The South Korean boy band Shinhwa has released fifteen studio albums, three live albums, five compilation albums, one box set, three EPs, thirty-four singles, and sixteen contributions to multi-artist compilations. Shinhwa was created by SM Entertainment and debuted in 1998 with the album Resolver. Under SM Entertainment, Shinhwa released six full-length studio albums and contributed to numerous SM Town compilation albums featuring other SM artists. Sixteen promotional, not-for-sale singles were also released. One greatest hits compilation, My Choice, was released by SM Entertainment in 2002 in South Korea.
After expiration of their contract with SM Entertainment in 2002, Shinhwa moved to Good EMG. Following discussions and compromises regarding the group's right to continued use of their name and to perform the music and choreography created while at SM, Shinhwa released their first album under Good EMG, titled Winter Story, in late 2003. Winter Story was the first of two albums and two EPs Shinhwa would eventually release with "Winter Story" in the titles. The albums are considered "special releases" and are usually not counted when assigning ordinals to Shinhwa's studio album releases in the media and by the group itself.
Thus, it was Shinhwa's next album release, Brand New in 2004, that was publicized as their seventh album, though technically it was their eighth. The success of Brand New brought the group two prestigious daesang (grand prize) awards for the year 2004, a first for the group. Shinhwa went on to release a total of eight albums and EPs under Good EMG, plus thirteen promotional singles. In 2006, they contracted with Nippon Columbia to release an album, Inspiration #1 and single "We Have the Sun in Our Hearts" targeted for the Japanese market. Shinhwa's first six Korean albums were released to the Japanese market in 2001 to 2003, and Avex Trax released three Korean-language greatest hits compilations in Japan and one in Taiwan.
2008 signaled the beginning of a four-year hiatus of Shinhwa's group activities, as five of the six members were required to fulfill their mandatory national military service.Military enlistments:
During the inactive period, Pony Canyon released a multi-disc box set collection of Shinhwa's Korean albums in Japan in 2009. In August 2011, in preparation for their post-military return to the music industry, Shinhwa established Shinhwa Company (briefly renamed ShinCom Entertainment during a copyright lawsuit), a joint venture to oversee Shinhwa's group activities. Since 2012, Shinhwa have released three full-length albums and four promotional singles, distributed through CJ E&M Music. They are one of the only Korean pop artists currently who continue to release full-length albums instead of a multitude of EPs and maxi-singles. They are also considered the longest-running idol group in Korea, having existed for 27 years with no changes in member lineup.
Albums Studio albums +List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and sales figures Title Album details Peak chart positions SalesKORRIAKMonthly RIAK album chart references for Shinhwa studio albums:
Resolver:
KOR GaonWeekly Gaon Album Chart references for Shinhwa albums:
JPNUS WorldWeekly Billboard World Albums chart references for Shinhwa albums: Resolver (해결사) Released: May 9, 1998 Label: SM Entertainment Format: CD, cassette 33 — — — KOR: 85,625 T.O.P. Released: April 15, 1999 Label: SM Entertainment Format: CD, cassette 3 — — — KOR: 377,500 Only OneReleased: May 27, 2000 Label: SM Entertainment Format: CD, cassette 1 — — — KOR: 423,873 Hey, Come On!Released: June 28, 2001 Label: SM Entertainment Format: CD, cassette 3 6 — — KOR: 437,704 Perfect ManReleased: March 29, 2002 Label: SM Entertainment Format: CD, cassette 1 9 99 — KOR: 365,739 Wedding (너의 결혼식)Released: December 27, 2002 Label: SM Entertainment Format: CD, cassette 3 8 100 — KOR: 284,073Cumulative sales for Wedding: Winter Story Released: December 30, 2003 Label: Good EMG, IO Music Format: CD, cassette 3 — 253 —KOR: 81,108 Brand NewReleased: August 27, 2004 Label: Good EMG, IO Music Format: CD, cassette 1 — 100 — KOR: 325,333 Winter Story 2004–2005 Released: December 18, 2004 Label: Good EMG, CJ E&M Music Format: CD, cassette 3 — 158 — KOR: 102,345 State of the ArtReleased: May 11, 2006 Label: Good EMG, CJ E&M Music Format: CD, cassette 1 — — — KOR: 215,641 Inspiration #1Released: August 16, 2006 Label: Nippon Columbia Format: CD — — 12 — JPN: 15,000 Volume 9Released: April 3, 2008 Label: Good EMG, Vitamin Entertainment Format: CD 1 — 155 — KOR: 121,852 The ReturnReleased: March 22, 2012 Label: Shinhwa Company, CJ E&M Music Format: CD, digital download rowspan="4" 3 — — KOR: 88,059 The ClassicReleased: May 16, 2013 Label: Shinhwa Company, CJ E&M Music Format: CD, digital download 2 31 — KOR: 78,727WeReleased: February 23, 2015 Label: Shincom Entertainment, CJ E&M Music Format: CD, digital download 2 — 6 KOR: 57,808Unchanging: TouchReleased: January 2, 2017 Label: Shinhwa Company, CJ E&M Music Format: CD, digital download 2 — — KOR: 66,083 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
Live albums +List of live albums, with selected chart positions and sales figures Title Album details Peak chart positions SalesKORRIAKMonthly RIAK chart references for Shinhwa live albums: 2001 1st Live Concert Released: March 27, 2001 Label: SM Entertainment (SMM-061) Format: CD 3 KOR: 108,199 The Everlasting Mythology: Shinhwa 2nd Concert Released: October 7, 2003 Label: SM Entertainment (SMM-071) Format: CD — 2005 Japan Tour Live Document Released: March 24, 2006 Label: Good EMG, Phantom Entertainment (FTECD-1003) Format: CD+DVD — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
Compilation albums +List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and sales figures Title Album details Peak chart positions SalesKORRIAKMonthly RIAK chart references for Shinhwa compilation albums:KORGaonWeekly Gaon Album Chart references for Shinhwa compilation albums: My Choice Released: January 31, 2002 Label: SM Entertainment (SM-023) Format: CD 4 17 KOR: 185,098 Perfect Released: May 15, 2002 Label: Avex Trax (AVCD-18028) Format: CD — — Best of Shinhwa 2001–2003 Released: September 18, 2003 Label: Avex Trax (AVCD-18050/B) Format: CD — — Best Hits Collection 1998–2003 Released: December 16, 2003 Label: Avex Taiwan (AVKCD80142/4) Format: CD — — Precious: Essential Collection Released: March 30, 2005 Label: Avex Trax (AVCD-18069/B) Format: CD — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
Box sets +List of box sets Title Album details Shinhwa CD Premium Box Released: April 15, 2009 Label: Pony Canyon (PCCA-02881) Format: 14 CDs
Extended plays +List of extended plays, with selected chart positions and sales figures Title Details Peak chart positions SalesKORRIAKMonthly RIAK chart references for Shinhwa EPs:KORGaonWeekly Gaon Album Chart references for Shinhwa EPs: Summer Story 2005Released: August 5, 2005 Label: Good EMG (MLCD-0036) Format: Digital single — — Winter Story 2006–2007 Released: January 25, 2007 Label: Good EMG, Vitamin Entertainment (VDCD-6014) Format: CD, digital download 2 — KOR: 20,654 Winter Story 2007 Released: December 5, 2007 Label: Good EMG, Vitamin Entertainment (VDCD-6047) Format: CD, digital download 1 — KOR: 24,585 Unchanging: Part 1 Orange Released: November 29, 2016 Label: Shinhwa Company, CJ E&M Music Format: CD, digital download rowspan="2" 2 KOR: 26,036 Heart Released: August 28, 2018 Label: Music&NEW Format: CD, digital download 2 KOR: 56,398 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positionsSales AlbumKORWeekly Gaon Digital Chart references for Shinhwa singles:
KOR HotWeekly Billboard K-Pop Hot 100 chart references for Shinhwa singles:JPN "Resolver" (해결사) 1998 — — —Resolver "Eusha! Eusha!" — — — "Sharing Forever" — — — "T.O.P. (Twinkling of Paradise)" 1999 — — — T.O.P. "Yo! (Brat Report)" — — — "Only One" 2000 — — — Only One "All Your Dreams" — — — "First Love" — — — "Wedding March (Your Side)" () — — — "Hey, Come On!" 2001 — — — Hey, Come On! "Wild Eyes" — — — "My Life Style" 2002 — — — My Choice "Perfect Man" — — — Perfect Man "I Pray 4 U" — — — "Wedding" () — — — Wedding) "Addiction (Deep Sorrow)" () — — — "Young Gunz" 2004 — — — Winter Story "How Do I Say?" — — — Remixes later included onSummer Story 2005 "Brand New" — — — Brand New "Fever (Crazy)" () — — — "Oh!" — — — "Angel" — — — "2gether 4ever" — — —"Hey, Dude" 2005 — — — Summer Story 2005 "Once in a Lifetime" 2006 — — — State of the Art "Throw My Fist" — — — "You're My Everything" — — — "We Have the Sun in Our Hearts"() — — 9 JPN: 20,000 KOR: 17,316 Inspiration #1 "Just One More Time..."<br/ >() 2008 — — —Volume 9 "Run" — — — "Evidence (Destiny of Love)" () — — — "Venus" 2012 6 6 — KOR: 1,222,870 The Return "This Love" 2013 3 5 — KOR: 485,334 The Classic "Memory" 2015 15 rowspan="5" —We "Sniper" 3 — KOR: 243,375 "Orange" 2016 42 — Unchanging: Part 1 Orange"Touch" 2017 4 — KOR: 172,367 Unchanging: Touch"Kiss Me Like That" 2018 81 — Heart "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
Other charted songs + List of songs, with selected chart positions Title Year Peak chart positions AlbumKORWeekly Gaon Digital Chart references for other Shinhwa songs:
KOR HotWeekly Billboard K-Pop Hot 100 chart references for other Shinhwa songs: "Be My Love"2012 89 —The Return "Hurts" 43 30 "Let It Go" 83 — "Move With Me" 88 — "On the Road" 73 48 "Red Carpet" 85 — "Stay" 84 — "Welcome" 97 — "Acquainted Guy" () 2013 99 — The Classic "Alright"2015 58 rowspan="7" We "Cat" () 89 "Don't Cry" 91 "Give It 2 Me" 95 "Ice Moon" () 94 "I'm in Love" 96 "White Shirts" 87 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
Other appearances + List of other non-single song appearances, showing year released and album name Title Year Album "Merry Christmas" 1999 Christmas in SMTown.com "Prayer" () 2000 Winter Vacation in SMTown.com "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" () "White Paradise" "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" 2001 Winter Vacation in SMTown.com – Angel Eyes "White Love" "12:00 N" Guardian Angel OST "Hero" 2002 Summer Vacation in SMTown.com "For This Time" () 2002 Winter Vacation in SMTown.com "Silver Bells" "Snow Baby" "I Miss You" "Look Out the Window" () "I Pray 4 U" (Remix) 2003 2003 Summer Vacation in SMTown.com "Just Be My Love" 2005 The 101st Proposal OST "That Day" () Super Rookie OST
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External links Shincom Entertainment Official Homepage