SM the Ballad

SM the Ballad (stylized as S.M. THE BALLAD) is a South Korean ballad project group composed of singers from SM Entertainment.[1] The group released its first extended play, Miss You, in 2010[2] and its second extended play, Breath, in 2014.[3]

SM the Ballad
Genres
Years active
  • 2010
  • 2014
LabelsSM Entertainment
Members
Past members
Websitesmtheballad.smtown.com

History

2010: Debut and Miss You

"Miss You", the lead single of the unit's first EP, was originally titled "When It Began" and was written as a duet song for Shinee. When Shinee members Onew and Jonghyun recorded the song, which included the rap vocals of member Minho, S.M. Entertainment intended to include the duet in Shinee's 2008 debut album, Replay. Due to incompatibility with their album's image, Shinee planned to release the song as a separate single. After a few more image changes, it was decided that the single would be performed by Xia Junsu, Super Junior's Kyuhyun, and Jonghyun. Two months prior to the EP's release, Junsu left S.M. Entertainment. The final plan was to include Jay Kim of the TRAX and new SM trainee, Jino, and the song title officially became "Miss You". With Jonghyun, Kyuhyun, Jay Kim, and Jino in the final line-up, S.M. the Ballad debuted their first performance of "Miss You" on SBS' Inkigayo on November 28, 2010.[4] They released their album, Miss You, on November 29, 2010.

2014: Lineup changes and Breath

On February 3, 2014, S.M. Entertainment revealed, TVXQ's Max Changmin, Super Junior's Yesung, Zhang Liyin, Girls' Generation's Taeyeon, Super Junior-M's Zhou Mi, f(x)'s Krystal and Exo's Chen gathered to release a new EP together with original member Jonghyun.[5] S.M. explained, "SM the Ballad is indeed planning to comeback [sic] very soon. We're going to reveal the details soon". It was later announced that the track list would contain songs in Korean, Japanese and Chinese.

On February 12, 2014, the members of SM the Ballad – with the exception of Changmin and Yesung – held a joint recital concert, performing the new songs from their album. Breath was released on February 13, 2014.

Members

Discography

Extended plays
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[6]
Miss You
Track listing
  1. 너무 그리워 (Miss You)
  2. Hot Times (시험하지 말기)
  3. 다시... 사랑합니다 (Love Again)
  4. Don't Lie (feat. Henry)
  5. 내일은... (Another Day)
 1
  • KOR: 23,162
Breath
  • Released: February 13, 2014
  • Label: SM Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 1

Videography
Year Track Album
2010 "Miss You" Miss You
"Hot Times"
2014 "Breath" (Korean Version)
"Breath" (Japanese Version)
"Breath" (Chinese Version)		 Breathe
"Blind" (Korean Version)
"Blind" (Japanese Version)
"Blind" (Chinese Version)

Other media

On January 4, 2011, SM Entertainment, together with NEOWIZ Internet Corporation, Ltd, released an iPhone application which features S.M. the Ballad's first mini-album Miss You. The app includes preview tracks of the album, an image gallery and clock, as well as the music videos for "Miss You" and "Hot Times".[9]

References
  1. Benjamin, Jeff; Oak, Jessica (2014-02-21). "SISTAR's Soyu & Junggigo Send 'Some' to No. 1 on K-Pop Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  2. "'너무 그리워' S.M. THE BALLAD Vol.1" ['Miss You' S.M. THE BALLAD Vol.1]. Mnet (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2019-06-02. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  3. Nurshuhada Ramli, Bibi (2016-08-24). "Voice of an angel". New Straits Times. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  4. (in Korean) SM the Ballad, 28일 '인기가요'로 데뷔 무대 (SM the Ballad, 28 days 'popular music' to debut') Nate. November 27, 2010. Retrieved November 28, 2010.
  5. "Taeyeon, Jonghyun, Yesung, Krystal and Chen to relaunch 'SM THE BALLAD'". Kpop Daily News. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  6. "Gaon Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  7. "February 2014 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  8. "March 2014 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  9. "Connecting to the iTunes Store". iTunes. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
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