"Wannabe" is the debut single by the English girl group the Spice Girls, released on 26 June 1996. It was written by the Spice Girls, Matt Rowe and Richard "Biff" Stannard and produced by Rowe and Stannard for the group's debut album, Spice, released in November 1996. "Wannabe" is a dance-pop song that features Mel B and Geri Halliwell rapping. The lyrics, which address the value of female friendship over heterosexual relationships, became a symbol of female empowerment and the most emblematic song of the group's Girl Power philosophy. It was written and recorded quickly. The result was considered lacklustre by their label and was sent to be mixed by Dave Way. The Spice Girls were not pleased with the result, and the recording was mixed again, by Mark "Spike" Stent.
Muhammad Taufik bin Batisah is a Singaporean singer-songwriter best known for winning the first season of the reality TV series Singapore Idol.
SG Wannabe is a South Korean vocal group consisting of members Kim Yong-jun, Kim Jin-ho and Lee Seok-hoon. The group debuted in January 2004 with the single, "Timeless", from the album SG Wanna Be+, and won Best New Artist at the Golden Disc Awards, Seoul Music Awards, and SBS Gayo Daejeon. The group's second album, Saldaga, was the best-selling album of 2005 in South Korea and won Album of the Year at the Golden Disc Awards. Their next two albums, The 3rd Masterpiece (2006) and The Sentimental Chord (2007) were also commercial and critical successes.
Rising Sun is the second Korean-language studio album by South Korean boy group TVXQ, released on through SM Entertainment on September 12, 2005. Musicians including Yoo Young-jin, Kenzie, Hwang Sung Je and All-4-One's Jamie Jones took part in the album's songwriting and production. The record yielded the singles "Rising Sun" and "Tonight", with both tracks having accompanying music videos.
SG Wanna Be+ is SG Wannabe's first Korean studio album, released on January 20, 2004. It was produced by Lee Kyung-sub, Park Geun-tae and other famous music producers in South Korea. The group gained a reputation for being quite mysterious because they did not show their faces and did not star in any of their music videos. Nevertheless, their vocal abilities attracted many fans, and the album was an instant hit with pre-sales of 90,000 copies. Later in 2004, the group was recognized for their vocal ability with numerous awards, including the PAVV Best Newcomer at the Golden Disk Awards and the Seoul Popular Music Awards. Their music video also won Best Picture. The album has sold a total of 211,918 copies.
Saldaga is the second Korean studio album by SG Wannabe. It included the two #1 hits "Sin and Punishment", which received numerous awards both for the music video and for the song itself, and "Saldaga". Like its predecessor, "Saldaga" was able to attract media attention for the group's vocal ability, thus SG Wannabe became the only artist in 2005 to sell more than 400,000 copies of their album. The album had sold 485,926 copies.
The 3rd Masterpiece is the third Korean studio album by South Korean male vocal group SG Wannabe. The record was a commercial success in South Korea, peaking at number one on the monthly MIAK albums chart for two consecutive months and sold over 316,000 copies by the end of the year. The album, along with its single "Partner for Life", received numerous awards at domestic award shows, including Album of the Year and Song of the Year at the 2006 Mnet Km Music Festival as well as the Digital Daesang prize at the 21st Golden Disc Awards.
The Sentimental Chord is the fourth Korean studio album by SG Wannabe. Again, they amazed the audience with their new title song "Arirang" ("아리랑"), which had the classic instruments of Korea playing as the background music. With the release of their 4th album and their title song, they went as the #1 in the Bugs Chart as well as the Korea monthly chart. The album was also number one on the "Top 20 Album Sales " with 44,618 copies sold in May and 125,450 sold altogether. So far, the album has sold 199,319 copies including both CD and digital disc sales.
My Friend is the fifth Korean studio album by SG Wannabe. As of April 23, 2008, SG Wannabe's fifth album had 85,000 pre-orders and counting. The album was slated to be released on April 24 with fourteen new tracks, including a Japanese version of "I Miss You" ("보고싶어").
Gift from SG Wannabe is the sixth Korean studio album by SG Wannabe. The album has so far sold 100,500 copies.
Classic Odyssey is the 2.5 studio album by SG Wannabe. It is said that a 1 billion won (₩1,000,000,000) budget went into SG Wannabe's new remake album. It included hits such as "My Heart's Treasure Box".
The Precious History is the greatest hits compilation studio album by SG Wannabe. SG Wannabe released a greatest hits compilation entitled SG Wannabe Best Album - The Precious History. It was a collection of their favorite songs from the past three albums and also included three new songs. However, despite having high sales and topping the charts, they did not win another, though the group was nominated for Daesang. The album has sold 149,257 copies.
Story In New York is the 4.5 studio album by SG Wannabe.
The discography of South Korean vocal group SG Wannabe consists of nine studio albums, five compilation albums, eight video albums, two extended plays, and numerous singles and soundtrack appearances.
SG Wannabe by SG Wannabe 7 Part.II is the second part of the seventh Korean studio album by SG Wannabe. IS Entermedia will be releasing 10,000 copies of a limited edition. SG Wannabe's representative said, "3 out of the 6 songs listed in the album were in competition to be the title song. These are "Song to Confess to You", "If We Can Love Again", and "Just." The songs will only be performed at SG Wannabe's concerts.
The MAMA Award for Album of the Year is a daesang award presented by CJ E&M (Mnet) at the annual MAMA Awards. It was first awarded at the 8th Mnet Asian Music Awards ceremony held in 2006; SG Wannabe won the award for their album The 3rd Masterpiece, and it is given in honor of a solo or group with the best recording album in the music industry released during the year.
The 2006 Mnet KM Music Festival (MKMF) was the eighth of the annual music awards in Seoul, South Korea that took place on November 25, 2006, at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena.
Kim Jin-ho is a South Korean singer. He is a member of the band SG Wannabe. He released his first solo album, Today on February 14, 2013. His first solo concert tour on March 27 to 28, 2013, in support of his first studio album Today (2013).
Our Days is the fourth extended play by South Korean group SG Wannabe. It was released on November 19, 2016, by CJ E&M Music and B2M Entertainment. The EP consists of five songs, being "I'm Missing You" the title track. A music video for the title track was also released on November 19.
The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in 2004 in music in South Korea.
