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''The Shinee World'' (stylized as The SHINee WORLD) is the first studio album recorded by South Korean boy band
Shinee Shinee ( ; ko, 샤이니, Syaini; ja, シャイニー, Shainī; stylized as SHINee) is a South Korean boy band formed by SM Entertainment in 2008. The group's musical impact in their native country has earned them numerous accolades and th ...
. It was released on August 28, 2008, under
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. The album includes the lead single "
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", the promotional single "The Shinee World (Doo-Bop)", and debut song " Replay", previously released as the lead single from the EP of the same name. On October 29, 2008, the album was re-released under the title ''Amigo'' with three additional tracks.


Concept and composition

For their first studio album, Shinee showed a more mature and masculine image compared to their debut concept. While the group maintained their characteristic style of high-top sneakers and skinny jeans, they sported darker colors for the promotional cycle, unlike the colorful fashion worn at debut. Many top producers and songwriters such as
Yoo Young-jin Yoo Young-jin is a South Korean singer-songwriter, record producer and vocal trainer under SM Entertainment. He has produced and written songs for H.O.T., S.E.S, BoA, Shinhwa, TVXQ, CSJH The Grace, Super Junior, Girls' Generation, Shinee, ...
, Kenzie and
Wheesung Choi Whee-sung (; born February 5, 1982), known professionally as Wheesung or by the stage name Realslow, is a South Korean R&B singer, record producer, and musical theatre actor. Career 1982: Early life and education Wheesung was born on ...
participated in the production of the album. It includes 12 songs with different genres such as R&B, urban and pop. The lead single "Love Like Oxygen" is a remake of a song by Danish
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winner
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, originally titled "Show the World". It features a disco-based funky rhythm that is reminiscent of
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and a drum pattern that commonly appears in American R&B music. The lyrics were written by
Young-hu Kim Young-hu Kim is a South Korean music producer, songwriter and software engineer. He works mainly with SM Entertainment artists, and has written songs for Girls Generation, Exo, TVXQ, BoA, Shinee, f(x), Super Junior, Shinhwa, and Fly to th ...
, the lyricist of "Replay"—they compare changes in love to ice, water, and oxygen in order to express the pain of letting go of someone. Yoo Young-jin's song "The Shinee World (Doo-Bop)" is characterized by a powerful beat and melody. Jonghyun's first solo "Hyeya (Y Si Fuera Ella)" is a cover of " Y, ¿Si Fuera Ella?", originally sung by the Spanish singer-songwriter Alejandro Sanz in 1997. "One for Me" is an urban R&B style song written by Wheesung.


Release and reception

''The Shinee World'' was released on August 28, 2008. With "Love Like Oxygen", the group took first place on ''
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'' on September 18, 2008, which brought them their first win on a South Korean music show since debut. The single also topped several South Korean online music charts and received positive reviews. On October 29, 2008, the album was reissued under the title ''Amigo'' with three additional tracks: the title track, a Korean cover of
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's " Forever or Never" and a plugged version of "Love Should Go On". In addition to meaning "friend" in Spanish, "Amigo" () is a shortened version of the Korean phrase "You will suffer if you love the beautifulness" (). "Amigo" was choreographed by Misha Gabriel, an American dancer, choreographer, and actor. The album was commercially successful in South Korea; it debuted at number three on the MIAK monthly music chart, selling 30,000 copies. Since its release, ''The Shinee World'' has sold over 80,000 copies. The album was awarded Newcomer Album of the Year at the 23rd Golden Disc Awards in 2008.


Track listing

Notes * – rap making * – additional arrangement * "Best Place" contains a
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from "Hope", a track from ''Construction Urban Flava'' compilation series, which itself samples "One for U", as written and performed by
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.


Release history


''The Shinee World''


''Amigo''


References


External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shinee World, The 2008 debut albums Shinee albums Korean-language albums SM Entertainment albums