The Return (Shinhwa album)
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The Return cover
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| Studio album by Shinhwa | ||||
| Released | 23 March 2012 | |||
| Genre | K-pop, electropop, dance | |||
| Length | 37:23 | |||
| Language | Korean | |||
| Label | Shinhwa Co., CJ E&M Music and Live, Universal Music Group | |||
| Producer | Shinhwa Company | |||
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The Return (Thanks Edition) cover
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The Return is the tenth studio album of South Korean boy band Shinhwa, in commemoration of their 14th anniversary. It was released on 23 March 2012 by Shinhwa Company and distributed by CJ E&M Music. The album and its associated concerts, 2012 Shinhwa Grand Tour: The Return, marks their comeback to the music industry after a four-year hiatus, since their 10th anniversary concert and album Volume 9 in 2008, during which band members served individual mandatory military services.
It was first released as a limited edition and followed by a Thanks Edition on 11 April. According to Gaon Chart, as of the end of August 2013, the album has sold a cumulative total of 88,059 copies.
The album features electropop lead track "Venus", produced by Gandalf and written by Andrew Jackson, Gandalf Roudette-Muschamp and Joshua Thompson. The lyrics was written by Shinhwa member Lee Min-woo, credited as 'M', about a man’s revelation towards a woman. On 19 March 2012, the teaser for the music video was released, showing individual member black-and-white footage searching for their 'Venus'. It was directed by Kim Kwang-suk, the CF director behind Samsung Ultra Laptop and Nikon Camera adverts, with a modern vampire theme and high intensity choreography. Reportedly took three days to shoot and cost over ₩200 million with six different large-scale custom-made sets. The full MV was released on 28 March 2012 on Shinhwa official YouTube channel. On 10 April a dance version of it was also released. On 19 July 2012 two further music videos were released, "Be My Love" and "Breathin'", which features behind-the-scene comeback footage, concert and overseas clips.
Other contributions by Shinhwa members included lyrics for "Hurts" and "Move With Me" by Eric; lyrics and composition for "Red Carpet" and "Stay" by Lee Min-woo, who also wrote the lyrics "Be My Love". As well as lyrics for "Let It Go" by Shin Hye-sung.
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