Be Ordinary is the first EP by South Korean singer-songwriter Hwang Chi-yeul, his first studio album in 10 years, released on 13 June 2017, since his debut album Five Senses in 2007.
Background and release In March 2017, singer Hwang Chi-yeul said during an interview:
In June 2017 after the EP's release, Hwang said during an interview with KBS World Radio:
He explains what "A Daily Song" is about:
Be Ordinary describes nearly every aspect of his ordinary everyday life as a musician for the past 10 years he remained unknown. His last release as a studio full-length album was in 2007 with his album Five Senses. Be Ordinary is his first EP.
Promotion Before the EP's release, Be Ordinary, a teaser video, was released on 9 June 2017. The EP and its official music video, were released on 13 June 2017 and EP consists of seven tracks with many different genres. He wrote the lyrics for the last song, "Alone".
On 24 May 2017, Hwang performed the song "A Daily Song" live for the first time on episode 16 of I Can See Your Voice, Season 4, that was broadcast on 15 June 2017 on Mnet.
On 23 June 2017, "A Daily Song" took first place in the fourth week of June 2017 on KBS Music Bank. The nominees for the Music Bank K-Chart first place were "A Daily Song" by Hwang Chi-yeul and "Untitled, 2014" by G-Dragon.
On 24–25 June 2017, Hwang held his first concert, Yolo Con at the Olympic Park in Seoul and performed his new songs from the EP live.
Hwang is scheduled to hold his solo showcase on 30 July 2017 in Taipei, and in concert on 10–11 August 2017 in Toronto.
Hwang occasionally performs songs from the EP acoustically on a live streaming channel V LIVE.
Track listing
Personnel Source:
Hwang Chi-yeul – vocals Kang Hwa-sung (David Kang) – piano, keyboards Shin Jeong-eun – keyboards, drums Jeong Su-wan – guitar Choi Hun – bass Han Gil – piano Park Shin-won – guitar Kang Tae-woo – backing vocals Yoon Young-bok – keyboards Tommy Kim – guitar Bull$Eye – drums Son Jun-hyuk – backing vocals ENIAC – piano, keyboards, drums Kim Da-ham – piano, keyboards Lee Gheun-hyung – guitar Jang Tae-woong – bass Super COO – drums Jeon Sang-hwan – piano, bass, drums Chung Soo-wan – guitar
Charts Album Weekly charts Chart (2017)Peakposition South Korean Albums (Gaon) 1
Monthly charts Chart (2017)Peakposition South Korean Albums (Gaon) 1
Half-Year charts Chart (2017)Peakposition South Korean Albums (Gaon)10
Year-end charts Chart (2017)Peakposition South Korean Albums (Gaon)17
Singles Chart (2017) SinglePeakposition Digital Chart"A Daily Song"6 Download Chart"A Daily Song" 5 Streaming Chart"A Daily Song" 5 BGM Chart"A Daily Song" 2 BGM Chart"Alone"2 Mobile Chart"A Daily Song" 2 Singing room Chart"A Daily Song" 1 Social Chart"A Daily Song" 61
Album sales +Gaon Monthly Album Chart, South KoreaYear MonthBe Ordinary Sales Cumulative sales 2017 June 112,783 112,783 July 4,233 117,016 August 7,151 124,167 September 4,152 128,319 October 11,729 140,048November 79,574 219,622December 4,582 224,204
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