Atlantis Princess

Atlantis Princess is the third Korean-language studio album by South Korean singer BoA, released on May 30, 2003 by SM Entertainment. Several singles were promoted off the album, including the promotional single "Lights of Seoul", "Atlantis Princess", and "Milky Way", with accompanying music videos produced for the latter two songs. The album was also released in some parts of Asia, such as the Philippines, Hong Kong and Taiwan, with the overseas version containing a bonus VCD.

Atlantis Princess
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 30, 2003
Recorded2003
StudioSM Studios, Seoul
GenreK-pop
Length50:32
LanguageKorean
LabelSM
BoA chronology
Valenti
(2003)
Atlantis Princess
(2003)
Next World
(2003)
Singles from Atlantis Princess
  1. "The Lights of Seoul"
    Released: May 25, 2003
  2. "Atlantis Princess"
    Released: May 30, 2003
  3. "Milky Way"
    Released: May 30, 2003

Commercially, the album debuted at number one on the top 50 Korean monthly charts, with initial monthly sales of nearly 128,000 in from two days of shipments in May.[1] It was the 4th best-selling album of the year in South Korea with sales of over 345,000 copies.

Background and release

The album's title track, "Atlantis Princess", was composed by Hwang Seong-je and is a fast-tempo dance song that lyrically is reminiscent of a fairy-tale; it depicts the lost continent of Atlantis and conveys a bright and hopeful message.[2] The music video for the single was filmed in Australia over the course of six days in May 2003[3] and features BoA dancing on a rooftop surrounded by tall buildings in Sydney in addition to a grassy meadow and a sandy beach located in Kiama, New South Wales. BoA performed the song on live television for the first time on Inkigayo on June 1.[2]

The follow-up single "Milky Way" was written and produced by Kenzie. The Japanese version of the track was included as a B-side for her single "Double" and was added as a bonus track to her third Japanese album Love & Honesty (2004). "The Lights of Seoul" is a promo CD single which was a special release given to people who attended Hi Seoul Festival in May 2003, and was introduced on the website of the Seoul Metropolitan Government as a promotional track for the organization.[4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Daily Vault[5]

Commercial performance

Although Atlantis Princess was released at the end of May, it was the best-selling album of the month and debuted at number-one on the album chart issue for May 2003, selling 127,887 copies.[6] It retained its number-one position the following month and sold an additional 124,747 copies.[7] Atlantis Princess ended at number five in the year-end ranking of the best-selling albums in South Korea for 2003, selling a total of 345,313 copies throughout the year.[8] It was the second best-selling album by a female artist during 2003 after Lee Soo-young's This Time.[8]

Accolades

"Atlantis Princess" won Best Dance Performance at the 2003 Mnet Music Video Festival, winning over Lee Hyori's "10 Minutes". In 2021, "Atlantis Princess" was ranked number 93 in Melon and Seoul Shinmun's list of Top 100 K-pop Songs of All Time.[9] Rhian Daily of The Forty-Five ranked it as the best K-pop song of all time in 2023, opining that although BoA has recorded multiple songs that "could fight for the position of K-pop's best ever", "Atlantis Princess" "is her best—warm, creative and fun".[10]

Awards and nominations
Year Organization Award Result Ref.
2003 Mnet Music Video Festival Best Dance Performance Won [11]
Best Female Artist Nominated [12]
"Atlantis Princess" music program awards
Program Date
SBS's Inkigayo June 22, 2003
July 6, 2003
July 13, 2003
MBC's Music Camp June 28, 2003
July 12, 2003
July 19, 2003

Track listing

Atlantis Princess track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Time to Begin"KenzieKenzieKenzie3:36
2."Atlantis Princess" (아틀란티스 소녀)Tae-hunHwang Seong-jeHwang Seong-je3:44
3."Tree" (나무)Ahn Ik-sooKwon Ki-myungAhn Ik-soo4:28
4."Milky Way"KenzieKenzieKenzie3:20
5."Beat of Angel" (천사의 숨결)Hong Ji-yuAhn Ik-sooAhn Ik-soo3:40
6."Gift" (선물)Park Chang-hyunPark Chang-hyunPark Chang-hyun3:44
7."Where Are You" (이런 내게)Bae Hwa-youngKo Young-joKo Young-jo3:48
8."Make a Move" (단념)Park Ki-hyunOh Seung-eunOh Seung-eun3:03
9."So Much in Love" (사랑해요)Park Chae-wonHa Jung-hoGo Nam-soo3:55
10."Endless Sorrow" (남겨진 슬픔)Kim Ju-hyungChoi Seung-minChoi Seung-min4:09
11."The Show Must Go On"Park Chang-hakYoon-sangFractal4:05
12."The Lights of Seoul" (서울의 빛)Jo Yoon-kyung
  • Hong-seok
  • Hwang Seong-je
Hwang Seong-je4:25
13."The Lights of Seoul" (English version)Oh Sung-sin
  • Hong-seok
  • Hwang Seong-je
Hwang Seong-je4:25
Total length:50:22
Bonus VCD (Overseas Version)
No.TitleLength
1."Atlantis Princess MV" (with Chinese subtitles) 

Charts

Sales

Region Sales
South Korea (RIAK) 345,313[13]

References

  1. 2003.05월 - 가요 음반 판매량 [May 2003 Album Sales] (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on March 15, 2005. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  2. "(연합인터뷰) 3집 발표 앞둔 가수 보아" [(Yeonhap Interview) Singer BoA ahead of her 3rd album release]. Yonhap News (in Korean). May 26, 2003. Archived from the original on October 31, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021 via Daum.
  3. "보아, 뮤비촬영마치고 귀국" [BoA returns home after MV shooting]. Ilgan Sports (in Korean). May 23, 2003. Archived from the original on October 31, 2021 via Daum.
  4. "Hi Seoul 노래 "서울의 빛"" (in Korean). Seoul Metropolitan City Website. Archived from the original on May 16, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  5. "Daily Vault - Atlantis Princess by BoA". Daily Vault. July 14, 2003. Archived from the original on September 24, 2005.
  6. 2003.05월 – 가요 음반 판매량 [2003.05 – Sales volume] (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on November 19, 2005. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
  7. 2003.06월 – 가요 음반 판매량. Recording Industry Association of Korea. June 2003. Archived from the original on October 16, 2004.
  8. 2003년 - 가요 음반 판매량 [2003 Album Sales] (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on February 28, 2009. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  9. "Top 100 K-pop Masterpieces: Atlantis Princess - BoA" (in Korean). Melon. Archived from the original on October 31, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  10. Daly, Rhian (May 11, 2023). "The 45 best K-pop songs of all-time". The Forty-Five. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  11. "2003 m.net 뮤직 페스티벌 최고의 수상자는 이효리와 빅마마". Newsis (in Korean). Naver. November 28, 2003. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  12. "2003 최고의 뮤직비디오는?". The Kyunghyang Shinmun (in Korean). Naver. November 26, 2003. Archived from the original on November 4, 2021. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  13. "2003년 – 가요 음반 판매량" [2003 Domestic Album Sales]. Recording Industry Association of Korea. 2004. Archived from the original on February 28, 2009. Retrieved October 22, 2014.


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