Soul Lady

Soul Lady (Korean: 서울여자; RR: seouryeoja, lit. "Seoul Lady"[3]) is the debut studio album by Japanese musician Yukika on July 21, 2020 by Estimate Entertainment and distributed by Dreamus.[4][5] The album contains 13 tracks, including her debut single as the album lead single. It marks her first and only release with Estimate, she departed from the agency four months later.

Soul Lady
Digital cover
Studio album by
Yukika
ReleasedJuly 21, 2020 (2020-07-21)
Genre
Length40:57
LanguageKorean
Label
Producer
  • Park Jin-bae (exec.)
  • ESTi
Yukika chronology
Soul Lady
(2020)		 Timeabout,
(2021)
Singles from Soul Lady
  1. "Neon"
    Released: February 22, 2019
  2. "Cherries Jubiles"
    Released: July 9, 2019
  3. "Yesterday"
    Released: July 8, 2020
  4. "Soul Lady"
    Released: July 21, 2020
Music video
"Soul Lady" on YouTube
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Sputnikmusic[2]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Melon and Naver.

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."From HND to GMP" 
  • ESTi
  • Iggy (OREO)
  • C-no (OREO)
  • Woong Kim (OREO)
0:49
2."I Feel Love"
  • Private
  • MosPick
  • Chu Dae-kwan (MonoTree)
3:55
3."Soul Lady" (서울여자; seouryeoja [lit. "Seoul Lady"])
  • ESTi
  • Park Ji-yeon (MonoTree)
  • Choi Young-kyoung
  • ESTi
3:35
4."Neon" (네온; neon)
  • Iggy (OREO)
  • C-no (OREO)
  • Woong Kim (OREO)
  • Iggy (OREO)
  • C-no (OREO)
  • Woong Kim (OREO)
3:40
5."Yesterday"
  • GDLO (MonoTree)
  • GDLO (MonoTree)
3:42
6."A Day for Love" (발걸음; balgeoreum [lit. "Footsteps"])
  • Son Go-eun (MonoTree)
  • NOPARI (MonoTree)
  • Son Go-eun (MonoTree)
3:19
7."Pit-a-pet" (안아줘; anajwo [lit. "Hug Me"])
  • TAK
  • seibin (ESTIMATE)
  • TAK
4:01
8."Cherries Jubiles" (좋아하고 있어요; joahago isseoyo [lit. "I Like You"])
  • Chu Dae-kwan (MonoTree)
  • GDLO (MonoTree)
  • Chu Dae-kwan (MonoTree)
  • GDLO (MonoTree)
4:05
9."I Need a Friend" (친구가 필요해; chinguga piryohae) 
  • ESTi
1:32
10."Shade" (그늘; geuneul)
  • Hwang Hyun (MonoTree)
  • Hwang Hyun (MonoTree)
  • 9rota (PRISMFILTER)
4:16
11."All Flights Are Delayed" 
  • ESTi
1:32
12."Neon 1989"
  • Iggy (OREO)
  • C-no (OREO)
  • Woong Kim (OREO)
  • Iggy (OREO)
  • C-no (OREO)
  • Woong Kim (OREO)
  • ESTi
2:26
13."Cherries Jubiles" (Acoustic Ver.)
  • Chu Dae-kwan (MonoTree)
  • GDLO (MonoTree)
  • Chu Dae-kwan (MonoTree)
  • GDLO (MonoTree)
  • Jukjae
4:01
Total length:40:57

Notes:

  • While "Neon" is the fourth track and considered part of the album, it is not available as part of it on either iTunes or Korean services like Melon because of difference of the distributor company, “Neon” was distributed by Kakao M while the whole album is distributed by Dreamus.
  • "I Feel Love", "Neon", "Soul Lady", "Shade", and "Neon 1989" is stylized in all uppercase.
  • "Pit-a-pet" is stylized in all lowercase.


Accolades
Accolades for Soul Lady
Critic/Publication List Rank Ref.
Billboard The 10 Best K-Pop Albums of 2020: Critics' Picks
3
[1]
South China Morning Post The best K-pop solo albums of 2020 —
[6]
Awards and nominations for Soul Lady
Year Organization Award Result Ref.
2021 Korean Music Awards Best Pop Album Nominated [7]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Melon and Naver.[8][9]

Recording locations

  • Recorded at ESTIMATE Studio, MonoTree Studio, OREO Studio, Velvet Studio (brass recording)
  • Edited at ESTIMATE Studio, MonoTree Studio
  • Mixed at ClearFX, ESTIMATE Studio, KLANG STUDIO, MonoTree Studio, PRISMFILTER Mix Lab, RCAVE Sound
  • Mastered at 821 Sound Mastering, GLAB Studios, Honey Butter Studio

Personnel

  • Park Jin-bae – executive producer, creative director
  • ESTi – producer, scenario directing (track 1, 9, 11), keyboard (track 3, 9, 11-12), recording (track 9, 11-12), digital editing (track 3), mixing engineer (track 9, 11-12)
  • Chu Dae-kwan – vocal directing (track 2), bass (track 2), brass (track 8), recording (track 8, 13), digital editing (track 2, 8, 13), mixing engineer (track 13)
  • MosPick – vocal directing (track 2)
  • Choi Young-kyoung – vocal directing (track 3, 8, 13), background vocals (track 3, 7), additional topline (track 3), digital editing (track 3)
  • GDLO – vocal directing (track 3, 5, 8, 13), guitar (track 5), keyboard (track 5), bass (track 5), recording (track 8, 13), digital editing (track 3, 5, 8, 13)
  • Iggy – vocal directing (track 4), guitar (track 4), bass (track 4)
  • C-no – vocal directing (track 4), keyboard (track 4), bass (track 4)
  • Woong Kim – vocal directing (track 4), keyboard (track 4)
  • Son Go-eun – vocal directing (track 6), keyboard (track 6), digital editing (track 6)
  • TAK – vocal directing (track 7), keyboard (track 7), mixing engineer (track 7)
  • Hwang Hyun – vocal directing (track 10), background vocals (track 10), keyboard (track 10), , digital editing (track 10)
  • Yukika Teramoto – vocals, narration (track 9, 11)
  • Kim Ha-neul – narration (track 9)
  • Jeon Jae-hee – background vocals (track 2, 5)
  • Kim So-hyeon – background vocals (track 4)
  • Jang Hye-ji – background vocals (track 4)
  • Yu Young-jin – background vocals (track 6, 8)
  • JAM STRING – strings (track 1, 12)
  • Benicx – strings (track 12)
  • Son Young-jin – keyboard (track 2)
  • seibin – keyboard (track 7), guitar (track 3, 7, 9), bass (track 3)
  • 9rota – keyboard (track 10), mixing engineer (track 10)
  • Kim Dong-min – guitar (track 2, 8)
  • Ferdy – guitar (track 2)
  • Yun Seong-ho – guitar (track 5)
  • Park Ki-tae – guitar (track 6)
  • Jukjae – guitar (track 8, 13)
  • Jun Pi – piano (track 8)
  • Kim Byoung-seok – bass (track 8)
  • Ju Hyeon-woo – brass (track 2), saxophone (track 2, 8)
  • Yu Seung-cheol – trumpet (track 2, 8)
  • Park Kyoung-geon – trombone (track 2, 8)
  • Park Ki-ho – flute (track 8)
  • Kang Seon-young – recording (track 2-3, 5-8, 10, 13), , digital editing (track 10)
  • Oreo – recording (track 4)
  • Lee Sang-deok – strings recording (track 1, 12)
  • Jeong Ki-hong – brass recording (track 2, 8)
  • Choi Da-in – brass recording assistant (track 2, 8)
  • Lee Chan-mi – brass recording assistant (track 2, 8)
  • NOPARI – digital editing (track 6)
  • Koo Jong-pil – mixing engineer (track 2-3, 5)
  • Lee Tae-seob – mixing engineer (track 4)
  • Park Cheol-geun – mixing engineer (track 6)
  • Noah Taylor – mixing engineer (track 8)
  • Kwon Nam-woo – mastering (track 1-3, 5-7, 9-12)
  • Park Jeong-eon – mastering (track 4)
  • bk! – mastering (track 8, 13)
  • Kwak Seung-kyu – artist management
  • Lee Dae-hyeon – management director
  • R – project supervisor
  • Digipedi – music video
    • Seong Won-mo – director
    • Moon Seok-ho – director
    • Lee Mun-young – producer
    • Jeong Gi-yeol – producer
  • Kim Eui-kwan – director of photography, photography
  • ACS – gaffing
  • Kim Dong-min (Born Black) – choreography
  • Lee Bo-min (Born Black) – choreography
  • Kim Yun-young (Jungsaemmul Beauty) – hair and make-up
  • Park Eun-jeong (Jungsaemmul Beauty) – hair and make-up
  • Seung Seon-ah – stylist

Charts

Release history
Region Date Format Label
South Korea July 21, 2020
Estimate Entertainment, Dreamus
Various
South Korea August 10, 2020

References
  1. "The 10 Best K-Pop Albums of 2020: Critics' Picks". Billboard. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  2. JohnnyoftheWell (November 29, 2020). "Yukika – Soul Lady (2020) Album Review by Sputnikmusic". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  3. "A Seoul lady from Japan". Korea Times. 27 August 2020.
  4. Choi, Hee-jae (July 21, 2020). "'컴백 D-Day' 유키카, 정규앨범 '서울여자' 발매…'더쇼'서 최초 공개". X Sports News. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  5. Lee, Jeong-beom (July 21, 2020). "'서울여자' 유키카, 소환사의 협곡에서 돌아온 시티팝 여신 [인터뷰]". X Sports News. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  6. Herman, Tamar (December 17, 2020). "The best K-pop solo albums of 2020: BoA, Kai, Hwa Sa and more". South China Morning Post. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  7. Kim, Su-jeong (January 26, 2021). "BTS·백예린·선우정아·이날치·정밀아, 올해 '한대음' 5개 부문 후보". No Cut News (in Korean). Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  8. "Soul Lady on Melon". Melon. July 21, 2020. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  9. "Soul Lady on Naver Vibe". Naver Vibe. July 21, 2020. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  10. "2020년 33주차 Album Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  11. "2020년 08월 Album Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved February 24, 2021.
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