| I'm Your Girl | ||||
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| Released | November 23, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1997 | |||
| Studio | SM Digital Recording Studio (Seoul) | |||
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| Length | 40:14 | |||
| Language | Korean | |||
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| S.E.S. chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Sea & Eugene & Shoo | ||||
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I'm Your Girl is the debut studio album by South Korean girl group S.E.S.,released by SM Entertainment on November 1,1997. It spawned two singles:"('Cause) I'm Your Girl",which was promoted shortly after the release of the album,and "Oh,My Love",which was released in March 1998. Commercially,I'm Your Girl sold approximately 650,000 copies. [2]
S.E.S. is one of South Korea's first generation K-pop idol groups. Under SM Entertainment's management,it was produced wholly by Lee Soo-man. Its original release was on King Records [1] with subsequent releases by Synnara Records.
The lead single,title track "('Cause) I'm Your Girl" features rapping by Eric Mun and Andy Lee prior to their debut with Shinhwa. [3] [4] The music video remained one of the most requested ones on popular music shows for 13 to 14 weeks. [1] It collected four music show wins on MBC's Live Young Times and SBS's Inkigayo .
In 2001,"('Cause) I'm Your Girl" was included on SM Entertainment's compilation album,SM Best Album 2. [5] It was also included on their 2003 Japanese release of Korean songs, Beautiful Songs . A remixed version,featuring Japanese rapper Kreva,then a member of Kick the Can Crew,was included on the group's second single in Japan. [6] A second single,"Oh,My Love",was released in March 1998. [1] It achieved the top spot on Inkigayo on April 12,1998.
The album sold steadily over time. [1] In total,it sold approximately 650,000 physical copies. [2] According to MTV Korea,"I'm Your Girl" "quickly became the Korean schoolgirl anthem,and remains a staple song for young girls in love." [7] It has been performed on television by modern idol groups such as Girls' Generation and T-ara, [8] [9] and a parody version of its music video was created by boy group Exo. [10]
| Song | Program | Date | Ref. |
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| "I'm Your Girl" | Live Young Times | February 21,1998 | [11] |
| February 28,1998 | [12] | ||
| Inkigayo | February 22,1998 | ||
| February 28,1998 | |||
| "Oh My Love" | April 12,1998 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "('Cause) I'm Your Girl" | Yoo Young-jin | Yoo Young-jin | Yoo | 3:41 |
| 2. | "Oh, My Love" | Choi Su-jeong (Moonstone) | Choi | Choi | 3:28 |
| 3. | "Nonsense" | Kim Yu-ra | Kim Yu-ra | Lee Heung-yeol | 3:51 |
| 4. | "Deja-vu" (데자부) | Kim Yu-ra | Kim Yu-ra | Lee Heung-yeol | 3:40 |
| 5. | "Good-bye" | Kim Yu-ra | Kim Yu-ra | Lee Heung-yeol | 3:58 |
| 6. | "Reason Why I'm Perfect" (완전한 이유) | Yoo | Yoo | Yoo | 4:30 |
| 7. | "Friend" (친구) | Choi | Choi | Choi | 4:29 |
| 8. | "Rock'n Country" (Rock'n 나라) | Choi | Choi | Choi | 3:48 |
| 9. | "After Today" (오늘이 지나면) | Kim Yu-ra | Kim Yu-ra | Lee Heung-yeol | 4:24 |
| 10. | "Thy Fragrance" (그대의 향기) | Lee Soo-man | Kim Seong-su | Yoo | 4:25 |
| Total length: | 40:14 | ||||
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Oh, My Love" | 3:28 |
| 2. | "Dreams Come True" | 4:02 |
| 3. | "Kiss" | 4:14 |
| 4. | "Friend" (朋友; Péngyǒu) | 4:29 |
| 5. | "Shy Boy" | 3:38 |
| 6. | "I'm Your Girl" | 3:41 |
| 7. | "Eternal Love" | 3:31 |
| 8. | "Feeling" (感覺; Gǎnjué) | 3:44 |
| 9. | "After Today" (過了今天; Guòle Jīntiān) | 4:24 |
| 10. | "Reason Why I'm Perfect" (完全的理由; Wánquán de Lǐyóu) | 4:30 |
| Total length: | 39:41 | |
S.E.S.
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| Chart | Amount |
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| South Korea (MIAK) | 650,000 [2] |
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
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| Taiwanese International Albums (IFPI) [13] | 4 |
| Region | Release date | Edition | Format | Distributor |
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| South Korea | November 1, 1997 | Original edition | CD, cassette | SM Entertainment |
| Taiwan | February 5, 1999 | Taiwanese deluxe edition | Rock Records | |
| Japan | 2001 | Japan edition | CD | Avex Trax |