T.O.P. is the second Korean studio album by South Korean boy band Shinhwa. It was released on April 15, 1999, by SM Entertainment. The album title T.O.P. stands for Twinkling Of Paradise. The album spawned two singles: the title track "T.O.P. (Twinkling of Paradise)", which incorporated elements of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake", and "Yo!". The album saw greater levels of success in comparison to their debut album Resolver (1998), selling over 377,000 copies in 1999. Both of its singles ranked atop the music program charts for multiple weeks.
The album garnered much success, climbing the charts quickly (debuting at number four and peaking at number three on the MIAK monthly album chart). Although they promoted their first album well, Shinhwa did not do many promotions for their second album, and instead began working on their third album. Despite the lack of promotions, the single "T.O.P." was a success, and spent 24 weeks on the charts before it dropped. "T.O.P." represented Shinhwa's first significant commercial success[1] and was noted for its use of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake" music.[2]
SM Entertainment labelmate S.E.S. released a cover of "T.O.P. (Twinkling of Paradise)" as their fourth Japanese single on October 27, 1999. Years after its original release, "T.O.P." has been performed on television with its original choreography by groups such as Girls' Generation,[3]Spica,[4]Super Junior,[5] and BTS.[6]
Music videoedit
The music video for "T.O.P." shows the six Shinhwa members in white suits with a bright fantasy-like back-drop. The music video for "Yo!" tells the story of vocalist Lee Minwoo, as a trouble-maker boy who falls in love with a girl, played by Kim Bo-mi.
Accoladesedit
The second single "Yo!" collected seven number one wins on live music programs, a record it held until "This Love" from their eleventh album The Classic, won eight first place wins in 2013.[7] This record was broken again by "Sniper" from their twelfth album We, which won ten first place wins in 2015.[8]
In 2021, Melon and Seoul Shinmun ranked "T.O.P. (Twinkling of Paradise)" number 81 in their list of the Top 100 K-pop Songs of All Time. Critic Park Hee-ah called it a main prototype of how "idols can freely embrace any genre of music, can generate great interest by twisting existing perspectives, and can also provide fun in interpreting the narratives hidden in albums or songs. In other words, 'T.O.P.' was a track that contained all the factors that has helped made K-pop popular these days."[9]
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T O P is the second Korean studio album by South Korean boy band Shinhwa It was released on April 15 1999 by SM Entertainment The album title T O P stands for Twinkling Of Paradise The album spawned two singles the title track T O P Twinkling of Paradise which incorporated elements of Tchaikovsky s Swan Lake and Yo The album saw greater levels of success in comparison to their debut album Resolver 1998 selling over 377 000 copies in 1999 Both of its singles ranked atop the music program charts for multiple weeks T O P Studio album by ShinhwaReleasedApril 15 1999 1999 04 15 Recorded1999StudioSM Digital Recording Studio Seoul GenreK popLanguageKoreanLabelSMShinhwa chronologyResolver 1998 T O P 1999 Only One 2000 Singles from T O P T O P Released April 15 1999 Yo Released April 15 1999 Contents 1 Reception 2 Music video 3 Accolades 4 Track listing 5 Credits and personnel 6 Charts and sales 6 1 Monthly charts 6 2 Sales 7 Release history 8 ReferencesReception editThe album garnered much success climbing the charts quickly debuting at number four and peaking at number three on the MIAK monthly album chart Although they promoted their first album well Shinhwa did not do many promotions for their second album and instead began working on their third album Despite the lack of promotions the single T O P was a success and spent 24 weeks on the charts before it dropped T O P represented Shinhwa s first significant commercial success 1 and was noted for its use of Tchaikovsky s Swan Lake music 2 SM Entertainment labelmate S E S released a cover of T O P Twinkling of Paradise as their fourth Japanese single on October 27 1999 Years after its original release T O P has been performed on television with its original choreography by groups such as Girls Generation 3 Spica 4 Super Junior 5 and BTS 6 Music video editThe music video for T O P shows the six Shinhwa members in white suits with a bright fantasy like back drop The music video for Yo tells the story of vocalist Lee Minwoo as a trouble maker boy who falls in love with a girl played by Kim Bo mi Accolades editThe second single Yo collected seven number one wins on live music programs a record it held until This Love from their eleventh album The Classic won eight first place wins in 2013 7 This record was broken again by Sniper from their twelfth album We which won ten first place wins in 2015 8 In 2021 Melon and Seoul Shinmun ranked T O P Twinkling of Paradise number 81 in their list of the Top 100 K pop Songs of All Time Critic Park Hee ah called it a main prototype of how idols can freely embrace any genre of music can generate great interest by twisting existing perspectives and can also provide fun in interpreting the narratives hidden in albums or songs In other words T O P was a track that contained all the factors that has helped made K pop popular these days 9 Music program awards Song Program Date T O P Music Bank June 8 1999June 22 1999June 29 1999Music Camp June 26 1999Inkigayo July 4 1999July 18 1999 Yo Music Bank July 13 1999July 20 1999July 27 1999August 10 1999August 24 1999Inkigayo August 15 1999August 22 1999Track listing editNo TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength1 Intro Eric MunPark Seong sooPark Seong soo0 452 Yo Brat Report Korean Yo 악동보고서 Yoo Young jinYoo Young jin Kim Seong soo Groovie K Yoo Young jin3 453 T O P Twinkling of Paradise Yoo Young jin Eric MunYoo Young jinYoo Young jin4 374 Cycle Korean 원 Kim Myeong jik Eric MunKim Myeong jikOh Han song4 005 Nothing Kim Dong hyeon Eric MunPark Seong sooPark Seong soo3 406 Breakin the Silence Korean 침묵을 깨고 Park Eun hee Eric MunPark Hae woon 3 377 Desire Korean 소망 Lee Jae kyeong Eric MunIm Ki hoon 4 038 To G Kim Dong wan Eric MunKim Dong wanKim Dong wan3 499 Grief Korean 푸리 Kim Dong wan Eric Mun Lee Min wooKim Dong wanKim Dong wan3 0210 Return Kim Dong hyeon Eric MunPark Seong sooPark Seong soo3 5911 Forever with You Korean 너의 곁에서 Shin Hye sung Eric MunShin In soo 3 5512 T O P Extended Version Yoo Young jin Eric MunYoo Young jinYoo Young jin4 2213 T O P Edit Version Yoo Young jin Eric MunYoo Young jinYoo Young jin3 35Credits and personnel editCredits are adapted from the album liner notes 10 ShinhwaEric Mun main rap chorus Andy Lee rap chorus Lee Min woo sub vocal chorus Jun Jin lead rap chorus Kim Dong wan sub vocal chorus Shin Hye seong main vocal chorusT O P duetJun Jin lead rap chorus Kim Dong wan sub vocal chorusSessionGroovie K electric guitar 2 5 10 Taeyoon Lee bass guitar 2 5 Yoo Young jin chorus 2 S E S chorus 2 Oh Hansol electric guitar 4 Hyosoo Kim Yuna Shin chorus 4 Seongsu Park various instruments sequencer chorus 5 Borana Kim chorus 5 10 Geun hyung Lee electric guitar 6 11 Park Ki ho chorus 6 Sam Lee electric guitar 7 Shin Hyeon kwon bass guitar 7 Lim Ki hoon chorus 7 Dongwan Kim electric guitar 8 9 Hyunah Kim Jihwan Moon chorus 11 StaffLee Soo man executive producer KAT Younghoon Kim Duhyeon Yeo recording mixing Jeon Hoon BLS Hong Hyun ah mastering Kyungwook Kim production Kim Ki beom Lee Soo yong Park Kwon young Jeong Yu jin Choi Yun jeong production assistant Jeong Hae ik manager Lee Min woo Jun Jin choreography Seong Moon seok Kim Eun ah Choi Mi sook Lee Sang hee stylist Seonyoung Shim photography Seunggyu Kook album design Myungjin Art Co Ltd printing SM Entertainment executive producerCharts and sales editMonthly charts edit Chart May 1999 PeakpositionSouth Korean Albums RIAK 11 3Sales edit Region SalesSouth Korea RIAK 377 500 12 Release history editCountry Date Distributing label FormatSouth Korea May 5 1999 SM Entertainment Synnara Records CD KSC 9014 13 Japan September 19 2001 Avex Trax CD AVCD 18016 14 References edit 6집 너의 결혼식 낸 신화 The Chosun Ilbo retrieved January 19 2015 신인들의 신화창조 댄스그룹 신화 2집 The Chosun Ilbo retrieved January 19 2015 소녀시대 9인의 여전사 파격 변신 신화 T O P 도전 E Daily September 7 2008 retrieved January 18 2015 스피카 신화 T O P 재현 영광이에요 JoongAng Ilbo retrieved January 18 2015 2005 MKMF 2nd Story Reloaded Super Junior ChunSangJeeHee TVXQ Man in love Kim JongKuk Shin HyeSung Tei March Drunken Tiger T Dynamic Duo Jeon InKwon CJ E amp M archived from the original on October 26 2014 retrieved January 18 2015 BTS This Love amp T O P Shinhwa 방탄소년단 디스러브 amp 티오피 신화 Show Champion 20140319 Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation archived from the original on December 21 2021 retrieved January 18 2015 Kim JiYeon June 7 2013 Shinhwa Gets Most No 1 Trophies for a Single Track with This Love enewsWorld CJ E amp M Retrieved June 9 2013 SHINHWA Concludes Sniper Promotions with Ten Music Show Awards Soompi April 3 2015 Retrieved July 1 2020 K POP 명곡 100 81위 T O P Twinkling Of Paradise in Korean Melon August 29 2021 Retrieved February 6 2024 T O P Media notes SM Entertainment 1999 Album Sales For The Month of May 1999 Recording Industry Association Korea in Korean Archived from the original on July 18 2007 Retrieved October 12 2007 Album Sales For The Month of September 1999 in Korean Recording Industry Association Korea Archived from the original on March 15 2005 Retrieved March 20 2015 T O P album info Hanteo in Korean Retrieved March 20 2015 T O P album info Japan Oricon in Japanese Retrieved March 20 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title T O P Shinhwa album amp oldid 1204000577, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
