White is the second studio album by South Korean girl group Fin.K.L, released through DSP Media on May 12, 1999. The album spawned two singles that were promoted with music videos and live performances on music programs: "Eternal Love" and "Pride".
Reception The album was commercially successful in South Korea, where it peaked at number 1 on the monthly MIAK album chart for May 1999 with sales of 472,660 copies. The album sold nearly 594,000 copies by the end of the year. Fin.K.L won several awards with White, including the grand prizes at the Golden Disc Awards, Seoul Music Awards, and SBS Gayo Daejeon.
Accolades +Awards and nominationsYearOrganizationCategoryResultRef.1999Golden Disc AwardsAlbum Bonsang (Main Prize) Album Daesang (Grand Prize) SBS Gayo DaejeonMain Prize (Bonsang) Grand Prize (Daesang) (for "Eternal Love")
+Music program awards SongProgramDate"Eternal Love"Music BankMay 25, 1999June 1, 1999InkigayoJune 13, 1999June 20, 1999June 27, 1999 "Pride"August 1, 1999
Promotion and live performances 1999 Fin.K.L First Live Concert Fin.K.L held their first solo concert at the Olympic Fencing Gymnasium in Seoul on August 4, 1999. A live album recording of the concert was released by DSP on October 1, 1999.
Date City Country Venue August 4, 1999 Seoul South Korea Olympic Fencing Gymnasium
Track listing
Credits and personnel Credits are adapted from the album liner notes.
Fin.K.L. Lee Hyori – leader, lead vocal, chorus Sung Yu-ri – sub vocal, chorus Lee Jin – sub vocal, chorus Ock Joo-hyun – main vocal, chorus
Session Shin Hyeon-kwon – bass guitar Geun-hyung Lee, Sam Lee – guitar Kang Yoon-gi – drums Jeon Jun-gyu, Bae Jeong-eun – keyboard instrument Hyunmin Lee, Sehee Kim, Jiyoung Lee – cello Moon Seo-young, Moon Soo-hyung, Eom Se-hee, Lee Hwa-young, Choi Seong-hee, Han Su-hye – violin Terrence Stith – rap Mario Bolden, Shin In-soo, Kim Hyun-ah, Shin Yuna, Moon Ji-hwan, Kim Seok-chan, Vision Choir, Gloria Choir, Chan and Gong Choir, Park Hae-un – chorus
Staff Byeon Seong-bok – producer, recording (Gwanghwamun Studio), mixing Seunghwan Lee – string arrangement Mario Bolden – chorus arrangement Jinho Baek – mixing, recording (Gwanghwamun Studio) An Jeong-seon (Gwanghwamun Studio) – recording Min Gwang-myeong, Seo Jin-ho – assistive technology Sang-hwan Seo, Hyo-young Choi (Sonic Korea) – mastering Soohyung Shim – design Fair Hall – choreography Wootaek Yoon – photography Gil Jong-hwa, Shim Byeong-cheol, Yoo Seong-sik – management Hoyeon Lee (DSP Media) – executive producer
Charts and sales
Monthly charts Chart (1999) Peakposition South Korean Albums (MIAK) 1
Sales RegionSalesSouth Korea (MIAK) 593,816
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