Perfect Man is the fifth Korean studio album by South Korean boy band Shinhwa. It was released on March 29, 2002, by SM Entertainment. The title track "Perfect Man", includes lyrics with a persuasive love theme, it was followed by second single entitled, "I Pray 4 U".
The album debuted at number one on the monthly Korean Chart, becoming Shinhwa's second number-one album. It sold 355,333 copies, and remained on the chart for a total of 23 weeks. The album placed at No. 14 on the year-end chart "Top 100 Albums in 2002".
Music videos For their music video "Perfect Man", Shinhwa each held a bouquet of yellow flowers. Each members in the music video portray different people, with Lee Min-woo walking and singing first, holding his bouquet of yellow flowers and transition into Kim Dong-wan, who drove an ATV. Dongwan later changed into Andy, who is a businessman in the music video, when he enters an elevator. Andy later change into Jun Jin while doing push ups in the gym, and then change into Shin Hye-sung while he sat in a car. Hyesung walks behind a glass door that blurs his figure, and the music video switches to where Shinhwa is dancing, each with a microphone stand before them. Eric is shown rapping, and he then walks out from the other side of the glass door which Hyesung had stepped in from. The music video ended with the members throwing their bouquet of yellow flowers and dancing on a stage with a crowd screaming.
Their music video for "I Pray 4 U" was much more simple, showing the members singing around a boat (owned by Minwoo in the music video). It also showed the members playing basketball against each other.
Andy's return Andy, who did not participate in their fourth album Hey, Come On!, came back to participate in this one. Despite him not participating in the fourth album, whenever Shinhwa performs one of their song from the fourth album, Andy was given a line that was previously either Eric's or Jun Jin's. One such example was Hey, Come On!. Originally, Jun Jin was the one who was rapping in the beginning but whenever they perform the song at their concert or such, Andy was given the task to rap it.
Accolades +Awards and nominations for Perfect Man Year Organization Category Result2002Golden Disc Awards Album Bonsang (Main Prize) Album Daesang (Grand Prize) Mnet Music Video Festival Best Dance Performance Best Male Group
+Music program awards Song Program Date"Perfect Man"InkigayoApril 21, 2002April 28, 2002May 5, 2002Music CampMay 4, 2002 "I Pray 4 U"July 13, 2002
Track listing
Personnel Credits are adapted from the album liner notes.
Album production Lee Soo-man – executive producer KAT – recording engineer, mixing engineer Yeo Doo-hyeon – recording engineer, mixing engineer Lee Seong-ho – recording engineer Kim Beom-gu – recording engineer Kim Yong-seong – recording engineer Kwak Seung-eun – recording engineer Eom Chan-yong – recording engineer Jeon Hoon – mastering engineer
Guitar Groovie K – "Perfect Man" Hong Joon-ho – "Shout", "Last Zone" Sam Lee – "Free", "Fly High" Lee Geun-hyeong – "Endless Love", "Red Angel" Lee Seong-wol – "Honesty" Tommy Kim – "Reason" Jeong Ki-seong – "In Your Love"
Bass Shin Hyeon-kwon – "Free"
Strings Oh Jo-han 5 – "Endless Love"
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2002, 2013)Peakposition Japanese Albums (Oricon)99 South Korean Albums (Gaon)9
Monthly charts Chart (2002)PeakpositionSouth Korean Albums (RIAK) 1
Year-end charts Chart (2002)PositionSouth Korean Albums (RIAK)14
Sales CountrySalesSouth Korea (RIAK)365,739
Release history Country Date Distributing label Format South Korea March 30, 2002 SM Entertainment CD (SM-033)Cassette (SM-034) Japan September 4, 2002 Avex Trax CD (AVCD-18036)
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