I'm Your Girl
Studio album by
S.E.S.
ReleasedNovember 1, 1997
Recorded1997
StudioSM Digital Recording Studio (Seoul)
Genre
Length40:14
LanguageKorean
Label
Producer
S.E.S. chronology
I'm Your Girl
(1997)		 Sea & Eugene & Shoo
(1998)
Singles from Sea & Eugene & Shoo
  1. "('Cause) I'm Your Girl"
    Released: November 1, 1997
  2. "Oh, My Love"
    Released: March 1998

I'm Your Girl is the debut studio album by South Korean girl group S.E.S., released by SM Entertainment 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.[2]

Background

S.E.S. is one of South Korea's first generation K-pop idol groups. Under SM Entertainment's management, it was produced wholly by Lee Soo-man. Its original release was on King Records[1] with subsequent releases by Synnara Records.

Release and promotion

The lead single, title track "('Cause) I'm Your Girl" features rapping by Eric Mun and Andy Lee prior to their debut with Shinhwa.[3][4] The music video remained one of the most requested ones on popular music shows for 13 to 14 weeks.[1] It collected four music show wins on MBC's Live Young Times and SBS's Inkigayo.

In 2001, "('Cause) I'm Your Girl" was included on SM Entertainment's compilation album, SM Best Album 2.[5] 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.[6] A second single, "Oh, My Love", was released in March 1998.[1] It achieved the top spot on Inkigayo on April 12, 1998.

Reception

The album sold steadily over time.[1] In total, it sold approximately 650,000 physical copies.[2] According to MTV Korea, "I'm Your Girl" "quickly became the Korean schoolgirl anthem, and remains a staple song for young girls in love."[7] It has been performed on television by modern idol groups such as Girls' Generation,[8] and a parody version of its music video was created by boy group Exo.[9]

Accolades

Music program awards
Song Program Date Ref.
"I'm Your Girl" Live Young Times February 21, 1998 [10]
February 28, 1998 [11]
Inkigayo February 22, 1998
February 28, 1998
"Oh My Love" April 12, 1998

Track listing

I'm Your Girl track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."('Cause) I'm Your Girl"Yoo Young-jinYoo Young-jinYoo3:41
2."Oh, My Love"Choi Su-jeong (Moonstone)ChoiChoi3:28
3."Nonsense"Kim Yu-raKim Yu-raLee Heung-yeol3:51
4."데자부" (Deja-vu)Kim Yu-raKim Yu-raLee Heung-yeol3:40
5."Good-bye"Kim Yu-raKim Yu-raLee Heung-yeol3:58
6."완전한 이유" (Reason Why I'm Perfect)YooYooYoo4:30
7."친구" (Friend)ChoiChoiChoi4:29
8."Rock'n 나라" (Rock'n Country)ChoiChoiChoi3:48
9."오늘이 지나면" (After Today)Kim Yu-raKim Yu-raLee Heung-yeol4:24
10."그대의 향기" (Thy Fragrance)Lee Soo-manKim Seong-suYoo4:25
Total length:40:14

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.

Credits and personnel

S.E.S.

Recording

Staff and personnel

  • SM Entertainment – executive producer
  • Lee Soo-man – executive producer
  • KAT – recording
  • Younghoon Kim – recording
  • Yoo Young-jin – 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
  • Andy Lee, Eric Mun, Lee Min-woo, Shin Hye-sung – 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 (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

Chart Amount
South Korea (MIAK) 650,000[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Cho, Hyun-jin (May 16, 1998). "The Next Sounds You'll Hear...New Asian Talent". Billboard. Google Books: Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "핑클vsS.E.S, 애들은 모르는 원조 국민 요정은?" [Finkle vs S.ES, the original national fairy that kids don't know about?]. Incheon Ilbo (in Korean). January 16, 2015. Archived from the original on December 12, 2022. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  3. ↑ Lee, Minji. "무한도전-토토가, SES 바다 여고시절과 똑같은 미모". Newsen. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  4. ↑ "'무도' SES 영어랩은 유재석-하하.. 유진 대신 서현". Osen. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  5. ↑ "SM Best Album 2". Naver Music. Naver. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  6. ↑ Amith, Dennis. "[WORLD GROOVE][CLASSICS] S.E.S. – I'm your Girl CD single". J!Ent Online. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  7. ↑ Choi, Chris. "Throwback Thursday: S.E.S.'s "I'm Your Girl"". MTV Korea. MTV. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  8. ↑ Kim, Myeong-shin. "'엠카운트다운' 쥬얼리 컴백…소녀시대 ses 재연!". Hankook Ilbo. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  9. ↑ "'엑소902014' 디오, S.E.S '아임 유어 걸' 호러판 MV 공개". Osen. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  10. ↑ "MBC Youth Best 10" (in Korean). MBC. February 21, 1998. Archived from the original on December 16, 2000. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  11. ↑ "MBC Youth Best 10" (in Korean). MBC. February 28, 1998. Archived from the original on November 8, 1999. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
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