| Come A Come | ||||
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| Released | March 2, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 1999 | |||
| Genre | K-pop, dance | |||
| Length | 42:45 | |||
| Language | Korean | |||
| Label | Cream Records Zam Entertainment Kiss Entertainment | |||
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Come A Come is the debut studio album of the South Korean girl group Chakra. The singles in this album were "Come a Come", "Sign of Love", and "Hey U".
In 1999, Hwangbo and Eani were part of the project group Bros, another Lee Sang-min production, [1] and participated under the group's name. [2] Chakra—then consisting of Hwangbo, Eani (Im Seon-hong), Lee Hyeon-ju, and Hong Bo-ra—had joined Bros while preparing to debut. [2] Under the helm of Chakra were 6 prominent artists: Kim Jung-man shot the album cover, [3] Hong Jong-ho directed the group's music video, Lee Jeong-woo styled their clothing, Lee Kyeong-min took charge of their makeup, Chae Ri-na directed the choreography, and Lee Sang-min produced the album. [1]
Come A Come predominantly focuses on a fusion sound, [4] sampling elements from traditional Indian music [5] along with reggae sounds. [6] The album opens with "The New", an intro track that introduces Chakra and their members. Lee Sang-min, the album's producer, narrated the song, [7] which Korean webzine Weiv described as mixing African-style rhythms and raps with Indian instruments. [8] The following song and the album's title track, "Han (Come A Come)", is a goa trance song that employs the Korean cultural sentiment of han in its lyrics, depicting "a woman's longing for her man as he leaves her turning into han". [9] It fuses traditional Indian instruments with modern electronic music, with an intro containing narration in Indian. [1] "Sign of Love", a song about the feelings experienced as one goes about loving, combines dance-pop with industrial influences. [9] The fourth track, "Why", is a breakup song with elements of hip-hop and R&B and a "Latinesque melody". [7] Following it is "Make a Love", which is a techno song about "spreading love beautifully". [9] Hip-hop group X-Large features on "Fantasy", a disco number that samples "Hot Stuff" by Donna Summer. [9] "Champion" mixes reggae melodies with traditional African music and delivers a message of self-empowerment to those who have lost love. [9] "Resolution", a collaboration between nine instrumentalists, is a fusion of genres such as jazz, bossa nova, and Indian music, [7] while "Hey U" combines dance, rap and Latin music. [9] "Sign of Separation" serves as a companion to "Sign of Love", and portrays the aftermath of a breakup. [9] The Dong-a Ilbo described it as "a hip-hop song about a teenage girl's puppy love". [3] The final track, "Origin", is a duet between Jung Ryeo-won and X-Large's Danny Ohm , and depicts separated lovers who wish to unite. [9]
Come A Come was released on March 2, 2000, under Cream Records. [10] [6] The group's first performance was on February 26, 2000, on the MBC music show Music Camp. [11] The album accumulated more than 40,000 pre-orders, [11] selling over 150,000 copies by April 2000. [12] Come A Come peaked at number 6 on the Recording Industry Association of Korea albums chart in March 2000. [13] On the year-end chart, Come A Come placed 55th, with 162,251 copies sold. [14]
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