A Letter from Greenland

A Letter from Greenland
Studio album by
S.E.S.
ReleasedDecember 22, 2000
Recorded2000
StudioSM Digital Recording Studio
SM Booming System
AC+E Studio
Genre
Length55:22
LanguageKorean
LabelSM
S.E.S. chronology
Be Ever Wonderful
(2000) 		A Letter from Greenland
(2000) 		Here & There – S.E.S. Singles Collection
(2001)
Alternative cover
Singles from A Letter from Greenland
  1. "Show Me Your Love"
    Released: December 22, 2000
  2. "Be Natural"
    Released: December 22, 2000

A Letter from Greenland is the fourth studio album by South Korean girl group S.E.S., released on December 22, 2000, by SM Entertainment and distributed by Avex Asia. A Korean-language cover of Japanese singer Misia's single "Tsutsumikomu Yō ni..." (1998) called "Show Me Your Love", served as the album's lead single and promotions along with single "Be Natural".

Commercially, A Letter from Greenland peaked at number one of the MIAK monthly album chart in December 2000. It has since sold over 635,000 copies in South Korea.

Commercial performance

A Letter from Greenland experienced commercial success in South Korea. It peaked at number one on the monthly MIAK album chart in December 2000 with initial sales of 445,600 copies, making it the 16th best-selling album of 2000 despite being released at the end of the year.[1] The album sold an additional 190,113 copies in 2001 and was ranked the 37th best-selling album of the year.[2]

Music videos

Music videos were produced for the singles "Show Me Your Love" and "Be Natural". In July 2001, the latter was voted the best music video of the first half of 2001 in a survey conducted by Mnet.[3]

Covers

In October 2014, Red Velvet re-recorded their single "Be Natural" and released as the group's second single, featuring NCT's Taeyong. Other artists who have covered "Be Natural" include Everglow in 2019[4] and (G)I-dle's Miyeon and Minnie on a M Countdown special stage in March 2020.[5]

Accolades

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Result Ref.
2001 Golden Disc Awards Popularity Award (for "Show Me Your Love") Won [6]
Album Bonsang (Main Prize) Nominated
Music show wins for "Show Me Your Love"
Program Date
Music Bank February 8, 2001
February 15, 2001
February 22, 2001
Inkigayo February 18, 2001
February 25, 2001
Music Camp February 10, 2001
February 17, 2001
February 24, 2001

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Be Natural"Yoo Young-jinYoo Young-jinYoo Young-jin4:41
2."Slip Away"BadaKim Hyeong-seokKim Hyeong-seok3:22
3."I Will..."Yoo Young-jinYoo Young-jinYoo Han-jin4:44
4."Show Me Your Love" (감싸안으며)S.E.S.Satoshi Shimano
5:41
5."Goodbye to My Love" (나를 위한 이별)Lee Jin-kyung
3:55
6."Long Long Time"Bada
  • Hongseok
  • Roh Young-joo
Hongseok3:53
7."Beautiful Life"Chee Guk-hyunChee Guk-hyunChee Guk-hyun4:30
8."Joy"Yoo Chang-yongYoo Chang-yongYoo Chang-yong3:31
9."Story"BadaKim Hyeong-seokKim Hyeong-seok4:00
10."Chance"Bae Hwa-youngGo Yeong-joLee Jun-ho3:44
11."Melody" (그대 맘도 나와 같다면)BadaKim Seok-chanJun Jun-kyu4:06
12."Wish"Kang Won-seokKang Won-seokKang Won-seok3:41
13."Tiny Little Things"
Choi Cheol-giChoi Cheol-gi4:11
14."Rain"Cho Nam-joonCho Nam-joonKim Ji-woong4:03
15."Ghetto Style (Hidden Track)"Hwang Hyun-sukHan Guk-hyeonHan Guk-hyeon3:40
Total length:55:22

Credits and personnel

Charts

Sales

Region Sales
South Korea (RIAK)[1][2] 635,713

References

  1. ^ a b c 2000년 가요음반판매량 [2000 Album Sales Figures] (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on May 16, 2007. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c 2001년 가요음반판매량 [2001 Album Sales Figures] (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on February 28, 2009. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  3. ^ "'밤이 깊었네' 뮤직비디오 최고" [The best music video for 'The Night Is Deep']. Kookmin Ilbo (in Korean). Naver. July 30, 2001. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  4. ^ "에버글로우, 'Be Natural' 연습영상 공개..18일 데뷔" [Everglow releases practice video for 'Be Natural'...debuts on the 18th]. Herald Pop (in Korean). Naver. March 7, 2019. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  5. ^ "'엠카' (여자)아이들 미연X민니, 'Be Natural' 완벽 커버..몽환美 발산" ['M Countdown' (G)I-dle Miyeon X Minnie, perfect cover of 'Be Natural'...radiating dreamy beauty]. Osen (in Korean). Naver. March 6, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  6. ^ "god 골든디스크 '대상'" [god Golden Disk 'Grand Prize']. The Korea Times (in Korean). December 14, 2001. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
  7. ^ 2000.12월 – 가요 음반 판매량 [2000.12 – Sales volume] (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on December 17, 2004. Retrieved January 21, 2019.