T.O.P. (Shinhwa album)

The album garnered much success, climbing the charts quickly (debuting at number four and peaking at number three on the MIAK monthly album chart). Although they promoted their first album well, Shinhwa did not do many promotions for their second album, and instead began working on their third album. Despite the lack of promotions, the single "T.O.P." was a success, and spent 24 weeks on the charts before it dropped. "T.O.P." represented Shinhwa's first significant commercial success{{Citation |title=6집 '너의 결혼식' 낸 신화 |url=http://news.chosun.com/svc/content_view/content_view.html?contid=2003010270347 |publisher=The Chosun Ilbo |accessdate=January 19, 2015}} and was noted for its use of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake" music.{{Citation |title=신인들의 신화창조…댄스그룹 '신화'2집 |url=http://news.chosun.com/svc/content_view/content_view.html?contid=1999051370298 |publisher=The Chosun Ilbo |accessdate=January 19, 2015}}

SM Entertainment labelmate S.E.S. released a cover of "T.O.P. (Twinkling of Paradise)" as their fourth Japanese single on October 27, 1999. Years after its original release, "T.O.P." has been performed on television with its original choreography by groups such as Girls' Generation,{{Citation |title=소녀시대, '9인의 여전사' 파격 변신...신화 'T.O.P' 도전 |date=September 7, 2008 |url=http://starin.edaily.co.kr/news/NewsRead.edy?SCD=EA21&newsid=01154566586537824&DCD=A10202 |publisher=E-Daily |accessdate=January 18, 2015}} Spica,{{Citation |title=스피카 '신화 T.O.P 재현, 영광이에요~' |url=http://article.joins.com/news/article/article.asp?total_id=7834965&ctg=1502 |publisher=JoongAng Ilbo |accessdate=January 18, 2015}} Super Junior,{{Citation |title=2005 MKMF 2nd Story:Reloaded-Super Junior+ChunSangJeeHee+TVXQ/ Man in love-Kim JongKuk+Shin HyeSung+Tei/ March-Drunken Tiger+T+Dynamic Duo+Jeon InKwon |url=http://mwave.interest.me/mnettv/videodetail.m?searchVideoDetailVO.clip_id=6500 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026064337/http://mwave.interest.me/mnettv/videodetail.m?searchVideoDetailVO.clip_id=6500 |url-status=dead |publisher=CJ E&M |archive-date=October 26, 2014 |accessdate=January 18, 2015}} and BTS.{{Citation |title=BTS – This Love & T.O.P (Shinhwa), 방탄소년단 – 디스러브 & 티오피 (신화), Show Champion 20140319 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHP6d-nGA14#t=24 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/MHP6d-nGA14 |url-status=live |publisher=Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation |archive-date=December 21, 2021 |accessdate=January 18, 2015}}{{cbignore}}

The music video for "T.O.P." shows the six Shinhwa members in white suits with a bright fantasy-like back-drop. The music video for "Yo!" tells the story of vocalist Lee Minwoo, as a trouble-maker boy who falls in love with a girl, played by Kim Bo-mi.

The second single "Yo!" collected seven number one wins on live music programs, a record it held until "This Love" from their eleventh album The Classic, won eight first place wins in 2013.{{cite news |last=Kim |first=JiYeon |date=June 7, 2013 |title=Shinhwa Gets Most No. 1 Trophies for a Single Track with ′This Love′ |url=http://enewsworld.interest.me/enews/contents.asp?idx=38010 |accessdate=June 9, 2013 |work=enewsWorld |publisher=CJ E&M}} This record was broken again by "Sniper" from their twelfth album We, which won ten first place wins in 2015.{{cite web |date=April 3, 2015 |title=SHINHWA Concludes "Sniper" Promotions with Ten Music Show Awards |url=https://www.soompi.com/article/717015wpp/shinhwa-concludes-sniper-promotions-with-ten-music-show-awards |access-date=July 1, 2020 |website=Soompi |language=en}}

In 2021, Melon and Seoul Shinmun ranked "T.O.P. (Twinkling of Paradise)" number 81 in their list of the Top 100 K-pop Songs of All Time. Critic Park Hee-ah called it a main prototype of how "idols can freely embrace any genre of music, can generate great interest by twisting existing perspectives, and can also provide fun in interpreting the narratives hidden in albums or songs. In other words, 'T.O.P.' was a track that contained all the factors that has helped made K-pop popular these days."{{Cite web |date=August 29, 2021 |title=K-POP 명곡 100 – 81위 T.O.P. (Twinkling Of Paradise) |url=http://www.melon.com/kpop100/detail.htm?detailSong=85861 |access-date=2024-02-06 |website= |publisher=Melon |language=ko}}

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| extra_column = Arrangement

| title1 = Intro

| lyrics1 = Eric Mun

| music1 = Park Seong-soo

| extra1 = Park Seong-soo

| length1 = 0:45

| title2 = Yo! (Brat Report)

| note2 = {{langx|ko|Yo! (악동보고서)}}

| lyrics2 = Yoo Young-jin

| music2 = Yoo Young-jin, Kim Seong-soo(Groovie.K)

| extra2 = Yoo Young-jin

| length2 = 3:45

| title3 = T.O.P. (Twinkling of Paradise)

| lyrics3 = Yoo Young-jin, Eric Mun

| music3 = Yoo Young-jin

| extra3 = Yoo Young-jin

| length3 = 4:37

| title4 = Cycle

| note4 = {{langx|ko|원}}

| lyrics4 = Kim Myeong-jik, Eric Mun

| music4 = Kim Myeong-jik

| extra4 = Oh Han-song

| length4 = 4:00

| title5 = Nothing

| lyrics5 = Kim Dong-hyeon, Eric Mun

| music5 = Park Seong-soo

| extra5 = Park Seong-soo

| length5 = 3:40

| title6 = Breakin' the Silence

| note6 = {{langx|ko|침묵을 깨고}}

| lyrics6 = Park Eun-hee, Eric Mun

| music6 = Park Hae-woon

| extra6 =

| length6 = 3:37

| title7 = Desire

| note7 = {{langx|ko|소망}}

| lyrics7 = Lee Jae-kyeong, Eric Mun

| music7 = Im Ki-hoon

| extra7 =

| length7 = 4:03

| title8 = To. G

| lyrics8 = Kim Dong-wan, Eric Mun

| music8 = Kim Dong-wan

| extra8 = Kim Dong-wan

| length8 = 3:49

| title9 = Grief

| note9 = {{langx|ko|푸리}}

| lyrics9 = Kim Dong-wan, Eric Mun, Lee Min-woo

| music9 = Kim Dong-wan

| extra9 = Kim Dong-wan

| length9 = 3:02

| title10 = Return

| lyrics10 = Kim Dong-hyeon, Eric Mun

| music10 = Park Seong-soo

| extra10 = Park Seong-soo

| length10 = 3:59

| title11 = Forever with You

| note11 = {{langx|ko|너의 곁에서}}

| lyrics11 = Shin Hye-sung, Eric Mun

| music11 = Shin In-soo

| extra11 =

| length11 = 3:55

| title12 = T.O.P.

| note12 = (Extended Version)

| lyrics12 = Yoo Young-jin, Eric Mun

| music12 = Yoo Young-jin

| extra12 = Yoo Young-jin

| length12 = 4:22

| title13 = T.O.P.

| note13 = (Edit Version)

| lyrics13 = Yoo Young-jin, Eric Mun

| music13 = Yoo Young-jin

| extra13 = Yoo Young-jin

| length13 = 3:35

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Credits are adapted from the album liner notes.{{Cite AV media notes |title=T.O.P. |year=1999 |publisher=SM Entertainment}}

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; Shinhwa

• Eric Mun – main rap, chorus
• Andy Lee – rap, chorus
• Lee Min-woo – sub vocal, chorus
• Jun Jin – lead rap, chorus
• Kim Dong-wan – sub vocal, chorus
• Shin Hye-seong – main vocal, chorus

; T.O.P. duet

• Jun Jin – lead rap, chorus
• Kim Dong-wan – sub vocal, chorus

; Session

• Groovie K – electric guitar (2, 5, 10)
• Taeyoon Lee – bass guitar (2, 5)
• Yoo Young-jin – chorus (2)
• S.E.S. – chorus (2)
• Oh Hansol – electric guitar (4)
• Hyosoo Kim, Yuna Shin – chorus (4)
• Seongsu Park – various instruments / sequencer / chorus (5)
• Borana Kim – chorus (5, 10)
• Geun-hyung Lee – electric guitar (6, 11)
• Park Ki-ho – chorus (6)
• Sam Lee – electric guitar (7)
• Shin Hyeon-kwon – bass guitar (7)
• Lim Ki-hoon – chorus (7)
• Dongwan Kim – electric guitar (8~9)
• Hyunah Kim, Jihwan Moon – chorus (11)

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; Staff

• Lee Soo-man – executive producer
• KAT, Younghoon Kim, Duhyeon Yeo – recording, mixing
• Jeon Hoon (BLS), Hong Hyun-ah – mastering
• Kyungwook Kim – production
• Kim Ki-beom, Lee Soo-yong, Park Kwon-young, Jeong Yu-jin, Choi Yun-jeong – production assistant
• Jeong Hae-ik – manager
• Lee Min-woo, Jun Jin – choreography
• Seong Moon-seok, Kim Eun-ah, Choi Mi-sook, Lee Sang-hee – stylist
• Seonyoung Shim – photography
• Seunggyu Kook – album design
• Myungjin Art Co., Ltd. – printing
• SM Entertainment – executive producer

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