The Shinee World

The Shinee World (stylized as The SHINee WORLD) is the first studio album recorded by South Korean boy band Shinee. It was released on August 28, 2008, under SM Entertainment. The album includes the lead single "Love Like Oxygen", the promotional single "The Shinee World (Doo-Bop)", and debut song "Replay", previously released as the lead single from the EP of the same name.^[1][2] On October 29, 2008, the album was re-released under the title Amigo with three additional tracks.

The Shinee World
Digital and A version cover.
Studio album by Shinee
Released	August 28, 2008 (2008-08-28)
Recorded	April – August 2008
Genre	K-pop pop R&B
Length	47:32
Language	Korean
Label	SM Avex Asia
Producer	Lee Soo-man
Shinee chronology
Replay (2008) The Shinee World (2008) Romeo (2009)
Singles from The Shinee World
"Love Like Oxygen" Released: August 22, 2008 "The Shinee World (Doo-Bop)" Released: August 28, 2008
Repackage cover
Singles from Amigo
"Amigo" Released: October 29, 2008

Concept and composition

For their first studio album, Shinee showed a more mature and masculine image compared to their debut concept. While the group maintained their characteristic style of high-top sneakers and skinny jeans, they sported darker colors for the promotional cycle, unlike the colorful fashion worn at debut.^[3] Many top producers and songwriters such as Yoo Young-jin, Kenzie and Wheesung participated in the production of the album. It includes 12 songs with different genres such as R&B, urban and pop. The lead single "Love Like Oxygen" is a remake of a song by Danish X Factor winner Martin Hoberg Hedegaard, originally titled "Show the World". It features a disco-based funky rhythm that is reminiscent of Michael Jackson and a drum pattern that commonly appears in American R&B music. The lyrics were written by Young-hu Kim, the lyricist of "Replay"—they compare changes in love to ice, water, and oxygen in order to express the pain of letting go of someone.^[1] Yoo Young-jin's song "The Shinee World (Doo-Bop)" is characterized by a powerful beat and melody. Jonghyun's first solo "Hyeya (Y Si Fuera Ella)" is a cover of "Y, ¿Si Fuera Ella?", originally sung by the Spanish singer-songwriter Alejandro Sanz in 1997.^[4] "One for Me" is an urban R&B style song written by Wheesung.^[5]

Release and reception

The Shinee World was released on August 28, 2008.^[1] With "Love Like Oxygen", the group took first place on M Countdown on September 18, 2008, which brought them their first win on a South Korean music show since debut.^[6] The single also topped several South Korean online music charts and received positive reviews.^[7]

On October 29, 2008, the album was reissued under the title Amigo with three additional tracks: the title track, a Korean cover of Cinema Bizarre's "Forever or Never" and a plugged version of "Love Should Go On". In addition to meaning "friend" in Spanish, "Amigo" (아.미.고; a.mi.go) is a shortened version of the Korean phrase "You will suffer if you love the beautifulness" (아름다운 미녀를 좋아하면 고생한다; areumdaun minyeoreul joahamyeon gosaenghanda).^[8] "Amigo" was choreographed by Misha Gabriel, an American dancer, choreographer, and actor.^[9]

The album was commercially successful in South Korea; it debuted at number three on the MIAK monthly music chart, selling 30,000 copies.^[10][11] Since its release, The Shinee World has sold over 80,000 copies.^[12] The album was awarded Newcomer Album of the Year at the 23rd Golden Disc Awards in 2008.^[13]

Track listing

The Shinee World track listing – Standard edition

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"The Shinee World (Doo-Bop)"	Yoo Young-jin	Yoo	Yoo	3:55
2.	"Love's Way" (사랑의 길; sarangui gil)	Wheesung Minho[a] JQ (Makeumine Works)[a]	Alex Cantrall	Cantrall	3:29
3.	"Love Like Oxygen" (산소 같은 너; sanso gateun neo)	Young-hu Kim Kwon Yoon-jung Minho[a] JQ[a]	Lucas Secon Thomas Troelsen Mikkel Sigvardt	Cho Yong-hoon	3:02
4.	"Romantic" (너 아니면 안되는 걸; neo animyeon andoeneun geol; lit. I Can't Be Without You)	Yoo	Yoo	Yoo	4:55
5.	"One for Me" (그녀가 헤어졌다; geunyeoga heeojyeotda)	Wheesung Minho[a] JQ[a]	Cantrall	Cantrall	3:25
6.	"Graze" (화장을 하고; hwajangeul hago)	Kim Jeong-bae [ko] Minho[a] JQ[a] John Hyunkyu Lee[a]	Kenzie	Kenzie	3:37
7.	"Last Gift (In My Room – Prelude)" (마지막 선물)	Ivy	David Kater Tesung Kim (Iconic Sounds)	Tesung Kim	3:53
8.	"Best Place" (내 곁에만 있어; nae gyeoteman isseo)	Hong-seok Park Hae-hyung Minho[a] JQ[a]	Hong-seok	Hong-seok	3:44
9.	"Y Si Fuera Ella" (혜야; hyeya) (Jonghyun solo)	Kenzie	Alejandro Sanz	Kenzie	5:15
10.	"Four Seasons" (눈을 감아보면; nuneul gamabomeyeon)	Jang Yeon-jeong Tesung Kim	Martin Kember	Kember	4:06
11.	"In My Room" (Unplugged remix)	Young-hu Kim	Kater Tesung Kim	Tesung Kim	4:25
12.	"Replay" (누난 너무 예뻐; nunan neomu yeppeo; lit. Noona, You're So Pretty)	Young-hu Kim	Jack Kugell (The Heavyweights) Jason Pennock (The Heavyweights) Tchaka Diallo (The Heavyweights) RaVaughn James Burney II	The Heavyweights Yoo[b]	3:34
Total length:					47:49

Amigo track listing – Repackage edition

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Amigo" (아.미.고 (아름다운 미녀를 좋아하면 고생한다); a.mi.go (areumdaun minyeoreul johahamyeon gosaenghanda); lit. If you like beauty, you suffer)	Yoo	Jimmy Andrew Richard Sean Alexander (Avenue 52) Gabe Lopez Michael Snyder	Yoo	2:58
2.	"Forever or Never"	Im Seo-hyun	Troelsen Sigvardt	Ahn Ik-soo	3:06
3.	"Love Like Oxygen" (산소 같은 너; sanso gateun neo)	Young-hu Kim Kwon Minho[a] JQ[a]	Secon Troelsen Sigvardt	Cho	3:02
4.	"Love Should Go On (plugged by DJ OneShot)" (사.계.한; sa.gye.han)	Lee Yoon-jae [ko]	Lee Yoon-jae	DJ OneShot	3:20
5.	"Replay" (누난 너무 예뻐; nunan neomu yeppeo; lit. Noona, You're So Pretty)	Young-hu Kim	Kugell Pennock Diallo RaVaughn Burney	The Heavyweights Yoo[b]	3:34
6.	"Romantic" (너 아니면 안되는 걸; neo animyeon andoeneun geol; lit. I Can't Be Without You)	Yoo	Yoo	Yoo	4:55
7.	"Love's Way" (사랑의 길; sarangui gil)	Wheesung Minho[a] JQ[a]	Cantrall	Cantrall	3:29
8.	"One for Me" (그녀가 헤어졌다; geunyeoga heeojyeotda)	Wheesung Minho[a] JQ[a]	Cantrall	Cantrall	3:25
9.	"Graze" (화장을 하고; hwajangeul hago)	Kim Jeong-bae Minho[a] JQ[a] John Hyunkyu Lee[a]	Kenzie	Kenzie	3:37
10.	"Last Gift (In My Room – Prelude)" (마지막 선물)	Ivy	Kater Tesung Kim	Tesung Kim	3:53
11.	"Best Place" (내 곁에만 있어; nae gyeoteman isseo)	Hong-seok Park Minho[a] JQ[a]	Hong-seok	Hong-seok	3:44
12.	"Y Si Fuera Ella" (혜야; hyeya) Jonghyun solo)	Kenzie	Sanz	Kenzie	5:15
13.	"Four Seasons" (눈을 감아보면; nuneul gamabomeyeon)	Jang Tesung Kim	Kember	Kember	4:06
14.	"In My Room" (Unplugged remix)	Young-hu Kim	Kater Tesung Kim	Tesung Kim	4:25
15.	"The Shinee World (Doo-Bop)"	Yoo	Yoo	Yoo	3:55
Total length:					57:03

Notes

• ^{^[a]} – rap making
• ^{^[b]} – additional arrangement
• "Best Place" contains a sample from "Hope", a track from Construction Urban Flava compilation series, which itself samples "One for U", as written and performed by DJ Okawari.

Release history

The Shinee World

Release dates and formats for The Shinee World

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
South Korea	August 28, 2008	CD digital download	SM	[1]
Taiwan	September 26, 2008	CD	Avex	[14]

Amigo

Release dates and formats for Amigo

Region	Date	Format	Edition	Label	Ref.
South Korea	October 29, 2008	CD digital download	Standard	SM	[8]
Taiwan	November 28, 2008	CD+DVD	Asia Special Edition	Avex	[15]
	February 20, 2009		Taiwan Special Edition		[16]
Japan	December 9, 2009	CD CD+DVD	Japan	Rhythm Zone	[17]

References

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2. "샤이니, 22일 정규 1집 '산소 같은 너' 음원 선공개" [Shinee to pre-release "Love Like Oxygen" from their first full album on the 22nd]. Star News (in Korean). August 20, 2008. Archived from the original on February 14, 2009. Retrieved January 19, 2009.
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8. Kim Hyung-woo (October 26, 2008). 샤이니 ‘아미고’ 女心 다시 녹인다 [Shinee's "Amigo" melts female hearts again]. Korea JoongAng Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 25, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2009.
9. Kim Hyung-woo (November 5, 2008). 샤이니 '아미고' 뮤비 공개 '민호 주인공 열연' [Shinee's "Amigo" music video released, Minho is the protagonist]. Korea JoongAng Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 27, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2009.
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12. Cumulative sales for The Shinee World:

    • "September 2008 Sales (see #10)" (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on February 21, 2009. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
    • "2011 Sales (see #144 and #161)" (in Korean). Gaon Charts. Archived from the original on September 2, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
    • "2012 Sales (see #210 and #213)" (in Korean). Gaon Charts. Archived from the original on September 2, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
    • "2013 Sales (see #280 and #287)" (in Korean). Gaon Charts. Archived from the original on September 2, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
    • "2015 Sales (see #392)" (in Korean). Gaon Charts. Archived from the original on September 2, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
13. Kim Hyung-woo (December 10, 2008). "샤이니 골든디스크 신인상 'MKMF이어 2연패'" [Shinee win Golden Disk Newcomer Award, 2nd consecutive win after MKMF]. Korea JoongAng Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 27, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2009.
14. 「閃耀全世界」A版 閃耀流行版 [The Shinee World A Version]. Avex Taiwan (in Chinese). Archived from the original on January 18, 2022. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
15. 首張專輯 潮人影音C版「愛上AMIGO」CD+DVD 亞洲特別版 [Amigo The First Album Repackage CD+DVD Asia Special Edition]. Avex Taiwan (in Chinese). Archived from the original on January 16, 2022. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
16. 愛上AMIGO─來台豪華超值版 [Amigo – Taiwan Special Edition]. Avex Taiwan (in Chinese). Archived from the original on January 16, 2022. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
17. "The First Album Repackage Amigo". Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 18, 2022. Retrieved January 16, 2022.

External links

• Official website (in Korean)
• Official website (in Japanese)