Wedding (album)

Wedding

Wedding cover
Studio album by Shinhwa
Released December 26, 2002
Recorded 2002
Genre K-pop
Language Korean
Label SM Entertainment
Producer Lee Soo Man
Shinhwa chronology

Perfect Man
(2002)
Wedding
(2002)
Winter Story
(2003)

너의 결혼식 (Wedding) was released on December 26, 2002, becoming Shinhwa's sixth studio album. With the release of Wedding, Shinhwa also broke the record for being the longest running boy band in the history of Korea, a record they are still currently holding as they have not yet disbanded. Shinhwa was also the second artist to in South Korea to release two albums (Perfect Man and Wedding) in a year, with Sechs Kies being first. Wedding sold approximately 273,714 copies. It was their final album with SM Entertainment.

Tracks

Information is adapted from the liner notes of Wedding:[1]

No. TitleLyricsMusicArrangement Length
1. "Hiway (Ride With Me)"  Yoo Young-jin, Shawn Rize KukYoo Young-jinYoo Young-jin 4:15
2. "Lost in Love"  Lee Min-woo, Eric MunLee Min-wooLee Min-woo 4:02
3. "너의 결혼식" (Wedding)Yoo Young-jin, Eric MunYoo Han-jinYoo Han-jin 3:26
4. "Soulmate"  Young H. Kim, Eric MunYoung H. Kim, William PyonYoung H. Kim 4:04
5. "비밀" (My Own Secret)Tae-hoon, Eric MunHwang Seong-jaeHwang Seong-jae 3:43
6. "중독" (Deep Sorrow)Yoo Young-jin, Eric MunYoo Young-jinYoo Young-jin 4:35
7. "...후에" (Later)Lee Min-woo, Eric MunLee Min-wooLee Min-woo 3:31
8. "괜찮아요" (Gonna Be Alright)Ji Kook-hyeon, Eric MunJi Kook-hyeonJi kook-hyeon 4:23
9. "Get Up"  Hong Ji-yooHyeon Jin-youngHyeon Jin-young 3:35
10. "Missing U"  Lee Jin-kyeong, Eric MunOh Seung-eunOh Seung-eun 4:10
11. "네가 없다면" (Without You)Jeon Seung-woo, Eric MunKim Do-hoonKim Do-hoon 4:36
12. "79"  Lee Min-woo, Eric Mun, Kim Dongwan, Heo In-changLee Min-wooLee Min-woo 4:19
13. "노을" (You...)Shin Hye-sung, Eric MunJ&SJ&S 4:37

Chart performance

Chart Peak
position
Sales
Korea Monthly Albums (RIAK) December 2002[2] 3
Korea Yearly Albums (RIAK) 2002[5] 33
Korea Weekly Albums (Gaon) Week ending November 23, 2013[6] 8
Korea Monthly Albums (Gaon) November 2013[4] 37

Release history

Country Date Distributing label Format
South Korea 27 December 2002 SM Entertainment CD (SM-051)[7]
Cassette (SM-052)[7]
Japan 19 March 2003 Avex Trax CD (AVCD-18043)[8]

Personnel

Information is adapted from the liner notes of Wedding:[1]

Album production

  • Lee Soo-man - producer
  • KAT - recording engineer, mixing engineer
  • Yeo Doo-hyeon - recording engineer, mixing engineer
  • Lee Seong-ho - recording engineer, mixing engineer
  • Yoo Young-jin - recording engineer, mixing engineer
  • Kim Beom-gu - recording engineer
  • Kim Young-seong - recording engineer
  • Kwan Seung-eun - recording engineer
  • Kim Young-jin - recording engineer
  • Eom Seung-hyeon - recording engineer
  • Lee Jeong-hyeong - recording engineer
  • Ha Jeong-soo - recording engineer
  • Jeong Ki-song - recording engineer
  • Jeong Hoon - mastering engineer

Guitar

  • Sam Lee - "Lost in Love", "My Own Secret", "Deep Sorrow", "Later", "Missing U", "Without You", "79"
  • Ham Choon-ho - "Gonna Be Alright"
  • Jeong Ki-song - "Get Up"

Bass

  • Lee Tae-woon - "Lost in Love", "My Own Secret", "Later", "Gonna Be Alright", "79"

Strings

  • Kim Mi-jeong 9- "Hiway (Ride With Me)"
  • Min Young-ae 5 - "Get Up"

Piano

  • Jo Hyeon-seok - "Deep Sorrow"
  • Choi Tae-wan - "Gonna Be Alright"

Scratch

  • DJ Mike - "Get Up"

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Wedding (Media notes). SM Entertainment. 2002.
  2. "Album Sales For The Month Of December 2002". Recording Industry Association Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-12.
  3. "Album Sales For The Month of April 2003" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association Korea. Archived from the original on 6 September 2005. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "November 2013 Album Chart". Gaon (in Korean). Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  5. "2002 Yearly Chart". Recording Industry Association Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2007-12-21. Retrieved 2008-01-25.
  6. "Gaon Weekly Album Chart for Week ending November 23, 2013". Gaon (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on 13 March 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  7. 7.0 7.1 "Wedding album info". Hanteo (in Korean). Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  8. "Wedding album info (Japan)". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 March 2015.