''Harisu'' is the
self-titled fourth
studio album
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by
Harisu
Lee Kyung-eun (born February 17, 1975), better known by her stage name Harisu (Hangul: 하리수; Hanja: 河莉秀), is a Korean pop singer, model, and actress. Born male, Harisu knew she wanted to present herself as a woman from early child ...
, released in
South Korea
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by
Universal Music
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on January 24, 2006. It was seen as her comeback album following a two-year absence from the Korean music scene, and marked a change in her image with an emphasis on being "cute" rather than "sexy".
[Kim Yoon-mi, "Ha Ri-su makes comeback
", ''The Korea Herald'', January 11, 2006. A copy of this article can be read a]
TNUKdigest
Retrieved on May 23, 2007. The album itself features
pop music
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that ranges in style between
R&B,
hip hop,
disco
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and
slow ballads. Harisu's then boyfriend (now ex-husband) Micky Jung also worked on the album, his contributions including a
rap
Rapping (also rhyming, spitting, emceeing or MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular". It is performed or chanted, usually over a backing beat or musical accompaniment. The ...
on "Winter Story", which was released as a
digital single in December 2005. A
music video
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was filmed for lead track "Reaction", a song written by Shin Myeong-gu, who had previously produced albums for
Diva and
NRG.
The album peaked at #46 on the MIAK K-pop albums chart, selling 1,596 copies in its first month of release.
K-pop album chart, January 2006
, ''Music Industry Association of Korea''. Retrieved on June 2, 2007.
''Harisu'' was also released in Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
and China
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, with the addition of Mandarin-language versions of "Reaction" and "Sleeping Beauty". The Chinese CD omitted several other tracks, but was packaged with a photo booklet and bonus VCD, containing music videos and TV footage.
Track listing (Korea)
# "Prologue" – 0:51
# "Reaction" – 3:10
# "One More Time" – 3:58
# "One Time" – 3:06
# "눈이 내리면... (Winter Story)" – 3:28
# "잠자는 숲속의 공주 (Sleeping Beauty)" – 4:11
# "Shake Song" – 3:43
# "I’m OK" – 3:41
# "Baby Boo" – 3:48
# "마지막 바램" – 3:21
# "Secret" – 3:24
# "그대가 그대를..." – 4:37
# "Shadow" (remix) – 3:32
# "눈이 내리면... (Winter Story)" (remix) – 3:39
Track listing (Taiwan)
:''Note: Tracks 2 and 3 are Mandarin-language versions of tracks 4 and 8, respectively.''
# "Prologue" – 0:51
# "舞法自拔" – 3:14
# "被愛的機會" – 4:14
# "Reaction" – 3:10
# "One More Time" – 3:58
# "One Time" – 3:06
# "눈이 내리면... (Winter Story)" – 3:28
# "잠자는 숲속의 공주 (Sleeping Beauty)" – 4:11
# "Shake Song" – 3:43
# "I’m OK" – 3:41
# "Baby Boo" – 3:48
# "마지막 바램" – 3:21
# "Secret" – 3:24
# "그대가 그대를..." – 4:37
# "Shadow" (remix) – 3:32
# "눈이 내리면... (Winter Story)" (remix) – 3:39
Track listing (China)
:''Note: Tracks 1 and 4 are Mandarin-language versions of tracks 2 and 7, respectively.''
# "舞法自拔" – 3:14
# "Reaction" – 3:10
# "One More Time" – 3:58
# "被爱的机会" – 4:14
# "One Time" – 3:06
# "눈이 내리면... (Winter Story)" – 3:28
# "잠자는 숲속의 공주 (Sleeping Beauty)" – 4:11
# "I’m OK" – 3:41
# "마지막 바램" – 3:21
# "그대가 그대를..." – 4:37
# "Shadow" (remix) – 3:32
# "눈이 내리면... (Winter Story)" (remix) – 3:39
Bonus VCD
# "Good-Bye 0点10分"
# "愛的DNA出錯"
# "Reaction"
# "狐狸 (Foxy Lady)"
# "Temptation"
# "Always" by Kang Sung
# Harisu TV commercials for Perfect Beauty, DoDo and Sock Stop
# "Love Hurt"
# TV and video clips
Notes and references
External links
Star Focus: Ha Ri-su
Ha Ri Su Vol. 4 - Harisu
{{DEFAULTSORT:Harisu (Album)
2006 albums
Harisu albums
Universal Music Group albums