Lucifer (Shinee album)

Lucifer
Version A cover
Studio album by Shinee
Released	July 19, 2010 (See Release history)
Recorded	December 2009 - June 2010
Genre	Pop, R&B, dance, electronica
Length	47:59
Language	Korean
Label	SM Entertainment, Avex Asia
Producer	Lee Soo Man
Shinee chronology
2009, Year of Us (2009) Lucifer (2010) The First (2011)
Singles from Lucifer
"Lucifer" Released: July 12, 2010
Singles from Hello (Second Album Repackage)
"Hello" Released: October 1, 2010

"Lucifer" is the second full-length album of South Korean boy group Shinee, released on July 19, 2010 in South Korea. A non-studio quality version of the album leaked on July 18, 2010, hours before the album's official release date.

The album is listed, by Gaon Album Chart as the sixth best-selling album of 2010 in South Korea, with 124,961 copies sold, and the repackaged version at 17th with 63,118 copies.^[1]

Reception and release

Within hours of the album's release, it topped various physical and digital sales charts in South Korea.^[2] The songs on the album "were more carefully selected than ever", and the album itself is said to "[give] listeners a great chance to experience the diverse musical characters and more mature vocal skills of SHINee members".^[3] Member Onew made his debut as a lyricist on track 9, "Your Name", while Jonghyun contributed lyrics for the second time (after writings lyrics for "Juliette"). Track 7 was co-written by all of the members.^[3] "Love Still Goes On" is viewed as "kind of a sequel" to "Love Should Go On", from the group's debut mini-album "Replay".

Minho wrote the raps to "Up & Down", "Obsession", "Your Name", and co-wrote the songs "WOWOWOW" with JQ and "Shout Out" with the fellow members and MISFIT. In the repackaged album "Hello", he wrote the rap for the title track "Hello", and co-wrote the raps for "One" and "Get It".^[3]

On August 5, 2010, "Lucifer" totaled over 124,961^[4] copies in album sales in South Korea.

Shinee released a repackaged album of Lucifer called Hello October 1, 2010. Their comeback on KBS music was on the same day.^[5] The repackaged album Hello sold 63,118 copies in 2010 according to the Korean sales chart Gaon.

On November 26, 2010, the track "Obsession" was announced as the theme song for the film, The Warrior's Way.^[6]

Tracklist

Credits adapted from the official homepage. ^{[7] [8]}

Bold indicates new tracks*

Release history

Lucifer

Hello

Charts

Album chart

Lucifer

Hello

Sales and certifications

References