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Released | June 29, 2015 | |||
Recorded | 2015 | |||
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"괜찮아요 (It's Okay)" on YouTube |
Complete is the first full-length studio album by South Korean boy group, BTOB. It was released on June 29, 2015. The album contains 13 tracks including a previously released bonus track "Shake It" from their fifth mini-album, Move, and an acoustic version of their debut track "Insane". The group promoted with the title track "It's Okay". [1] [2] [3]
On June 4, 2015, Cube Entertainment announced that BTOB will be releasing their first studio album on June 29, 2015. This marks the start of BTOB's 2015 full-scale comeback activities. Ahead of comeback, BTOB notified the 180 degree different transformation of their style compared to previous promotions, with their first ever R&B ballad title-track "It’s Okay". "It's Okay" is expected to be reversal with a different level of BTOB's powerful vocal as weapon. They also stated that this transformation would show a more 'music influenced' side. [4]
"It's Okay" topped multiple music charts after its release, making it BTOB's first single to reach #1 on charts after 3 years of debut. [5] [6]
On June 28, BTOB held a live showcase event for "Complete" via Naver Starcast. The group performed "It's Okay" and other tracks from the album for the first time. [7] [8] On June 29, the group held a second comeback showcase hosted by labelmates, actor-model Na Jong-chan and CLC's Jang Ye-eun. [9] The group made their first official music show performance on MBC Music's Show Champion, performing the tracks "It's Okay" and "Giddy Up". [10] It was soon followed by performances on KBS's Music Bank, MBC's Show! Music Core and SBS's Inkigayo.
The album starts off with the a cappella intro "Complete" produced by E.ONE. Followed by the lead single "It's Okay", which is a heartfelt R&B ballad. "Live Well Yourself" is a follow-up song for "It's Okay", and is a piano riff driven track. "My Friend's Girlfriend" is a new jack swing track about the unimaginable conflict between love and loyalty. "I Miss You" is an aggressive track with cute lyrics about the desire to see a loved one. "Giddy Up" is a dance track written by Seo Jae-woo, Big Sancho, Daniel Caesar and Ludwig Lindell. "Open" is a sexy track written and produced by member, Minhyuk. The album also includes an acoustic version of BTOB's debut single, "Insane", and a previously released party track "Shake It". "Shake It" is a disco-style electronic genre. The album ends with the outro by Ilhoon, "Everything's Good" which is a track with gentle flowing melody with piano music. [11] [12]
The music video for "It's Okay" was released on June 29, on BTOB's Official YouTube Channel. The music video follows a drama-format similar to story-telling. It features the members representing different careers: Ilhoon as a radio DJ, Hyunsik as an art student, Peniel as a firefighter, Sungjae as a hiker, Changsub as a delivery guy, Eunkwang as a student, and Minhyuk as unemployed guy, all struggling to reach their dreams. [13] [14] On July 5, BTOB released a dance version for the music video, after reaching 1 million views for "It's Okay". [15]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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1. | "Complete (Intro)" | E.ONE | E.ONE | E.ONE | 2:38 |
2. | "It's Okay" (괜찮아요) | Son Youngjin, Jo Sungho, Hong Seungsung, Lee Minhyuk, Jung Il-hoon | Son Youngjin, Jo Sungho | Son Youngjin, Jo Sungho | 4:12 |
3. | "Live Well Yourself" (너나 잘 살아) | Bickssancho, Socrates | Seo Jaewoo | Seo Jaewoo | 3:45 |
4. | "One Man Show" (북 치고 장구 치고) | Seo Jaewoo, Seo Yongbae, Lee Minhyuk, Jung Ilhoon | Seo Jaewoo, Seo Yongbae | Seo Jaewoo, Seo Yongbae | 3:42 |
5. | "Summer Romance" | Bickssancho, FERDY, Lim Hyunsik | Bickssancho, FERDY, Lim Hyunsik | Bickssancho, FERDY | 3:41 |
6. | "My Friend's Girlfriend" (친구의 여자친구) | Jung Ilhoon, Lim Hyunsik, Lee Minhyuk | Jung Ilhoon, Lim Hyunsik | Seo Jaewoo | 3:41 |
7. | "Her Over Flowers" (꽃보다 그녀) | Jo Sungho, FERDY, Jung Ilhoon | Jo Sungho, FERDY | Jo Sungho, FERDY | 3:23 |
8. | "I Miss You" (보고파) | Lim Hyunsik | Lim Hyunsik | Lim Hyunsik | 4:03 |
9. | "Giddy Up" (어기여차 디여차) | Seo Jaewoo, Bickssancho, CAESAR & LOUI, Lee Minhyuk | Seo Jaewoo, Bickssancho, CAESAR & LOUI | Seo Jaewoo, Bickssancho, CAESAR & LOUI | 3:13 |
10. | "Open" | Lee Minhyuk, Jerry.L, Jung Ilhoon | Lee Minhyuk, Jerry.L | Lee Minhyuk, Jerry.L | 3:17 |
11. | "Insane" (acoustic version) | Seo Jaewoo, Seo Yongbae, Lee Minhyuk, Jung Ilhoon | Seo Jaewoo, Seo Yongbae | Seo Jaewoo, Seo Yongbae | 3:06 |
12. | "Shake It" | Lim Hyunsik, Jung Ilhoon | Lim Hyunsik, Jung Ilhoon | Lim Hyunsik, Jung Ilhoon | 3:14 |
13. | "Everything`s Good (Outro)" (Ilhoon Solo) | Jung Ilhoon | Jung Ilhoon | Jung Ilhoon, Lim Hyunsik, Son Youngjin | 4:05 |
Total length: | 45:50 |
Chart (2015) | Peak position |
Physical sales (2015) |
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South Korea ( Gaon Weekly Album Chart) [16] | 1 | 47,638 [17] |
South Korea ( Gaon Monthly Album Chart) [18] | 9 | |
South Korea ( Gaon 2015 Album Chart) [19] | 52 |
Country | Date | Format | Label |
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South Korea | June 29, 2015 | Digital download, CD |
Cube Entertainment Universal Music Group |