Chapter 4 (g.o.d album)

Chapter 4
Studio album by g.o.d
Released	November 15, 2001
Recorded	2001
Studio	Sidus Studio (Gangnam, Seoul) Bay Studio (Seoul) Wave Studio (Mapo, Seoul)
Genre	K-pop R&B dance pop
Length	49:14
Language	Korean
Label	Sidus Yejeon Media
Producer	Park Jin-young Jung Hoon-tak Jung Hae-ik
G.o.d chronology
Chapter 3 (2000) Chapter 4 (2001) Chapter 5: Letter (2002)
Singles from Chapter 4
"Road" Released: November 15, 2001

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.[1]

Critical reception

The album was not only popular and well received by fans, it was the group's most critically acclaimed album to date.[1] 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.[2]

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.[3][4][5] 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."[3]

Commercial performance

Chapter 4 sold 1,441,209 copies within a month of its release.[6] 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.[7][8][9]

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)	Won	[10]
		Album Bonsang (Main Prize)	Won

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Intro"	Park Jin-young	Park Jin-young	1:17
2.	"Road" (길; Gil)	Park Jin-young	Park Jin-young	3:46
3.	"Again" (다시; Dashi)	Park Jin-young	Park Jin-young	4:43
4.	"Fool" (바보; Babo)	Park Jin-young	Park Jin-young Bang Si-hyuk	3:57
5.	"The Place Where You Should Be" (니가 있어야 할 곳; Niga iteoya hal got)	Park Jin-young	Park Jin-young Bae Jin-ryeol (JR Groove)	3:40
6.	"Sad Love" (슬픈 사랑; Seulpeun sarang)	Park Joon-hyung Danny Ahn Yoon Kye-sang Son Ho-young Kim Tae-woo	Kim Do-hoon (ko)	3:46
7.	"I Know" (나는 알아; Naneun ara)	Park Jin-young	Park Jin-young Bang Si-hyuk	4:05
8.	"You Don't Know" (모르죠; Moreujyo)	Park Jin-young Bang Si-hyuk	Bang Si-hyuk	4:20
9.	"I Have A Man (narration by Kim Jung-eun)" (난 남자가 있어; Nan namjaga it-eo)	Park Jin-young	Park Jin-young	4:05
10.	"Let's Go (featuring Lim Jeong-hee)" (가자; Gaja)	Park Jin-young	Park Jin-young	4:10
11.	"134-14"	Park Joon-hyung Danny Ahn Yoon Kye-sang Son Ho-young Kim Tae-woo	Danny Ahn	3:28
12.	"The Reason Why I Can't Leave" (떠나지 못하는 이유; Tteonaji mothaneun iyu)	Park Jin-young	Park Jin-young	4:10
13.	"Road" (instrumental)			3:46
Total length:				49:14

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) Peak position South Korean Albums (RIAK)[11] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2001) Position South Korean Albums (RIAK)[12] 2

Sales

Region	Sales
South Korea (RIAK)[13]	1,738,082

See also

• List of best-selling albums in South Korea

References

1. "오빠들이 돌아왔다, god가 다시 거짓말처럼!". 10Asia (Korea Economic Daily) (in Korean). May 8, 2014. Archived from the original on July 30, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
2. "[30th 골든★열전⑧] 미워할 수 없는 국민아이돌..god 편". JoongAng Ilbo. January 11, 2016.
3. Choe, Jae-hee (November 25, 2001). "Well, g.o.d Bless Us All: A Boy Band Returns". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on September 10, 2017. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
4. "화려함 대신 그들의 길 찾은 god". The Hankyoreh (in Korean). November 21, 2001.
5. "[음악]그룹 god 4집 '길' 출시…＂우리의 '길'은 계속된다＂". The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). November 18, 2001.
6. "2001년 11월 가요음반판매량" (PDF) (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-10-15. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
7. "BTS's "Love Yourself: Her" Sets New Gaon Chart Record In 16 Years With 1.2 Million Albums Sold". Soompi. October 12, 2017.
8. "방탄소년단, 단일 앨범 120만장 돌파 '대기록'…god 4집 이후 16년만". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). October 13, 2017.
9. "BTS album 'Love Yourself: Her' sells over 1.2 mln copies". The Korea Herald. October 13, 2017.
10. "골든디스크 대상에 그룹 god의 '길'". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). January 30, 2002.
11. 2001년 11월 가요음반판매량 [Volume of music album sales in November 2001] (PDF) (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 15, 2017. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
12. 2001년 12월 가요음반판매량 [December 2001 Album Sales Figures] (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. January 2002. Archived from the original on June 27, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
13. Cumulative sales for Chapter 4:
    • "2001년 11월 가요음반판매량" (PDF). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-10-15. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
    • "2001년 12월 가요음반판매량" (PDF). Recording Industry Association of Korea.
    • "2002년 가요음반판매량" (PDF). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-11-06. Retrieved 2018-05-18.

External links

• Album Information – Mnet (in Korean)
• Chapter 4 on iTunes