Tri-Angle
Studio album by
TVXQ
ReleasedOctober 13, 2004
Recorded2003–2004
StudioSM Studios (Seoul)
Genre
Length56:05
LanguageKorean
LabelSM
TVXQ chronology
Tri-Angle
(2004)		 The Christmas Gift from TVXQ
(2004)
Taiwanese edition cover
Singles from Tri-Angle
  1. "Hug"
    Released: January 14, 2004
  2. "The Way U Are"
    Released: June 24, 2004
  3. "I Believe"
    Released: October 13, 2004
  4. "Tri-Angle"
    Released: October 13, 2004

Tri-Angle is the debut studio album by South Korean boy group TVXQ, released through SM Entertainment on October 13, 2004.[1] Several singles were released as part of the album, including "Hug", "The Way U Are", "I Believe" and the title track "Tri-Angle" featuring BoA and The TRAX.

Commercially, the album peaked at number 1 on the monthly MIAK album chart for October 2004, selling over 166,000 copies. It was the 8th best-selling album during 2004 in South Korea, selling over 242,000 copies by the end of the year. In addition, the physical release of the singles "Hug" and "The Way U Are" collectively sold over 380,000 copies.

Commercial performance

It sold 242,540 copies and became the eighth most successful album of the year in South Korea.[2] The first single "Hug" debuted with 169,532 physical copies sold in 2004, peaking at number four on the national monthly chart.[2][3] As of 2014, it sold 242,890 copies. In November 2004, the Japanese version of "Hug" was released in Japan by Rhythm Zone, ultimately selling 4,710 copies.

The second single, "The Way U Are" debuted at number two on the national chart and sold 214,069 copies with its physical release.[2][4] By the end of the year, the single sold 300,226 copies. The album's last title single "Tri-Angle" uses a sample from the Symphony No. 40 in G minor by Mozart. The single also features the vocals of BoA and rock band the TRAX, however it was not released as a physical single. The album Tri-Angle sold approximately 309,000 copies as of 2011.[5][6]

Accolades

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Result Ref.
2004 MBC Gayo Daejejeon Top Ten Singers Award Won [7]
Best New Artist Won
SBS Gayo Daejeon Main Prize (Bonsang) Won
Grand Prize (Daesang) Nominated
Music program awards
Song Program Date
"Hug" Inkigayo March 28, 2004
April 4, 2004
April 11, 2004
Music Camp April 3, 2004
April 10, 2004
April 17, 2004
"The Way U Are" M Countdown August 5, 2004
August 12, 2004
August 19, 2004
Inkigayo September 5, 2004
"I Believe" M Countdown November 25, 2004
December 9, 2004
Inkigayo December 5, 2004
"Tri-Angle" January 2, 2005

Track listing

Tri-Angle track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."I Believe" (믿어요; Mid-eoyo)Park Chang-hyunPark Chang-hyunPark Chang-hyun4:51
2."Thanks To"Kim Su-jeongLee Sang-inLee Sang-in4:22
3."Tri-Angle" (Extended version) (featuring BoA and The TRAX)Yoo Young-jin
  • Yoo Young-jin
  • Groovie.K
Yoo Young-jin4:34
4."Will You Be My Girlfriend?" (내 여자친구가 되어줄래?; Nae Yeojachinguga Doe-eojullae?)Bae Hwa-young
  • Tommy La Verdi
  • Daniel Pandher
  • Erik Andre Rydningen
Ahn Ik-Soo3:43
5."Whatever They Say" (Acappella version)
  • William Pyon (Xperimental Music)
  • Young-hu Kim (Xperimental Music)
Xperimental Music3:48
6."Million Men"Yoo Young-jinYoo Young-jinYoo Young-jin3:29
7."Like Now" (지금처럼; Jigeumcheoreom)KenzieKenzieKenzie4:21
8."I Never Let Go"Lee Yoon-jaeLee Yoon-jaeLee Yoon-jae4:18
9."Hey, Kid" (꼬마야; Kkomaya)Yoon Jung
Kenzie3:39
10."You Always" (넌 언제나; Neon Eonjena)Jeong Kyung-ahPark Jung-wonHwang Seong-je (BJJ Music)3:46
11."Hug"
  • Park Chang-hyun
  • Yoon Jung
Park Chang-hyun
  • Park Chang-hyun
  • Yeom Chul-hee
3:48
12."My Little Princess" (있잖아요...; Itjanhayo...; lit. You Know...)Bae Hwa-youngHwang Seong-je (BJJ Music)Hwang Seong-je (BJJ Music)3:51
13."The Way U Are"Taehoon
  • Daniel Pandher
  • Robert Zuddas
Hwang Seong-je (BJJ Music)3:28
14."Tri-Angle" (TVXQ version)Yoo Young-jin
  • Yoo Young-jin
  • Groovie.K
Yoo Young-jin4:05
Total length:56:05
CD – Japanese release
No.TitleLength
15."Hug" (international version)4:13
CD2 – Taiwanese release (2CD deluxe version)
No.TitleLength
1."我相信　中文版" 
2."Tri-Angle 三角-魔力 中文版" (東方神起 & BoA & Trax 加長版) 
3."My Little Princess" (想跟妳説）(中文版) 
4."The Way U Are" (妳的樣子) (中文版) 
5."Hug" (擁抱) (中文版) 
CD2 – Taiwanese release (2CD deluxe version) (DVD)
No.TitleLength
6."Hug" (music video) 
7."My Little Princess" (acappella) (music video) 
8."The Way U Are" (music video) 
9."Tri-Angle" (music video) 
10."믿어요" (Believe) (music video) 

Charts

Release history

Country Date Format
South Korea October 13, 2004 CD, cassette
Japan November 25, 2004 CD
July 15, 2007 Deluxe
Hong Kong July 14, 2006 CD+VCD
Thailand December 5, 2005
Taiwan May 31, 2007 Deluxe

References

  1. ↑ "에스엠엔터, 동방신기 첫 정규앨범 발매" [SM Entertainment will release TVXQ's first full-length album]. Money Today (in Korean). Naver. October 11, 2004. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "2004 Year End Sales" (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on August 1, 2008. Retrieved January 31, 2009.
  3. ↑ "April 2004 Korean Chart" (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on August 3, 2008. Retrieved January 31, 2009.
  4. ↑ "July 2004 Korean Chart". Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on November 12, 2008. Retrieved January 31, 2009.
  5. ↑ "May 2008 Sales" (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on March 8, 2009. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  6. ↑ "2011년 08월 Album Char" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on April 9, 2015. Retrieved December 4, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ↑ "TVXQ". Korea Tourism Organization. Archived from the original on October 9, 2009. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Album Chart – Week 10 of 2010". Circle Chart (in Korean). February 28 – March 6, 2010. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Tri-Angle – 東方神起 (Tohoshinki)". Oricon News (in Japanese). December 6, 2004. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  10. ↑ 2004.10월 – 가요 음반 판매량 [2004.10 – Sales volume] (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on November 27, 2004. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  11. ↑ 2004년 가요음반판매량 [2004 Album Sales Figures] (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on July 18, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
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