The Sentimental Chord Explained

The Sentimental Chord
Type:studio
Artist:SG Wannabe
Cover:SG_Wannabe_The_Sentimental_Chord.jpg
Genre:K-pop, R&B
Language:Korean
Label:Mnet Media, Poibos
Producer:Cho Young-chul, Lee Min-soo
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The Sentimental Chord is the fourth Korean studio album by SG Wannabe. The album is notable for containing a rendition of the traditional Korean folk song "Arirang" ("아리랑") that incorporates the playing of classic Korean instruments in the accompanying background track. The Sentimental Chord went to #1 on the RIAK charts[1] and so far, it has sold 195,502 copies in cumulative sales.[2] [3] [4]

Towards the end of the year, The Sentimental Chord won SG Wannabe an Album Daesang prize at the Golden Disk Awards (their second prize after Saldaga) as they reigned as the year's top artist. Selling almost 200,000 copies, the album was the best-selling album of 2007 in Korea.[5]

Music videos

The music video for "Arirang" featured Lee Beom-soo, Ock Joo-hyun, and Lee Sun-kyun. The storyline was set around the Korean War in the 1950s.

The music video for "Stay" featured Ha Seok-jin and Shin Min-hee.

Awards and achievements

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2007. 4 월 - 가요음반 판매량. April 2007 K-pop Album Sales. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080612160749/https://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200704.htm. 2008-06-12. Recording Industry Association of Korea. ko.
  2. Web site: April 2007 K-pop Album Sales Volume. Recording Industry Association of Korea. ko. https://web.archive.org/web/20080612160749/https://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200704.htm. 2008-06-12. 2020-08-18.
  3. Web site: 2007 K-pop Album Sales Volume. Recording Industry Association of Korea. ko. https://web.archive.org/web/20080808233706/https://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_2007_2.htm. 2008-08-08. dead. 2020-08-18.
  4. Web site: First Half of 2008 K-pop Album Sales Volume. Recording Industry Association of Korea. ko. https://web.archive.org/web/20080805184800/https://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_2008_1.htm. 2008-08-05. dead. 2020-08-18.
  5. http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_2007_2.htm 1월 가요음반 판매량집계