Fame (EP)

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Fame
Fame by Han Seungwoo cover.png
EP by
Han Seung-woo
ReleasedAugust 10, 2020
Genre
Language
  • Korean
  • English
Label Play M
Han Seung-woo chronology
Fame
(2020)		Fade
(2021)
Singles from Fame
  1. "Sacrifice"
    Released: August 10, 2020

Fame is the debut extended play by the South Korean singer Han Seung-woo. It was released on August 10, 2020, by Play M Entertainment.

Contents

Background and release

Han Seung-woo was announced to be preparing a solo album in June 2020. [1] Han is the first member of Victon to make a solo debut. [2] [3]

Han was the lyricist for all the songs on the album and participated in composing several of the songs. [4] [5]

The physical album was released in three versions.

Critical reception

The lead single "Sacrifice" was described as combining "dark synth, trap and R&B with Seungwoo’s soaring vocals for a dynamic and emotional effect", as well as having "impressive vocal ad-libs and runs" with "powerful bursts of rap". [6]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number two on the weekly Gaon Album Chart, [7] and the title track "Sacrifice" debuted at number 97 on the weekly Gaon Digital Chart and at number one on the component Gaon Download Chart. [8] [9] [10] The EP sold more than 30,000 copies domestically in its first day of sales. [2] At the end of 2020, the album had sold 86,063 copies in South Korea. [11]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Melon. [12]

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Fever"
 JinbyJin 3:18
2."Sacrifice"Han Seung-woo
JinbyJin3:14
3."Reply" (답장해)Han Seung-woo
  • Han Seung-woo
  • Raudi
Raudi3:27
4."I Just Want Love" (원해)Han Seung-woo
  • MonoTree
  • 153/Joombas
MonoTree2:59
5."Forest"Han Seung-woo
  • Han Seung-woo
  • Primeboi
  • Primeboi
  • Opendoor
3:32
6."Child" (철부지)Han Seung-woo
  • KZ
  • Kim Hye-kwang
  • FEB
  • Taeyoung Kim
  • KZ
  • Taeyoung Kim
3:25

Charts

Album

Songs

Weekly charts

Chart performance for "Sacrifice"
Chart (2020)Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon) [8] 97

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