''Road Fighter'' is the third

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by South Korean

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SechsKies Sechs Kies (pronounced as ; ko, 젝스키스) is a first generation South Korean boy band. Making their debut on April 15, 1997, they are one of the first K-pop idol groups, credited with pioneering the idol scene and fandom culture. The grou ...

. It was released on July 15, 1998, by

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. It is most notable for featuring the hit single "Reckless Love".

Background

Following the success of their last album ''Welcome to the Sechskies Land'' with the promotional single, "Chivalry", which was the number-one song for five weeks on SBS'

Inkigayo ''Inkigayo'' ( ko, 인기가요; English title: ''The Music Trend'', previously ''Popular Song'') is a South Korean music program broadcast by SBS. It airs live every Sunday. The show features some of the latest and most popular artists who p ...

, the group went on a national tour around major cities in South Korea. In March 1998, their own movie, titled ''Seventeen'', was filmed during the production of the ''Road Fighter'' album, which both would be released in July of that year just a few days apart. For about a week and a half, Sechskies starred in a Korean version play called '' Alibaba and the 40 Thieves''. This play ran from April 25 to May 5. Sechskies appeared on Inkigayo on July 5, 1998, to promote the release of their next album, ''Road Fighter'' with the song "Crying Game". The group then performed with the songs "Road Fighter" in the months of July and August, then "Reckless Love" in the months of September and October after the album's release. Both of the songs received number-one song awards on music programs ''Inkigayo'' and ''Music Bank''.

Accolades

Track listing

Credits.

Credits and personnel

; Sechs Kies *

Eun Ji-won Eun Ji-won Hangul: 은지원, Hanja: 殷志源, (born June 8, 1978) is a South Korean rapper and entertainer. He is the leader of the first generation idol group Sechs Kies (젝스키스). He is recognized as an ancestor of the K-pop world, pav ...

– rap, vocals , chorus * Lee Jae-jin – rap, vocals, chorus * Kim Jae-deok – rap, chorus * Kang Seong-hoon – main vocal, chorus *

Ko Ji-yong Ko Ji-yong (born July 1, 1980) is a South Korean singer and businessman. He was a member of Sechs Kies, a first generation K-pop idol dance group which disbanded in 2000 but reunited in 2016. Unlike most of the other members, Ko left the entert ...

– rap, vocals, chorus *

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– vocals, chorus ; Session * Sam Lee, Geunhyeong Lee – guitar * Shin Hyeong-kwon – bass guitar * Cheon Seong-il – keyboard instrument * Woojin Kim – voice processor * Kim Chang-hwan, Yoon Il-sang, Kim Gun-mo, Cheon Seong-il, Hong Jong-gu, Han Sang-il, Hong Jong-ho, Park Mi-kyung, Kim Tae-young, etc. – chorus ; Staff * Changhwan Kim – producer, recording (Gwanghwamun Studio), mixing * Cheon Seong-il – co-producer * Baek Jin-ho (Gwanghwamun Studio) – mixing (11), recording * An Jeong-seon (Gwanghwamun Studio) – recording * Youngho Yang (Sinchon Music) – recording ** Beomseok Hong (Sinchon Music) – assistant * Jongjin Han (Bay Studio) – recording * Sang-Hwan Seo/Hyun-Sook Lee (Sonic Korea) – mastering * Youngsoon Jeong – art director, design * Minho Jang – illustrator * Wootaek Yoon – photography * Kim Ki-young, Nam Taek-jun, Yoo Seong-sik – management * Changhwan Kim – media line producer

References

{{Authority control 1998 albums Sechs Kies albums