My Name is the fourth Korean-language studio album (seventh overall) by South Korean recording artist BoA, released through SM Entertainment on June 11, 2004. BoA promoted the album with the singles "My Name" and "Spark", the latter of which is a Korean-language cover of "Keep My Cool" (2002) by Luis Fonsi. The album saw BoA's transition into a more mature image in comparison to her previous records.

Commercially, My Name debuted at number one on the monthly MIAK album chart for June 2004, and was the 11th best-selling album of the year in South Korea with sales of 192,000 copies. Her first foray into the Chinese market, the overseas version of the album was released on August 12, 2004, and includes remakes of two of her songs in Chinese and an alternative cover. At the 2004 Mnet KM Music Video Festival, "My Name" won the Music Video of the Year award.

Composition The album's title track, "My Name", is a dance song with urban influences and was regarded by observers as BoA's transition into more mature concept. The following single, "Spark," is a Korean-language cover of Luis Fonsi's "Keep My Cool" from his album Fight the Feeling (2002), and likewise showcased BoA sporting a more masculine concept. In September 2004, BoA released a music video for the ballad track "My Prayer"; it consists of snippets of BoA's life as a trainee in addition to behind-the-scenes footage of her promoting her previous albums.

The last song of the album, "We", is a ballad that incorporates Korean traditional music instrumentations from the daegeum, sogeum, and haegeum. It was used as the ending song for the Japanese version of the movie Taegeukgi, which was released earlier that year in February.

Critical reception Lee Min-hee from IZM praised the album, writing that the record showcased BoA growing "into a more sensual and sophisticated woman", at the same maintaining her originality while exploring new sounds and musical styles. Lee added that although BoA was only 17 at the time, she possessed the "maturity and energy of an adult artist".

Commercial performance Commercially, My Name achieved success in South Korea, peaking at number one on the MIAK monthly albums chart for June 2004, and sold over 201,000 copies by mid-2005. It placed number seven for highest sales of the year. The album was further released in Japan on March 26, 2008; however, it failed to chart on the Oricon Top 100.

Accolades +Awards and nominations for "My Name" Year Award-giving body Category Result 2004 Mnet KM Music Video Festival Music Video of the Year (Daesang) Best Female Video Best Dance Video 2005 Korean Music Awards Best Female Artist

+Music program awards+ Song Program Date "My Name" Inkigayo July 4, 2004 July 11, 2004 July 18, 2004 M Countdown July 29, 2004 "Spark" Inkigayo September 12, 2004 September 19, 2004

Track listing

Credits and personnel Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.

Studio SM Yellow Tail Studio – recording , mixing Non Stop Media – recording T-Studio – recording , strings recording SM Booming System – recording, mixing Dream Factory – recording, mixing Vibe Studio – recording, mixing SM Blue Cup Studio – mixing SM Digital Recording Studio – mixing Sonic Korea – mastering

Personnel

SM Entertainment – executive producer Lee Soo-man – producer BoA – vocals , background vocals Kenzie – producer, lyrics, composition, arrangement , strings arrangement , background vocals , vocal directing Hong Ji-yoo – lyrics Johan Aberg – composition Sigurd Rosnes – composition Rich Allan – composition Clyde Lieberman – composition Ahn Ik-soo – producer, arrangement Lee Sang-geun – producer, arrangement Yang Jae-sun – lyrics Stevie Bensusan – producer, composition, arrangement Claudio Cueni – producer, composition, arrangement Young-hu Kim – producer, lyrics, composition, arrangement William Pyon – producer, composition, arrangement Yoo Young-jin – producer, lyrics, composition, arrangement, vocal directing, background vocals, recording, mixing Park Chang-hyun – producer, lyrics, composition, arrangement, recording , synthesizer , background vocals, piano, rhythm Svein Finneide – composition Jens Thoresen – composition Maria Storeng – composition Jeon Bong-seok – producer, arrangement Park Chang-hak – lyrics Yoon Sang – producer, composition, arrangement, synthesizer, programming Hwang Sung-jae – producer, lyrics, composition, arrangement, strings arrangement, background vocals, programming, sound designer Yoon Hyo-sang – lyrics Damon Sharpe – producer, composition, arrangement Lindy Robbins – composition Beau Dozier – producer, composition, arrangement Ha Jung-ho – producer, lyrics, composition, arrangement, background vocals Kim Tae-yoon – lyrics Kang Je-gyu – lyrics Lee Dong-june – producer, composition, arrangement, synthesizer Kim Hyun-ah – vocal directing , background vocals Erika – background vocals Cindy Lee – background vocals Ahn Shin-ae – background vocals Park Chae-won – background vocals Kim Jung-bae – guitar Park In-young – strings arrangement K-Strings – strings Lee Tae-yoon – bass Sam Lee – guitar Jung Yeon-sil – haegum Song Kwang-sik – strings arrangement Michael "Fish" Herring – guitar Na Won-joo – strings arrangement Choi Won-hyuk – bass Shin Hyun-kwon – bass Hong Jun-ho – guitar Lee Sung-ryeol – guitar Jang Se-won – piano Ko Nam-soo – co-rhythm programming Lee Geun-hyung – guitar Han Chung-eun – daegeum Kang Eun-won – haegum Heo Hyun – soprano vocals Yeo Doo-hyun – recording , mixing Choi Kyung-sub – recording Kim Dong-hoon – recording , strings recording Park Dong-won – recording Lee Seong-ho – recording , mixing Jang Ji-bok – recording Kwak Jung-shin – recording, mixing Lee Min-sook – recording assistant , strings recording assistant Hyun Eun-ho – recording assistant Heo Jeong-hoe KAT – mixing Kim Han-koo – mixing Jeon Hoon – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2004) Peakposition Singaporean Albums (RIAS) 7

Monthly charts Chart (2004) Peakposition South Korean Albums (RIAK) 1

Yearly charts Chart (2004) Position South Korean Albums (RIAK) 11

Sales +Sales for My Name Region Sales amount Japan 3,000 South Korea 201,533Sales for My Name:

Release history Country Date Formats Label South Korea June 11, 2004 SM Entertainment China August 12, 2004 Taiwan Japan March 26, 2008 CD & DVD Avex Inc.

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