Da Capo (Toy album)

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Da Capo
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Studio album by
Toy
ReleasedNovember 18, 2014
Recorded2014
Genre K-pop, ballad
Length56:18
Language Korean
Label Antenna Music, CJ E&M Music
Producer Yoo Hee-yeol, Shin Jae-pyung
Toy chronology
Thank You
(2007)
Da Capo
(2014)
Singles from Da Capo
  1. "Three of Us (세 사람)"
    Released: November 18, 2014
  2. "Reset"
    Released: December 7, 2014

Da Capo (Italian music term meaning "from the beginning") is the seventh studio album by South Korean one-man project band Toy. It was released on November 18, 2014, by Antenna Music and distributed by CJ E&M Music.

Contents

The album drew attention as various musicians collaborated with the band for the album as featured artists; Sung Si-kyung, Kim Dong-ryool, Lee Juck, Sunwoo Jung-ah, Dynamic Duo, Crush, Beenzino, Zion.T, Kwon Jin-ah, Lee Soo-hyun of Akdong Musician, and Lim Kim of Togeworl. [1]

Da Capo has spawned two singles, the number-one hit "Three of Us" [2] and the top 20 song "Reset". The album, co-produced by Yoo Hee-yeol (the band's sole member) and Shin Jae-pyung (of electronic duo Peppertones), [3] is Toy's first full-length release after a seven-year hiatus since Thank You (2007).

Singles

"Three of Us"

"Three of Us" (Korean : 세 사람; RR : Se Saram), the album's lead single, is a 10-year sequel to "Good Person" (Korean : 좋은 사람; RR : Joeun Saram), which was served as the lead track for the group's fifth studio album Fermata (2001). Performed by Sung Si-kyung, this song follows the pitiful emotions of a man who has to watch the happiness of his two friends before their wedding, never expressing his love. [2]

It was announced that actor Yoo Yeon-seok and former Miss Korea Kim Yu-mi starred in the song's music video. [4]

Track listing

CD/Digital download [5]
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."No One Knows (Instrumental)" (아무도 모른다; Amudo Moreunda)  Yoo Hee-yeol 2:33
2."Reset" (with Lee Juck)Yoo Hee-yeolYoo Hee-yeol5:07
3."Goodbye Sun, Goodbye Moon" (with Lee Soo-hyun of Akdong Musician) Lee Kyu-ho, Yoo Hee-yeolYoo Hee-yeol4:48
4."Three of Us" (세 사람; Se Saram, with Sung Si-kyung)Yoo Hee-yeolYoo Hee-yeol4:45
5."Stay at Our Sea" (너의 바다에 머무네; Neoui Bada-e Meomune, with Kim Dong-ryool)Yoo Hee-yeol, Lee Kyu-hoYoo Hee-yeol5:16
6."U & I" (with Crush and Beenzino)Yoo Hee-yeol, Beenzino, Crush Yoo Hee-yeol4:27
7."Life Is Beautiful" (인생은 아름다워; Insaeng-eun Areumdawo, with Dynamic Duo, Zion.T, and Crush) Dynamic Duo, Kim Eana, Yoo Hee-yeolYoo Hee-yeol4:22
8."Piano (Instrumental)" (피아노) Yoo Hee-yeol2:10
9."Pianissimo" (피아니시모; Pianisimo, with Lim Kim of Togeworl)Yoo Hee-yeolYoo Hee-yeol4:20
10."She Said" (그녀가 말했다; Geunyeoga Malhaetda, with Kwon Jin-ah)Yoo Hee-yeol, Lee Kyu-hoYoo Hee-yeol4:27
11."Always Being Strangers" (언제나 타인; Eonjena Tain, with Sunwoo Jung-ah)Yoo Hee-yeol, Sunwoo Jung-ah Yoo Hee-yeol4:40
12."The Story of Us" (우리; Uri, performed by Yoo Hee-yeol)Yoo Hee-yeolYoo Hee-yeol5:20
13."The Night with No One" (취한 밤; Chwihan Bam, performed by Yoo Hee-yeol)Yoo Hee-yeolYoo Hee-yeol4:03
Total length:56:18
Notes

Chart performance

Album charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
Sales
South Korean Gaon Weekly Albums Chart [6] 2
South Korean Gaon Monthly Albums Chart [8] 3
South Korean Gaon Year-End Albums Chart [9] 46
US Billboard World Albums Chart [10] 4

Single charts

Three of Us

Chart (2014)Peak
position
Sales
South Korean Gaon Weekly Singles Chart [11] 1
  • KOR: 1,031,872+ (digital downloads only) [12]
South Korean Gaon Monthly Singles Chart [13] 6
South Korean Gaon Year-End Singles Chart [14] 64

Reset

Chart (2014)Peak
position
Sales
South Korean Gaon Weekly Singles Chart [11] 11
  • KOR: 231,484+ (digital downloads only) [15]
South Korean Gaon Monthly Singles Chart [13] 44
South Korean Gaon Year-End Singles Chart

Other charted songs

TitlePeak chart positionSales
KOR
Gaon

"U & I"3
  • KOR: 517,099+ (digital downloads only) [16]
"Life Is Beautiful"6
  • KOR: 283,584+ (digital downloads only) [17]
"Stay at Our Sea"8
  • KOR: 226,325+ (digital downloads only) [18]
"Goodbye Sun, Goodbye Moon"9
  • KOR: 265,786+ (digital downloads only) [19]
"She Said"10
  • KOR: 291,758+ (digital downloads only) [20]
"Pianissimo"16
  • KOR: 168,688+ (digital downloads only) [21]
"The Story of Us"20
  • KOR: 126,049+ (digital downloads only) [22]
"The Night with No One"22
  • KOR: 123,000+ (digital downloads only) [23]
"Always Being Strangers"24
  • KOR: 119,990+ (digital downloads only) [24]
"No One Knows (Instrumental)"30
  • KOR: 85,158+ (digital downloads only) [25]
"Piano (Instrumental)"32
  • KOR: 84,723+ (digital downloads only) [26]

Awards and nominations

Annual music awards

YearAwardCategoryRecipientResult
201524th Seoul Music Awards Bonsang (Main Prize) Toy Nominated
High1/Mobile Popularity Award Toy Nominated
Hallyu Special Award Toy Nominated

Music program awards

SongProgramDate
"Three of Us" Music Bank (KBS)November 28, 2014 [27]
Show! Music Core (MBC)November 29, 2014 [28]

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
South Korea November 18, 2014CD, digital download Antenna Music, CJ E&M Music
Worldwide [29] Digital download

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