Story Op.2

{{Infobox album

| name = The Collection: Story Op.2

| type = compilation

| artist = Jonghyun

| cover = Jonghyun story op2.jpg

| caption = Digital and Photo version cover.

| alt =

| released = {{start date|2017|04|24}}

| recorded =

| venue =

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| length =

| language = Korean

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

| producer =

| prev_title = She Is

| prev_year = 2016

| next_title = Poet {{!}} Artist

| next_year = 2018

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = The Collection series

| type = compilation

| prev_title = The Collection: Story Op.1

| prev_year = 2015

| title = The Collection: Story Op.2

| year = 2017

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{{Singles

| name = The Collection: Story Op.2

| type = Compilation album

| single1 = Lonely (feat. Taeyeon)

| single1date = April 24, 2017

}}

The Collection: Story Op.2 (Hangul: 소품집 : 이야기 Op.2; RR: Sopunjib: Iyagi Op.2) is the second compilation album by South Korean singer-songwriter Jonghyun, following his first compilation album Story Op.1. It was released on April 24, 2017, by SM Entertainment, and was the last album to be released during Jonghyun's lifetime.

Background

Jonghyun's first compilation album Story Op.1 was released in 2015, consisting of songs Jonghyun had written for his radio show Blue Night.{{cite web|url=https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20150914001127|title=Jonghyun to drop self-composed album|website=The Korea Herald|last=Ahn|first=Sung-mi|date=September 14, 2015|access-date=April 25, 2022|archive-date=April 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425162929/https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20150914001127|url-status=live}} On April 18, 2017, SM Entertainment announced that the follow-up, Story Op.2, would be released digitally on April 24, with a physical release the next day.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0000558146|script-title=ko:종현, 24일 두번째 소품집 '이야기 Op.2' 발표…전곡 자작곡 [공식]|trans-title=Jonghyun to release his second compilation album 'Story Op.2' on the 24th... All self-composed songs [Official]|work=Sports Dong-a|via=Naver|last=Hong|first=Se-young|date=April 18, 2017|access-date=September 19, 2022|language=ko|archive-date=June 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609224511/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0000558146|url-status=live}}

Story Op.2 contains five previously released songs. Four of these songs ("1000", "Just Chill", "Love is So Nice", "Our Season") were initially revealed between July–October 2016 during the "Man Who Composes" corner on Jonghyun's Blue Night radio broadcasts. Another previously released track ("Elevator") was revealed on the second episode of Mnet's Monthly Live Connection in 2015 and later released online. Rearranged versions were included on the album, in addition to five new tracks. All of the songs were written by Jonghyun.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0000559140|script-title=ko:종현, 소품집 트랙리스트 공개…'자작곡 10곡 수록'|trans-title=Jonghyun reveals the tracklist for his compilation album... 'Includes 10 self-composed songs'|work=Sports Dong-a|via=Naver|last=Choi|first=Yun-na|date=April 21, 2017|access-date=September 19, 2022|language=ko|archive-date=September 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220924234436/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0000559140|url-status=live}}

The lead single "Lonely" is a duet with Girls' Generation member Taeyeon. Jonghyun and Taeyeon had previously collaborated in 2014 as a part of their record label's project SM The Ballad with the Korean-language version of the song "Breath".{{cite news|url=http://osen.mt.co.kr/article/G1110628152|script-title=ko:종현x태연, 특급 콜라보 성사..두번째 소품집 타이틀 작업|trans-title=Jonghyun and Taeyeon will have a special collaboration, working on the title song of his second compilation album|work=Osen|last=Sun|first=Mi-kyung|date=April 19, 2017|access-date=March 5, 2021|language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507162323/http://osen.mt.co.kr/article/G1110628152|archive-date=May 7, 2021|url-status=live}}

Composition

The album is structured according to the flow of the four seasons. Lead single "Lonely" is a midtempo piano ballad with a "soft, snapping beat" and "twinkling synths". It describes feelings of intense loneliness.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/jonghyun-best-songs-top-15-8077764/|title=Jonghyun's 15 Best Songs: Critic's Picks|magazine=Billboard|last=Herman|first=Tamar|date=December 20, 2017|access-date=September 24, 2022|archive-date=September 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220907212304/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/jonghyun-best-songs-top-15-8077764/|url-status=live}} "1000" features acoustic guitar and romantic lyrics.{{cite web|url=http://www.izm.co.kr/contentRead.asp?idx=28445&bigcateidx=1&subcateidx=3&view_tp=1&view_sort=1|script-title=ko:이야기 Op.2|website=IZM|last=Kang|first=Min-jung|date=May 2017|access-date=September 24, 2022|language=ko|archive-date=September 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220924234436/http://www.izm.co.kr/contentRead.asp?idx=28445&bigcateidx=1&subcateidx=3&view_tp=1&view_sort=1|url-status=live}} "Just Chill" was inspired by Jonghyun's inability to take a break and rest.{{cite AV media notes|title=Story Op.2|others=Jonghyun|year=2017|type=Booklet|publisher=SM Entertainment|location=South Korea}} "Love is So Nice" belongs to the R&B genre. "Blinking Game" is a jazz song about the intimacy of making eye contact with a lover. "Elevator" is a ballad with a piano-guided melody, stripped back production and strings. In the lyrics, Jonghyun describes not being able to meet his eyes in the elevator mirror due to deep self-loathing and loneliness. "Let Me Out" is a "guttural" power ballad with anguished lyrics. It alternates between heavier and softer moments, and features "heavily Auto-Tuned belts and piercing high notes" over "throbbing beats, distorted strings, and grating synths". "Fireplace" is a neo soul song about a painful break-up. "Our Season" is a midtempo pop song that describes Jonghyun's affection for winter and its unexpected warmth. Bonus track "Where Are You" is a humorous song in which Jonghyun bemoans his lack of a romantic partner, complaining that even cockroaches have lovers, but not him.

Promotion and reception

A music video for "Lonely" was released simultaneously with the album.{{cite web|url=https://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201704251137467772603_2|title=[V Report Plus] Shinee's Jonghyun unveils music video for 'Lonely'|website=Kpop Herald|last=Jie|first=Ye-eun|date=April 25, 2017|access-date=September 19, 2022}} Jonghyun did not promote on music shows, but performed "Lonely" with Taeyeon on You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003527216|script-title=ko:[단독] 최강 보컬 종현X태연, '스케치북' 출격...듀엣 최초 공개|trans-title=[Exclusive] The strongest vocalists Jonghyun and Taeyeon to promote on 'Sketchbook'... First duet reveal|work=Osen|via=Naver|last=Jeong|first=So-young|date=April 28, 2017|access-date=September 19, 2022|language=ko|archive-date=November 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112015615/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003527216|url-status=live}} He performed songs from the album at his concert The Agit: The Letter in May–July 2017.{{cite web|url=https://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201705111805591527266_2|title=Jonghyun to hold extra concerts|website=Kpop Herald|last=Lee|first=Joel|date=May 11, 2017|access-date=July 11, 2022|archive-date=October 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023014819/http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201705111805591527266_2|url-status=live}}

Story Op.2 debuted at number two on South Korea's Gaon Album Chart.{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=17&hitYear=2017&termGbn=week|title=2017년 17주차 Album Chart|trans-title=Album Chart – Week 17 of 2017|work=Gaon Music Chart|language=ko|access-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516050756/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=17&hitYear=2017&termGbn=week|archive-date=May 16, 2021|url-status=dead}} It was the sixth best-selling album of April 2017, selling over 37,000 copies.{{cite web|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=04&hitYear=2017&termGbn=month&yearTime=3|title=Album Chart – April 2017|website=Gaon Music Chart|access-date=September 19, 2022|language=ko|archive-date=September 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220924234437/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=04&hitYear=2017&termGbn=month&yearTime=3|url-status=live}} In the United States, Story Op.2 debuted at number seven on the Billboard World Albums chart, becoming Jonghyun's fourth top ten entry.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/jonghyun-shinee-album-songs-return-to-the-charts-2017/|title=Jonghyun & Shinee Music Returns to New Highs on the Charts After His Death|magazine=Billboard|last=Benjamin|first=Jeff|date=December 27, 2017|access-date=September 24, 2022|url-access=subscription|archive-date=September 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220907212251/https://www.billboard.com/pro/jonghyun-shinee-album-songs-return-to-the-charts-2017/|url-status=live}} Following Jonghyun's death in December 2017, it re-entered the Gaon Album Chart at number ten,{{cite web|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=51&hitYear=2017&termGbn=week&yearTime=3|title=Album Chart – Week 51, 2017|website=Gaon Music Chart|access-date=September 24, 2022|language=ko|archive-date=September 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220924234437/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=51&hitYear=2017&termGbn=week&yearTime=3|url-status=live}} and achieved a new peak of number five on World Albums, selling almost 1,000 copies in the week ending December 21.

Track listing

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| all_lyrics = Jonghyun

| all_music =

| headline = Story Op.2 track listing

| extra_column = Arrangement

| title1 = Lonely

| note1 = feat. Taeyeon

| length1 = 4:04

| lyrics1 =

| music1 = {{hlist|Jonghyun|Wefreaky|MonoTree|Imlay}}

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

| title2 = 1000

| note2 =

| length2 = 4:01

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| extra2 = {{hlist|Jonghyun|Wefreaky}}

| title3 = Just Chill

| note3 = {{Korean|hangul=멍하니 있어|rr=Meonghani isseo|lit=Staring Into Space}}

| length3 = 3:25

| lyrics3 =

| music3 = {{hlist|Jonghyun|Wefreaky|Imlay}}

| extra3 = {{hlist|Jonghyun|Wefreaky|Imlay}}

| title4 = Love is So Nice

| length4 = 3:27

| lyrics4 =

| music4 = {{hlist|Jonghyun|Wefreaky|Imlay}}

| extra4 = {{hlist|Jonghyun|Wefreaky|Imlay}}

| title5 = Blinking Game

| note5 = {{Korean|hangul=눈싸움|rr=Nunssaum}}

| length5 = 3:36

| lyrics5 =

| music5 = {{hlist|Jonghyun|Wefreaky|E-Nail}}

| extra5 = {{hlist|Jonghyun|Wefreaky|E-Nail}}

| title6 = Elevator

| note6 = {{Korean|hangul=엘리베이터|rr=Ellibeiteo}}

| length6 = 3:44

| lyrics6 =

| music6 = {{hlist|Jonghyun|Wefreaky}}

| extra6 = {{hlist|Wefreaky|Philtre (Jang Jae-won)}}

| title7 = Let Me Out

| note7 = {{Korean|hangul=놓아줘|rr=Noajwo}}

| length7 = 4:24

| lyrics7 =

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

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

| title8 = Fireplace

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| length8 = 4:22

| lyrics8 =

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

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

| title9 = Our Season

| note9 = {{Korean|hangul=따뜻한 겨울|rr=Ttatteutan gyeoul|lit=Warm Winter}}

| length9 = 4:03

| lyrics9 =

| music9 = {{hlist|Jonghyun|Wefreaky|Shin Hyun-jin}}

| extra9 = Score

| total_length = 35:06

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Story Op.2{{nobold| – Physical edition (bonus track)}}

| extra_column = Arrangement

| total_length = 39:13

| title10 = Where Are You

| note10 = {{Korean|hangul=바퀴|rr=Bakwi|lit=Cockroach}}

| length10 = 4:07

| lyrics10 =

| music10 = {{hlist|Jonghyun|Wefreaky}}

| extra10 = {{hlist|Jonghyun|Wefreaky}}

}}

Charts

=Weekly charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ Chart performance for Story Op.2 ! scope="col"\| Chart (2017) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
scope="row"\| Japanese Albums (Oricon){{cite web\|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2017-05-08/p/3/\|title=週間アルバムランキング 2017年05月08日付\|trans-title=Weekly Album Ranking – May 8, 2017\|publisher=Oricon\|access-date=July 9, 2021\|language=ja\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201010161103/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2017-05-08/p/3/\|archive-date=October 10, 2020\|url-status=live}} \| 30
scope="row"\| Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan){{cite web\|url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums&year=2017&month=05&day=08\|title=Hot Albums [2017/05/03 公開]\|trans-title=Hot Albums [Released on 2017/05/03]\|website=Billboard Japan\|access-date=July 17, 2021\|language=ja\|archive-date=July 17, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717145924/https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums&year=2017&month=05&day=08\|url-status=live}} \| 34
scope="row"\| South Korean Albums (Gaon) \| 2
scope="row"\| US World Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/jonghyun/chart-history/wlp/\|title=Jonghyun Chart History (World Albums)\|magazine=Billboard\|access-date=July 9, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420202746/https://www.billboard.com/music/Jonghyun/chart-history/world-albums\|archive-date=April 20, 2019\|url-status=live}} \| 5

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ Chart performance for Story Op.2

! scope="col"| Chart (2017)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| Japanese Albums (Oricon){{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2017-05-08/p/3/|title=週間アルバムランキング 2017年05月08日付|trans-title=Weekly Album Ranking – May 8, 2017|publisher=Oricon|access-date=July 9, 2021|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201010161103/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2017-05-08/p/3/|archive-date=October 10, 2020|url-status=live}}

| 30

scope="row"| Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums&year=2017&month=05&day=08|title=Hot Albums [2017/05/03 公開]|trans-title=Hot Albums [Released on 2017/05/03]|website=Billboard Japan|access-date=July 17, 2021|language=ja|archive-date=July 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717145924/https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums&year=2017&month=05&day=08|url-status=live}}

| 34

scope="row"| South Korean Albums (Gaon)

| 2

scope="row"| US World Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/jonghyun/chart-history/wlp/|title=Jonghyun Chart History (World Albums)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420202746/https://www.billboard.com/music/Jonghyun/chart-history/world-albums|archive-date=April 20, 2019|url-status=live}}

| 5

=Monthly charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ Monthly chart performance for Story Op.2 ! scope="col"\| Chart (2017) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
scope="row"\| South Korean Albums (Gaon) \| 6

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|+ Monthly chart performance for Story Op.2

! scope="col"| Chart (2017)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| South Korean Albums (Gaon)

| 6

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ Year-end chart performance for Story Op.2 ! scope="col"\| Chart (2017) ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row"\| South Korean Albums (Gaon){{cite web\|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=2017&hitYear=2017&termGbn=year&yearTime=3\|title=2017 Album Chart\|website=Gaon Music Chart\|access-date=September 19, 2022\|language=ko\|archive-date=August 7, 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807094114/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=2017&hitYear=2017&termGbn=year&yearTime=3\|url-status=live}} \| 92

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ Year-end chart performance for Story Op.2

! scope="col"| Chart (2017)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| South Korean Albums (Gaon){{cite web|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=2017&hitYear=2017&termGbn=year&yearTime=3|title=2017 Album Chart|website=Gaon Music Chart|access-date=September 19, 2022|language=ko|archive-date=August 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807094114/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=2017&hitYear=2017&termGbn=year&yearTime=3|url-status=live}}

| 92

Release history

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" \|+ Release history and formats for Story Op.2 ! scope="col"\| Region ! scope="col"\| Date ! scope="col"\| Format ! scope="col"\| Label ! scope="col"\| {{abbr\|Ref.\|References(s)}}
scope="row"\| Various \| April 24, 2017 \| {{hlist\|Digital download\|streaming}} \| SM \| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"\|
scope="row"\| South Korea \| April 25, 2017 \| CD \| {{hlist\|SM\|KT Music}}

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|+ Release history and formats for Story Op.2

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! scope="col"| Date

! scope="col"| Format

! scope="col"| Label

! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|References(s)}}

scope="row"| Various

| April 24, 2017

| {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}}

| SM

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|