Road Fighter is the third studio album by South Korean boy band SechsKies. It was released on July 15, 1998, by DSP Entertainment. It is most notable for featuring the hit single "Reckless Love".
Background Following the success of their last album Welcome to the Sechskies Land with the promotional single, "Chivalry", which was the number-one song for five weeks on SBS' Inkigayo, the group went on a national tour around major cities in South Korea. In March 1998, their own movie, titled Seventeen, was filmed during the production of the Road Fighter album, which both would be released in July of that year just a few days apart.
For about a week and a half, Sechskies starred in a Korean version play called Alibaba and the 40 Thieves. This play ran from April 25 to May 5.
Sechskies appeared on Inkigayo on July 5, 1998, to promote the release of their next album, Road Fighter with the song "Crying Game". The group then performed with the songs "Road Fighter" in the months of July and August, then "Reckless Love" in the months of September and October after the album's release. Both of the songs received number-one song awards on music programs Inkigayo and Music Bank.
Accolades +Awards and nominations Year Award Category Result 1998Golden Disc Awards Album Daesang (Grand Prize) Album Bonsang (Main Prize) KMTV Music Awards Popularity Award
+Music program awards Song Program Date"Road Fighter"Music BankJuly 28, 1998August 4, 1998August 18, 1998Inkigayo August 23, 1998 August 30, 1998"Reckless Love"Music BankSeptember 8, 1998September 15, 1998October 20, 1998Inkigayo September 27, 1998 October 11, 1998
Track listing Credits.
Credits and personnel
Sechs Kies Eun Ji-won – rap, vocals, chorus Lee Jae-jin – rap, vocals, chorus Kim Jae-deok – rap, chorus Kang Seong-hoon – main vocal, chorus Ko Ji-yong – rap, vocals, chorus Jang Su-won – vocals, chorus
Session Sam Lee, Geunhyeong Lee – guitar Shin Hyeong-kwon – bass guitar Cheon Seong-il – keyboard instrument Woojin Kim – voice processor Kim Chang-hwan, Yoon Il-sang, Kim Gun-mo, Cheon Seong-il, Hong Jong-gu, Han Sang-il, Hong Jong-ho, Park Mi-kyung, Kim Tae-young, etc. – chorus
Staff Changhwan Kim – producer, recording (Gwanghwamun Studio), mixing Cheon Seong-il – co-producer Baek Jin-ho (Gwanghwamun Studio) – mixing (11), recording An Jeong-seon (Gwanghwamun Studio) – recording Youngho Yang (Sinchon Music) – recording Beomseok Hong (Sinchon Music) – assistant Jongjin Han (Bay Studio) – recording Sang-Hwan Seo/Hyun-Sook Lee (Sonic Korea) – mastering Youngsoon Jeong – art director, design Minho Jang – illustrator Wootaek Yoon – photography Kim Ki-young, Nam Taek-jun, Yoo Seong-sik – management Changhwan Kim – media line producer
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