''Inspiration #1'' is the first

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Shinhwa Shinhwa () is a South Korean six-member boy band based in Seoul, composed of Eric Mun, Lee Min-woo, Kim Dong-wan, Shin Hye-sung, Jun Jin, and Andy Lee. Launched by SM Entertainment on March 24, 1998, the group signed with Good Entertainment ...

. It was released on 16 August 2006. ''State Of The Art'' peaked at #4 on the Oricon Chart in Japan and sold over 100,000 copies.

Tracks

''Information is adapted from the liner notes of ''Inspiration #1'':''

Pre-Inspiration #1

After releasing ''State Of The Art'', Shinhwa quickly began preparing their first Japanese album and single. As preparation work for their Japanese album release, Shinhwa held a press conference in Japan on April 14, 2006, in addition to performing at MNET's anniversary celebration in Japan on April 15, 2006. The press conference came as a result of Shinhwa's effort to break into the Japanese market, with the release of their first

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single ''There is Sun in Our Hearts'' on June 14, 2006, debuting at #9 on the Oricon Chart, and their first official album, ''Inspiration #1'', in Japan in August, debuting at #4, both selling 100,000 copies.

Chart performance

Release history

References

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