Story Op.1

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{{Infobox album

| name = The Collection: Story Op.1

| type = Compilation album

| artist = Jonghyun

| cover = Jonghyun - Story Op.1.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{start date|2015|09|17}}{{cite web|title=STARHOME > Discography|url=http://jonghyun.smtown.com/Discography/AlbumInfo/10197|website=JongHyun Official Website|publisher=S.M. Entertainment|access-date=September 25, 2015|archive-date=May 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180519102336/http://jonghyun.smtown.com/Discography/AlbumInfo/10197|url-status=live}}

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = {{hlist|R&B|soul{{cite web|title=Genre according to korean music site|url=http://www.melon.com/album/detail.htm?albumId=2640645|accessdate=September 25, 2015|archive-date=September 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925160629/https://www.melon.com/album/detail.htm?albumId=2640645|url-status=live}}|ballad}}

| length = 32:23

| language = Korean

| label = {{hlist|SM|KT Music}}

| producer =

| prev_title = Base

| prev_year = 2015

| next_title = She Is

| next_year = 2016

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = The Collection series

| type = compilation

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| title = The Collection: Story Op.1

| year = 2015

| next_title = The Collection: Story Op.2

| next_year = 2016

}}

{{Singles

| name = Story Op.1

| type = Compilation album

| single1 = End of a Day

| single1date = September 17, 2015

}}

{{External music video|type= compilation|{{YouTube|wGP-gfCWXYI|"End of a day"}}}}

}}

The Collection: Story Op.1 ({{Korean|소품집 : 이야기 Op.1||Sopunjib: Iyagi Op.1}}) is the first compilation album by South Korean singer-songwriter Jonghyun, released on September 17, 2015, by SM Entertainment, following his solo debut with the extended play Base on January 12. The album was not promoted on music shows.

Background

{{cquote|As I started Blue Night, I contemplated on how to incorporate myself well into the program... As expected, the conclusion is communicating with listeners and music! That's why I have prepared a project where I personally write a song pertaining to a listener's story and let you hear it. The name of the corner is "Blue Night Lyrics, That Man's Composition". It won't be aired every week, but it will be aired once every few months as a special corner, so please send in a lot of stories, I'm accepting stories through the homepage.{{cite web|url=http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&oid=382&aid=0000230801&sid1=001&lfrom=twitter|script-title=ko:샤이니 종현, '푸른 밤' 청취자 위한 자작곡 전격 공개|trans-title=Jonghyun to reveal his new compositions on MBC FM4U's 'Blue Night'|work=Sports Dong-A|via=Naver|last=Hong|first=Se-young|date=July 4, 2014|access-date=September 25, 2015|language=Korean|archive-date=September 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925160632/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0000230801|url-status=live}}}}

All the songs from the release were previously revealed on Jonghyun's radio show Blue Night between July 2014 and July 2015 in demo form, and rearranged versions were included on the album. "End of a Day" was the lead single of the album, which was released on September 17, 2015.{{cite web|url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20150914004400315|title=Shinee's Jonghyun to release self-composed album|website=Yonhap News Agency|date=September 14, 2015|access-date=February 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204145539/https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20150914004400315|archive-date=February 4, 2022|url-status=live}} The music video stars Ryohei Otani.{{cite news|first=Soo-jung|last=Park|url=http://news.kstyle.com/article.ksn?articleNo=2029160|title=大谷亮平、SHINee ジョンヒョンの新曲「一日の終わり」MVで見せた熱演が話題に|publisher=KStyle News|date=2015-09-18|access-date=2018-02-01|language=Japanese|archive-date=February 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180202190336/http://news.kstyle.com/article.ksn?articleNo=2029160|url-status=live}}

Composition

"Like You" first played on Blue Night on July 8, 2014. The song is based on a story submitted by a male listener who describes being in love with someone but hasn't properly confessed. Jonghyun wrote the song from the listener's perspective, guessing the feelings of the person he likes.{{cite AV media |people=Kim Jong-hyun |date=2014-07-08 |title=Blue Night |medium=Radio broadcast |language=Korean }}{{cite news|author=Park Soo-jung|url=http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/686821|title=[어느 멋진 장면] 샤이니 종현, 소품집에 담긴 사연들|publisher=Ten Asia|date=2015-09-25|accessdate=2018-01-25|language=Korean|archive-date=January 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126184909/http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/686821|url-status=live}} "I'm Sorry" was broadcast on July 10, 2014. The song is based on a story submitted by a woman who describes feeling uneasy after being unable to reply to an e-mail from her ex-boyfriend. Jonghyun wrote the lyrics based on the woman's feelings, as he felt the listener "has these feelings of being sorry."{{cite AV media |people=Kim Jong-hyun |date=2014-07-10 |title=Blue Night |medium=Radio broadcast |language=Korean }} "U & I" was broadcast on July 11, 2014, and was based on Jonghyun's relationship with his listeners, as he introduced the song saying, "Treat Blue Night like your diary and feel free to let me know your stories."{{cite AV media |people=Kim Jong-hyun |date=2014-07-11 |title=Blue Night |medium=Radio broadcast |language=Korean }}

"End of a Day" was first broadcast on November 10, 2014, during the second season of "The Man Who Composes", and Jonghyun wrote it based on his feelings about coming home from work every day. He was inspired to write the song by his dog, Byulroo.{{cite AV media |people=Kim Jong-hyun |date=2014-11-14 |title=Blue Night |medium=Radio broadcast |language=Korean }} "Happy Birthday" was broadcast on November 12, 2014. It was intended to be a melancholic birthday song, as it was influenced by multiple stories from listeners who celebrated their birthdays alone or the birthdays of loved ones who are no longer in their lives.{{cite AV media |people=Kim Jong-hyun |date=2014-11-12 |title=Blue Night |medium=Radio broadcast |language=Korean }}

"Maybe Tomorrow" was broadcast on April 7, 2015. Jonghyun was influenced by multiple submissions where listeners often discussed taking a day off to rest from work and wrote a song to tell them to cheer up at their own pace. The beginning of the song features a phone recording of a conversation between him and Wefreaky pianist So-jin, his friend from high school.{{cite AV media |people=Kim Jong-hyun |date=2015-04-07 |title=Blue Night |medium=Radio broadcast |language=Korean }} "Diphylleia Grayi" was broadcast on April 10, 2015, the song using the skeleton flower as a metaphor for facing both external and internal struggles. Jonghyun had written the song early on, wanting to contribute to a soundtrack for a Korean historical drama.{{cite AV media |people=Kim Jong-hyun |date=2015-04-10 |title=Blue Night |medium=Radio broadcast |language=Korean }}

"02:34" was broadcast on July 8, 2015, and was based on Jonghyun's experiences drinking with his friends after work, calling it a "friendship" song.{{cite AV media |people=Kim Jong-hyun |date=2015-07-08 |title=Blue Night |medium=Radio broadcast |language=Korean }} "Fine" was broadcast on July 13, 2015, and the background of the song was described as "the decisive moment of action that could take place between a man and a woman left alone", where Jonghyun uses it as a metaphor for describing future possibilities.{{cite AV media |people=Kim Jong-hyun |date=2015-07-13 |title=Blue Night |medium=Radio broadcast |language=Korean }}

Track listing

{{tracklist

| collapsed =

| headline = Story Op.1 track listing

| extra_column = Arrangement

| total_length = 32:23

| all_lyrics = Jonghyun

| all_music = Jonghyun and Wefreaky except where noted

| title1 = End of a Day

| note1 = {{Korean|hangul=하루의 끝|rr=Haruui kkeut}}

| extra1 = {{hlist|Jonghyun|Wefreaky}}

| length1 = 04:37

| title2 = U & I

| extra2 = Score

| length2 = 02:51

| title3 = Like You

| extra3 = Philtre

| length3 = 03:15

| title4 = Diphylleia Grayi

| note4 = {{Korean|hangul=산하엽|rr=Sanhayeop|lit=Skeleton Flower}}

| extra4 = E-Nail

| length4 = 04:35

| title5 = Happy Birthday

| extra5 = Score

| length5 = 02:51

| title6 = I'm Sorry

| note6 = {{Korean|hangul=미안해|rr=Mianhae}}

| extra6 = E-Nail

| length6 = 04:11

| title7 = 02:34

| music7 = {{hlist|Jonghyun|Wefreaky|Heuktae}}

| extra7 = {{hlist|Jonghyun|Wefreaky|Heuktae}}

| length7 = 03:46

| title8 = Fine

| note8 = {{Korean|hangul=그래도 되지 않아?|rr=Geuraedo doeji ana?|lit=Wouldn't That Be Fine?}}

| music8 = {{hlist|Jonghyun|Wefreaky|Heuktae}}

| extra8 = {{hlist|Jonghyun|Wefreaky|Heuktae}}

| length8 = 03:04

| title9 = Maybe Tomorrow

| note9 = {{Korean|hangul=내일쯤|rr=Naeiljjeum}}

| extra9 = Score

| length9 = 03:13

}}

Charts

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|+ Chart performance for Story Op.1

! Chart (2015)

! Peak
position

scope="row"| Japanese Albums (Oricon){{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2015-10-05/p/2/|title=Story Op.1 - 2015年10月05日付|work=Oricon Style|publisher=Oricon Inc.|language=ja|access-date=February 4, 2018|archive-date=October 1, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001063458/http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2015-10-05/p/2/|url-status=dead}}

| 15

scope="row"| Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums&year=2015&month=09&day=28|title=Hot Albums [2015/09/23 公開]|trans-title=Hot Albums [Released on 2015/09/23]|website=Billboard Japan|access-date=July 17, 2021|language=ja|archive-date=July 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717144925/https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums&year=2015&month=09&day=28|url-status=live}}

| 54

scope="row"| South Korean Albums (Gaon){{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=39&hitYear=2015&termGbn=week|title=Story Op.1 - 2015년 39주차 Album Chart|work=Gaon Music Chart|publisher=Korea Music Content Industry Association|language=ko|access-date=February 4, 2018|archive-date=August 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815231330/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=39&hitYear=2015&termGbn=week|url-status=dead}}

| 3

scope="row"| US World Albums (Billboard){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/jonghyun/chart-history/wlp/|title=Jonghyun Chart History (World Albums)|website=Billboard|access-date=July 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509123001/https://www.billboard.com/music/jonghyun/chart-history/WLP|archive-date=May 9, 2021|url-status=live}}

| 7

Release history

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|+ Release history and formats for Story Op.1

! Region

! Date

! Format

! Label

scope="row" | South Korea

| rowspan="2" | September 17, 2015

| {{hlist|CD|digital download|streaming}}

| {{hlist|SM Entertainment|KT Music}}

scope="row" | Various

| {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}}

| SM Entertainment

References