State of the Art is a studio album by South Korean boy band Shinhwa. It was released on May 11, 2006, by Good Entertainment, and represents the group's eighth major album release (tenth overall). It was the third best-selling album of 2006 in South Korea with over 215,000 copies.
Background and release A special edition version of State of the Art also released, containing bonus remix tracks of "Throw My Fist" and "Midnight Girl" and a DVD with behind-the-scenes footage. The album was released in Taiwan on October 5, 2006, by Universal Music Taiwan in two versions, including one with a bonus DVD.
The music video for "Once in a Lifetime", was directed by Cho Soo-hyun, who also directed the music video for Psy's "Gangnam Style" and "Gentleman"; and also the music video for "This Love" from Shinhwa's The Classic album in 2013.
Composition and recording State of the Art twelve tracks. It was recorded at GoodSound Studio, Rui Studio, Silk Studio, Eungeon (은건) Studio, Dream Factory, and Momo Studio in 2006. Shinhwa member Lee Minwoo composed the lyrics for the song "Paradise", and member Eric Mun composed the rap lyrics for all songs, alongside David Kim.
Commercial performance The album debuted on the Recording Industry Association Korea (RIAK) chart for the month of July 2006, with 161,452 copies sold The album finished 2006 at number 3 on South Korea's year-end charts, with total sales of 215,641 copies.
Accolades +Awards and nominations Year Organization Category Nominee Result2006Golden Disc Awards Album Bonsang (Main Prize)State of the Art Album Daesang (Grand Prize) Mnet KM Music Festival Album of the Year "2006 Mnet Korean Music Festival Winners list" . MAMA. Retrieved July 22, 2014. Yepp Netizen Popularity Award"One in a Lifetime" Overseas Viewers' Award Best Group SBS Gayo Daejeon Main Prize (Bonsang)State of the Art Grand Prize (Daesang)
+Music program awards for "Once in a Lifetime"ProgramDateInkigayoJune 11, 2006June 18, 2006 M CountdownJune 22, 2006
Promotion and live performances Shinhwa 2006 Tour "State of the Art" Shinhwa embarked on a concert tour shortly after the release of State of the Art on May 13, 2006. They became the first Korean artist to hold a solo concert in Singapore on September 10, 2006, which attracted around 10,000 fans.
+List of tour datesDateCityCountryVenueAttendanceMay 13, 2006SeoulSouth KoreaOlympic Gymnastics Arena24,000May 14, 2006July 8, 2006ShanghaiChinaShanghai Grand Stage10,000July 15, 2006BusanSouth KoreaBEXCO Hall 110,000August 19, 2006BangkokThailandImpact Arena4,000September 10, 2006SingaporeSingapore Indoor Stadium10,000Total58,000
Track listing
Credits and personnel Credits are adapted from the album liner notes.
Park Kwun-young – producer Shinhwa – co-producer Lee Jang-eon – co-producer Park Bong-gu – music producer Park Hyeok – sound engineer Choi Hyo-young – mastering Sam Lee – guitar ("Thanks!", "Doobob", "Chance", "Why Me...") Ko Tae-young – guitar ("Your Man", "Once in a Lifetime", "Throw My Fist", "Midnight Girl (Pop Ballad Ver.)") Park Su-won – guitar ("Highway Star") Hong Joon-ho – guitar ("Midnight Girl", "You're My Everything")
Cho Joon-soo – bass ("Midnight Girl (Pop Ballad Ver.)" K-Strings – strings ("Weak Man", "Once in a Lifetime", "Throw My Fist", "Why Me...") Shin Min – string arrangement ("Weak Man", "Why Me...") Lee Na-il – string arrangement ("Once in a Lifetime", "Throw My Fist") Ryu Hyeong-seob – string arrangement ("Throw My Fist") Hwang Seong-jae – programming, keyboards ("Thanks!") Jang Ji-won – keyboards ("Once in a Lifetime", "Midnight Girl (Pop Ballad Ver.)") Kang Su-hyo – drums ("Once in a Lifetime") Jang Sang-hyeon – drums ("Midnight Girl (Pop Ballad Ver.)")
Charts and sales
Monthly charts Chart (August 2006) Peakposition South Korean Albums (RIAK) 1
Yearly charts Chart (2006) Position South Korean Albums (RIAK) 3
Sales RegionSales South Korea (RIAK) 215,641
Release history Country Date Distributing label FormatSouth Korea May 10, 2006Good EMG, CJ E&M CD (CMBC-0648)<br/ >Cassette (CMBM-0648) June 28, 2006 Digital disc (CMBC-0664) August 16, 2006 Special Edition (CD+DVD) (CMBC-0685)TaiwanOctober 5, 2006Universal Music Taiwan CD (984 394-6) CD+DVD (984 394-5)
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