The Return (Shinhwa album)

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The Return
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The Return cover
Studio album by
Shinhwa
Released23 March 2012 (2012-03-23)
Genre K-pop, electropop, dance
Length37:23
Language Korean
Label Shinhwa Co., CJ E&M Music and Live, Universal Music Group
Producer Shinhwa Company
Shinhwa chronology
Volume 9
(2008)		The Return
(2012)		 The Classic
(2013)
Alternative cover
The Return-Thanks Edition.jpg
The Return (Thanks Edition) cover
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."On the Road" Kim Eana Kim Do-hyun4:10
2."Hurts" Eric Eddie Galan, Emile Ghantous, Alex Niceforo, Francisco Bautista4:13
3."Venus" M Andrew Jackson, Joshua Thompson, Gandalf Roudette-Muschamp3:39
4."Red Carpet"Brian Kim, M Kim Do-hyun, M 3:39
5."Move with Me" Eric Gregg Pagani3:20
6."Let It Go"Eddie Shin, Shin Hye-sung Jae Chong, Eddie Shin3:44
7."Stay" M, Melody9 M, Melody93:19
8."Welcome" Kim Eana Yoon Il-sang 3:34
9."Be My Love" M Seo Jae-ha, Lee Yoo-jin3:11
10."Re-Love"Lee Sang-inLee Sang-in4:21
11."Breathin'"Kim JinKim Jin4:47
Total length:37:23

Music video

Release history

The album was first released as a limited edition of 30,000 copies in a hard case with an A4 size 80-page photobook. [23] [24] Shinhwa Company announced on 2 April that a Thanks Edition will be released with pre-order available from the same day. [25] The new edition is designed by graphic artist Ikama; who has previously worked with Shinhwa, Shin Hye-sung and Lee Min-woo on their solo projects. It is re-packaged in a white box with a new and different logo design of the group on the cover, plus a 70-page photobook. [26] [27] [28] However the release was delayed from 6 April to 11 April in order to meet demand. [29]

The album was released in Taiwan on 27 April 2012 by Universal Music Taiwan with a bonus DVD containing the music video of lead track "Venus". [30]

CountryDateDistributing labelFormat
South Korea23 March 2012 Shinhwa Company
CJ E&M Music and Live 		Digital download
Limited Edition (CD) (CMCC-9891) [31]
11 April 2012Thanks Edition (CD) (CMCC-9910) [32]
Taiwan27 April 2012 Universal Music Group Taiwan Special Edition (CD+DVD) [30]

Charts

Album chart

ChartPeak
position		Sales
Korea Weekly Albums (Gaon) [33] 3
Korea Monthly Albums (Gaon) [35] 5
Korea Yearly Albums (Gaon) [34] 17
Taiwan Weekly J/K-Pop Albums (G-Music) [36] 2

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