2014 S/S
{{Infobox album
| name = 2014 S/S
| type = Album
| artist = Winner
| cover = 2014_S_S_Winner_Album.jpg
|caption=Digital cover
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2014|08|12}}
| recorded = 2013–2014
| studio =
|language=Korean
| genre =
- Sentimental ballad{{Cite news|url=https://hot.detik.com/mainstage/d-2659746/2014-s-s-album-persembahan-winner-untuk-inner-circle|title='2014 S/S': Album Persembahan WINNER untuk 'INNER CIRCLE'|date=August 12, 2014|work=Detik.com|language=id|trans-title='2014 S/S': WINNER's Album Dedication to 'INNER CIRCLE'|archive-date=July 4, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240704101956/https://hot.detik.com/mainstage/d-2659746/2014-s-s-album-persembahan-winner-untuk-inner-circle|url-status=live|location=Jakarta}}
- K-pop
- Reggae
- Hip hop
| length = 35:58
| label =
| producer = Winner
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Exit : E
| next_year = 2016
| misc = {{Singles
| name = 2014 S/S
| type = Album
| single1 = Empty" / "Color Ring
| single1date = August 12, 2014
}}
}}
2014 S/S is the debut album of South Korean group Winner. It was released on August 12, 2014, by the group's record label, YG Entertainment. The members were credited for writing the lyrics and composing the majority of the album's songs.{{cite web|title=WINNER, new YG boy group crosses genres|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2014/08/386_163259.html |website=The Korea Times|date=20 August 2014 |access-date=20 August 2014}}
Composition
The members produced the majority of the music for this album themselves, with the help of other producers such as Choice 37, B.I., Airplay, and others.{{cite web|url=http://www.mnetamerica.com/news/article/72772/winner-releases-tracklist|title=Winner Reveals its 10-Song Tracklist for Debut Album|date=August 6, 2014|work=Mnet|access-date=December 24, 2017|archive-date=December 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171225091836/http://www.mnetamerica.com/news/article/72772/winner-releases-tracklist|url-status=dead}} The album was highlighted for incorporating elements generally absent from K-pop releases, including hints of acoustic and alternative rock.{{cite web|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201501021614505586176_2&ACE_SEARCH=1|title=MTV highlights WINNER's music|date=January 2, 2015|work=Kpop Herald}}{{cite web|url=http://www.yg-life.com/archives/46331?lang=en|title=American MTV IGGY Says, "WINNER's K-hip-pop Clobbers the Competition"|date=December 31, 2014|work=YG Life}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline =
| extra_column = Arrangement
| total_length = 35:58
| all_writing =
| all_lyrics =
| all_music =
| title1 = Empty
| note1 = {{Korean|labels=no|hangul=공허해|rr=gongheohae|lit=It's empty}}
| writer1 =
| lyrics1 = {{hlist|Mino||B.I||Bobby}}
| music1 = {{hlist|B.I|P.K}}
| extra1 = P.K
| length1 = 3:40
| title2 = Color Ring
| note2 = {{Korean|labels=no|hangul=컬러링|rr= keolleoling|lit=Coloring}}
| writer2 =
| lyrics2 = {{hlist|Yoon||Mino|Hoony}}
| music2 = {{hlist|Yoon|Ham Seung-cheon|Kang Uk-jin|iHwak|Dee.P}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Ham Seung-cheon|Kang Uk-jin}}
| length2 = 3:55
| title3 = Don't Flirt
| note3 = {{Korean|labels=no|hangul=끼부리지마|rr=kkibulijima|lit=Don't interrupt}}
| writer3 =
| lyrics3 = {{hlist|iHwak|Ham Seung-cheon|Kang Uk-jin|Mino|Hoony}}
| music3 = {{hlist|Ham Seung-cheon|Kang Uk-jin|iHwak}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|Ham Seung-cheon|Kang Uk-jin}}
| length3 = 3:25
| title4 = I'm Him
| note4 = {{Korean|labels=no|hangul=걔 세|rr=gyae se|lit=He's three}} (Mino solo)
| writer4 =
| lyrics4 = Mino
| music4 = {{hlist|Choice37|Mino|Teddy}}
| extra4 = {{hlist|Choice37|Teddy}}
| length4 = 2:52
| title5 = Love is a Lie
| note5 = {{Korean|labels=no|hangul=척|rr=cheog|lit=Chuck}}
| writer5 =
| lyrics5 = {{hlist|Mino|Yoon}}
| music5 = {{hlist|Yoon|The Fliptones}}
| extra5 = The Fliptones
| length5 = 3:23
| title6 = Confession
| note6 = {{Korean|labels=no|hangul=고백하는거야|rr=gobaeghaneungeoya|lit=Confession}} (Taehyun solo)
| writer6 =
| lyrics6 = Taehyun
| music6 = {{hlist|Taehyun|Airplay|iHwak}}
| extra6 = Airplay
| length6 = 4:07
| title7 = But
| note7 = {{Korean|labels=no|hangul=사랑하지마|rr=salanghajima|lit=Don't love}}
| writer7 =
| lyrics7 = {{hlist|Taehyun|Hoony|Mino}}
| music7 = {{hlist|Taehyun|Ham Seung-cheon|Mino}}
| extra7 = {{hlist|Ham Seung-cheon|Kang Uk-jin}}
| length7 = 3:53
| title8 = Different
| note8 =
| writer8 =
| lyrics8 = {{hlist|Yoon|Mino|Hoony}}
| music8 = {{hlist|Mino|Yoon}}
| extra8 = Airplay
| length8 = 3:57
| title9 = Tonight
| note9 = {{Korean|labels=no|hangul=이 밤|rr=i bam|lit=This night}}
| writer9 =
| lyrics9 = {{hlist|Taehyun|Mino}}
| music9 = {{hlist|Taehyun|Airplay}}
| extra9 = Airplay
| length9 = 3:22
| title10 = Smile Again
| note10 =
| writer10 =
| lyrics10 = {{hlist|Yoon|Mino|Hoony}}
| music10 = {{hlist|Yoon|Mino|Dee.P}}
| extra10 = The Fliptones
| length10 = 3:20
}}
Reception
The title track "Empty" became a hit in South Korea, topping the Gaon Chart and Billboard's K-Pop Hot 100 chart,{{cite web|url=http://www.yg-life.com/archives/34143?lang=en|title='All-Kill WINNER"… Yang Hyun Suk Says "I'm Sorry… It Was for WINNER Themselves and Their Fans" (Interview)|date=August 12, 2014|work=YG Life}}{{cite web|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20140812000777_2&ACE_SEARCH=1|title=Winner's debut album sweeps music charts|date=August 12, 2014|work=Kpop Herald}} and topping 7 other South Korean charts. The album also found some success in China and Japan.{{Cite web |last=Dazed |date=2014-09-12 |title=Boyband WINNER are K-pop with a twist |url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/21646/1/boyband-winner-are-k-pop-with-a-twist |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=Dazed |language=en}} Internationally, 2014 S/S took the top spot in Billboard's World Album Chart.{{cite web|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20140822000672_2&ACE_SEARCH=1|title=Winner's debut EP tops Billboard chart|date=August 22, 2014|work=Kpop Herald}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Empty music programs wins ! width="200" | Program ! width="140" | Date |
| rowspan="3" |M Countdown (Mnet)
| August 21, 2014 |
| August 28, 2014 |
| September 18, 2014 |
| rowspan="1" |KBS's Music Bank
| August 22, 2014 |
| rowspan="2" |SBS's Inkigayo
| August 24, 2014 |
| August 31, 2014 |
Charts
=Sales=
| class="wikitable" |
| Chart
!2014 !2015 !2016 !Total |
|---|
| Gaon Chart physical sales
| style="text-align:center;"|80,262{{cite web |title=Gaon Yearly 2014 album chart |url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=2014&hitYear=2014&termGbn=year |work=Gaon |publisher=Korea Music Content Industry Association |accessdate=8 January 2015|language=Ko}} | style="text-align:center;"|9,578{{cite web |title=Gaon April 2015 album chart |url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?termGbn=month&hitYear=2015&targetTime=12&nationGbn=K |work=Gaon |publisher=Korea Music Content Industry Association |accessdate=8 January 2016|language=Ko}} | style="text-align:center;"|3,057{{citation needed|date=April 2018}} | style="text-align:center;"|92,897 |
Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ Release history for 2014 S/S ! scope="col" | Region ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Format ! scope="col" | Label |
| scope="row" | South Korea
|rowspan="2"|August 12, 2014 | CD |
|---|
| scope="row" | Various
|{{hlist|Digital download|streaming}} |{{Hlist|YG}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{YouTube|id=gEqlF5N8UMs|title=WINNER - 공허해(empty) M/V}}
- {{YouTube|id=vQIfXg7UukI|title=WINNER - 컬러링(COLOR RING) M/V}}
- {{YouTube|id=iQnAL-f2grI|title=WINNER - 걔 세(I'M HIM) MINO SOLO M/V}}
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