SM the Ballad Vol. 2 – Breath is the second extended play by the South Korean project group SM the Ballad. It was released on February 13, 2014, with the song "Breath" as the lead single.

Background Two of the tracks are written in three different languages and have three versions, with the languages being Korean, Chinese, and Japanese. "Breath" is the first and most heavily promoted song of the two, the Korean version is sung by Taeyeon and Jonghyun; the Chinese version by Chen and Zhang Liyin, while the Japanese version is sung by Max Changmin and Krystal. The other less promoted song is "Blind", with both the Korean and Japanese versions sung by Yesung, and recorded prior to his military enlistment. The Chinese version of "Blind" is sung by Zhou Mi.More details including tracklist and participating artists for SM The Ballad's 2nd album 'Breath' revealed

Taeyeon and Jonghyun's duet "Breath" (Korean version) was the first track to be released on 10 February, SM The Ballad starts off with Taeyeon and Jonghyun's Korean 'Breath' with Jonghyun and Chen's duet "A Day Without You" being released on the 11th, and Taeyeon's solo "Set Me Free" being released on the 12th. A Mandarin version of "Set Me Free" sung by Zhang Liyin was released exclusively online on Baidu Music on the 13th. The full EP was released on February 13, 2014.

Promotions

Taeyeon and Jonghyun performed "Breath" for the first time on M Countdown on 13 February. Chen and Zhang Liyin also performed the Chinese version of "Breath" on the live broadcast of Chinese Hunan TV's The Lantern Festival the day after. The song was also promoted on the shows KBS's Music Bank, Music Core and Inkigayo in February.

Track listing

Korean version

Chinese version

Complete version

Charts

Single chart TitlePeakpositionsSouth Korea's Gaon music chart's total weekly singles sales for February 9-15, 2014 (in Korean) Gaon (February 2014). Archived on July 31, 2014. Retrieved on July 31, 2014. List of K-Pop Hot 100 singles for March 1, 2014 Billboard (March 2014). Archived on March 7, 2014. Retrieved on July 31, 2014. "Breath" 3 6 "Blind" 56 — "Set Me Free" 18 — "A Day Without You" 8 — "When I Was… When U Were…" 31 —

Album chart ChartPeakpositionGaon Weekly albums chartSouth Korea's Gaon music chart's total weekly album sales for February 9-15, 2014 (in Korean) Gaon (February 2014). Archived on July 31, 2014. Retrieved on July 31, 2014. 1Gaon Monthly albums chartSouth Korea's Gaon music chart's total monthly album sales for February 2014 (in Korean) Gaon (February 2014). Archived on July 31, 2014. Retrieved on July 31, 2014. 5Gaon Yearly albums chart

Sales and certifications Chart (2014)AmountGaon physical album sales (Korean Version)South Korea's Gaon music chart's total monthly album sales for March 2014 (Breath Korean version ranked #56) (in Korean) Gaon (March 2014). Archived on July 31, 2014. Retrieved on July 31, 2014. 41,506Gaon physical album sales (Chinese Version)South Korea's Gaon music chart's total monthly album sales for February 2014 (Breath Chinese version ranked #10) (in Korean) Gaon (February 2014). Archived on July 31, 2014. Retrieved on July 31, 2014. 21,716Gaon digital download sales for "Breath" (Korean Version)South Korea's Gaon music chart's total monthly singles downloads for February 2014 ("Breath" Korean version ranked #4) (in Korean) Gaon (February 2014). Archived on July 31, 2014. Retrieved on July 31, 2014.South Korea's Gaon music chart's total monthly singles downloads for March 2014 ("Breath" Korean version ranked #46) (in Korean) Gaon (March 2014). Archived on July 24, 2014. Retrieved on July 31, 2014. 464,673Gaon digital download sales for "Breath" (Chinese Version)South Korea's Gaon music chart's total weekly singles downloads for February 9-15, 2014 ("Breath" Chinese version ranked #70) (in Korean) Gaon (February 2014). Archived on July 31, 2014. Retrieved on July 31, 2014. 19,290

Credits and personnel Max Changmin – vocals Yesung – vocals Zhang Liyin – vocals Taeyeon – vocals Zhou Mi – vocals Jonghyun – vocals Krystal – vocals Chen – vocals

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