Rise (Taeyang album)

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Rise
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Studio album by
Taeyang
ReleasedJune 3, 2014
Recorded2011–14
Genre
Length30:54
LanguageKorean
Label YG Entertainment
Producer
Taeyang chronology
Solar
(2010)		Rise
(2014)		 White Night
(2017)
Singles from Rise
  1. "Ringa Linga"
    Released: November 8, 2013
  2. "Eyes, Nose, Lips"
    Released: June 3, 2014
  3. "1AM"
    Released: June 10, 2014

Rise (stylized as RISE) is the second studio album by South Korean singer Taeyang, member of the group Big Bang. It is his first album in four years since Solar in 2010. Rise became the third highest charting K-pop album, and also the highest charting K-pop album by a Korean soloist on the Billboard 200 chart by debuting at #112, #1 on Billboard World Albums Chart, and #1 on Heatseekers Albums Chart. [1] The album also debuted at number one on the Gaon Album Chart. [2]

Contents

Background and composition

"Ringa Linga" was the first single for the album, released in November 2013. The track is a hip-hop and EDM song with rhythmic rapping. [3] The album, however, was only released six months after this single with a more R&B sound, with Taeyang saying there was a change in concept during the recording sections because his label, YG, wasn't satisfied with the tracks he was working on. [4]

Taeyang worked with Choice37 and Teddy Park, who had helped with his previous album. He also sought help from Ricky "Shockbit" Luna, The Fliptones, JHart and other noticeable producers, including Boys Noize and Peejay. Both of them had contributed to BigBang albums before. Bandmate G-Dragon also contributed. [5] [6] This album marked the first collaboration between him and Airplay, Jo Sung Hwak, Happy Perez, Britt Burton and other uncredited producers and musicians. Although most tracks are R&B, "Body" is an "old-school disco" with "heavy electronic and digital vibe to it" [6] while "This Ain' It" is reminiscent of British pop, "Let Go" of gospel music and "Intro (Rise)" includes tropical elements. [6]

Release

The album was digitally released on June 3, consisting of 9 songs and was released worldwide through iTunes, Melon and other online music portals. [7] The physical album hit stores on June 10. There are two different versions of the album. The regular album contains a booklet (48p), CD, one poster, and one sticker. The limited edition features a booklet (128p), CD, two posters, and three photo cards. [8]

Promotion

On May 25, YG Entertainment revealed the first teaser picture. [9] On the next day, the second teaser photo [10] was unveiled, followed by a video teaser. [11] The tracklist was revealed on May 28. [12] Ahead of the online release of his new album, Taeyang held a private event, called "Rise:Premiere" in Gangnam with invited reporters and selected fans. There, the new songs and music videos were revealed for the first time. [13]

Taeyang performed "1AM" on several stages during late 2013 including SBS Gayo Daejun. Taeyang's first stage comeback [14] was on Inkigayo on June 6, 2014. G-Dragon joined him for "Stay With Me" and Taeyang continued to perform alone the title track "Eyes, Nose, Lips." His second comeback stage which was on M! Countdown , where he sang "1AM" and "Eyes, Nose, Lips". [15] He also performed "Eyes, Nose, Lips" and "Ringa Linga" at the talk show You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook . [16] Taeyang met with fans at the Gangnam's JBK Hall for 1theK’s "Wonder Live" show, where he performed "Body" and "Love You to Death" for the first time. [17] On June 27, Taeyang held an unofficial hug event in U-Plex in Shinchon, inviting 200 fans to thank them for showing support for Rise. [18]

On June 15, YG Entertainment announced a "cover project" in which its artists will be covering songs from others. Akdong Musician were the first to release a cover of "Eyes, Nose, Lips." [19] Tablo covered the song with a rap version and Taeyang appeared during its bridge part. [20] Lydia Paek was the third YG Family artist to cover the song for the project. [21]

Critical reception

Fred Thomas from AllMusic said that the album employs "the same K-Pop ear candy production and radio-friendly beats that made both his solo debut and his work in Big Bang so catchy and bright." [5] Jeff Benjamin and Tina Xu from Fuse called Rise "excellent" and highlighted the track "Love You to Death," calling it "stunning." [22] Billboard ranked Rise the sixth best K-Pop album of 2014, claiming the record "is the shining example of how to make a good R&B album today." [23] The radio station 923amp also included Rise in their best K-Pop albums of the year list. [24] While including the record in a list of K-Pop albums for "people who don't like K-Pop," Tamar Herman from Paste said that "Taeyang's crisp, swoon-invoking vocals and the outstanding composition of the songs on Rise will make even the most discerning music listener take a moment or two to stop and abandon previous misconceptions about K-pop." [25]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Intro (Rise)"
  • Peejay
  • Taeyang
Peejay1:45
2."Eyes, Nose, Lips" (눈, 코, 입; Nun, Ko, Ip)
  • Teddy
  • Dee.P
3:50
3."1AM" (새벽 한시; Saebyeok Hansi)Teddy
  • Teddy
  • Choice 37
  • Boys Noize
3:11
4."Stay With Me" (feat. G-Dragon) G-Dragon
  • G-Dragon
  • The Fliptones
  • JHart
The Fliptones3:22
5."Body" (아름다워; Areumdawo)
  • Teddy
  • Taeyang
  • Teddy
  • Taeyang
  • P.K
  • Dee.P
  • Teddy
  • P.K
  • Dee.P
3:10
6."Ringa Linga" (링가링가; Ling-ga Ling-ga)G-Dragon
  • G-Dragon
  • Shockbit
Shockbit3:47
7."This Ain't It" (이게 아닌데; Ige Aninde)
  • Airplay
  • iHwak
  • Airplay
  • iHwak
Airplay4:23
8."Let Go" (버리고; Beorigo)Tablo
  • P.K
  • Taeyang
  • Dee.P
  • P.K
  • Dee.P
3:40
9."Love You to Death"
  • Happy Perez
  • Britt Burton
  • Taeyang
Happy Perez3:41
Total length:30:54
Notes

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Rise
Chart (2014)Peak
position
French Download Albums (SNEP) [27] 55
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [28] 2
South Korean Albums (Gaon) [2] 1
UK Indie Album Breakers (OCC) [29] 19
US Billboard 200 [1] 112
US World Albums ( Billboard ) [1] 1
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [1] 1

Sales

RegionSales
South Korea (Gaon)64,586 [30]
Japan (Oricon)15,000 (Korean ver.)
52,000 (Japanese ver.)
United States ( Billboard )3,000 [1]

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