Amaranth (album)
Amaranth is the first studio album of the South Korean duo Davichi, released on January 28, 2008. Actress Lee Mi-yeon and former labelmate Lee Hyori starred in the music video for their debut single, "I Love You Even Though I Hate You". Many producers contributed to the album, including Cho Young-soo, Ahn Min-young, and Park Geun-tae.
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| Released | January 28, 2008 July 3, 2008 (Repackage) | |||
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| Language | Korean | |||
| Label | Mnet Media (Core Contents Media and Maroo Entertainment) | |||
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Promotion
Davichi chose not to appear in the music video for their debut single "I Love You Even Though I Hate You" and instead released a seven-minute-long mini drama directed by Cha Eun-taek. The plot of the music video was inspired by the movie Thelma & Louise.[1] The song was produced by esteemed balladist Ryu Jae-hyun, who also produced several songs for artists such as Vibe, SG Wannabe, and F.T. Island.
Their next single, "Sad Promise" was re-released as a remixed dance single, giving the opportunity for Davichi to showcase a more lively side of themselves. The music video was a continuation of their previous release and again featured Lee Mi-yeon and Lee Hyori.[2]
After a short break, a repackage of the album was released, titled, Vivid Summer Edition. The repackage included two new songs and a remix of previous single "Sad Promise". Singer Haha lent his vocals to the single "Love and War", an upbeat pop-dance song.[3] On the music video of "Love and War", Ham Jae-hee (함재희) an actor, Hong Jin-young (홍진영) an actress and Song Ji-in (송지인) an actress appeared. The single became a hit and the duo was awarded number ones on Music Bank, M! Countdown, and Inkigayo.
Track listing
From Naver Music.[4]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangements | Length |
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| 1. | "I Love You Even Though I Hate You" ("미워도 사랑하니까") | Ryu Jae-hyun | Ryu Jae-hyun | Ryu Jae-hyun | |
| 2. | "Putting on Lipstick" ("립스틱 짙게 바르고") | Ahn Young-min | Cho Young-soo | Cho Young-soo | |
| 3. | "The Bad Me That's Hurt" ("나쁘고 아픈 나") | Wheesung, Lee Chae-kyu | Park Geun-tae | Lee Jong-hoon | |
| 4. | "Sad Promise" ("슬픈 다짐") | Lee Seung-ho | Park Haeun | Park Hae-un | |
| 5. | "Old Love" ("외사랑") | Kim Do-hoon, Hwang Sung-in | Lee Sang-ho [Fan], Kim Do-hoon | Lee Sang-ho [Fan] | |
| 6. | "Sad Love Song" ("슬픈 사랑의 노래") | Ahn Young-min | Cho Young-soo | Cho Young-soo | |
| 7. | "Starry Night" ("별이 빛나는 밤") | Ahn Young-min | Ahn Young-min | Seo Jae-ha | |
| 8. | "Is That How It Is?" ("그런거니") | Min Myung-ki, Doh Hee-seon | Min Myung-ki | Park Dong-kyu | |
| 9. | "Barely" ("겨우겨우") | Lee Hee-seung | Han Sung-ho | Moon Jung-kyu | |
| 10. | "Opposite of Breaking Up" ("이별의 반대 말") | Kang Eun-kyung | Park Hae-un | Park Hae-un |
Vivid Summer edition
From Naver Music.[5]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangements | Length |
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| 1. | "Water Bottle" ("물병") | Ahn Young-min | Ahn Young-min | Ahn Young-min | 3:55 |
| 2. | "Love and War (Narr. Haha)" ("사랑과 전쟁") | Ahn Young-min | Cho Young-soo | Cho Young-soo | 4:19 |
| 3. | "Sad Promise (Remix)" ("슬픈 다짐") | Lee Seung-ho | Park Hae-un | Park Hae-un | 3:44 |
References
- "이미연, 이효리 파격 변신 M/V 및 멤버 중 강민경 인터넷 '얼짱'으로 데뷔 전부터 큰 화제". MelOn (in Korean). January 25, 2008.
- "슬픈 다짐 Remix". Naver (in Korean). April 2, 2008.
- "다비치, 1.5집 앨범 발매! 타이틀곡은 '사랑과 전쟁', 하하의 코믹 랩 피처링이 인상적인 신나는 댄스곡!". MelOn. July 3, 2008.
- (in Korean) 1집 Amaranth (Davichi 1st Album Release). Naver. January 25, 2008.
- (in Korean) 1.5집 Vivid Summer Edition (1st Amaranth Repackage Album) (Davichi 1st Album Repackage). Naver. July 3, 2008.