''005.1999.06'' is the fifth studio album by the South Korean singer and actress

Uhm Jung-hwa Uhm Jung-hwa (; born August 17, 1969) is a South Korean singer, actress and dancer. Uhm is considered to be one of the most influential women in the Korean entertainment industry, finding rare success in both music and film. Her legacy and car ...

. It spawned four hit singles and earned Uhm

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. First released by Universal Music Korea on June 17, 1999, the album explores the dance genre, ranging from 1970s style

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, and beyond. Uhm worked with various South Korean

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and songwriters on the album, including ,

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, and

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among others. The album debuted at number one on the South Korean album chart with the first-month sales over 324,000 copies. In December 1999, South Korean newspapers reported that the album had sold over 550,000 copies, and is the sixth best-selling album of the year.

Reception

Critical response

Reviews for the album have generally been positive. Yang Seong-hui of ''

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'' said, "Uhm now has an indisputable position in the dance music industry following the success of her songs, 'Poison', 'Invitation', and 'I Don't Know'." However, Park Eun-joo of ''

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'' cited an anonymous source, criticising her for using "too much sex-appeal" but Park also said that Uhm's performances were positively received by the public.

Public response

This album is the most commercially successful album of Uhm's career to date. Two songs ("I Don't Know", "Festival") from the album topped the charts and she won numerous important music awards in South Korea, including

and

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Track listing

Awards

Annual music awards

Music programmes awards

References

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