Bad Guy (Korean나쁜 남자; RRNappeun Namja), alternately titled N001, is the debut studio album by South Korean pop and R&B singer Rain, released via JYP Entertainment on May 13, 2002. The album was the 45th best-selling album of the year with over 138,000 copies sold. It won Rain various newcomer awards including at the MAMA Awards, Golden Disc Awards and Seoul Music Awards.

Bad Guy
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 13, 2002 (2002-05-13)
Recorded2001–2002
Genre
Length38:38
LabelJYP Entertainment
Producer
Rain chronology
Bad Guy
(2002)
How To Avoid The Sun
(2003)
Singles from Bad Guy
  1. "Bad Guy"
    Released: May 13, 2002
  2. "Handshake"
    Released: May 13, 2002
  3. "Instead of Saying Goodbye"
    Released: September 2002

Commercial performance edit

Commercially, Bad Guy achieved moderate levels of success in South Korea in terms of sales, where it debuted at number 19 on the monthly album chart for May 2002 with 20,800 copies sold.[1] It rose to a peak of number 9 in August, with total sales of 68,445 copies since its release.[2] On the year-end chart issue for 2002, Bad Guy ranked as the 45th best-selling album of the year with 138,125 copies in sales.[3] The figure rose to 143,414 copies by January of the following year.[4]

Accolades edit

Awards and nominations
Year Ceremony Category Result Ref.
2002 Golden Disc Awards Best New Artist Won [5]
Mnet Music Video Festival Best New Artist – Male Solo Won [6]
Seoul Music Awards Rookie of the Year Won [7]
Music program awards
Song Program Date
"Instead of Saying Goodbye" SBS's Inkigayo October 6, 2002

Track listing edit

Bad Guy track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Rain" (雨)Bae Jin-ryeolBae Jin-ryeol (JR Groove)1:44
2."Handshake" (악수)Park Jin-youngPark Jin-young3:01
3."Bad Guy" (나쁜 남자)Park Jin-young
3:37
4."Me" (나)Park Jin-young
  • Park Jin-young
  • Bang Si-hyuk
3:23
5."Can't Get Used To It" (익숙치 않아서)Park Jin-youngPark Jin-young4:40
6."Baby Baby"Park Jin-young
  • Park Jin-young
  • Bae Jin Ryeol
3:44
7."Instead of Saying Goodbye" (안녕이란 말 대신)Park Jin-youngPark Jin-young3:40
8."Like You (feat. Bada)" (너처럼)Bada
  • Bang Si-hyuk
  • Bada
4:17
9."Am I Not Good Enough (feat. Hoony Hoon, Huh In-chang)" (나론 안되니)
  • Park Jin-young
  • Hoony Hoon
  • Park Jin-young
  • Bang Si-hyuk
3:43
10."Why" (왜)
  • Park Jin-young
  • Kim Gi-jeong
  • Tina Kim
  • Lee Hyun-ah
  • Lee Cho-rong
Park Jin-young3:09
11."What's Love (feat. Danny, Lexy, Byul, and JYP)"
  • Park Jin-young
  • Danny Ahn
Danny Ahn3:40
Total length:38:38

Charts edit

References edit

  1. ^ 2002.05월 – 가요 음반 판매량. Recording Industry Association of Korea. May 2002. Archived from the original on October 16, 2004.
  2. ^ a b 2002.08월 – 가요 음반 판매량 [2002.08 – Sales volume] (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b 2002년 가요음반판매량 [2002 Album Sales Figures] (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on May 1, 2018. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  4. ^ 2003.01월 – 가요 음반 판매량 [2003.01 – Sales volume] (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on November 19, 2005. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  5. ^ "Golden Disc Awards – Winners History". Golden Disc Awards. Archived from the original on May 8, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  6. ^ "보아,NO.1 뮤직비디오 인기상" [BoA, No. 1 wins Music Video Popularity Award]. Kookmin Ilbo (in Korean). December 1, 2002. Retrieved December 13, 2022 – via Naver.
  7. ^ "서울가요대상 최고 영예에 보아" [BoA received the highest honor at the Seoul Music Awards]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). December 6, 2002. Retrieved December 13, 2022 – via Naver.