Be Ordinary
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{{Infobox album
| name = Be Ordinary
| type = ep
| artist = Hwang Chi-yeul
| cover = Be Ordinary Hwang Chi-yeul.png
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2017|06|13|df=yes}}
| recorded = Spring 2017
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Pop
| length = 25:56
| label = NHN Entertainment, How Entertainment
| producer = Hwang Chi-yeul
| prev_title = Five senses
| prev_year = 2007
| next_title = Be Myself
| next_year = 2018
}}
Be Ordinary is the first EP by South Korean singer-songwriter Hwang Chi-yeul, his first studio album in 10 years, released on 13 June 2017, since his debut album Five Senses in 2007.{{cite web|date=2017-06-21|title=Hwang Chi-yeul's new album sells over 100,000 copies|url=http://m.yna.co.kr/mob2/en/contents_en.jsp?cid=AEN20170621004800315&site=0700000000&mobile|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116135922/https://m.yna.co.kr/mob2/en/contents_en.jsp?cid=AEN20170621004800315&site=0700000000&mobile|archive-date=2018-01-16|website=Yonhap News Agency}}
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Background and release
In March 2017, singer Hwang Chi-yeul said during an interview:
{{quote|"The exact release date hasn't been decided yet, but maybe in June? I think it might be unveiled before summer. There will be a song that I wrote on the new album, some of the tracks will be written by others though."{{cite web|url=http://m.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20170326000236#|title=[Exclusive] Hwang Chi-yeul set for summer album release|website=The Korea Herald|date=26 March 2017 |publisher=Lee Young-man}}}}
In June 2017 after the EP's release, Hwang said during an interview with KBS World Radio:
{{quote|"A song I self-wrote is on my album for the first time. It's track 7, "Alone" and it's a special track for me. I lived on a rooftop when I wrote that song so I was sitting out in the shade on my rooftop when I wrote the lyrics. I thought the emotion of love was so limiting so I watched movies like "If Only" and "The Notebook" to stir up more emotions and wrote the lyrics. That's why this song is so special to me. It's my first album so I was too shy to put it as track 1 so I put it as track 7.",{{cite web|url=http://m.world.kbs.co.kr/entertainment/program_bschat_detail.htm?lang=e&No=1321|title=KBS World Radio Backstage Chat}}}}
He explains what "A Daily Song" is about:
{{quote|"It's a song recalling memories so yes, I do have similar memories. It could be about love, my parents, a childhood incident. Music has the power to bring back memories from when you were young. So I too remember things from my past...when I write songs, of course my experiences are included. I also use other people's stories or movies.",{{cite web|url=http://m.world.kbs.co.kr/entertainment/program_bschat_detail.htm?lang=e&No=1321|title=KBS World Radio Backstage Chat}}}}
Be Ordinary describes nearly every aspect of his ordinary everyday life as a musician for the past 10 years he remained unknown. His last release as a studio full-length album was in 2007 with his album Five Senses. Be Ordinary is his first EP.
Promotion
Before the EP's release, Be Ordinary, a teaser video,{{cite web|last=Yoo|first=Byung-chul|date=2017-06-09|title=황치열, 타이틀곡 '매일 듣는 노래' 뮤직비디오 티저영상 공개|url=http://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=215&aid=0000554754|website=Naver News|publisher=Korea Economy TV|language=korean}} was released on 9 June 2017. The EP and its official music video,{{cite web|last=Jeong|first=An-jee|date=2017-06-13|title=황치열, 오늘(13일) 신곡 음원 및 MV 공개 '중독성 甲'|url=http://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=076&aid=0003105748|website=Naver News|publisher=Sports Chosun|language=korean}} were released on 13 June 2017 and EP consists of seven tracks with many different genres. He wrote the lyrics for the last song, "Alone".{{cite web|title=Be Ordinary|url=https://www.melon.com/album/detail.htm?albumId=10070673|website=Melon|language=korean}}
On 24 May 2017, Hwang performed the song "A Daily Song" live for the first time on episode 16 of I Can See Your Voice, Season 4, that was broadcast on 15 June 2017 on Mnet.{{cite web|last=Ryu|first=Su-geun|date=2017-06-15|title='너의 목소리가 보여' 황치열, 미스터리 싱어에서 초대가수로 '인생대반전'|url=http://m.sportsq.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=242545&daum_check=&naver_check=1|website=SportQ|language=korean}}
On 23 June 2017, "A Daily Song" took first place in the fourth week of June 2017 on KBS Music Bank. The nominees for the Music Bank K-Chart first place were "A Daily Song" by Hwang Chi-yeul and "Untitled, 2014" by G-Dragon.{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Ji-young|date=2017-06-24|title=황치열, 밝은 미소와 함께 뮤직뱅크 1위 인증샷...훈훈|url=http://mbnmoney.mbn.co.kr/mobile/view?news_no=MM1002857398#imadnews|website=Maeil Business TV|language=korean}}
On 24–25 June 2017, Hwang held his first concert, Yolo Con at the Olympic Park in Seoul and performed his new songs from the EP live.{{cite web|last=Yoon|first=Min-sik|date=2017-06-21|title=Hwang Chi-yeul becomes best-selling nongroup artist since 2013|url=http://m.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20170621000620#cb|website=The Korea Herald}}
Hwang is scheduled to hold his solo showcase on 30 July 2017 in Taipei,{{cite web|last=Park|first=Seol-i|date=2017-06-07|title=황치열, 대만 여심 훔친다…7월 단독 쇼케이스 개최|url=http://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=213&aid=0000968970|website=Naver News|publisher=TV Report|language=korean}} and in concert on 10–11 August 2017 in Toronto.{{cite web|url=http://www.kpopme.com/hcy/|title=FIRST LIVE CONCERT IN CANADA|access-date=10 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170711155312/http://www.kpopme.com/hcy/|archive-date=11 July 2017|url-status=dead}}
Hwang occasionally performs songs from the EP acoustically on a live streaming channel V LIVE.{{cite web|title=비가 주르주륵 매일 듣는 노래|url=http://www.vlive.tv/video/35190/|url-status=dead|language=korean|access-date=10 July 2017|archive-date=11 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170711101243/http://www.vlive.tv/video/35190}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1 = Prologue
| note1 = 프롤로그
| writer1 = Kang Hwa-sung (David Kang)
| length1 = 1:10
| title2 = With you
| note2 = 같이 가자
| writer2 = Choi Gap-won, Kang Hwa-sung (David Kang)
| length2 = 4:04
| title3 = A Daily Song
| note3 = 매일 듣는 노래
| writer3 = Han Gil, Han Wool
| length3 = 4:19
| title4 = Angle
| note4 = 각
| writer4 = Hong Ji-yu, Son Jun-hyuk, Bull$Eye
| length4 = 3:51
| title5 = One Spring Day
| note5 = 봄이라서
| writer5 = ENIAC, SONGMARION
| length5 = 3:39
| title6 = Goodbye...
| note6 = 널 위해 배운 이별
| writer6 = Lee Keun-sang, Lee Mi-a
| length6 = 4:04
| title7 = Alone
| note7 = 사랑 그 한마디
| writer7 = Hwang Chi-yeul, Jeon Sang-hwan
| length7 = 4:27
}}
Personnel
Source:{{cite web|last=Kim|first=Jae-heun|date=2017-06-01|title=Singer makes successful comeback with new album|url=http://m.koreatimes.co.kr/phone/news/view.jsp?req_newsidx=231412|website=The Korea Times}}{{dead link|date=May 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
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- Hwang Chi-yeul – vocals
- Kang Hwa-sung (David Kang) – piano, keyboards
- Shin Jeong-eun – keyboards, drums
- Jeong Su-wan – guitar
- Choi Hun – bass
- Han Gil – piano
- Park Shin-won – guitar
- Kang Tae-woo – backing vocals
- Yoon Young-bok – keyboards
- Tommy Kim – guitar
- Bull$Eye – drums
- Son Jun-hyuk – backing vocals
- ENIAC – piano, keyboards, drums
- Kim Da-ham – piano, keyboards
- Lee Gheun-hyung – guitar
- Jang Tae-woong – bass
- Super COO – drums
- Jeon Sang-hwan – piano, bass, drums
- Chung Soo-wan – guitar
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Charts
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==Monthly charts==
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==Half-Year charts==
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==Year-end charts==
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=Singles=
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| scope="row"| Digital Chart
|"A Daily Song" |
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| scope="row"| Download Chart
|"A Daily Song" |
| scope="row"| Streaming Chart
|"A Daily Song" |
| scope="row"| BGM Chart
|"A Daily Song" |
| scope="row"| BGM Chart
|"Alone" |
| scope="row"| Mobile Chart
|"A Daily Song" |
| scope="row"| Singing room Chart
|"A Daily Song" |
| scope="row"| Social Chart
|"A Daily Song" |