Mirotic is the fourth Korean studio album (seventh overall) by South Korean pop group TVXQ, released on September 26, 2008, by S.M. Entertainment. This is the group's last Korean album to feature members Jaejoong, Yoochun and Junsu.
The album was a major commercial breakthrough and is TVXQ's most critically successful album to date. The best-selling album of 2008, Mirotic debuted atop the Hanteo charts and sold 110,000 albums in one week, setting the record for one-week sales in South Korea on that chart. Version A of the album sold over 208,000 copies in a month, and cumulative sales surpassed 500,000 copies 109 days after its release. Mirotic was the first Korean album in four years, since Seo Taiji's 2004 album 7th Issue, to break 500,000 sales.[1]Mirotic sold over 541,000 copies by 2014.[2][3][4]
The album had been in production since 2007, but the title was not decided upon until January 2008. TVXQ members Xiah Junsu and Max Changmin participated directly in the making of the album, penning the lyrics for "노을.. 바라보다 (Picture of You)" and "Love in the Ice", respectively. In addition, members Hero Jaejoong and Micky Yoochun composed and wrote the lyrics to "사랑아 울지마 (Don't Cry My Lover)" and "사랑 안녕 사랑 (Love Bye Love)", respectively, for version C of the album.
TVXQ had two promotional singles from the album. The title single "Mirotic" won a total of nine number-one trophies on Korean music programs The Music Trend, Music Bank, and M! Countdown, and is touted by critics as a staple song of K-pop.[5][6][7] Though succeeding single "Wrong Number" was unable to meet the success of its predecessor, it was an acclaimed K-pop hit.
Mirotic won the Disk Daesang (equivalent to Album of the Year) at the 23rd Golden Disk Awards and Album of the Year at the 2008 Mnet KM Music Festival (MKMF). It is currently the best-selling album among Korea's second-generation idols, earning the name "Album of the Decade."[8]
The choreography of "주문-Mirotic," the title track of the album, was done in a collaboration between Korean choreographers and Kenny Wormald, who had also worked with pop stars Justin Timberlake, Chris Brown and Christina Aguilera.[9] The song features a "reverse beat" track, meaning that the bass beat is either a half beat or a whole beat late in coming into a new phrase. While in most genres of music, the bass note comes in directly on the first beat of the measure in setting the chord of the phrase, reverse beat songs alter this usual method. In doing so, the reverse beat genre is said to have an effect of "growing on" the listener, having an addictive sound.
"Mirotic" is a newly coined term, created by member Hero Jaejoong, that combines the Korean miro (미로), meaning "maze", and the English suffix "-tic".
The title song was composed by the Danish producers, Remee, Lucas Secon and Thomas Troelsen. The German singer, Sarah Connor, also bought the copyright to the song (not specified when). Despite the fact that the two original songs were the same composed piece, they have musical differences (TVXQ's version has a rap and multi-layered harmonies while Connor's has a bridge; the melodies in the chorus also differ). "Mirotic" is one of the most successful singles ever in South Korea, in 2008 the song was downloaded 2,337,864 times. By the end of 2011 the song was officially downloaded 4,173,225 times.
Mirotic has received positive acclaim from music critics. Hwang Seon-eop of online magazine IZM rated the album 3.5 out of 5 stars,[10] putting Mirotic as TVXQ's most critically successful album to date.
In November 2008, the Korean Commission of Youth Protection ruled that the lyrics of "Mirotic" were provocative and overly sexual. As a result, the album was labeled with stickers indicating that it was unsuitable for people under 19 years old and any performances of the song would have to be broadcast after 10pm.[14][15] In response to the ruling, SM Entertainment agreed to make a clean version but also had filed an injunction to overrule the commission's decision, asserting that the lyrics are "entirely different and miles away from the erotic or sexual that the association is making it to be."[14]
TVXQ performed the clean version at the 23rd Annual Golden Disk Awards. The lyrics were changed from "I got you" to "I chose you" and "I got you under my skin" to "I got you under my sky."[14] In March 2009, the Seoul Administrative Court ruled in favor of SM Entertainment, stating that the concerned lyrics "neither encouraged youth to have sex or described women as object for sex".[16] The following month, the Commission of Youth Protection announced they would appeal the ruling to a high court after having an emergency meeting and deeming that the phrase, "I got you under my skin", was inappropriate for minors.[17]
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January 05, 2023
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For the town in the Czech Republic see Mirotice For the basketball player see Nikola Mirotic Not to be confused with Milotic a Pokemon or the Romanian Mioritic Shepherd Dog Mirotic is the fourth Korean studio album seventh overall by South Korean pop group TVXQ released on September 26 2008 by S M Entertainment This is the group s last Korean album to feature members Jaejoong Yoochun and Junsu MiroticDigital and A version cover Studio album by TVXQReleasedSeptember 26 2008Recorded2007 08GenreK pop dance electropopLength50 27LanguageKoreanLabelS M ProducerLee Soo man exec TVXQ chronologyT 2008 Mirotic 2008 The Secret Code 2009 Singles from Mirotic Mirotic Released September 26 2008 Wrong Number Released November 1 2008The album was a major commercial breakthrough and is TVXQ s most critically successful album to date The best selling album of 2008 Mirotic debuted atop the Hanteo charts and sold 110 000 albums in one week setting the record for one week sales in South Korea on that chart Version A of the album sold over 208 000 copies in a month and cumulative sales surpassed 500 000 copies 109 days after its release Mirotic was the first Korean album in four years since Seo Taiji s 2004 album 7th Issue to break 500 000 sales 1 Mirotic sold over 541 000 copies by 2014 2 3 4 Contents 1 Background 2 Reception 2 1 Accolades 3 Lyrics controversy 4 Track listing 5 Charts and sales 5 1 Weekly charts 5 2 Monthly charts 5 3 Sales 6 Release history 7 ReferencesBackground EditThe album had been in production since 2007 but the title was not decided upon until January 2008 TVXQ members Xiah Junsu and Max Changmin participated directly in the making of the album penning the lyrics for 노을 바라보다 Picture of You and Love in the Ice respectively In addition members Hero Jaejoong and Micky Yoochun composed and wrote the lyrics to 사랑아 울지마 Don t Cry My Lover and 사랑 안녕 사랑 Love Bye Love respectively for version C of the album TVXQ had two promotional singles from the album The title single Mirotic won a total of nine number one trophies on Korean music programs The Music Trend Music Bank and M Countdown and is touted by critics as a staple song of K pop 5 6 7 Though succeeding single Wrong Number was unable to meet the success of its predecessor it was an acclaimed K pop hit Mirotic won the Disk Daesang equivalent to Album of the Year at the 23rd Golden Disk Awards and Album of the Year at the 2008 Mnet KM Music Festival MKMF It is currently the best selling album among Korea s second generation idols earning the name Album of the Decade 8 The choreography of 주문 Mirotic the title track of the album was done in a collaboration between Korean choreographers and Kenny Wormald who had also worked with pop stars Justin Timberlake Chris Brown and Christina Aguilera 9 The song features a reverse beat track meaning that the bass beat is either a half beat or a whole beat late in coming into a new phrase While in most genres of music the bass note comes in directly on the first beat of the measure in setting the chord of the phrase reverse beat songs alter this usual method In doing so the reverse beat genre is said to have an effect of growing on the listener having an addictive sound Mirotic is a newly coined term created by member Hero Jaejoong that combines the Korean miro 미로 meaning maze and the English suffix tic The title song was composed by the Danish producers Remee Lucas Secon and Thomas Troelsen The German singer Sarah Connor also bought the copyright to the song not specified when Despite the fact that the two original songs were the same composed piece they have musical differences TVXQ s version has a rap and multi layered harmonies while Connor s has a bridge the melodies in the chorus also differ Mirotic is one of the most successful singles ever in South Korea in 2008 the song was downloaded 2 337 864 times By the end of 2011 the song was officially downloaded 4 173 225 times Reception EditProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingIZM 10 Mirotic has received positive acclaim from music critics Hwang Seon eop of online magazine IZM rated the album 3 5 out of 5 stars 10 putting Mirotic as TVXQ s most critically successful album to date Accolades Edit Ceremony Year Award Result Ref France J Music Awards 2008 Best Asian Album of the Year Won 11 Golden Disc Awards 2008 Album Daesang Grand Prize Won 12 Album Bonsang Main Prize WonYepp Popularity Award WonMnet KM Music Festival 2008 Album of the Year Won 13 Lyrics controversy EditSee also Censorship in South Korea In November 2008 the Korean Commission of Youth Protection ruled that the lyrics of Mirotic were provocative and overly sexual As a result the album was labeled with stickers indicating that it was unsuitable for people under 19 years old and any performances of the song would have to be broadcast after 10pm 14 15 In response to the ruling SM Entertainment agreed to make a clean version but also had filed an injunction to overrule the commission s decision asserting that the lyrics are entirely different and miles away from the erotic or sexual that the association is making it to be 14 TVXQ performed the clean version at the 23rd Annual Golden Disk Awards The lyrics were changed from I got you to I chose you and I got you under my skin to I got you under my sky 14 In March 2009 the Seoul Administrative Court ruled in favor of SM Entertainment stating that the concerned lyrics neither encouraged youth to have sex or described women as object for sex 16 The following month the Commission of Youth Protection announced they would appeal the ruling to a high court after having an emergency meeting and deeming that the phrase I got you under my skin was inappropriate for minors 17 Track listing EditMirotic Version A amp B track listNo TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength1 Mirotic 주문 Jumun lit Magic Spell Yoo Young jinMikkel SigvardtLucas SeconThomas TroelsenYoo Young jinYoo Young jin3 282 Wrong Number Kang Joon wooMarvin AmbrosiusChristopher Lee Joe BNA Productions Philippe Marc Anquetil BNA Productions Iain JamesYoo Han jin ko 4 143 Picture of You 노을 바라보다 No eul Baraboda lit Looking at the Sunset Xiah JunsuMarcus JillaJames HollandsJames CritcherMarcus JillaJames HollandsJames Critcher4 514 Crazy Love Young hu KimYoung hu KimYoung hu Kim3 435 Hey Don t Bring Me Down Yoo Young jinYoo Young jinYoo Young jin4 116 You re My Melody 넌 나의 노래 Neon Na eui Norae Young hu KimSean AlexanderPascal GuyonJimmy Andrew RichardSean AlexanderPascal GuyonJimmy Andrew Richard3 337 Rainbow 무지개 Mujigae Kim Jeong bae ko KenzieKenzie4 118 Paradise 낙원 Nak won WheesungKelvin Kumar KSK Sean Kumar KSK KSK4 399 Are You a Good Girl 악녀 Angnyeo lit Wicked Woman Yoo Young jinYoo Young jinYoo Young jin4 1110 Flower Lady Cover of Andrew Grange s Stay With Me Always Jo Yoon kyungAndrew GrangeRupert GayleMicah WilliamsTesung Kim Iconic Sounds Yoo Han jin ko 3 5311 Forgotten Season 잊혀진 계절 Ichyeojin Gyeojeol solo performed by Hero Jaejoong Park Keon ho ko Lee Beom heeHong seok4 2212 Love in the Ice Korean version Ryoji Sonoda ja Max ChangminDaisuke SuzukiDaisuke SuzukiYuya Saito5 18Total length 48 44 NotesTrack 5 is stylized in all caps as HEY Version B of the album does not include Tracks 11 amp 12 Forgotten Season amp Love in the Ice Korean version Mirotic Version C track listNo TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength1 Wrong Number Kang Joon wooMarvin AmbrosiusChristopher Lee Joe BNA Productions Philippe Marc Anquetil BNA Productions Iain JamesYoo Han jin ko 4 142 Don t Cry My Lover 사랑아 울지마 Sarang a Uljima Hero JaejoongHero JaejoongJo Joon young Crazy Musician 4 443 Mirotic 주문 Jumun lit Magic Spell Yoo Young jinMikkel SigvardtLucas SeconThomas TroelsenYoo Young jin3 284 Crazy Love Young hu KimYoung hu KimYoung hu Kim3 435 Hey Don t Bring Me Down Yoo Young jinYoo Young jinYoo Young jin4 116 Wish 소원 Sowon featuring Ryeowook and Kyuhyun of Super Junior Park Joon ha ko Park Joon haHong Seok4 367 You re My Melody 넌 나의 노래 Neon Na eui Norae Young hu KimSean AlexanderPascal GuyonJimmy Andrew RichardSean AlexanderPascal GuyonJimmy Andrew Richard3 338 Picture of You 노을 바라보다 No eul Baraboda lit Looking at the Sunset Xiah JunsuMarcus JillaJames HollandsJames CritcherMarcus JillaJames HollandsJames Critcher4 519 Rainbow 무지개 Mujigae Kim Jeong bae ko KenzieKenzie4 1110 Love Bye Love 사랑 안녕 사랑 Sarang Annyeong Sarang Micky YoochunMicky Yoo chunMicky Yoo chun3 3411 Paradise 낙원 Nak won WheesungKelvin Kumar KSK Sean Kumar KSK KSK4 3912 Are You a Good Girl 악녀 Angnyeo lit Wicked Woman Yoo Young jinYoo Young jinYoo Young jin4 1113 Flower Lady Cover of Andrew Grange s Stay With Me Always Jo Yoon kyungAndrew GrangeRupert GayleMicah WilliamsTesung Kim Iconic Sounds Yoo Han jin ko 3 5314 Don t Say Goodbye Kim Ji hooTesung Kim Iconic Sounds Kim Ji hooTesung Kim Iconic Sounds Kim Ji hooTesung Kim Iconic Sounds 4 2515 Forgotten Season 잊혀진 계절 Ichyeojin Gyeojeol solo performed by Hero Jaejoong Park Keon ho ko Lee Beom heeHong seok4 2216 Love in the Ice Korean version Ryoji Sonoda ja Max ChangminDaisuke SuzukiDaisuke SuzukiYuya Saito5 18Total length 77 38 Mirotic Version B DVDNo TitleLength1 Directed by Hero Interviewee U Know 2 Directed by U Know Interviewee Max 3 Directed by Max Interviewee Xiah 4 Directed by Xiah Interviewee Micky 5 Directed by Micky Interviewee Hero 6 Directed by TVXQ Talk about Mirotic 7 Directed by TVXQ Surprise Project a nation 08 Diary Mirotic Version C DVDNo TitleLength1 Mirotic music video 2 Making of Mirotic music video 3 Directed by Hero Interviewee U Know 4 Directed by U Know Interviewee Max 5 Directed by Max Interviewee Xiah 6 Directed by Xiah Interviewee Micky 7 Directed by Micky Interviewee Hero 8 Directed by TVXQ Talk about Mirotic 9 Directed by TVXQ Surprise Project a nation 08 Diary Charts and sales EditWeekly charts Edit Chart 2008 2010 PeakpositionSouth Korean Albums Gaon 18 10Taiwan Combo Albums G Music 19 3 Monthly charts Edit Chart September 2008 PeakpositionSouth Korean Albums RIAK 20 1 Sales Edit Region SalesSouth Korea RIAK 605 198Release history EditCountry DateSouth Korea September 26 2008Taiwan October 17 2008Japan December 12 2008Philippines January 30 2010References Edit Kim Hyeong woo January 8 2009 동방신기 4집 103일만에 50만장 판매 돌파 TVXQ 4th album 500 000 sales topped in 103 days Newsen Retrieved November 28 2014 Genlove Benalayo January 11 2009 TVXQ 4th Album Sells 5 Year High 500 000 Copies KBS Wordpress Retrieved November 28 2014 2012년 10월 Album Chart in Korean Gaon Music Chart Archived from the original on July 10 2015 Retrieved April 27 2015 2013년 10월 Album Chart in Korean Gaon Music Chart Archived from the original on June 23 2015 Retrieved April 27 2015 Gaon Albums Chart April 2014 in Korean Gaon Music Chart Archived from the original on September 29 2015 Retrieved April 27 2015 TVXQ Which Member is Most Pure Oricon in Japanese Retrieved March 7 2009 TVXQ Trying the Dance Number That Fits in the Winter Oricon in Japanese Retrieved March 7 2009 TVXQ To Become USJ Asia Goodwi ll Ambassadors Variety Japan in Japanese Retrieved March 7 2009 SM Entertainment s 2nd generation idols achieve great album sales numbers allkpop com TVXQ s 4th Studio Album Mirotic Simply Irresistible KBS GLOBAL September 18 2008 Archived from the original on September 19 2008 Retrieved September 18 2008 a b TVXQ s Mirotic IZM in Korean Archived from the original on December 19 2013 Retrieved December 17 2013 동방신기 주문 프랑스에서 베스트 아시아 앨범 으로 선정돼 TVXQ s Mirotic selected as Best Asian Album in France Sports Chosun in Korean January 29 2009 Retrieved September 16 2022 via Naver 역대 수상 Golden Disc Awards in Korean Archived from the original on December 6 2019 Retrieved January 21 2022 2008 Mnet KM Music Festival Winners 2008 MKMF Mwave Archived from the original on November 25 2021 Retrieved November 25 2021 a b c Kim Hyung eun December 16 2008 Teen tunes get the rap from censoring body JoongAng Ilbo Archived from the original on May 29 2009 Retrieved February 9 2009 SM application for injunction on hazardous youth ruling KBS in Korean December 2 2008 Retrieved December 10 2008 permanent dead link Kim Rahn April 1 2009 Court Rules TVXQ Album Not Harmful to Youth Korea Times Retrieved April 1 2009 Bae Ji sook April 9 2009 Government Appeals to Define TVXQ s Song Lewd Korea Times Archived from the original on February 4 2012 Retrieved April 10 2009 Album Chart Week 18 of 2010 Circle Chart in Korean May 1 2010 Retrieved September 2 2022 G Music Combo Albums Week 42 of 2008 in Chinese G Music October 17 23 2008 Archived from the original on October 28 2008 2008 09월 가요 음반 판매량 2008 09 Sales volume in Korean Music Industry Association of Korea Archived from the original on December 3 2008 Retrieved May 16 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mirotic amp oldid 1128529092, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
