''Hey, Come On!'' is the fourth Korean-language studio album by South Korean boy band
Shinhwa
Shinhwa () is a South Korean six-member boy band based in Seoul, composed of Eric Mun, Lee Min-woo, Kim Dong-wan, Shin Hye-sung, Jun Jin, and Andy Lee (South Korean singer), Andy Lee. Launched by SM Entertainment on March 24, 1998, the group si ...
. It was released on June 28, 2001, by
SM Entertainment
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. As with their past albums, ''Hey, Come On!'' was well received by fans and the title track climbed up charts rapidly. The album's release coincided with the rise of the
Korean Wave
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, spreading the group's popularity overseas. ''Hey, Come On!'' spent 28 weeks on the MIAK Chart before it dropped.
Music video
In the music video for "Hey, Come On!", Shinhwa can be seen dancing in a white room. The choreography consists of heavy leg movement as well as members (mostly
Jun Jin) jumping around. The music video concentrates heavily on Jun Jin and
Lee Min Woo. Towards the end of the music video, we can see Minwoo running towards a wall and jumping into it, causing the "wall" to open. This suggests that perhaps the members were in space, and dancing inside of a white
rocket
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, though it is unclear.
Controversy
Cover disputes against the other Asian groups
Although ''Hey, Come On!'' was well received, it garnered much controversy at the time.
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didn't participate in the album and took a temporary hiatus from group promotions to care for his critically ill mother in
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Retrieved on May 22, 2007 Another controversy that arose was when Taiwan
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ese boy band
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Energy
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covered Shinhwa's song, "Hey, Come On!", calling it "Come On!", causing Shinhwa fans to dislike Energy. Later, the Taiwanese group 5566 also covered Shinhwa's "Dark".
Accolades
Track listing
Credits and personnel
Credits are adapted from the album liner notes.
; Shinhwa
* Eric Mun
Eric Mun (born Mun Jung-hyuk on February 16, 1979) is a South Korean rapper, songwriter and actor. He is a member and leader of the South Korean boy band Shinhwa. He is also well known for several dramas such as ''Phoenix (2004 TV series), Phoe ...
– main rap, chorus (2, 6, 9, 10), director (5)
* Lee Min-woo
Lee Min-woo (; born July 28, 1979), also known by the stage name M, is a South Korean entertainer and singer. He is best known as a member of the South Korean boy band Shinhwa. Lee was the first Shinhwa member to debut as a solo artist in 20 ...
– sub vocals, chorus (2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10), director (5)
* Jun Jin – lead rap, chorus (2, 6, 7, 9, 10)
* Kim Dong-wan – sub vocals, chorus (2, 6, 7, 9, 10), director (11)
* Shin Hye-seong – main vocals, director (1, 6), chorus (2, 6, 9, 10)
; Hey Come On! & Wild Eyes duet
* Jun Jin – lead rap, chorus
* Kim Dong-wan – sub vocal, chorus
; Session
* Yoo Young-jin
Yoo Young-jin is a South Korean singer-songwriter, record producer and vocal trainer formerly 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' Generatio ...
– chorus (4)
* Won Hyun-jung, Kim Hyo-soo – chorus (2)
* Taewan Choi – piano (3)
* Hyunah Kim, Jihwan Moon – chorus (3, 8)
* Groovie K – electric guitar (5)
* Taeyoon Lee – bass guitar (5, 7, 12)
* Oh Jo-hwan – violin (5, 7, 11, 12)
* Hong Jun-ho – other (6)
* Seungwoo Jeon – chorus (6)
* Sam Lee – other (7, 8, 10)
* Bae Bae Hee – violin (7, 11, 12)
* Dong-sook Choi – violin (7, 11)
* Seongsu Park – chorus (7)
* Yohwan Oh – cello (7, 11, 12)
* Song Gwang-sik – piano (8, 12)
* Jeonggi Song – other (9, 12)
* Seongho Kang – chorus (9)
* Seokchan Kim – chorus (10)
* Soyoung Yoon, Soyul Song – violin (11)
* Park Ki-ho, Shin Dong-hyun, Lee Se-jin – chorus (11)
* Kangta
An Chil-hyun (; born October 10, 1979), known professionally as Kangta (stylized sometimes in all caps and formerly as KangTa; ), is a South Korean singer, composer, songwriter, record producer, actor and radio personality. He is well known as a ...
– computer programming, synthesizer, director (12)
* Suho Kang – drums (12)
* Bae Jin-sook, Kim Hyun-kyung, Lim Chae-young, Kim Hee-young, Noh Seung-rim, Woo Jin-hee, Jo Se-won, Moon Ji-eun – violin (12)
* Han Soo-hee, Lee Bo-mi, Jo Yun-young – viola (12)
; Staff
* Lee Soo-man
Lee Soo-man (, born 18 June 1952) is a South Korean business executive and record producer who is best known for being the founder of SM Entertainment, a multinational entertainment company based in Seoul. He has also been referred to as the "p ...
– executive producer
* SM Entertainment
SM Entertainment Co., Ltd. () is a South Korean multinational entertainment agency established in 1995 by Lee Soo-man. It is one of South Korea's largest entertainment companies and has been responsible for fostering and popularizing the car ...
– executive producer
* KAT, Yeo Doo-hyun – recording, mixing
* Seongho Lee, Byeongjae Kim – recording
* Youngseong Kim, Beomgu Kim (Cool Sound) – recording (1~3, 5~7, 11)
** Han Jeong-eun – recording assistant (1~3, 5~7, 11)
* Yoo Young-jin (Booming System) – recording, mixing, director (4)
** Yoo Chang-yong, Yoo Han-jin – assistant (4)
* Yeo Do-hyun, Lee Seong-ho, Kim Byeong-jae (SM Digital Recording Studio) – recording (8, 10)
* Seungyup Lee (Spell Recording Studio) – recording (9)
* Wookjung Kim (GAGA Studio) – recording, mixing (12)
** Koo Ji-ae – assistant (12)
* Jeon Hoon (Sonic Korea) – mastering
* SM Entertainment A&R Team (Kim Ki-beom, Yoo Je-won, Yoo Hyuk, Shin Jeong-won, Park Man-jin, Yoo Jenny) – A&R
* Hong Hyun-jong, Park Kwon-young – MPR
** Se-yeon Lee, Seong-jin So, Si-ho Lee, Seong-min Han – MPR assistant
* Chang-hwan Jeong, Jeong-hoon Park – artist development, marketing
* Seung-eun Oh, Nam-don Cho, Hyeon-cheol Lim – CD Plus design
* Cool Sound, Haru Communication – CD Plus production
* Lee Min-woo, Standby – choreography
* Kim Jung-man – photography
* Myunghee Kim, Sena Jeong, Yumi Lee, Yuri Jeong – stylist
* Seunggyu Kook – art director, design
* Myungjin Art Co., Ltd. – printing
* Kyungwook Kim – production
Charts
Weekly charts
Monthly charts
Year-end charts
Sales
Release history
References
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2001 albums
Shinhwa albums
SM Entertainment albums