SM the Ballad Vol. 2 – Breath

SM the Ballad Vol. 2 – Breath
SM the Ballad Vol. 2 – Breath
EP by SM the Ballad
Released	February 13, 2014
Recorded	2013–2014
Genre	K-pop; ballad; R&B;
Language	Korean; Mandarin; Japanese;
Label	S.M.; KT Music;
Producer	Lee Soo Man
SM the Ballad chronology
Singles from SM the Ballad Vol. 2 – Breath
	"Breath"; Released: February 10, 2014; "A Day Without You"; Released: February 11, 2014; "Set Me Free"; Released: February 12, 2014; "Blind"; Released: February 19, 2014;

SM the Ballad Vol. 2 – Breath is the second extended play by the South Korean project group SM the Ballad. It was released on February 13, 2014, with the song "Breath" as the lead single.

Background

Two of the tracks are written in three different languages and have three versions, with the languages being Korean, Chinese, and Japanese. "Breath" is the first and most heavily promoted song of the two, the Korean version is sung by Taeyeon and Jonghyun; the Chinese version by Chen and Zhang Liyin, while the Japanese version is sung by Max Changmin and Krystal. The other less promoted song is "Blind", with both the Korean and Japanese versions sung by Yesung, and recorded prior to his military enlistment. The Chinese version of "Blind" is sung by Zhou Mi.^[1]

Taeyeon and Jonghyun's duet "Breath" (Korean version) was the first track to be released on 10 February,^[2] with Jonghyun and Chen's duet "A Day Without You" being released on the 11th, and Taeyeon's solo "Set Me Free" being released on the 12th. A Mandarin version of "Set Me Free" sung by Zhang Liyin was released exclusively online on Baidu Music on the 13th. The full EP was released on February 13, 2014.

Promotions

Taeyeon and Jonghyun performed "Breath" for the first time on M Countdown on 13 February. Chen and Zhang Liyin also performed the Chinese version of "Breath" on the live broadcast of Chinese Hunan TV's The Lantern Festival the day after. The song was also promoted on the shows KBS's Music Bank, Music Core and Inkigayo in February.

Track listing

Korean version

CD
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Dear…"		Kim Tae-seong Kim Yong-shin		1:01
2.	"Breath" (숨소리; sung by Taeyeon and Jonghyun)	Kim Tae-seong Jang Yeon-jeong Choi Hyun-joon (V.O.S)	Kim Tae-seong Choi Hyun-joon (V.O.S)	Kim Tae-seong Kim Yong-shin	4:37
3.	"Blind" (내 욕심이 많았다; sung by Yesung)	Hwang Seung-chan Jo Eun-hee	Choi Hee-jun Hwang Seung-chan	Shin Jeong-eun	3:56
4.	"Set Me Free" (sung by Taeyeon)	Jo Kyu-man	Jo Kyu-man	Jo Kyu-man	4:21
5.	"A Day Without You" (하루; sung by Jonghyun and Chen)	Park Chang-hyun	Daniel Per Falt Lasse Lindorff Kim Enk Zorde Shogo Taka	Daniel Per Falt Lasse Lindorff Kim Enk Zorde Shogo Taka	3:36
6.	"When I Was… When U Were…" (좋았던 건, 아팠던 건; sung by Chen and Krystal)	Jo Kyu-man	Jo Kyu-man	Jo Kyu-man Park Won-joon	3:54
Total length:					21:25

Chinese version

CD
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Dear…" (亲爱的…)		Kim Tae-seong Kim Yong-shin		1:01
2.	"Breath" (呼吸; sung by Chen and Zhang Liyin)	Wang Yinkai	Kim Tae-seong Choi Hyun-joon (V.O.S)	Kim Tae-seong Kim Yong-shin	4:37
3.	"Blind" (太贪心; sung by Zhou Mi)	Lin Xinye	Choi Hee-jun Hwang Seung-chan	Shin Jeong-eun	3:56
4.	"Set Me Free" (放过我 (Korean version); sung by Taeyeon)	Jo Kyu-man	Jo Kyu-man	Jo Kyu-man	4:21
5.	"A Day Without You" (一天 (Korean version); sung by Jonghyun and Chen)	Park Chang-hyun	Daniel Per Falt Lasse Lindorff Kim Enk Zorde Shogo Taka	Daniel Per Falt Lasse Lindorff Kim Enk Zorde Shogo Taka	3:36
6.	"When I Was… When U Were…" (回想 (Korean version); sung by Chen and Krystal)	Jo Kyu-man	Jo Kyu-man	Jo Kyu-man Park Won-joon	3:54
Total length:					21:25

Bonus track
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Set Me Free" (放过我 (Chinese version); sung by Zhang Liyin)	Zhou Weijie	Jo Kyu-man	Jo Kyu-man	4:21
Total length:					25:46

Complete version

Digital download, streaming
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Dear…"		Kim Tae-seong Kim Yong-shin		1:01
2.	"Breath" (숨소리; sung by Taeyeon and Jonghyun)	Kim Tae-seong Jang Yeon-jeong Choi Hyun-joon (V.O.S)	Kim Tae-seong Choi Hyun-joon (V.O.S)	Kim Tae-seong Kim Yong-shin	4:37
3.	"Blind" (내 욕심이 많았다; sung by Yesung)	Hwang Seung-chan Jo Eun-hee	Choi Hee-jun Hwang Seung-chan	Shin Jeong-eun	3:56
4.	"Set Me Free" (sung by Taeyeon)	Jo Kyu-man	Jo Kyu-man	Jo Kyu-man	4:21
5.	"A Day Without You" (하루; sung by Jonghyun and Chen)	Park Chang-hyun	Daniel Per Falt Lasse Lindorff Kim Enk Zorde Shogo Taka	Daniel Per Falt Lasse Lindorff Kim Enk Zorde Shogo Taka	3:36
6.	"When I Was… When U Were…" (좋았던 건, 아팠던 건; sung by Chen and Krystal)	Jo Kyu-man	Jo Kyu-man	Jo Kyu-man Park Won-joon	3:54
7.	"Breath" (Japanese version; sung by Max and Krystal)	Junji Ishiwatari	Kim Tae-seong Choi Hyun-joon (V.O.S)	Kim Tae-seong Kim Yong-shin	4:37
8.	"Blind" (僕のせいだよ (Japanese version); sung by Yesung)	Natsuko Hamasaki	Choi Hee-jun Hwang Seung-chan	Shin Jeong-eun	3:56
9.	"Breath" (呼吸; sung by Chen and Zhang Liyin)	Wang Yinkai	Kim Tae-seong Choi Hyun-joon (V.O.S)	Kim Tae-seong Kim Yong-shin	4:37
10.	"Blind" (太贪心; sung by Zhou Mi)	Lin Xinye	Choi Hee-jun Hwang Seung-chan	Shin Jeong-eun	3:56
Total length:					38:31

Charts

Single chart

Title	Peak positions
	KOR
	Gaon ^[3]	Hot ^[4]
"Breath" (숨소리)	3	6
"Blind" (내 욕심이 많았다)	56	—
"Set Me Free"	18	—
"A Day Without You" (하루)	8	—
"When I Was… When U Were…" (좋았던 건, 아팠던 건)	31	—

Album chart

Chart	Peak position
Gaon Weekly albums chart^[5]	1
Gaon Monthly albums chart^[6]	5
Gaon Yearly albums chart

Sales and certifications

Chart (2014)	Amount
Gaon physical album sales (Korean Version)^[7]	41,506
Gaon physical album sales (Chinese Version)^[8]	21,716
Gaon digital download sales for "Breath" (Korean Version)^[9]^[10]	464,673
Gaon digital download sales for "Breath" (Chinese Version)^[11]	19,290

Credits and personnel

Max Changmin – vocals
Yesung – vocals
Zhang Liyin – vocals
Taeyeon – vocals
Zhou Mi – vocals
Jonghyun – vocals
Krystal – vocals
Chen – vocals

References

^ More details including tracklist and participating artists for SM The Ballad's 2nd album 'Breath' revealed
^ SM The Ballad starts off with Taeyeon and Jonghyun's Korean 'Breath'
^ South Korea's Gaon music chart's total weekly singles sales for February 9-15, 2014 (in Korean) Gaon (February 2014). Archived on July 31, 2014. Retrieved on July 31, 2014.
^ List of K-Pop Hot 100 singles for March 1, 2014 Billboard (March 2014). Archived on March 7, 2014. Retrieved on July 31, 2014.
^ South Korea's Gaon music chart's total weekly album sales for February 9-15, 2014 (in Korean) Gaon (February 2014). Archived on July 31, 2014. Retrieved on July 31, 2014.
^ South Korea's Gaon music chart's total monthly album sales for February 2014 (in Korean) Gaon (February 2014). Archived on July 31, 2014. Retrieved on July 31, 2014.
^ South Korea's Gaon music chart's total monthly album sales for March 2014 (Breath Korean version ranked #56) (in Korean) Gaon (March 2014). Archived on July 31, 2014. Retrieved on July 31, 2014.
^ South Korea's Gaon music chart's total monthly album sales for February 2014 (Breath Chinese version ranked #10) (in Korean) Gaon (February 2014). Archived on July 31, 2014. Retrieved on July 31, 2014.
^ South Korea's Gaon music chart's total monthly singles downloads for February 2014 ("Breath" Korean version ranked #4) (in Korean) Gaon (February 2014). Archived on July 31, 2014. Retrieved on July 31, 2014.
^ South Korea's Gaon music chart's total monthly singles downloads for March 2014 ("Breath" Korean version ranked #46) (in Korean) Gaon (March 2014). Archived on July 24, 2014. Retrieved on July 31, 2014.
^ South Korea's Gaon music chart's total weekly singles downloads for February 9-15, 2014 ("Breath" Chinese version ranked #70) (in Korean) Gaon (February 2014). Archived on July 31, 2014. Retrieved on July 31, 2014.

External links

[1] More details including tracklist and participating artists for SM The Ballad's 2nd album 'Breath' revealed

[2] SM The Ballad starts off with Taeyeon and Jonghyun's Korean 'Breath'

[3] South Korea's Gaon music chart's total weekly singles sales for February 9-15, 2014 (in Korean) Gaon (February 2014). Archived on July 31, 2014. Retrieved on July 31, 2014.

[4] List of K-Pop Hot 100 singles for March 1, 2014 Billboard (March 2014). Archived on March 7, 2014. Retrieved on July 31, 2014.

[5] South Korea's Gaon music chart's total weekly album sales for February 9-15, 2014 (in Korean) Gaon (February 2014). Archived on July 31, 2014. Retrieved on July 31, 2014.

[6] South Korea's Gaon music chart's total monthly album sales for February 2014 (in Korean) Gaon (February 2014). Archived on July 31, 2014. Retrieved on July 31, 2014.

[7] South Korea's Gaon music chart's total monthly album sales for March 2014 (Breath Korean version ranked #56) (in Korean) Gaon (March 2014). Archived on July 31, 2014. Retrieved on July 31, 2014.

[8] South Korea's Gaon music chart's total monthly album sales for February 2014 (Breath Chinese version ranked #10) (in Korean) Gaon (February 2014). Archived on July 31, 2014. Retrieved on July 31, 2014.

[9] South Korea's Gaon music chart's total monthly singles downloads for February 2014 ("Breath" Korean version ranked #4) (in Korean) Gaon (February 2014). Archived on July 31, 2014. Retrieved on July 31, 2014.

[10] South Korea's Gaon music chart's total monthly singles downloads for March 2014 ("Breath" Korean version ranked #46) (in Korean) Gaon (March 2014). Archived on July 24, 2014. Retrieved on July 31, 2014.

[11] South Korea's Gaon music chart's total weekly singles downloads for February 9-15, 2014 ("Breath" Chinese version ranked #70) (in Korean) Gaon (February 2014). Archived on July 31, 2014. Retrieved on July 31, 2014.

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