Ssa2
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{{Infobox album
| name = Ssa2 (Cheap 2)
| type = album
| artist = Psy
| cover = PSY Ssa2 Album Cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = January 16, 2002
| recorded = 2001
| venue =
| studio =
| length = 43:11
| language = Korean
| label = Cream Records
| producer =
| prev_title = Psy from the Psycho World!
| prev_year = 2001
| next_title = 3 Mai
| next_year = 2002
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Ssa2
| type = studio
| single1 = Hooray!
| single1date = January 16, 2002
| single2 = Report This Expression
| single2date = January 16, 2002
}}
}}
Ssa2 ({{langx|ko|싸2}}; {{langx|ko|싸이2}}) is the second album by South Korean singer Psy, released on January 16, 2002. The album contains 14 songs and was later released worldwide through iTunes.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/%EC%8B%B82/561856703|title=싸2 by Psy|date=2002-01-16|publisher=Apple Music|accessdate=2022-12-29}} Commercially, the album had sold nearly 74,000 copies by the end of 2002 and was the 76th best-selling album of the year in South Korea.
Release and controversy
After the controversy which surrounded the release of his first album Psy from the Psycho World! in early 2001, and being fined for explicit content, this second album's release at the beginning of 2002 followed in its footsteps.{{cite web|last=Vincent|first=Alice|title=The Rise of Psy|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/9987299/The-Rise-of-Psy.html|date=April 12, 2013|work=The Daily Telegraph|accessdate=April 25, 2017}}{{cite web|last=Stern|first=Marlow|title=Psy Talks Gangnam Style, Growing Up, and His Next Single|url=http://www.newsweek.com/psy-talks-gangnam-style-growing-and-his-next-single-65393|date=October 29, 2012|work=Newsweek|accessdate=April 25, 2017}}{{cite web|last=Fisher|first=Max|title=Gangnam Style, Dissected: The Subversive Message Within South Korea's Music Video Sensation|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/08/gangnam-style-dissected-the-subversive-message-within-south-koreas-music-video-sensation/261462/|date=August 23, 2012|work=The Atlantic|accessdate=April 25, 2017}} In November 15, 2001, he was arrested for smoking marijuana, ordered to pay 10,000,000 won for his bail and heavy fine of 500,000 won, and spent 25 days in jail.{{Cite web|url=https://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=102&oid=005&aid=0000083222|title = 가수 싸이 보석 허가}}{{Cite web|url=https://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=102&oid=020&aid=0000097795|title = '엽기가수' 싸이 대마 흡입}}{{cite book|last=Kallen|first=Stuart A.|title=K-Pop: Korea's Musical Explosion, page 45|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UOKjAgAAQBAJ&q=psy+marijuana+arrest+2001+second+album&pg=PA45|year=2014|publisher=Twenty-First Century Books |isbn=9781467720427|accessdate=April 25, 2017}}{{cite magazine|last=Seabrook|first=John|title=Factory Girls|url=http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2012/10/08/factory-girls-2|date=October 8, 2012|magazine=The New Yorker|accessdate=April 25, 2017}} He responded by writing songs about the controversies and government censors complained about the "defiant and obscene lyrics" on his second album.
While the first album contained only one explicit song, half the songs in the new album received explicit warnings and could not be sold to persons under 19.{{cite web|last=Haps Magazine Staff|title=Exclusive: Psy's Anti-America Protesting Past?|url=http://busanhaps.com/exclusive-psys-once-passionate-protesting-past/|date=November 28, 2012|work=Haps Magazine|accessdate=April 25, 2017}}{{cite book|last=Shilpa Dave, LeiLani Nishime, Tasha Oren|title=Global Asian American Popular Cultures, Chapter 19 "Hybrid Hallyu" (Crystal S. Anderson), page 297|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F__LCgAAQBAJ&q=psy+ssa2+album&pg=PA297|year=2016|publisher=NYU Press |isbn=9781479815739|accessdate=April 25, 2017}}{{cite web|last=Vincent|first=Alice|title=Psy's 'Gentleman' video banned, but the singer is praised by South Korean president|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/10003454/Psys-Gentleman-video-banned-but-the-singer-is-praised-by-South-Korean-president.html|date=April 18, 2013|work=The Daily Telegraph|accessdate=April 25, 2017}}{{cite web|last=Rayner|first=Jay|title=How Psy taught me Gangnam Style|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/nov/18/gangnam-style-psy|date=November 17, 2012|work=The Guardian/The Observer|accessdate=April 25, 2017}} Korean civil groups complained to the government standards board and he was fined again.
Critical reception
Alice Vincent of The Telegraph said the album "sparked complaints from authorities that it would negatively influence children, cementing Psy's reputation for controversy and eccentricity."
Track listing
{{Track listing
| total_length = 43:11
| all_writing =
| title1 = Intro
| note1 = featuring Masta Wu, Jed, Ha Dae Hwan, Ray Jay, Yohan
| writer1 = Psy, Masta Wu, Jed, Ray Jay, Yohan
| length1 = 2:18
| title2 = Report This Expression (신고식) {{efn|The original song is "adult ceremony" by korean singer Park Ji-yoon. The lyrics were changed.}}
| note2 =
| writer2 = Psy
| length2 = 3:29
| title3 = Dilemma (딜레마)
| note3 =
| writer3 = Psy
| length3 = 3:27
| title4 = Hooray (얼씨구)
| note4 =
| writer4 = Psy
| length4 = 3:03
| title5 = Yes, I Am
| note5 =
| writer5 = Psy
| length5 = 3:20
| title6 = If They Become (해지면)
| note6 =
| writer6 = Psy
| length6 = 3:08
| title7 = Deep Waters (원해)
| note7 =
| writer7 = Psy
| length7 = 2:46
| title8 = In a Sauna Bath (사우나 속으로)
| note8 = featuring Masta Wu
| writer8 = Psy, Masta Wu
| length8 = 3:11
| title9 = 1st Place (Talk Box Yoo Gun-hyung) (1등)
| note9 =
| writer9 = Psy
| length9 = 3:13
| title10 = Bird 2 (새 Pt.2)
| note10 = featuring Kim Jun Hyuk
| writer10 = Psy, Kim Jun Hyuk
| length10 = 3:17
| title11 = Bad Year (나쁜년)
| note11 =
| writer11 = Psy
| length11 = 3:06
| title12 = Controversy Over Her (처녀논쟁)
| note12 = featuring Ray Jay
| writer12 = Psy, Ray Jay
| length12 = 3:30
| title13 = Basica 2.0
| note13 =
| writer13 = Psy
| length13 = 3:53
| title14 = Living (생)
| note14 =
| writer14 = Psy
| length14 = 3:30
}}
Charts and sales
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= Monthly charts =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |
| Chart (January 2002)
! Peak |
|---|
| scope="row"| South Korean Albums (RIAK){{cite web|url=http://riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=2002&hit_month=2|script-title=ko:2002년 가요음반판매량|trans-title=Sales of music albums in 2002|publisher=Recording Industry Association of Korea|accessdate=May 13, 2021|archivedate=October 13, 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171013065356/http://riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=2002&hit_month=2|language=ko}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 14 |
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= Year-end charts =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |
| Chart (2002)
! Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| South Korean Albums (RIAK){{cite web|url=http://www.riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=2002&hit_month=12|script-title=ko:2002년 가요음반판매량|trans-title=2002 Album Sales Figures|publisher=Recording Industry Association of Korea|language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180501094225/http://www.riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=2002&hit_month=12|archive-date=May 1, 2018|url-status=dead|access-date=October 24, 2020}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 76 |
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=Sales=
Notes
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External links
- [https://imnews.imbc.com/replay/2002/nwdesk/article/1886481_30761.html Korean News report from 2002 about the controversy around the album]