An Ordinary Day (album)

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An Ordinary Day
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ReleasedDecember 9, 2004
Recorded2004
StudioJYP Studios (Seoul)
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LanguageKorean
Label
Producer
G.o.d chronology
Chapter 5: Letter
(2002)
An Ordinary Day
(2004)
Into the Sky
(2005)
Singles from An Ordinary Day
  1. "An Ordinary Day"
    Released: December 9, 2004
  2. "The Reason Why Opposites Attract"
    Released: December 9, 2004

An Ordinary Day (also called Chapter 6) is the sixth album of the South Korean pop music group g.o.d. It was released in December 2004, nearly two years after their previous album. In between, member Yoon Kye-sang had left the group and pursued acting. The album was their first release as a quartet and since switching from Sidus to JYP Entertainment. [1]

Contents

Overview

The album's overall theme is centered around first love, heartbreak and loss. The songs are largely pop or R&B but feature a more diverse array of genres. The Korean-language pop culture website Star News noted that the album showed more of each member's individuality and unique singing and rapping styles compared to their past albums. [2]

Reception

"An Ordinary Day" and "The Reason Why Opposites Attract" won first place on the music programs Inkigayo and Music Camp (the former incarnation of Show! Music Core ), with the latter song winning a Triple Crown on Inkigayo.

In 2005, "An Ordinary Day" (보통날) and "Promise" (약속) were chosen as default tunes installed in LG Cyon's 340 series cellular phones. [3] "An Ordinary Day" was chosen by the g.o.d members as the song to be remade for their 2014 reunion album Chapter 8 . Original composer Kwon Tae-eun rearranged the song and added a part for Yoon Kye-sang.

In 2014 HyunA's song "From When and Until When" (어디부터 어디까지), which she co-wrote with labelmate Hyunsik of BtoB, attracted attention and some controversy when listeners realized that several lines were exactly the same as the lyrics of the song "The Reason Why Opposites Attract" (반대가 끌리는 이유). HyunA and Hyunsik later admitted that they had intentionally incorporated the lyrics as a fan homage to g.o.d's 15th anniversary reunion that year and apologized for failing to inform songwriter Park Jin-young and the g.o.d members. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Accolades

Music program awards
SongProgramDate
"An Ordinary Day" Inkigayo January 9, 2005
January 16, 2005
M Countdown January 13, 2005
January 27, 2005
Music Camp January 22, 2005
January 29, 2005
"The Reasons Why
Opposites Attract"
Inkigayo January 30, 2005
February 6, 2005
February 13, 2005
Music Camp February 19, 2005
March 5, 2005

Track listing

All lyrics and music are written and composed by Park Jin-young, except where noted. [9]

An Ordinary Day track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."The Day Love Was Complete" (사랑이 전부였던 날; Sarang-i jeonbuitdeon nal)Kwon Tae-eun "Lunchsong Project"Lunchsong Project1:13
2."Free" (자유)
 3:37
3."Circle of Love" (사랑의 동그라미; Sarang-ui donggeurami)  3:33
4."The Reason Why Opposites Attract" (반대가 끌리는 이유; Bandaega kkeulrineun iyu)  4:14
5."Familiar Strangers" (익숙한 낯선 사람; Iksukhan natseon saram) 
3:41
6."Loving You" 
3:49
7."Tonight (feat. J)"  3:41
8."You Totally Musn't! (feat. Kim Jin-pyo)" (절대 안돼; Jeoldae andwae)
  • Park Jin-young
  • Kim Jin-pyo
 4:07
9."Let's Not Separate" (헤어지지 말자; Heeojiji malja)  4:21
10."When Love Becomes Troublesome (feat. Lim Jeong-hee)" (사랑이 힘들때; Sarang-i himdeulttae)  3:41
11."The Painful Longing Is Worse Than The Break-up" (헤어짐보다 아픈 그리움; Heeojimboda apeun geurium) Lunchsong Project4:01
12."In the Corner" (한구석에; Hangu seoke)  5:15
13."An Ordinary Day" (보통날; Botongnal) Lunchsong Project3:32
14."Promise" (약속; Yaksok)  3:41
15."The Day Love Really Hurt (feat. narration by Kang Gyeong-heon)" (사랑이 너무 아프던 날)  1:51
Total length:53:56

Charts and sales

Sales

RegionSales
South Korea (RIAK) [12] 213,187

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