I'm Your Girl (album)

I'm Your Girl is the debut studio album by South Korean girl group S.E.S., released by SM Entertainment on November 1, 1997. It spawned two singles: "('Cause) I'm Your Girl", which was promoted shortly after the release of the album, and "Oh, My Love", which was released in March 1998. Commercially, I'm Your Girl sold approximately 650,000 copies.[2]

I'm Your Girl
Studio album by
S.E.S.
ReleasedNovember 1, 1997
Recorded1997
StudioSM Digital Recording Studio, Seoul, South Korea
Genre
Length40:14
LanguageKorean
Label
Producer
S.E.S. chronology
I'm Your Girl
(1997)		 Sea & Eugene & Shoo
(1998)
Singles from Sea & Eugene & Shoo
  1. "('Cause) I'm Your Girl"
    Released: November 1, 1997
  2. "Oh, My Love"
    Released: March 1998

Release and promotion

S.E.S. is one of South Korea's first generation K-pop idol groups. Under SM Entertainment's management, it was produced wholly by Lee Soo-man. Its original release was on King Records[1] with subsequent releases by Synnara Records.

The lead single, title track "I'm Your Girl" features rapping by Eric Mun and Andy Lee prior to their debut with Shinhwa.[3][4] The music video remained one of the most requested ones on popular music shows for 13 to 14 weeks.[1] It collected four music show wins on the programs Live Young Times and Inkigayo. In 2001, the song was included on SM Entertainment's compilation album, SM Best Album 2.[5] It was also included on their 2003 Japanese release of Korean songs, Beautiful Songs. A remixed version, featuring Japanese rapper Kreva, then a member of Kick the Can Crew, was included on the group's second single in Japan.[6]

A second single, "Oh, My Love", was released in March 1998.[1] It achieved the top spot on Inkigayo on April 12, 1998.

Reception

The album sold steadily over time.[1] In total, it sold approximately 650,000 physical copies.[2] According to MTV Korea, "I'm Your Girl" "quickly became the Korean schoolgirl anthem, and remains a staple song for young girls in love."[7] It has been performed on television by modern idol groups such as Girls' Generation,[8] and a parody version of its music video was created by boy group Exo.[9]

Track listing
I'm Your Girl track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."('Cause) I'm Your Girl"Yoo Young-jinYoo Young-jinYoo3:41
2."Oh, My Love"Choi Su-jeong (Moonstone)ChoiChoi3:28
3."Nonsense"Kim Yu-raKim Yu-raLee Heung-yeol3:51
4."데자부" (Deja-vu)Kim Yu-raKim Yu-raLee Heung-yeol3:40
5."Good-bye"Kim Yu-raKim Yu-raLee Heung-yeol3:58
6."완전한 이유" (Reason Why I'm Perfect)YooYooYoo4:30
7."친구" (Friend)ChoiChoiChoi4:29
8."Rock'n 나라" (Rock'n Country)ChoiChoiChoi3:48
9."오늘이 지나면" (After Today)Kim Yu-raKim Yu-raLee Heung-yeol4:24
10."그대의 향기" (Thy Fragrance)Lee Soo-manKim Seong-suYoo4:25
Total length:40:14

Notes
  • "('Cause) I'm Your Girl" features uncredited rap vocals from Andy Lee and Eric Mun.
  • "Thy Fragrance" features Eric Mun despite no credit given, and is a remake of the 1995 song with the same title by Yoo Young-jin.

Sales
Chart Amount
South Korea (MIAK) 650,000[2]

Accolades
Music program awards
Song Program Date Ref.
"I'm Your Girl" MBC's Music Camp February 21, 1998 [10]
February 28, 1998 [11]
KBS2's Music Bank February 22, 1998
February 28, 1998
"Oh My Love" SBS's Inkigayo April 12, 1998

References
  1. Cho, Hyun-jin (May 16, 1998). "The Next Sounds You'll Hear...New Asian Talent". Billboard. Google Books: Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  2. "핑클vsS.E.S, 애들은 모르는 원조 국민 요정은?" [Finkle vs S.ES, the original national fairy that kids don't know about?]. Incheon Ilbo (in Korean). January 16, 2015. Archived from the original on December 12, 2022. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  3. Lee, Minji. "무한도전-토토가, SES 바다 여고시절과 똑같은 미모". Newsen. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  4. "'무도' SES 영어랩은 유재석-하하.. 유진 대신 서현". Osen. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  5. "SM Best Album 2". Naver Music. Naver. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  6. Amith, Dennis. "[WORLD GROOVE][CLASSICS] S.E.S. – I'm your Girl CD single". J!Ent Online. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  7. Choi, Chris. "Throwback Thursday: S.E.S.'s "I'm Your Girl"". MTV Korea. MTV. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  8. Kim, Myeong-shin. "'엠카운트다운' 쥬얼리 컴백…소녀시대 ses 재연!". Hankook Ilbo. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  9. "'엑소902014' 디오, S.E.S '아임 유어 걸' 호러판 MV 공개". Osen. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  10. 1998년 2월 21일 / MBC 젋은 그대 공식 홈페이지 19998년 2월 셋째주 금주의 BEST 10 구일 고등학교 학생 500명 대상 설문 조사
  11. 1998년 2월 28일 / MBC 젋은그대 공식 홈페이지 1998년 2월 넷째주 금주의 BEST 10 강남역 거리 시민 500명 대상 설문 조사
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