''I'm Your Girl'' is the debut

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by South Korean

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S.E.S., released by

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on November 1, 1997. It spawned two singles: " ('Cause) I'm Your Girl", which was promoted shortly after the release of the album, and "Oh, My Love", which was released in March 1998. Commercially, ''I'm Your Girl'' sold approximately 650,000 copies.

Background

S.E.S. is one of South Korea's first generation

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idol groups. Under SM Entertainment's management, it was produced wholly by

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 ...

. Its original release was on King Records with subsequent releases by Synnara Records.

Release and promotion

The lead single, title track " ('Cause) I'm Your Girl" features rapping by

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 ...

and

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prior to their debut with

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 ...

. The

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remained one of the most requested ones on popular

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shows for 13 to 14 weeks. It collected four music show wins on MBC's '' Live Young Times'' and SBS's ''

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''. In 2001, "('Cause) I'm Your Girl" was included on SM Entertainment's compilation album, ''SM Best Album 2''. It was also included on their 2003 Japanese release of Korean songs, '' Beautiful Songs''. A remixed version, featuring Japanese rapper Kreva, then a member of Kick the Can Crew, was included on the group's second single in Japan. A second single, "Oh, My Love", was released in March 1998. It achieved the top spot on ''Inkigayo'' on April 12, 1998.

Reception

The album sold steadily over time. In total, it sold approximately 650,000 physical copies. According to

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, "I'm Your Girl" "quickly became the Korean schoolgirl anthem, and remains a staple song for young girls in love." It has been performed on television by modern idol groups such as

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and

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, and a parody version of its music video was created by boy group

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Accolades

Track listing

Notes

* "('Cause) I'm Your Girl" features uncredited rap vocals from Andy Lee and Eric Mun. * "Thy Fragrance" features Eric Mun despite no credit given, and is a remake of the 1995 song with the same title by

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 ...

Credits and personnel

S.E.S. * Bada – vocals *

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– vocals * Shoo – vocals Recording * Recorded at SM Digital Recording Studio,

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Staff and personnel *

– executive producer *

– executive producer * KAT – recording * Younghoon Kim – recording *

– chorus, rap * Kang Cheol-won, Kang Hee-jeong, Kim Gyeong- wook, Kim Do-gyun, Oh Jung-seok, Yoo Seong-sik, Yoon Hyun-jeong, Jeong Chang-hwan – production coordinators * Taeyoon Lee – bass * Yura Kim – chorus * Choi Su-jeong (Moonstone) – chorus *

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 ...

Shin Hye-sung Jung Pil-kyo (; born November 27, 1979) is a South Korean singer-songwriter. He is best known as a member of the South Korean boy group Shinhwa. The main vocalist of Shinhwa, he debuted as a solo artist in 2005 and has since released multiple ...

– rap * Kim Seong-hoon, Park Sang-jun, Ha Dae-hwan – rap * Hyojin Jo – graphic design * Kim Seong-su – guitar * Lee Heung-ryeol – guitar * Haeik Jeong – manager * Soohyun Kim – assistant manager * Kang Bong-kwon – choreography *

Moon Hee-joon Moon Hee-joon (; born March 14, 1978), also spelled Moon Hee-jun, is a South Korean pop rock singer-songwriter and dancer signed under SidusHQ. He initially rose to fame as the leader of former boy band H.O.T. under SM Entertainment. Biograp ...

( H.O.T.) – choreography * Park Jae-jun – choreography * Go Young-jun – photography * Kim Il-kwon – photography * Go Gyeong-min – stylist * Kim Seong-ae – stylist * Kim In-young – stylist

Sales

Charts

Weekly charts

Release history

References

External links

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S.E.S.' official site
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