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| Released | July 15, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1998 | |||
| Studio | Gwanghwamun Studio Sinchon Music Bay Studio | |||
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| Length | 57:11 | |||
| Label | DSP Entertainment | |||
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Road Fighter is the third studio album by South Korean boy band SechsKies. It was released on July 15, 1998, by DSP Entertainment. It is most notable for featuring the hit single "Reckless Love".
Following the success of their last album Welcome to the Sechskies Land with the promotional single, "Chivalry", which was the number-one song for five weeks on SBS' Inkigayo, the group went on a national tour around major cities in South Korea. In March 1998, their own movie, titled Seventeen, was filmed during the production of the Road Fighter album, which both would be released in July of that year just a few days apart.
For about a week and a half, Sechskies starred in a Korean version play called Alibaba and the 40 Thieves . This play ran from April 25 to May 5.
Sechskies appeared on Inkigayo on July 5, 1998, to promote the release of their next album, Road Fighter with the song "Crying Game". The group then performed with the songs "Road Fighter" in the months of July and August, then "Reckless Love" in the months of September and October after the album's release. Both of the songs received number-one song awards on music programs Inkigayo and Music Bank.
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
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| 1998 | Golden Disc Awards | Album Daesang (Grand Prize) | Nominated | [1] |
| Album Bonsang (Main Prize) | Won | |||
| KMTV Music Awards | Popularity Award | Won |
| Song | Program | Date |
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| "Road Fighter" | Music Bank | July 28, 1998 |
| August 4, 1998 | ||
| August 18, 1998 | ||
| Inkigayo | August 23, 1998 | |
| August 30, 1998 | ||
| "Reckless Love" | Music Bank | September 8, 1998 |
| September 15, 1998 | ||
| October 20, 1998 | ||
| Inkigayo | September 27, 1998 | |
| October 11, 1998 |
Credits. [2]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Translated Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Technopolis" | Kim Young-ah | Lee Yoon-sang, Bobby Kim | 3:36 | |
| 2. | "Road Fighter" | Kim Young-ah | Lee Yoon-sang | 3:20 | |
| 3. | "Reckless Love" (무모한 사랑; Mumohan Sarang) | Lee Seung-ho | Yoon Il-sang | 3:46 | |
| 4. | "Chance" (지금이야; Jigeumiya) | Kim Young-ah | Joo Young-hoon | This is the Moment | 3:58 |
| 5. | "Fake G's" (절대자; Jeoldaeja) | Kim Young-ah | Lee Yoon-sang, Eun Jiwon | Absolutes | 4:20 |
| 6. | "Crying Game" | Lee Seung-ho | Shin In-soo, Kim Seung-hyun | 3:39 | |
| 7. | "Flying Love" (천상비애 (天上飛愛); Cheonsang Bi-ae) | Kim Young-ah | Lee Yoon-sang | Love in Heaven | 3:56 |
| 8. | "Armageddon" (약속된 운명 (아마게돈); Yaksokdoen Unmyeong (Amagedon)) | Kim Young-ah | Kim Seok-chan, Lee Seung-hee | Promised Destiny | |
| 9. | "Come To Me Baby" | Kim Young-ah | Kim Seok-chan, Jun Joon-kyu | 3:43 | |
| 10. | "Persevere" (7전 8기; Chiljeon Palgi) | Kim Young-ah | Kim Seok-chan, Jun Joon-kyu | The title of the track is a wordplay of the word "persevere" using Korean numbers | 3:27 |
| 11. | "Run Away" | Kim Young-ah | Lee, Eun | 3:55 | |
| 12. | "Fox Hunt" (여우사냥; Yeo-u Sanyang) | Kim Young-ah | Lee Yoon-sang | 3:11 | |
| 13. | "Say" | Jang Dae-sung | kim Seok-chan | 4:21 | |
| 14. | "Last" | Kim Young-ah | Shin In-soo, Kim Seung-hyun | 4:26 | |
| 15. | "Together Forever" (그날까지; Keu Nalkkaji) | Kim Young-joon (Nana School) | Until That Day | 3:47 | |
| Total length: | 57:11 | ||||
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