''Seo Taiji and Boys II'' is the second studio album by South Korean boy group
Seo Taiji and Boys, released via Bando Records on June 21, 1993. With over 2.2 million copies sold, it is one of
the best-selling albums in South Korea. The album spawned the hit "Anyhow Song" (Hayeoga) which became its lead single.
Overview
Following the breakout success of their debut album, its followup was highly anticipated. While promoting the second album, Seo Taiji and Boys were banned from appearing on certain television shows, including
KBS, because they wore earrings, ripped jeans and had
dreadlocks.
Reception
The album was well received in South Korea and continued to build upon the group's popularity, especially amongst teenagers and college students. In November 1993, "Anyhow Song" was deemed the song with the "highest musical perfection" among new generation singers throughout the year. At year-end award shows, Seo Taiji and Boys won the Album Bonsang prize at the 8th
Golden Disc Awards
The Golden Disc Awards (, formerly spelled the Golden Disk Awards before 2015) is an annual South Korean major music awards ceremony that honors achievements in the local music industry. The awards ceremony was founded with the purpose to promo ...
in December and was nominated for Album Daesang, but lost to
Shin Seung-hun's ''Because I Love You''.
In April 1996, ''
Billboard
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'' reported that the album had sold over 1.6 million copies, which has since reportedly grown to over 2.2 million copies. In 2007, ''
Kyunghyang Shinmun'' ranked the album number 30 on its 2007 list of the Top 100 Korean Albums of all time.
Accolades
Track listing
English titles are based on the official translations provided by the Seotaiji Company for international markets. All tracks are written by
Seo Taiji, except track 3; rap written by William Byun.
Personnel
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Seo Taiji − vocals, sampling, engineering, guitar on track 2,
beat box on track 2, bass on tracks 2, 3, 5, 7 & 8
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Yang Hyun-suk − vocals
*Lee Juno − vocals
*
Kim Jong-seo
Kim Jong-Seo (김종서) (February 23, 1965 – ) is a South Korean rock musician. He debuted in 1985 as part of the band Boohwal. After Boohwal, Kim Jong-Seo was part of several rock bands, among others: Sinawe, Charisma (카리스마), and Li ...
− backing vocals on track 2
*Kim Duk-soo −
taepyeongso and
samul nori on track 2
*Lee Tae-sub − guitar on track 2
*Ito − guitar on tracks 3−5, 7 & 8
*Lee Jeong-sik − saxophone on track 5
References
External links
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1993 albums
Seo Taiji and Boys albums