Chapter 4 (g.o.d album)
{{short description|Album by g.o.d.}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Chapter 4
| type = album
| artist = g.o.d
| cover = Godchapter4albumcover.jpg
| alt =
| released = November 15, 2001
| recorded = 2001
| venue =
| language = Korean
| studio = Sidus Studio (Gangnam, Seoul)
Bay Studio (Seoul)
Wave Studio (Mapo, Seoul)
| genre = {{flatlist|
}}
| length = 49:14
| label = * Sidus
- Yejeon Media
| producer = {{hlist|Park Jin-young|Jung Hoon-tak|Jung Hae-ik}}
| prev_title = Chapter 3
| prev_year = 2000
| next_title = Chapter 5: Letter
| next_year = 2002
| misc = {{Singles
| type = studio
| name = Chapter 4
| single1 = Road
| single1date = November 15, 2001
}}}}
Chapter 4 is the fourth album of South Korean pop music group g.o.d. It was released through Sidus and Yejeon Media on November 15, 2001. It was the group's second record to sell over 1 million copies.{{cite news|title=오빠들이 돌아왔다, god가 다시 거짓말처럼!|url=http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/250689|work=10Asia (Korea Economic Daily)|date=May 8, 2014|language=Korean|access-date=October 16, 2017|archive-date=July 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730032542/http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/250689|url-status=dead}}
Critical reception
The album was not only popular and well received by fans, it was the group's most critically acclaimed album to date. It won the Daesang (Grand Prize) for the Album of the Year at the Golden Disc Awards, becoming only the second idol group to win one of the industry's most prestigious awards.{{cite news|title=[30th 골든★열전⑧] 미워할 수 없는 국민아이돌..god 편|url=http://news.joins.com/article/19390238|work=JoongAng Ilbo|date=January 11, 2016}}
Various reviews by major newspapers noted that the album displayed a more introspective and mature side of the group, with the album art likewise reflecting a more serious theme compared to that of the third album.{{cite news|title=Well, g.o.d Bless Us All: A Boy Band Returns|url=http://mengnews.joins.com/view.aspx?aId=1897512|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|date=November 25, 2001|last=Choe|first=Jae-hee|access-date=November 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170910172705/http://mengnews.joins.com/view.aspx?aId=1897512|archive-date=September 10, 2017|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|title=화려함 대신 그들의 길 찾은 god|url=http://legacy.www.hani.co.kr/section-014009000/2001/11/014009000200111211501008.html|work=The Hankyoreh|date=November 21, 2001|language=Korean}}{{cite news|title=[음악]그룹 god 4집 '길' 출시…＂우리의 '길'은 계속된다＂|url=http://news.donga.com/3/all/20011118/7760295/1|work=The Dong-a Ilbo|date=November 18, 2001|language=Korean}} The Korea JoongAng Daily concluded that "with R&B, hip-hop and ballads all blended together, the new release ought to satisfy the band's many fans."
Commercial performance
Chapter 4 sold 1,441,209 copies within a month of its release.{{cite web |title=2001년 11월 가요음반판매량 |url=http://www.riak.or.kr/chart/cdc/2001-11.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015150153/http://www.riak.or.kr/chart/cdc/2001-11.pdf |archive-date=2017-10-15 |access-date=2017-10-15 |publisher=Recording Industry Association of Korea |language=Korean}} Although the total sales figures dipped slightly compared to Chapter 3, Chapter 4 still currently holds the record for the best selling album (not including a repackaged edition) within a month in the history of the Recording Industry Association of Korea and its successor organizations, including the present-day Korea Music Content Industry Association which compiles data for the Circle Chart.{{cite news |date=October 12, 2017 |title=BTS's "Love Yourself: Her" Sets New Gaon Chart Record In 16 Years With 1.2 Million Albums Sold |publisher=Soompi |url=https://www.soompi.com/2017/10/12/btss-love-sets-new-gaon-chart-record-16-years-1-2-million-albums-sold/}}{{cite news |date=October 13, 2017 |title=방탄소년단, 단일 앨범 120만장 돌파 '대기록'…god 4집 이후 16년만 |language=Korean |work=The Chosun Ilbo |url=http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2017/10/13/2017101300912.html}}{{cite news |date=October 13, 2017 |title=BTS album 'Love Yourself: Her' sells over 1.2 mln copies |work=The Korea Herald |url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20171013000378&ACE_SEARCH=1}}
Awards and nominations
"Road" and "The Place Where You Should Be" won successive "Triple Crowns" on Inkigayo and also ranked number one on Music Camp (predecessor of Show! Music Core).
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |
| Year
! Award ! Category ! Result ! Ref. |
|---|
| rowspan="2" | 2001
| rowspan="2" | Golden Disc Awards | Album Daesang (Grand Prize) | {{won}} | rowspan="2" align="center" | {{cite news|title=골든디스크 대상에 그룹 god의 '길'|url=http://news.joins.com/article/1070110|work=JoongAng Ilbo|date=January 30, 2002|language=Korean}} |
| Album Bonsang (Main Prize)
| {{won}} |
Track listing
{{Track listing
| title_width = 35%
| writing_width = 45%
| extra_width = 20%
| total_length = 49:14
| title1 = Intro
| note1 =
| lyrics1 = Park Jin-young
| music1 = Park Jin-young
| length1 = 1:17
| title2 = Road
| note2 = 길; Gil
| lyrics2 = Park Jin-young
| music2 = Park Jin-young
| length2 = 3:46
| title3 = Again
| note3 = 다시; Dashi
| lyrics3 = Park Jin-young
| music3 = Park Jin-young
| length3 = 4:43
| title4 = Fool
| note4 = 바보; Babo
| lyrics4 = Park Jin-young
| music4 = {{hlist|Park Jin-young|Bang Si-hyuk}}
| length4 = 3:57
| title5 = The Place Where You Should Be
| note5 = 니가 있어야 할 곳; Niga iteoya hal got
| lyrics5 = Park Jin-young
| music5 = {{hlist|Park Jin-young|Bae Jin-ryeol (JR Groove)}}
| length5 = 3:40
| title6 = Sad Love
| note6 = 슬픈 사랑; Seulpeun sarang
| lyrics6 = {{hlist|Park Joon-hyung|Danny Ahn|Yoon Kye-sang|Son Ho-young|Kim Tae-woo}}
| music6 = Kim Do-hoon (ko)
| length6 = 3:46
| title7 = I Know
| note7 = 나는 알아; Naneun ara
| lyrics7 = Park Jin-young
| music7 = {{hlist|Park Jin-young|Bang Si-hyuk}}
| length7 = 4:05
| title8 = You Don't Know
| note8 = 모르죠; Moreujyo
| lyrics8 = {{hlist|Park Jin-young|Bang Si-hyuk}}
| music8 = Bang Si-hyuk
| length8 = 4:20
| title9 = I Have A Man (narration by Kim Jung-eun)
| note9 = 난 남자가 있어; Nan namjaga it-eo
| lyrics9 = Park Jin-young
| music9 = Park Jin-young
| length9 = 4:05
| title10 = Let's Go (featuring Lim Jeong-hee)
| note10 = 가자; Gaja
| lyrics10 = Park Jin-young
| music10 = Park Jin-young
| length10 = 4:10
| title11 = 134-14
| note11 =
| lyrics11 = {{hlist|Park Joon-hyung|Danny Ahn|Yoon Kye-sang|Son Ho-young|Kim Tae-woo}}
| music11 = Danny Ahn
| length11 = 3:28
| title12 = The Reason Why I Can't Leave
| note12 = 떠나지 못하는 이유; Tteonaji mothaneun iyu
| lyrics12 = Park Jin-young
| music12 = Park Jin-young
| length12 = 4:10
| title13 = Road
| note13 = instrumental
| lyrics13 =
| music13 =
| length13 = 3:46
}}
Credits and personnel
Credits are adapted from the album liner notes.
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- Park Jun-hyung – rapper
- Yoon Kye-sang – vocals
- Danny Ahn – rapper
- Son Ho-young – vocal
- Kim Tae-woo – vocal
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; Session
- Taeyoon Lee – bass guitar (track 3)
- Jeong Yu-seok – scratch (track 7)
- Seungwoo Jeon – backing vocal (track 2, 3, 5, 6)
- Seongho Kang – backing vocal (track 2, 7, 11)
- Fill in the blanks – backing vocal (track 2, 4, 8, 10, 11)
- Sam Lee – other (track 3, 5, 6, 10)
- Hong Jun-ho – other (track 3)
- Erich Bulling – other (track 9)
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; Staff
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- Hoon-tak Jeong, Hae-ik Jeong – producers
- Sidus & Content Group – executive producer
- Park Pil-won – co-producer
- Park Jin-young – producer, keyboard, backing vocalist (track 2, 7)
- Bang Si-hyuk – co-producer, keyboard, guitar (track 4), programming
- Heejung Park – acoustic music producer
- Bae Jin-ryeol – keyboard, programming
- Dohoon Kim – keyboard, programming
- Kim Soon-in & Kim Chan-seok (Sidus Studio), Lee Jin-won (Bay Studio), Nam Gung-jin & Cho Chang-hee (Wave Studio) – recording
- Ahn Jong-hwa, Park Jun-hyung, Jang Ji-bok – assistive technology
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- Jihoon Seong (Bay Studio & Dream Factory Studio) – mixing (track 1, 3, 5, 7–9, 12)
- Seungwook Ko (Lead Sound) – mixing (track 6, 10, 11)
- Dave "Hard Drive" Pensado (Enterprise Studios) – mixing (track 2, 4)
- Eddy Schryer (Oasis Mastering Studio) – mastering
- Seongjun Park, Jun Oh – manager
- Andy Yoo (Jaedeok Yoo) – art and style director
- Eunjin Kim, Seongjin Kwon, Hyeonha Lee, Jeonghee Park, Kyungmi Ha, Injin Jeon, Eongyeom Kim, Sechang Kwon – stylists
- Kim Il-kwon – photography
- Jiyeon Kim – album design
- Myungjin Art – printing
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Charts and sales
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= Monthly charts =
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| Chart (2001)
! Peak |
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| scope="row"| South Korean Albums (RIAK){{cite web |url=http://www.riak.or.kr/chart/cdc/2001-11.pdf|script-title=ko:2001년 11월 가요음반판매량|trans-title=Volume of music album sales in November 2001 |publisher=Recording Industry Association of Korea|accessdate=May 17, 2021|archivedate=October 15, 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015150153/http://www.riak.or.kr/chart/cdc/2001-11.pdf|language=ko}}
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= Year-end charts =
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| Chart (2001)
! Position |
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| scope="row"| South Korean Albums (RIAK){{cite web|url=http://www.riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=2001&hit_month=12|script-title=ko:2001년 12월 가요음반판매량|trans-title=December 2001 Album Sales Figures|date=January 2002|publisher=Recording Industry Association of Korea|language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627062534/http://www.riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=2001&hit_month=12|archive-date=June 27, 2018|url-status=dead|access-date=October 12, 2017}}
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See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.mnet.com/album/7173 Album Information] – Mnet {{in lang|ko}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20171127052221/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/%EA%B8%B8-road/id330766070?i=330766086 Chapter 4] on iTunes
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