Английская Википедия:Be Ordinary
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Be Ordinary is the first EP by South Korean singer-songwriter Hwang Chi-yeul, his first studio album in 10 years, released on 13 June 2017, since his debut album Five Senses in 2007.[1]
Background and release
In March 2017, singer Hwang Chi-yeul said during an interview:
In June 2017 after the EP's release, Hwang said during an interview with KBS World Radio:
He explains what "A Daily Song" is about:
Be Ordinary describes nearly every aspect of his ordinary everyday life as a musician for the past 10 years he remained unknown. His last release as a studio full-length album was in 2007 with his album Five Senses. Be Ordinary is his first EP.
Promotion
Before the EP's release, Be Ordinary, a teaser video,[2] was released on 9 June 2017. The EP and its official music video,[3] were released on 13 June 2017 and EP consists of seven tracks with many different genres. He wrote the lyrics for the last song, "Alone".[4]
On 24 May 2017, Hwang performed the song "A Daily Song" live for the first time on episode 16 of I Can See Your Voice, Season 4, that was broadcast on 15 June 2017 on Mnet.[5]
On 23 June 2017, "A Daily Song" took first place in the fourth week of June 2017 on KBS Music Bank. The nominees for the Music Bank K-Chart first place were "A Daily Song" by Hwang Chi-yeul and "Untitled, 2014" by G-Dragon.[6]
On 24–25 June 2017, Hwang held his first concert, Yolo Con at the Olympic Park in Seoul and performed his new songs from the EP live.[7]
Hwang is scheduled to hold his solo showcase on 30 July 2017 in Taipei,[8] and in concert on 10–11 August 2017 in Toronto.[9]
Hwang occasionally performs songs from the EP acoustically on a live streaming channel V LIVE.[10]
Track listing
Personnel
- Hwang Chi-yeul – vocals
- Kang Hwa-sung (David Kang) – piano, keyboards
- Shin Jeong-eun – keyboards, drums
- Jeong Su-wan – guitar
- Choi Hun – bass
- Han Gil – piano
- Park Shin-won – guitar
- Kang Tae-woo – backing vocals
- Yoon Young-bok – keyboards
- Tommy Kim – guitar
- Bull$Eye – drums
- Son Jun-hyuk – backing vocals
- ENIAC – piano, keyboards, drums
- Kim Da-ham – piano, keyboards
- Lee Gheun-hyung – guitar
- Jang Tae-woong – bass
- Super COO – drums
- Jeon Sang-hwan – piano, bass, drums
- Chung Soo-wan – guitar
Charts
Album
Weekly charts
Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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South Korean Albums (Gaon) | 1[12] |
Monthly charts
Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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South Korean Albums (Gaon) | 1[13] |
Half-Year charts
Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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South Korean Albums (Gaon) | 10[14] |
Year-end charts
Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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South Korean Albums (Gaon) | 17[15] |
Singles
Chart (2017) | Single | Peak position |
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Digital Chart | "A Daily Song" | 6[16] |
Download Chart | "A Daily Song" | 5[17] |
Streaming Chart | "A Daily Song" | 5[18] |
BGM Chart | "A Daily Song" | 2[19] |
BGM Chart | "Alone" | 2[20] |
Mobile Chart | "A Daily Song" | 2[21] |
Singing room Chart | "A Daily Song" | 1[22] |
Social Chart | "A Daily Song" | 61[23] |
Album sales
Year | Month | Be Ordinary | |
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Sales | Cumulative sales | ||
2017 | June | 112,783 | 112,783[24] |
July | 4,233 | 117,016[25] | |
August | 7,151 | 124,167[26] | |
September | 4,152 | 128,319[27] | |
October | 11,729 | 140,048[28] | |
November | 79,574 | 219,622[29] | |
December | 4,582 | 224,204[30] |
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