State of the Art (Shinhwa album)
State of the Art is a studio album by South Korean boy band Shinhwa. It was released on 11 May 2006 by Good Entertainment, and represents the group's eighth major album release.
Composition and recording
State of the Art twelve tracks. It was recorded at GoodSound Studio, Rui Studio, Silk Studio, Eungeon Studio, Dream Factory, and Momo Studio in 2006. Shinhwa member Lee Minwoo composed the lyrics for the song "Paradise", and member Eric Mun composed the rap lyrics for all songs, alongside David Kim.Singles and music videos
The music video for "Once in a Lifetime", was directed by Cho Soo-hyun, who also directed the music video for Psy's "Gangnam Style" and "Gentleman"; and also the music video for "This Love" from Shinhwa's The Classic album in 2013.Sales and reception
The album debuted on the Recording Industry Association Korea chart for the month of July 2006, with 161,452 copies sold The album finished 2006 at number 3 on South Korea's year-end charts, with total sales of 215,641 copies.Track listing
Information is adapted from the liner notes of State of the Art :Chart performance
The album debuted on the Recording Industry Association Korea chart for the month of July 2006, with 161,452 copies sold The album finished 2006 at number 3 on South Korea's year-end charts, with total sales of 215,641 copies.| Chart | Peak position | Sales |
| South Korea Monthly Albums August 2006 | 1 |
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| South Korea Yearly Albums 2006 | 3 | |
| Taiwan Weekly Albums Week 40 | 5 |
Release history
A special edition version of State of the Art also released, containing bonus remix tracks of "Throw My Fist" and "Midnight Girl" and a DVD with behind-the-scenes footage. The album was released in Taiwan on 5 October 2006 by Universal Music Taiwan in two versions, including one with a bonus DVD.| Country | Date | Distributing label | Format |
| South Korea | 10 May 2006 | Good EMG, CJ E&M | CD Cassette |
| South Korea | 28 June 2006 | Good EMG, CJ E&M | Digital disc |
| South Korea | 16 August 2006 | Good EMG, CJ E&M | Special Edition |
| Taiwan | 5 October 2006 | Universal Music Taiwan | CD |
| Taiwan | 5 October 2006 | Universal Music Taiwan | CD+DVD |
Personnel
Information is adapted from the liner notes of State of the Art :- Park Kwun-young - producer
- Shinhwa - co-producer
- Lee Jang-eon - co-producer
- Park Bong-gu - music producer
- Park Hyeok - sound engineer
- Choi Hyo-young - mastering
- Sam Lee - guitar
- Ko Tae-young - guitar
- Park Su-won - guitar
- Hong Joon-ho - guitar
- Cho Joon-soo - bass "
- K-Strings - strings
- Shin Min - string arrangement
- Lee Na-il - string arrangement
- Ryu Hyeong-seob - string arrangement
- Hwang Seong-jae - programming, keyboards
- Jang Ji-won - keyboards
- Kang Su-hyo - drums
- Jang Sang-hyeon - drums