Fame (EP)

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.

Fame
EP by Han Seung-woo
Released	August 10, 2020
Genre	K-pop R&B trap
Language	Korean English
Label	Play M
Han Seung-woo chronology
Fame (2020) Fade (2021)
Singles from Fame
"Sacrifice" Released: August 10, 2020

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.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Fever"	Han Seung-woo JinbyJin	Han Seung-woo JinbyJin	JinbyJin	3:18
2.	"Sacrifice"	Han Seung-woo	JinbyJin Jakob Mihoubi Rudi Daouk	JinbyJin	3:14
3.	"Reply" (답장해)	Han Seung-woo	Han Seung-woo Raudi	Raudi	3:27
4.	"I Just Want Love" (원해)	Han Seung-woo	MonoTree 153/Joombas	MonoTree	2:59
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

Weekly charts Chart (2020) Peak position South Korean Albums (Gaon)^[7] 2

Monthly chart Chart (2020) Peak position South Korean Albums (Gaon)^[13] 8

Year-end chart Chart (2020) Position South Korean Albums (Gaon)^[11] 94

Songs

Weekly charts

Chart performance for "Sacrifice"

Chart (2020)	Peak position
South Korea (Gaon)^[8]	97

References

1. 빅톤 한승우, 8월 솔로 데뷔 확정 "앨범 준비 중". Sports Dong-A (in Korean). June 26, 2020. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Naver.
2. "Victon's Han Seung Woo's Solo Mini-Album 'Fame' Tops iTunes Charts Around The World". International Business Times. August 11, 2020. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
3. '솔로 데뷔' 한승우 "앨범 매력은 한 단어로 '한승우'···위로받는 음악되길". Seoul Economic Daily (in Korean). August 10, 2020. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
4. 빅톤 한승우, 첫 솔로 앨범 '페임' 트랙리스트 공개…전곡 작사. The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). August 3, 2020. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
5. 한승우, 첫 솔로 '페임' 공개…"명성 입증 하겠다". Newsis (in Korean). August 10, 2020. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
6. Chakraborty, Riddhi (August 10, 2020). "Victon's Seungwoo is Magnetic in His Solo Debut With 'Sacrifice'". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
7. "Gaon Album Chart – Week 33, 2020". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved March 28, 2021.
8. "2020년 33주차 Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). August 9–15, 2020. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
9. 2020년 33주차 Download Chart. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved April 3, 2021.
10. 싹쓰리 2관왕, 33주차 가온차트서도 1위. The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). August 21, 2020. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
11. "2020년 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved March 28, 2021.
12. "Fame - album details". Melon. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
13. "2020년 8월 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved March 28, 2021.

External links

• Album Information on Melon