"Sunset Glow" () is a song recorded by South Korean singer Lee Moon-sae. It was released on September 15, 1988, as a single for his fifth studio album Standing Under the Shade of a Roadside Tree (). The lyrics and music were composed by Lee Young-hoon.
Background and release "Sunset Glow" was originally recorded by Lee Moon-sae for his fifth studio album Standing Under the Shade of a Roadside Tree, which was released under King Records on September 15, 1988. It was written by Lee Yeong-hun and was included on side B of the album. The record was met with commercial success, selling over 2.58 million copies in South Korea. Choi Seong-chul of the Busan Ilbo wrote that the album "brought about a change in the perception of pop albums, which were relatively undervalued and priced low compared to foreign pop albums" in the country.
Other recordings On December 17, 2004, Shinhwa released a remake album of hit songs from the 1980s and 1990s, titled Winter Story 2004–2005. A cover of the song titled "Red Sunset" was included on the record. Other artists who have recorded a cover of the song include BigBang, YB, Maya, Younha, Yurisangja, and MC Sniper.
BigBang version
"Sunset Glow" () is a song recorded by South Korean boy band BigBang. Released on November 5, 2008, through YG Entertainment, it served as the lead single from the quintet's second studio album Remember (2008). It is a remake of Lee Moon-sae's song of the same title.
Background Prior to recording, Yang Hyun-suk, CEO and founder of YG Entertainment, contacted Lee Moon-sae to request permission for BigBang to cover the song, whose original single was released in 1988. During the 2008 KBS Music Festival, the two artists performed the song together. The song reached number one on the KBS's music show Music Bank. It charted on Melon Top 100 Chart for 31 weeks. In 2012, "Sunset Glow" was covered by Teen Top's Niel, C.A.P. and Chunji for SBS's 1,000 Songs Challenge.
Accolades +Awards for "Sunset Glow" by BigBang Year Organization Award Result 2008 Cyworld Digital Music Awards Song of the Month (November) Mnet Asian Music Awards Best Male Group "2009 Mnet Asian Music Awards Part1". MAMA. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
+Music program awards (7 total) Program Date InkigayoNovember 30, 2008December 7, 2008December 14, 2008M CountdownDecember 4, 2008Music BankNovember 21, 2008November 28, 2008December 26, 2008
Charts Weekly charts + Chart (2024–2025) Peakposition South Korea (Circle) 80
Year-end charts + Chart (2025) Position South Korea (Circle) 129
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