Mystic Ballad is the second studio album by South Korean duo Davichi. The album was digitally released on March 18, 2013, with the physical release following on April 2, 2013. "Just the Two of Us" (둘이서 한잔해) served as the promotional single. The track "Turtle" was released as a digital single two weeks prior to the initial album release.
| Mystic Ballad | ||||
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| Released | March 18, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2011–2013 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 47:12 | |||
| Language | Korean | |||
| Label | Core Contents Media | |||
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| Singles from Mystic Ballad | ||||
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Background
editThe release of the album was officially announced on January 21, 2013. Davichi expressed, "We’re going to be showing a lot of music that we’ve never attempted before through our second studio album in March. Please look forward to it."[1] On February 27, 2013, the members of Davichi informed fans that the album would be released on March 18, 2013, and that they would be working with famous artists Duble Sidekick, Verbal Jint, Jung Suk Won and Ryu Jae Hyun.[2] On March 3, 2013, Davichi pre-released the music video for the track, "Turtle", which featured 5dolls member Hyoyoung.[3] The song quickly climbed real-time charts and placed #1 on South Korea's Gaon Single Chart.[4] On March 18, 2013, the album, and music video for their title track, "Just the Two of Us" were digitally released to the public. Despite being left off the initial digital release, Davichi released the single "Be Warmed (feat. Verbal Jint)", as well as the accompanying music video, on April 1, 2013.[5] The song was met with instant success in South Korea, and even managed to place number one on every single digital real time charting, obtaining the coveted 'all-kill'.[6] The album was physically released to the public the following day.[7]
Composition
editThe album is composed of twelve tracks; ten new songs and two instrumentals. The pre-released track list showed a tenth new song featuring Verbal Jint, which was not initially included on the digital release of the album.[8] Davichi's own member, Minkyung, contributed to the album by writing the lyrics to "Things That Still Come Up in My Memory". Ryu Jae Hyun of Korean R&B group Vibe contributed to the album through the production of the promotional single "Just the Two of Us", as well as "Nagging".[2] Famous producers Duble Sidekick, who are known for their work with Leessang, Baek Ji-young and ZIA, lent their help to the duo and produced the pre-release track "Turtle".[2] Legendary producer Cho Young Soo contributed to the album by producing the first track "One Person's Story". Davichi has worked with Cho Young Soo in the past to produce their promotional single "Love and War" from the album Vivid Summer Edition.[2]
Promotions
editDavichi announced that they would be focusing solely on radio promotions for the first part of their comeback. The members expressed that they want to be able to introduce and explain all the songs on their album to the general public, not just their promotional single.[9] Promotions for "Just the Two of Us" on South Korea's televised music programs began on the March 21, 2013, broadcast of M! Countdown.[10] On March 28, 2013, "Just the Two of Us" achieved the #1 spot on M! Countdown, securing Davichi's fifteenth televised music show win.[11]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "One Person's Story" (한 사람 얘기) | Cho Young Soo | Cho Young Soo | 4:22 |
| 2. | "Just the Two of Us" (둘이서 한잔해) | Ryu Jae Hyun | Ryu Jae Hyun | 3:43 |
| 3. | "Turtle" (거북이) | Duble Sidekick | Duble Sidekick | 3:44 |
| 4. | "Cry for Love" (사랑한다고 말했지) | Ahn Young Min | Ahn Young Min | 3:55 |
| 5. | "Taste of Tears" (맛 있어서 눈물이나) | Jung Suk Won | Jung Suk Won | 4:42 |
| 6. | "Things That Still Come Up in My Memory" (우리의 시간은 다르다) | Kang Min-kyung | Lee Seung Whan | 4:00 |
| 7. | "Be Warmed" (녹는중) (ft. Verbal Jint) | Kim Jin Tae | Kim Jin Tae | 3:47 |
| 8. | "Nagging" (잔소리) | Ryu Jae Hyun | Ryu Jae Hyun | 4:53 |
| 9. | "I Want to be Brave and Breakup" (용기내 헤어질래) | Kang Hyun-min | Kang Hyun-min | 4:14 |
| 10. | "You Are My Everything" | 압구정보안관, Lee Ji Won | 압구정보안관 | 4:24 |
| 11. | "Just the Two of Us (Inst.)" (둘이서 한잔해 (Inst.)) | Ryu Jae Hyun | 3:43 | |
| 12. | "Turtle (Inst.)" (거북이 (Inst.)) | Duble Sidekick | 3:44 | |
| Total length: | 47:12 | |||
Chart performance
editSingle chart
edit| Title | Peak Positions | |
|---|---|---|
| KOR | KOR | |
| Gaon [13] |
Billboard K-Pop Hot 100 [14] | |
| "Turtle" | 1 | 2 |
| "Just the Two of Us" | 2 | 9 |
| "Be Warmed (ft. Verbal Jint)" | 1 | 3 |
Album chart
edit| Chart | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| Gaon Weekly album chart | 3 |
| Gaon Monthly album chart | 7 |
| Gaon Yearly album chart | — |
Other charted songs
edit| Song | Peak Position | ||||
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| KOR | KOR | ||||
| Gaon | Billboard K-Pop Hot 100 | ||||
| "You Are My Everything" | 32 | 34 | |||
| "Cry for Love" | 35 | — | |||
| "One Person's Story" | 41 | — | |||
| "Nagging" | 55 | — | |||
| "I Want to be Brave and Breakup" | 64 | — | |||
| "Things That Still Come Up in My Memory" | 71 | — | |||
| "Taste of Tears" | 76 | — | |||
Sales and certifications
edit| Chart | Amount |
|---|---|
| Gaon physical sales[15] | 16,168+ |
Release history
edit| Country | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | March 18, 2013 | Digital download | Core Contents Media LOEN Entertainment |
| Worldwide | |||
| South Korea | April 2, 2013 | CD |
References
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- ^ 강민경 버벌진트, 폴라로이드 사진 공개 ‘다비치 녹는중 녹음 중’ Archived 2014-04-08 at the Wayback Machine. http://star.fnnews.com/. Retrieved on March 21, 2013.
- ^ 다비치, 컴백 주에 라디오 방송 올인...왜?. http://osen.mt.co.kr/. Retrieved on March 21, 2013.
- ^ 엠카 다비치, 짙은 감성으로 ‘둘이서 한잔해’. http://star.mk.co.kr/. Retrieved on March 21, 2013.
- ^ 다비치, '엠카' 1위…"불안한 마음으로 컴백했는데 감사하다". http://enews24.interest.me/. Retrieved on March 28, 2013.
- ^ KOMCA / Korea Music Copyright Association - Search 'MYSTIC BALLAD' Archived 2012-09-06 at archive.today. http://www.komca.or.kr/CTLJSP. Retrieved on March 21, 2013.
- ^ "Gaon Chart Search" (in Korean). Gaon Chart.
- ^ "Billboard Launches K-Pop Hot 100 Chart, Sistar Debuts at Number 1". Billboard.
- ^ "Gaon album chart". Gaon (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 3, 2012. Retrieved September 7, 2011.