''Hey, Come On!'' is the fourth Korean-language studio album by South Korean boy band
Shinhwa. It was released on June 28, 2001, by
SM Entertainment
SM Entertainment Co., Ltd. () is a South Korean multinational entertainment agency. It is one of South Korea's largest entertainment companies where it was established in 1995 by record executive and record producer Lee Soo-man. The company h ...
. As with their past albums, ''Hey, Come On!'' was well received by fans and the title track climbed up charts rapidly. The album's release coincided with the rise of the
Korean Wave, spreading the group's popularity overseas. ''Hey, Come On!'' spent 28 weeks on the MIAK Chart before it dropped.
Music video
In the music video for "Hey, Come On!", Shinhwa can be seen dancing in a white room. The choreography consists of heavy leg movement as well as members (mostly
Jun Jin) jumping around. The music video concentrates heavily on Jun Jin and
Lee Min Woo
Lee Min-woo (hangul: 이민우; born July 28, 1979), also known mononymously credited as M as a solo artist, is a South Korean entertainer, known as a member of the South Korean boy band Shinhwa. Lee was the first Shinhwa member to debut as a ...
. Towards the end of the music video, we can see Minwoo running towards a wall and jumping into it, causing the "wall" to open. This suggests that perhaps the members were in space, and dancing inside of a white
rocket
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, though it is unclear.
Controversy
Cover disputes against the other Asian groups
Although ''Hey, Come On!'' was well received, it garnered much controversy at the time.
Andy Lee didn't participate in their 4th album and it was rumored that he had tried to commit suicide.
Shinhwa TheppnWiki
Retrieved on May 22, 2007 However, it was revealed later that he had only left the group to be with his Mother, who was critically ill in the United States
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. Another controversy that arose was when Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the no ...
ese boy band
A boy band is loosely defined as a vocal group consisting of young male singers, usually in their teenage years or in their twenties at the time of formation. Generally, boy bands perform love songs marketed towards girls and young women. Ma ...
Energy
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covered Shinhwa's song, "Hey, Come On!", calling it "Come On!", causing Shinhwa fans to dislike Energy. Later, the Taiwanese group 5566
5566 was a Taiwanese boy band, formed under Taiwanese music company, J-Star. The name is derived from their original five members (Zax Wang, Jason Hsu, Sam Wang, Rio Peng and band leader Tony Sun), working in six entertainment fields (singing ...
also covered Shinhwa's "Dark".
Credits and personnel
''Information is adapted from the liner notes of ''Hey, Come On!'':''Lee Soo-man
Lee Soo-man (, born 18 June 1952) is a South Korean business executive and record producer who is best known for being the founder of SM Entertainment, a multinational South Korean entertainment company based in Seoul. He has also been referred ...
– producer
* Kat – recording engineer, mixing engineer
* Yeo Doo-hyeon – recording engineer, mixing engineer
* Kim Byeong-jae – recording engineer
* Lee Seong-ho – recording engineer
* Jeon-hoon (Sonic Korea) – mastering engineer
;Guitar
* Groovie K – "Reminiscence"
* Hong Joon-ho – "Falling in Love"
* Sam Lee – "Never Can Rewind", " Trippin'", "Dark"
* Jeong Ki-song – "Sure I Know", "I Swear..."
;Bass
* Lee Tae-woon – "Reminiscence", "Never Can Rewind", "I Swear..."
;Drums
* Kang Soo-ho – "I Swear..."
;Piano
* Choi Tae-wan – "Shinhwa Knight"
* Song Kwan-sik – "Trippin'", "I Swear..."
;Violin
* Oh Jo-hwan – "Reminiscence", "Never Can Rewind", "Egotism (97年 4月 1日)", "I Swear..."
* Bae Shin-hui – "Never Can Rewind", "Egotism (97年 4月 1日)", "I Swear..."
* Choi Dong-sook – "Never Can Rewind", "Egotism (97年 4月 1日)"
* Mun So-myeong – "Egotism (97年 4月 1日)"
* Song So-ool – "Egotism (97年 4月 1日)"
* Bae Ji-sook – "I Swear..."
* Kim Hyeon-kyeong – "I Swear..."
* Im Jae-young – "I Swear..."
* Kim Hui-young – "I Swear..."
* No Seung-lim – "I Swear..."
* Woo Jin-hui – "I Swear..."
* Jo Se-won – "I Swear..."
* Mun Ji-eun – "I Swear..."
;Viola
* Han Soo-hui – "I Swear..."
* Lee Bo-mi – "I Swear..."
* Jo Yoon-young – "I Swear..."
;Cello
* Oh Hyo-hwan – "Never Can Rewind", "Egotism (97年 4月 1日)", "I Swear..."
Track listing
''Information is adapted from the liner notes of ''Hey, Come On!'':''Kangta
Ahn Chil-hyun (born October 10, 1979), known professionally as Kangta (stylized sometimes in all caps and formerly as KangTa), is a South Korean singer, composer, songwriter, record producer, actor and radio personality. He is well known as ...
, Yoo Young-jin
, extra12 = Kangta, Jeon Dong-hyuk, Yoo Young-jin
, length12 = 4:43
Charts
Weekly charts
Monthly charts
Year-end charts
Sales
Release history
References
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2001 albums
Shinhwa albums
SM Entertainment albums