Chapter 4 is the fourth album of South Korean pop music group g.o.d. It was released through Sidus and Yejeon Media on November 15, 2001. It was the group's second record to sell over 1 million copies.
Critical reception The album was not only popular and well received by fans, it was the group's most critically acclaimed album to date. It won the Daesang (Grand Prize) for the Album of the Year at the Golden Disc Awards, becoming only the second idol group to win one of the industry's most prestigious awards.
Various reviews by major newspapers noted that the album displayed a more introspective and mature side of the group, with the album art likewise reflecting a more serious theme compared to that of the third album. The Korea JoongAng Daily concluded that "with R&B, hip-hop and ballads all blended together, the new release ought to satisfy the band's many fans."
Commercial performance Chapter 4 sold 1,441,209 copies within a month of its release. Although the total sales figures dipped slightly compared to Chapter 3, Chapter 4 still currently holds the record for the best selling album (not including a repackaged edition) within a month in the history of the Recording Industry Association of Korea and its successor organizations, including the present-day Korea Music Content Industry Association which compiles data for the Circle Chart.
Awards and nominations "Road" and "The Place Where You Should Be" won successive "Triple Crowns" on Inkigayo and also ranked number one on Music Camp (predecessor of Show! Music Core).
Year Award Category Result Ref. 2001 Golden Disc Awards Album Daesang (Grand Prize) Album Bonsang (Main Prize)
Track listing
Credits and personnel Credits are adapted from the album liner notes.
g.o.d Park Jun-hyung – rapper Yoon Kye-sang – vocals Danny Ahn – rapper Son Ho-young – vocal Kim Tae-woo – vocal
Session Taeyoon Lee – bass guitar (track 3) Jeong Yu-seok – scratch (track 7) Seungwoo Jeon – backing vocal (track 2, 3, 5, 6) Seongho Kang – backing vocal (track 2, 7, 11) Fill in the blanks – backing vocal (track 2, 4, 8, 10, 11) Sam Lee – other (track 3, 5, 6, 10) Hong Jun-ho – other (track 3) Erich Bulling – other (track 9)
Staff
Hoon-tak Jeong, Hae-ik Jeong – producers Sidus & Content Group – executive producer Park Pil-won – co-producer Park Jin-young – producer, keyboard, backing vocalist (track 2, 7) Bang Si-hyuk – co-producer, keyboard, guitar (track 4), programming Heejung Park – acoustic music producer Bae Jin-ryeol – keyboard, programming Dohoon Kim – keyboard, programming Kim Soon-in & Kim Chan-seok (Sidus Studio), Lee Jin-won (Bay Studio), Nam Gung-jin & Cho Chang-hee (Wave Studio) – recording Ahn Jong-hwa, Park Jun-hyung, Jang Ji-bok – assistive technology
Jihoon Seong (Bay Studio & Dream Factory Studio) – mixing (track 1, 3, 5, 7–9, 12) Seungwook Ko (Lead Sound) – mixing (track 6, 10, 11) Dave "Hard Drive" Pensado (Enterprise Studios) – mixing (track 2, 4) Eddy Schryer (Oasis Mastering Studio) – mastering Seongjun Park, Jun Oh – manager Andy Yoo (Jaedeok Yoo) – art and style director Eunjin Kim, Seongjin Kwon, Hyeonha Lee, Jeonghee Park, Kyungmi Ha, Injin Jeon, Eongyeom Kim, Sechang Kwon – stylists Kim Il-kwon – photography Jiyeon Kim – album design Myungjin Art – printing
Charts and sales
Monthly charts Chart (2001) Peakposition South Korean Albums (RIAK) 1
Year-end charts Chart (2001) Position South Korean Albums (RIAK) 2
Sales RegionSales South Korea (RIAK)Cumulative sales for Chapter 4: 1,738,082
See also List of best-selling albums in South Korea
References
External links Album Information – Mnet Chapter 4 on iTunes