''Stylish...E'' is the debut

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by South Korean singer

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. It marked her first solo musical project since becoming a member of girl group

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in 1998. The album sold well in South Korea, winning several awards and catapulting Lee to superstar status; papers even dubbed her popularity the "Hyori Syndrome". The album was released by

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on August 13, 2003, and was distributed by

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. By 2004, the album had sold over 150,000 copies.

Background information

The first lead track was " 10 Minutes", composed by Kim Do-hyun, who also composed "That's Right" from Shinhwa's 11th album '' The Classic'' in 2013. "Hey Girl" was the follow-up single. The video was banned on some networks due to its sexual imagery, although Lee said that it was the same as her first video and therefore she did not see why this had to be banned. The single was not performed as frequently as the first one, and promotions for the album were completed soon after. The third single was "Remember Me".

Reception

The album was reportedly in such high demand that 70,000 copies were

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ed. The album's success allowed Hyori to become the highest-paid female artist in South Korea. It debuted at number three on the RIAK monthly chart for August 2003, selling 79,361 copies in the first month of its release. The music video for "10 Minutes" received a

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award for Most Popular Music Video in 2003. In 2021, "10 Minutes" was ranked the 16th best K-pop song of all-time by

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and ''

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''.

Accolades

Track listing

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from album liner notes ;Musicians *

– vocals, chorus *

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– acoustic/electronic piano, chorus * Jo Gyu-man – acoustic/electronic piano, chorus * John+K, Mad SoulChild, Kim Ji-woong – acoustic/electronic piano * Lee Geun-hyung, Hong Jun-ho, Ryu Hyeong-seop – acoustic guitar, electric guitar * Ahn Jung-hoon – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, harmonica * Huh Jae-hyuk – bass guitar * Lee Seon-ah, Kang Seon-ju, Park Mi-hyun, Lee Jung-hyun, Kim In-seon, Kim Ji-sook, Lee Ji-yeon, Jo Hyun –

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* Lee Jang-woo, Son Tae-hee, Seon Woo-hyun, Kim Min-jung, Yoon Hyun-ji, Cha Hyun-ah, Lee Hyun-young, Kim Hye-jin – second violin * Ahn Ji-woo, Kim Hye-sun, Park Geun-suk, Oh Hye-min, Ha Ji-hyun – viola * Hong Mi-jeong, Um Jeong-hee, Ko Hyeon-jeong – cello * Kim Da-young, Kim Hyuna, Lee Ji-eun, Soul-trip, Kim Hyo-su – chorus * Choi Jae-hwa (DJ Rex) – scratch ;Production and design * Ahn Jung-hoon, Lee Hyori – production * Kim Do-hyeon, Yoon Il-sang, Lee Chang-ui, Kim Ji-woong, Lee Hyun-do, Mad SoulChild, Jo Kyu-man, Bae Young-jun, Kim Seok-chan – computer programming * Park In-young, Kim Ji-woong – string arrangement * Jeong Moo-kyung, Ha Jung-su, Kim Young-sik, Kim Dong-hee, Choi Jae-young, Kim Hae-goo, Kim Gyun-jung, Choi Young-ui, Han Jae-eung, Kim Moon-hye – recording * Im Chang-deok, Ko Seung-wook, Park Byeong-jun, Han Jong-jin, Jo Jun-seong, Jeong Doo-seok – mixing * Choi Hyo-young (Sonic Korea) – mastering * 9g (Gugram Design) – design, artwork * Yoon Woo-taek – photography * Jeong Bo-yoon, Jang Hyo-jin, Park Mi-ra – stylist * Myungjin Art – printing * Gil Jong-hwa, Shim Byeong-cheol, Yoon Woo-taek, Choi Sung-pil, Yoon Hong-kwan – management * Lee Ho-yeon (

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Background information

Reception

Accolades

Track listing

Credits and personnel

Charts and sales

Monthly charts

Yearly charts

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