Face (Key album)

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Face
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Studio album by
Key
ReleasedNovember 26, 2018 (2018-11-26)
Recorded2018
Genre
Length34:28
LanguageKorean
Label
Key chronology
Face
(2018) 		Hologram
(2018)
Singles from Face
  1. "Forever Yours"
    Released: November 6, 2018
  2. "One of Those Nights"
    Released: November 26, 2018
Repackaged edition cover
Digital album cover for I Wanna Be
Digital album cover for I Wanna Be
Singles from I Wanna Be
  1. "I Wanna Be (feat. Jeon So-yeon)"
    Released: 4 March 2019

Face is the debut studio album by South Korean singer Key. It was released on November 26, 2018 through SM Entertainment. "One of Those Nights" and "Forever Yours" (featuring Crush and Soyou, respectively) served as the album's lead singles.[2]

On February 25, 2019, it was announced that the album would be repackaged as I Wanna Be on March 4.[3]

Background and release[]

On October 11, 2018, SM Entertainment announced that Key would be the third member of Shinee to make a solo debut, with an estimated release date of November.[4] On November 7, 2018, the album's first lead single, "Forever Yours" was released, featuring former Sistar member, Soyou.[5]

The first image teasers for the album dropped on November 19, along with the title and tracklist.[6] The teaser for lead single "One of These Nights" featuring Crush was released on November 25. The album and MV were released the following day.[2]

On February 25, it was revealed that the title of the re-packaged album was I Wanna Be and that it would be released on March 4, 2019 with three new songs, including the title track "I Wanna Be" featuring (G)I-dle's Soyeon.[7]

Commercial reception[]

Face peaked at number five on Korea's Gaon Album Chart,[8] number 18 on Japan's Oricon Albums Chart,[9] number 195 on the French SNEP download albums chart,[10] and number 9 on the US World Albums chart.[11]

Track listing[]

Face
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."센 척 안 해 (One of Those Nights)" (featuring Crush)KenzieNoah Conrad, Jake Torrey, Riley Thomas Donnell, Daniel Doran Henig, Adrian McKinnonConrad, Torrey3:10
2."Good Good"Cho Yoon-kyungDiederik Van Elsas, Justin Jesso, Scotty Grand, Thomas Leithead-Docherty, Ryan S. JhunVan Elsas, Leithead-Docherty, Jhun3:01
3."Honest"Zaya (153/Joombas)Jon Asher, Dylan Bernard, Michael (R!OT) WyckoffAsher, Wyckoff3:39
4."Forever Yours" (featuring Soyou)ChoLDN Noise, Daecolm Diego HollandLDN Noise, Holland3:27
5."Imagine"McKinnonMcKinnon, 탁 (TAK)탁 (TAK)3:22
6."Chemicals"Kang Eun-jungImlay, Skrillex, Valentino Khan, Cimo Fränkel, Rik Annema, Jantine Annika HejiImlay3:12
7."I Will Fight" (featuring Vinxen)Key, VinxenBhavik Pattani, Chelcee GrimesPattani3:58
8."Easy to Love"Key, JQ, Moon Hee-yeonMike Woods, Kevin White, Andrew Bazzi, MZNCRice n' Peas3:08
9."미워 (The Duty of Love)"KeyChris Meyer, Chris WahleWahle3:19
10."This Life"KeyChoi Jin-suk, Nermin Harambasic, Anne Judit Stokke Wik, Ronny Vidar Svendsen, Alex KarlssonChoi3:40
Total length:34:28
I Wanna Be
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."I Wanna Be" (featuring Soyeon)Park Seong-hui (Jam Factory), Soyeon ((G)I-dle)DallasK, Deez, Theron ThomasDallasK, Deez3:13
2."Show Me"Danke (lalala studio)Thomas Troelsen, Bonnie McKee, E. Kidd BogartTroelsen3:06
3."센 척 안 해 (One of Those Nights)" (featuring Crush)KenzieNoah Conrad, Jake Torrey, Riley Thomas Donnell, Daniel Doran Henig, Adrian McKinnonConrad, Torrey3:10
4."Good Good"Cho Yoon-kyungDiederik Van Elsas, Justin Jesso, Scotty Grand, Thomas Leithead-Docherty, Ryan S. JhunVan Elsas, Leithead-Docherty, Jhun3:01
5."Honest"Zaya (153/Joombas)Jon Asher, Dylan Bernard, Michael (R!OT) WyckoffAsher, Wyckoff3:39
6."Forever Yours" (featuring Soyou)ChoLDN Noise, Daecolm Diego HollandLDN Noise, Holland3:27
7."Imagine"McKinnonMcKinnon, 탁 (TAK)탁 (TAK)3:22
8."Chemicals"Kang Eun-jungImlay, Skrillex, Valentino Khan, Cimo Fränkel, Rik Annema, Jantine Annika HejiImlay3:12
9."I Will Fight" (featuring Vinxen)Key, VinxenBhavik Pattani, Chelcee GrimesPattani3:58
10."Easy to Love"Key, JQ, Moon Hee-yeonMike Woods, Kevin White, Andrew Bazzi, MZNCRice n' Peas3:08
11."미워 (The Duty of Love)"KeyChris Meyer, Chris WahleWahle3:19
12."This Life"KeyChoi Jin-suk, Nermin Harambasic, Anne Judit Stokke Wik, Ronny Vidar Svendsen, Alex KarlssonChoi3:40
13."Cold" (featuring Hanhae; Bonus Track)Key, Cody J, HanhaeCody J, c-no (Oreo), Woong Kim (Oreo)c-no (Oreo), Kim (Oreo)3:52
Total length:44:07

References[]

  1. ^ Leyasheena (December 7, 2018). "Album Review: SHINee's Key Proves To Be A Capable Soloist With #Face". Hype Malaysia. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Herman, Tamar (November 26, 2018). "SHINee's Key Releases Debut Solo Album 'Face' and R&B Single 'One of Those Nights' with Crush: Watch the Video". Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  3. ^ Shin, Mi-rae (February 25, 2019). "샤이니 키, 3월4일 정규 1집 리패키지 앨범 'I Wanna Be' 발매(공식입장)" [Shinee Key to Release 1st Repackage Album 'I Wanna Be' on March 4]. MBN (in Korean). Retrieved March 5, 2019 – via Naver.
  4. ^ "[공식입장] 샤이니 키, 10년만에 솔로 데뷔…SM "11월 출격 준비"" [Shinee Key makes his solo debut after 10 years... SM: "Preparing for November"]. X Sports News (in Korean). October 11, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Naver.
  5. ^ Herman, Tamar (November 7, 2018). "SHINee's Key Releases 'Forever Yours' Feat. Soyou: Watch the Video". Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  6. ^ Jung, Ji-won (November 21, 2018). ""감각적 음악세계"…샤이니 키, 솔로앨범 4곡 작사 참여". Osen (in Korean). Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Naver.
  7. ^ Jeon, Hyo-jin (February 26, 2019). "샤이니 키, 무한 팬사랑 담은 'I Wanna Be' 발표…소연 피처링 참여 [공식]". Sports Dong-a (in Korean). Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Naver.
  8. ^ "Face (Week 48, 2018)". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  9. ^ "Face - 2018年12月10日付". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  10. ^ "Face". November 30, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  11. ^ "Key Chart History: World Albums". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
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