
Korean singles
"How Do I Say" · "Hey, Dude!" · "Summer Story Tropical 2005"
Japanese singles
"This Is The Sun In Our Hearts"
Compilation albums
SM Town
See also
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