Outside Castle
2000 studio album by H.O.T.
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Outside Castle is the fifth and final studio album by South Korean boy group H.O.T., released on through SM Entertainment on September 29, 2000.[1] The album spawned three singles: the title track "Outside Castle", "We Can Do It", and "A Song For a Lady".
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| Released | September 29, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 2000 | |||
| Studio | SM Digital Recording Studios, Seoul | |||
| Genre | K-pop | |||
| Length | 59:15 | |||
| Language | Korean | |||
| Label | SM | |||
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| Singles from Outside Castle | ||||
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Outside Castle debuted at number one on the MIAK monthly album chart and sold nearly 880,000 copies in 2000, and was the year's fifth best-selling album. The single "Outside Castle" won Best Popular Music Video (Daesang) at the 2000 Mnet Music Video Festival—the group's second consecutive win in the category.
Background
The proportion of self-composed songs, which had been gradually increasing, reached 100% for the album as all of the record's tracks were written or produced by the group members.
Commercial performance
On September 25, 2000, SM Entertainment revealed that the album received over 800,000 pre-orders, with sales expected to surpass ₩3 billion within the month.[2] Released physically on October 2, the album debuted at number one on the monthly MIAK album charts for October with sales of over 840,000 copies.[3] MIAK ranked Outside Castle the fifth best-selling album of 2000 with nearly 880,000 copies sold.[4]
Accolades
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Result | Ref. |
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| Mnet Music Video Festival | 2000 | Best Popular Music Video (Daesang) | Won | [5] |
| Best Male Group | Nominated | |||
| Best Dance Performance | Nominated |
| Program | Date |
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| Inkigayo | October 22, 2000 |
| October 29, 2000 | |
| November 5, 2000 | |
| Music Camp | October 28, 2000 |
| November 4, 2000 | |
| November 11, 2000 | |
| Music Bank | November 9, 2000 |
| November 16, 2000 | |
| November 23, 2000 |
Promotion and live performances
2001 H.O.T. Live Concert
H.O.T. held their second concert at the Jamsil Olympic Stadium titled the "2001 H.O.T. Live Concert – H.O.T. Forever". The concert took place on February 27, 2001, and attracted 45,000 fans.[6] A live album recording of the concert was released on April 27, 2001, which sold 138,616 copies.[7]
- Setlist
- "I Yah!"
- "Git It Up!" / "You Got Gun"
- Opening Ment
- "It's Been Raining Since You Left Me" / "Delight"
- "N.B.K. (Natural Born Killer)"
- "Time Will Tell"
- "Livin' La Vida Loca" (Tony solo)
- "Only You" (Kangta solo)
- "Right Here Waiting" (Kangta solo)
- "Full of Happiness" (with fan) (Kangta solo)
- "Let It Be" (Kangta solo)
- "Persia Black Hole ((Moon Hee-joon solo)
- "A Song For a Lady"
- "We Are the Future" / "OP.T (Operation Takeover)"
- "Scratch Show" (Woohyuk solo)
- "Good-bye For the Last" (with Tony) (Woohyuk solo)
- "Full of Happiness" / "Hope"
- "My Mother"
- Closing Ment
- "You & I"
- "We Can Do It"
- "Outside Castle"
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Outside Castle" | Moon Hee-joon | Moon Hee-joon |
| 5:23 |
| 2. | "Delight" (신비; Sinbi) | Kangta | Kangta | Kangta | 3:51 |
| 3. | "We Can Do It!" (그래! 그렇게!; Geulae! Geuleohge!) | Kangta | Kangta | Kangta | 4:05 |
| 4. | "My Mother" | Jang Woo-hyuk |
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| 3:49 |
| 5. | "Pray for You" (꿈의 기도; Kkum-ui gido) | Kangta | Kangta | Kangta | 4:47 |
| 6. | "Wish of a Blue Bird" (파랑새의 소원; Palangsaeui sowon) | Moon Hee-joon | Moon Hee-joon | Moon Hee-joon | 3:35 |
| 7. | "Time Will Tell" |
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| Lee Jae-won | 4:21 |
| 8. | "One Last Love" | Tony Ahn |
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| 3:35 |
| 9. | "Good-bye for the Last" (Goodbye 이젠; Goodbye Ijen; lit. 'Goodbye For Now') | Jang Woo-hyuk |
| Jang Woo-hyuk | 4:16 |
| 10. | "A Song For Lady" (연가) | Moon Hee-joon | Moon Hee-joon |
| 4:20 |
| 11. | "Illusion" | Kangta | Kangta | Kangta | 4:44 |
| 12. | "Natural Born Killer" | Tony Ahn | Tony Ahn |
| 3:43 |
| 13. | "Abandoned Children" (버려진 아이들; Beolyeojin aideul) | Lee Jae-won | Lee Jae-won | Lee Jae-won | 4:46 |
| 14. | "Always My Love" (늘 지금처럼; Neul jigeumcheoleom) | Kangta | Kangta | Kangta | 4:00 |
| Total length: | 59:15 | ||||
Credits and personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's booklet.[8]
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