Face (Key album)
| Face | ||||
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| Released | November 26, 2018 | |||
| Recorded | 2018 | |||
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| Length | 34:28 | |||
| Language | Korean | |||
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| Key chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Face | ||||
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| Repackaged edition cover | ||||
.jpg) Digital album cover for I Wanna Be | ||||
| Singles from I Wanna Be | ||||
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Face is the debut studio album by South Korean singer Key. It was released on November 26, 2018, through SM Entertainment. "One of Those Nights" and "Forever Yours" (featuring Crush and Soyou, respectively) served as the album's lead singles.[2]
On February 25, 2019, it was announced that the album would be repackaged as I Wanna Be on March 4.[3]
Background and release
[edit]On October 11, 2018, SM Entertainment announced that Key would be the third member of Shinee to make a solo debut, with an estimated release date of November.[4] On November 7, 2018, the album's first lead single, "Forever Yours" was released, featuring former Sistar member, Soyou.[5]
The first image teasers for the album dropped on November 19, along with the title and tracklist.[6] The teaser for lead single "One of These Nights" featuring Crush was released on November 25. The album and MV were released the following day.[2]
On February 25, it was revealed that the title of the re-packaged album was I Wanna Be and that it would be released on March 4, 2019, with three new songs, including the title track "I Wanna Be" featuring (G)I-dle's Soyeon.[7]
Commercial performance
[edit]Face peaked at number five on Korea's Gaon Album Chart,[8] number 18 on Japan's Oricon Albums Chart,[9] number 195 on the French SNEP download albums chart,[10] and number 9 on the US World Albums chart.[11]
Critical reception
[edit]| Critic/Publication | List | Rank | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idology | The Best Albums of 2018 | 3 | [12] |
| Refinery29 | The 12 Best K-Pop Albums of 2018 | 2 | [13] |
| Weiv | The Best Albums of 2018 | 7 | [14] |
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "One of Those Nights" (센 척 안 해; featuring Crush) | Kenzie | Noah Conrad, Jake Torrey, Riley Thomas Donnell, Daniel Doran Henig, Adrian McKinnon | Conrad, Torrey | 3:10 |
| 2. | "Good Good" | Cho Yoon-kyung | Diederik Van Elsas, Justin Jesso, Scotty Grand, Thomas Leithead-Docherty, Ryan S. Jhun | Van Elsas, Leithead-Docherty, Jhun | 3:01 |
| 3. | "Honest" | Zaya (153/Joombas) | Jon Asher, Dylan Bernard, Michael "R!ot" Wyckoff | Asher, Wyckoff | 3:39 |
| 4. | "Forever Yours" (featuring Soyou) | Cho | LDN Noise, Daecolm Diego Holland | LDN Noise, Holland | 3:27 |
| 5. | "Imagine" | McKinnon | McKinnon, 탁 (TAK) | 탁 (TAK) | 3:22 |
| 6. | "Chemicals" | Kang Eun-jung | Imlay, Skrillex, Valentino Khan, Cimo Fränkel, Rik Annema, Jantine Annika Heji | Imlay | 3:12 |
| 7. | "I Will Fight" (featuring Vinxen) | Key, Vinxen | Bhavik Pattani, Chelcee Grimes | Pattani | 3:58 |
| 8. | "Easy to Love" | Key, JQ, Moon Hee-yeon | Mike Woods, Kevin White, Andrew Bazzi, MZNC | Rice n' Peas | 3:08 |
| 9. | "The Duty of Love" (미워) | Key | Chris Meyer, Chris Wahle | Wahle | 3:19 |
| 10. | "This Life" | Key | Choi Jin-suk, Nermin Harambašić, Anne Judit Stokke Wik, Ronny Vidar Svendsen, Alex Karlsson | Choi | 3:40 |
| Total length: | 34:28 | ||||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Wanna Be" (featuring Soyeon) | Park Seong-hui (Jam Factory), Soyeon ((G)I-dle) | DallasK, Deez, Theron Thomas | DallasK, Deez | 3:13 |
| 2. | "Show Me" | Danke (lalala studio) | Thomas Troelsen, Bonnie McKee, E. Kidd Bogart | Troelsen | 3:06 |
| 3. | "One of Those Nights" (센 척 안 해; featuring Crush) | Kenzie | Noah Conrad, Jake Torrey, Riley Thomas Donnell, Daniel Doran Henig, Adrian McKinnon | Conrad, Torrey | 3:10 |
| 4. | "Good Good" | Cho Yoon-kyung | Diederik Van Elsas, Justin Jesso, Scotty Grand, Thomas Leithead-Docherty, Ryan S. Jhun | Van Elsas, Leithead-Docherty, Jhun | 3:01 |
| 5. | "Honest" | Zaya (153/Joombas) | Jon Asher, Dylan Bernard, Michael "R!ot" Wyckoff | Asher, Wyckoff | 3:39 |
| 6. | "Forever Yours" (featuring Soyou) | Cho | LDN Noise, Daecolm Diego Holland | LDN Noise, Holland | 3:27 |
| 7. | "Imagine" | McKinnon | McKinnon, 탁 (TAK) | 탁 (TAK) | 3:22 |
| 8. | "Chemicals" | Kang Eun-jung | Imlay, Skrillex, Valentino Khan, Cimo Fränkel, Rik Annema, Jantine Annika Heji | Imlay | 3:12 |
| 9. | "I Will Fight" (featuring Vinxen) | Key, Vinxen | Bhavik Pattani, Chelcee Grimes | Pattani | 3:58 |
| 10. | "Easy to Love" | Key, JQ, Moon Hee-yeon | Mike Woods, Kevin White, Andrew Bazzi, MZNC | Rice n' Peas | 3:08 |
| 11. | "The Duty of Love" (미워) | Key | Chris Meyer, Chris Wahle | Wahle | 3:19 |
| 12. | "This Life" | Key | Choi Jin-suk, Nermin Harambašić, Anne Judit Stokke Wik, Ronny Vidar Svendsen, Alex Karlsson | Choi | 3:40 |
| 13. | "Cold" (featuring Hanhae; bonus track) | Key, Cody J, Hanhae | Cody J, c-no (Oreo), Woong Kim (Oreo) | c-no (Oreo), Kim (Oreo) | 3:52 |
| Total length: | 44:07 | ||||
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2018–2019) | Peak position | |
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| Face | I Wanna Be | |
| French Download Albums (SNEP)[10] | 195 | — |
| Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[15][16] | 13 | 35 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[9] | 18 | — |
| South Korean Albums (Gaon)[8][17] | 5 | 3 |
| US World Albums (Billboard)[11] | 9 | — |
References
[edit]- ^ Leyasheena (December 7, 2018). "Album Review: SHINee's Key Proves To Be A Capable Soloist With #Face". Hype Malaysia. Archived from the original on January 15, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
- ^ a b Herman, Tamar (November 26, 2018). "SHINee's Key Releases Debut Solo Album 'Face' and R&B Single 'One of Those Nights' with Crush: Watch the Video". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 18, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
- ^ Shin, Mi-rae (February 25, 2019). "샤이니 키, 3월4일 정규 1집 리패키지 앨범 'I Wanna Be' 발매(공식입장)" [Shinee Key to Release 1st Repackage Album 'I Wanna Be' on March 4]. Maeil Broadcasting Network (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 15, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2019 – via Naver.
- ^ "[공식입장] 샤이니 키, 10년만에 솔로 데뷔…SM "11월 출격 준비"" [Shinee Key makes his solo debut after 10 years... SM: "Preparing for November"]. X Sports News (in Korean). October 11, 2018. Archived from the original on December 17, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Naver.
- ^ Herman, Tamar (November 7, 2018). "SHINee's Key Releases 'Forever Yours' Feat. Soyou: Watch the Video". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 18, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
- ^ Jung, Ji-won (November 21, 2018). ""감각적 음악세계"…샤이니 키, 솔로앨범 4곡 작사 참여". Osen (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 2, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Naver.
- ^ Jeon, Hyo-jin (February 26, 2019). "샤이니 키, 무한 팬사랑 담은 'I Wanna Be' 발표…소연 피처링 참여 [공식]". Sports Dong-a (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 28, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Naver.
- ^ a b "Face (Week 48, 2018)". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 6, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ^ a b "Face - 2018年12月10日付". Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 5, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- ^ a b "Face". November 30, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- ^ a b "Key Chart History: World Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 2, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ^ 결산 2018 : 최고의 음반 [Closing 2018: Best Album]. Idology (in Korean). February 25, 2019. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
- ^ Morin, Natalie (December 19, 2018). "The 12 Best K-Pop Albums of 2018". Refinery29. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
- ^ [2018 연말결산] WEIV가 꼽은 올해의 앨범 (국내) [[2018 Year-End Settlement] Weiv's Album of the Year (Korea)]. Weiv (in Korean). January 23, 2019. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums: 2018/12/05 公開". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums: 2019/03/13 公開". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 22, 2021. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
- ^ 2019년 10주차 Album Chart [Album Chart – Week 10, 2019]. Gaon Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 27, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
