Face (Key album)

Face
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 (feat. Soyou)"
    Released: November 6, 2018
  2. "One of Those Nights"
    Released: November 26, 2018
Repackaged edition cover
Digital album cover for I Wanna Be
Singles from I Wanna Be
  1. "I Wanna Be (feat. Jeon So-yeon)"
    Released: March 4, 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 performance

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]

Critical reception

Face on year-end lists
Critic/Publication List Rank Ref.
Idology The Best Albums of 2018 3 [12]
Refinery29 The 12 Best K-Pop Albums of 2018 2 [13]
Weiv The Best Albums of 2018 7 [14]

Track listing

Face track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."One of Those Nights" (센 척 안 해; 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."The Duty of Love" (미워)KeyChris Meyer, Chris WahleWahle3:19
10."This Life"KeyChoi Jin-suk, Nermin Harambašić, Anne Judit Stokke Wik, Ronny Vidar Svendsen, Alex KarlssonChoi3:40
Total length:34:28
I Wanna Be track listing
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."One of Those Nights" (센 척 안 해; 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."The Duty of Love" (미워)KeyChris Meyer, Chris WahleWahle3:19
12."This Life"KeyChoi Jin-suk, Nermin Harambašić, 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

Charts

Chart performance for Face and I Wanna Be
Chart (2018–2019) Peak position
Face I Wanna Be
French Download Albums (SNEP)[10] 195 —
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[15][16] 13 35
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[9] 18 —
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[8][17] 5 3
US World Albums (Billboard)[11] 9 —

References

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  2. ^ 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. Archived from the original on December 18, 2018. 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]. Maeil Broadcasting Network (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 15, 2021. 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. Archived from the original on December 17, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Naver.
  5. ^ Herman, Tamar (November 7, 2018). "SHINee's Key Releases 'Forever Yours' Feat. Soyou: Watch the Video". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 18, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  6. ^ Jung, Ji-won (November 21, 2018). ""감각적 음악세계"…샤이니 키, 솔로앨범 4곡 작사 참여". Osen (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 2, 2022. 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). Archived from the original on February 28, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Naver.
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  9. ^ a b "Face - 2018年12月10日付". Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 5, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
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  11. ^ a b "Key Chart History: World Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 2, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
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  14. ^ [2018 연말결산] WEIV가 꼽은 올해의 앨범 (국내) [[2018 Year-End Settlement] Weiv's Album of the Year (Korea)]. Weiv (in Korean). January 23, 2019. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
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  16. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums: 2019/03/13 公開". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 22, 2021. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  17. ^ 2019년 10주차 Album Chart [Album Chart – Week 10, 2019]. Gaon Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 27, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2021.