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.

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, was released on 9 June 2017. The EP and its official music video, 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".

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.

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.

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.

Hwang is scheduled to hold his solo showcase on 30 July 2017 in Taipei, and in concert on 10–11 August 2017 in Toronto.

Hwang occasionally performs songs from the EP acoustically on a live streaming channel V LIVE.

Personnel

Source:

• 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
South Korean Albums (Gaon)	1

Monthly charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
South Korean Albums (Gaon)	1

Half-Year charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
South Korean Albums (Gaon)	10

Year-end charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
South Korean Albums (Gaon)	17

Singles

Chart (2017)	Single	Peak position
Digital Chart	"A Daily Song"	6
Download Chart	"A Daily Song"	5
Streaming Chart	"A Daily Song"	5
BGM Chart	"A Daily Song"	2
BGM Chart	"Alone"	2
Mobile Chart	"A Daily Song"	2
Singing room Chart	"A Daily Song"	1
Social Chart	"A Daily Song"	61

Album sales

Gaon Monthly Album Chart, South Korea

Year	Month	Be Ordinary
		Sales	Cumulative sales
2017	June	112,783	112,783
	July	4,233	117,016
	August	7,151	124,167
	September	4,152	128,319
	October	11,729	140,048
	November	79,574	219,622
	December	4,582	224,204