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{{about|the 2004 album|other uses|triangle (disambiguation)}}
{{about|the 2004 album|other uses|triangle (disambiguation)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| name = Tri-Angle
| name = Tri-Angle
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| cover = Cover of Tri-angle.jpg
| cover = Cover of Tri-angle.jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| released = October 11, 2004
| released = October 13, 2004
| recorded = 2003–04
| recorded = 2003–2004
| venue =
| venue =
| studio =
| studio =
| genre = {{flatlist|
| genre = {{flatlist|
*[[K-pop]]
*[[K-pop]]
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| length = 56:05
| length = 56:05
| language = [[Korean language|Korean]]
| language = [[Korean language|Korean]]
| label = [[S.M. Entertainment|S.M.]]
| label = [[SM Entertainment|SM]]
| producer = [[Lee Soo-man]]
| producer =
| prev_title =
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| prev_year =
| next_title = [[The Christmas Gift from TVXQ]]
| next_title = [[The Christmas Gift from TVXQ]]
| next_year = 2004
| next_year = 2004
| misc = {{Singles
| misc = {{Extra album cover
| header = Taiwanese edition cover
| type = studio
| cover = Tri-Angle TW cover.jpg
| border = yes
| alt =
| caption =
}}
{{Singles
| name = Tri-Angle
| name = Tri-Angle
| type = Studio
| type = Studio
| single1 = [[Hug (song)|Hug]]
| single1 = [[Hug (song)|Hug]]
| single1date = January 14, 2004
| single1date = January 14, 2004
| single2 = [[Hug (song)|My Little Princess]]
| single2 = The Way U Are
| single2date = January 14, 2004
| single2date = June 24, 2004
| single3 = The Way U Are
| single3 = I Believe
| single3date = June 24, 2004
| single3date = October 13, 2004
| single4 = Whatever They Say
| single4 = Tri-Angle
| single4date = June 24, 2004
| single4date = October 13, 2004
| single5 = 믿어요 {{small|(Believe)}}
| single5date = October 11, 2004
| single6 = Tri-Angle {{small|(feat. [[BoA]] & [[TRAX (band)|TRAX]])}}
| single6date = October 11, 2004
}}
}}
}}
}}


'''''Tri-Angle''''' is the debut [[studio album]] by South Korean boy group [[TVXQ]], released through [[SM Entertainment]] on October 13, 2004.<ref>{{cite web |title=에스엠엔터, 동방신기 첫 정규앨범 발매 |trans-title=SM Entertainment will release TVXQ's first full-length album |url=https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/008/0000460840?sid=101 |website=Money Today |publisher=Naver |access-date=19 December 2022 |language=ko |date=11 October 2004}}</ref> Several singles were released as part of the album, including "[[Hug (song)|Hug]]", "The Way U Are", "I Believe" and the title track "Tri-Angle" featuring [[BoA]] and [[TraxX|The TRAX]].
'''''Tri-Angle''''' is the debut [[studio album]] by South Korean pop group [[TVXQ]], released on October 11, 2004 by [[S.M. Entertainment]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mnet.interest.me/album/23468?otype=3|title=Tri-Angle|publisher=Mnet Music|language=Korean|accessdate=2013-01-09}}</ref> It sold 242,540 copies and became the eighth most successful album of the year in South Korea.<ref name="2004chart">{{cite web|title=2004 Year End Sales|url=http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_2004.htm|publisher=Music Industry Association of Korea |accessdate= 2009-01-31|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080801080645/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_2004.htm |archivedate = 2008-08-01|language=Korean}}</ref> The first single "[[Hug (song)|Hug]]" debuted with 169,532 copies sold in 2004, peaking at number four on the national monthly chart.<ref name="2004chart" /><ref>{{cite web|title= April 2004 Korean Chart|url=http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200404.htm|publisher=Music Industry Association of Korea |accessdate= 2009-01-31 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080803162353/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200404.htm |archivedate = 2008-08-03|language=Korean}}</ref> As of 2014, it sold 242,890 copies. In November 2004, the Japanese version of "Hug" was released in Japan by [[Rhythm Zone]], ultimately selling 4,710 copies.


Commercially, the album peaked at number 1 on the monthly MIAK album chart for October 2004, selling over 166,000 copies. It was the 8th best-selling album during 2004 in South Korea, selling over 242,000 copies by the end of the year. In addition, the physical release of the singles "Hug" and "The Way U Are" collectively sold over 380,000 copies.
The second single, "The Way U Are" debuted at number two on the national chart and sold 214,069 copies.<ref name="2004chart" /><ref>{{cite web|title= July 2004 Korean Chart|url=http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200406.htm|work=Music Industry Association of Korea |accessdate= 2009-01-31|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20081112053445/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200406.htm|archivedate=November 12, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> By the end of the year, the single sold 300,226 copies. The album's last title single "Tri-Angle" uses a sample from the [[Symphony No. 40 (Mozart)|Symphony No. 40 in G minor]] by [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart]]. The single also features the vocals of [[BoA]] and rock band the [[TRAX (band)|TRAX]].


== Commercial performance ==
''Tri-Angle'' has sold approximately 309,000 copies as of 2011.<ref name="200805chart">{{cite web|url=http://miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200805.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090308020324/http://miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200805.htm|title=May 2008 Sales|publisher=Music Industry Association of Korea|language=Korean|archivedate=2009-03-08|accessdate=2015-04-27}}</ref><ref name="gaon1108">{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=08&hitYear=2011&termGbn=month |publisher=[[Gaon Music Chart]] |title=2011년 08월 Album Char |accessdate=2015-12-04 |language=Korean |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150409060644/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=08&hitYear=2011&termGbn=month |archivedate=April 9, 2015 }}</ref>
It sold 242,540 copies and became the eighth most successful album of the year in South Korea.<ref name="2004chart">{{cite web|title=2004 Year End Sales|url=http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_2004.htm|publisher=Music Industry Association of Korea |accessdate= January 31, 2009|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080801080645/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_2004.htm |archivedate = August 1, 2008|language=Korean}}</ref> The first single "[[Hug (song)|Hug]]" debuted with 169,532 physical copies sold in 2004, peaking at number four on the national monthly chart.<ref name="2004chart" /><ref>{{cite web|title= April 2004 Korean Chart|url=http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200404.htm|publisher=Music Industry Association of Korea |accessdate= January 31, 2009 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080803162353/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200404.htm |archivedate = August 3, 2008|language=Korean}}</ref> As of 2014, it sold 242,890 copies. In November 2004, the Japanese version of "Hug" was released in Japan by [[Rhythm Zone]], ultimately selling 4,710 copies.


The second single, "The Way U Are" debuted at number two on the national chart and sold 214,069 copies with its physical release.<ref name="2004chart" /><ref>{{cite web|title= July 2004 Korean Chart|url=http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200406.htm|work=Music Industry Association of Korea |accessdate= January 31, 2009|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20081112053445/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200406.htm|archivedate=November 12, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> By the end of the year, the single sold 300,226 copies. The album's last title single "Tri-Angle" uses a sample from the [[Symphony No. 40 (Mozart)|Symphony No. 40 in G minor]] by [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart]]. The single also features the vocals of [[BoA]] and rock band the [[TRAX (band)|TRAX]], however it was not released as a physical single. The album ''Tri-Angle'' sold approximately 309,000 copies as of 2011.<ref name="200805chart">{{cite web|url=http://miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200805.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090308020324/http://miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200805.htm|title=May 2008 Sales|publisher=Music Industry Association of Korea|language=Korean|archivedate=March 8, 2009|accessdate=April 27, 2015}}</ref><ref name="gaon1108">{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=08&hitYear=2011&termGbn=month |publisher=[[Gaon Music Chart]] |title=2011년 08월 Album Char |accessdate=December 4, 2015 |language=Korean |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150409060644/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=08&hitYear=2011&termGbn=month |archivedate=April 9, 2015 }}</ref>

== Accolades ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Awards and nominations
!Year
!Award
!Category
!Result
!{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| rowspan="6" |2004
| rowspan="2" |[[MBC Gayo Daejejeon]]
| Top Ten Singers Award
| {{won}}
| rowspan="2" align="center" |<ref name="KTO">{{cite web |title=TVXQ |url=http://asiaenglish.visitkorea.or.kr/ena/HA/HA_EN_7_7_3.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091009092857/http://asiaenglish.visitkorea.or.kr/ena/HA/HA_EN_7_7_3.jsp |archive-date=October 9, 2009 |access-date=January 10, 2013 |publisher=Korea Tourism Organization}}</ref>
|-
| Best New Artist
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[2004 Mnet KM Music Video Festival|Mnet KM Music Video Festival]]
| [[MAMA Award for Best New Artist|Best New Group Video]] <small>(for "Hug")</small>
| {{won}}
|
|-
| [[MAMA Award for Best Dance Performance|Best Dance Video]] <small>(for "The Way U Are")</small>
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[SBS Gayo Daejeon]]
| Main Prize (Bonsang)
| {{won}}
|
|-
| Grand Prize (Daesang)
| {{nom}}
|
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Music program awards
! Song
! width="120" |Program
! width="130" |Date
|-
| rowspan="6" |"Hug"
| rowspan="3" |''[[Inkigayo]]''
|March 28, 2004
|-
|April 4, 2004
|-
|April 11, 2004
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[:ko:생방송 음악캠프|''Music Camp'']]
|April 3, 2004
|-
|April 10, 2004
|-
|April 17, 2004
|-
| rowspan="4" |"The Way U Are"
| rowspan="3" |''[[M Countdown]]''
|August 5, 2004
|-
|August 12, 2004
|-
|August 19, 2004
|-
|''[[Inkigayo]]''
|September 5, 2004
|-
| rowspan="3" |"I Believe"
| rowspan="2" |''[[M Countdown]]''
|November 25, 2004
|-
|December 9, 2004
|-
| rowspan="2" |''[[Inkigayo]]''
|December 5, 2004
|-
|"Tri-Angle"
|January 2, 2005
|}
==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{track listing
{{tracklist
| headline = ''Tri-Angle'' track listing
| headline = ''Tri-Angle'' {{nobold|– Standard edition}}
| extra_column = Arrangement
| extra_column = Arrangement
| total_length = 56:05


| title1 = I Believe
| title1 = I Believe
| note1 = {{Korean|hangul=믿어요|rr=Mid-eoyo}}
| note1 = {{Korean|labels=no|hangul=믿어요|rr=Mid-eoyo}}
| lyrics1 = Park Chang-hyun
| lyrics1 = Park Chang-hyun
| music1 = Park Chang-hyun
| music1 = Park Chang-hyun
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| title3 = Tri-Angle
| title3 = Tri-Angle
| note3 = Extended version) (featuring [[BoA]] and [[TraxX|Trax]]
| note3 = Extended version) (featuring [[BoA]] and [[TraxX|The TRAX]]
| lyrics3 = [[Yoo Young-jin]]
| lyrics3 = [[Yoo Young-jin]]
| music3 = {{hlist|Yoo Young-jin|{{ill|Groovie.K|ko|Groovie K}}}}
| music3 = {{hlist|Yoo Young-jin|{{ill|Groovie.K|ko|Groovie K}}}}
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| title4 = Will You Be My Girlfriend?
| title4 = Will You Be My Girlfriend?
| note4 = {{Korean|hangul=내 여자친구가 되어줄래?|rr=Nae Yeojachinguga Doe-eojullae?}}
| note4 = {{Korean|labels=no|hangul=내 여자친구가 되어줄래?|rr=Nae Yeojachinguga Doe-eojullae?}}
| lyrics4 = Bae Hwa-young
| lyrics4 = Bae Hwa-young
| music4 = {{hlist|{{ill|Tommy La Verdi|no}}|Daniel Pandher|Erik Andre Rydningen}}
| music4 = {{hlist|{{ill|Tommy La Verdi|no}}|Daniel Pandher|Erik Andre Rydningen}}
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| title5 = Whatever They Say
| title5 = Whatever They Say
| note5 = [[Acappella]] version
| note5 = [[A cappella|Acappella]] version
| lyrics5 = {{hlist|[[Young-hu Kim|Young-hu Kim (Xperimental Music)]]|Daniel Roman}}
| lyrics5 = {{hlist|[[Young-hu Kim|Young-hu Kim (Xperimental Music)]]|Daniel Roman}}
| music5 = {{hlist|William Pyon (Xperimental Music)|Young-hu Kim (Xperimental Music)}}
| music5 = {{hlist|William Pyon (Xperimental Music)|Young-hu Kim (Xperimental Music)}}
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| title7 = Like Now
| title7 = Like Now
| note7 = {{Korean|hangul=지금처럼|rr=Jigeumcheoreom}}
| note7 = {{Korean|labels=no|hangul=지금처럼|rr=Jigeumcheoreom}}
| lyrics7 = [[Kenzie (songwriter)|Kenzie]]
| lyrics7 = [[Kenzie (songwriter)|Kenzie]]
| music7 = Kenzie
| music7 = Kenzie
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| title9 = Hey, Kid
| title9 = Hey, Kid
| note9 = {{Korean|hangul=꼬마야|rr=Kkomaya}}
| note9 = {{Korean|labels=no|hangul=꼬마야|rr=Kkomaya}}
| lyrics9 = Yoon Jung
| lyrics9 = Yoon Jung
| music9 = {{hlist|[[Jeff Franzel]]|{{ill|Jon Rydningen|no|Jon-Willy Rydningen}}|Ken Ingwersen|Marjorie Maye}}
| music9 = {{hlist|[[Jeff Franzel]]|{{ill|Jon Rydningen|no|Jon-Willy Rydningen}}|Ken Ingwersen|Marjorie Maye}}
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| title10 = You Always
| title10 = You Always
| note10 = {{Korean|hangul=넌 언제나|rr=Neon Eonjena}}
| note10 = {{Korean|labels=no|hangul=넌 언제나|rr=Neon Eonjena}}
| lyrics10 = Jeong Kyung-ah
| lyrics10 = Jeong Kyung-ah
| music10 = Park Jung-won
| music10 = Park Jung-won
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| title12 = [[Hug (song)|My Little Princess]]
| title12 = [[Hug (song)|My Little Princess]]
| note12 = {{Korean|hangul=있잖아요...|rr=Itjanhayo...|lit=You Know...}}
| note12 = {{Korean|labels=no|hangul=있잖아요...|rr=Itjanhayo...|lit=You Know...}}
| lyrics12 = Bae Hwa-young
| lyrics12 = Bae Hwa-young
| music12 = Hwang Seong-je (BJJ Music)
| music12 = Hwang Seong-je (BJJ Music)
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| length14 = 4:05
| length14 = 4:05
}}
}}
{{track listing
{{tracklist
| headline = CD: Japanese release
| headline = ''Tri-Angle'' {{nobold|– Japanese edition}}
| collapsed = yes

| title15 = Hug
| title15 = Hug
| note15 = {{small|international version}}
| note15 = international version
| length15 = 4:13
| length15 = 4:13
}}
}}


{{track listing
{{tracklist
| headline = CD2: Taiwanese release {{small|(2CD deluxe version)}}
| headline = ''Tri-Angle'' {{nobold|– Taiwanese edition (2CD deluxe version)}}
| collapsed = yes
| title1 = 我相信　中文版
| title1 = 我相信　中文版
| title2 = Tri-Angle 三角-魔力 中文版
| title2 = Tri-Angle 三角-魔力 中文版
| note2 = {{small|東方神起 & BoA & Trax 加長版}}
| note2 = 東方神起 & BoA & Trax 加長版
| title3 = My Little Princess
| title3 = My Little Princess
| note3 = {{small|想跟妳説）(中文版}}
| note3 = 想跟妳説）(中文版
| title4 = The Way U Are
| title4 = The Way U Are
| note4 = {{small|妳的樣子) (中文版}}
| note4 = 妳的樣子) (中文版
| title5 = Hug
| title5 = Hug
| note5 = {{small|擁抱) (中文版}}
| note5 = 擁抱) (中文版
}}
}}
{{track listing
{{tracklist
| headline = CD2: Taiwanese release {{small|(2CD deluxe version) (music videos)}}
| headline = ''Tri-Angle'' DVD {{nobold|– Taiwanese edition (2CD deluxe version)}}
| collapsed = yes
| title6 = Hug
| title6 = Hug
| note6 = {{small|music video}}
| note6 = music video
| title7 = My Little Princess
| title7 = My Little Princess
| note7 = {{small|acappella) (music video}}
| note7 = acappella) (music video
| title8 = The Way U Are
| title8 = The Way U Are
| note8 = {{small|music video}}
| note8 = music video
| title9 = Tri-Angle
| title9 = Tri-Angle
| note9 = {{small|music video}}
| note9 = music video
| title10 = 믿어요
| title10 = 믿어요
| note10 = {{small|Believe) (music video}}
| note10 = Believe) (music video
}}
}}

== Credits and personnel ==
'''Recording'''

* SM Yellow Tail Studio – recording
* SM Booming System – recording, mixing
* SM Digital Recording Studio – recording
* SM Blue Cup Studio – mixing
* Sonic Korea – mastering

'''Staff'''
* [[SM Entertainment]] – executive producer
* [[Lee Soo-man]] – executive producer
* [[Min Hee-jin]] – art direction, design
* Joon-young Park – art direction, design
* Eugenie – A&R direction and coordination
* Jeong Chang-hwan – A&R direction and coordination
* Seung-hee Lee – stylist
* Jeong Bo-yoon – stylist
* Cho Chae-young – publishing
* Jin Hyun-joo – publishing
* Park Sang-hoon – photography
* Kim Kyung-wook – executive supervisor

== Charts ==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}

=== Weekly charts ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Chart (2004)
! Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row"| Japanese Albums ([[Oricon Albums Chart|Oricon]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Tri-Angle – 東方神起 (Tohoshinki) |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/348854/products/573894/1/ |website=Oricon News |access-date=September 3, 2022 |language=ja |date=December 6, 2004}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" | 93
|}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Chart (2010)
! Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row"| South Korean Albums ([[Circle Album Chart|Gaon]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Album Chart – Week 10 of 2010 |url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=10&hitYear=2010&termGbn=week&yearTime=3 |website=Circle Chart |access-date=September 3, 2022 |language=ko |date=February 28 – March 6, 2010}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" | 35
|}
{{col-2}}
=== Monthly charts ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Chart (2004)
! Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row"| South Korean Albums ([[List of number-one albums in South Korea (1998–2008)|RIAK]])<ref>{{cite web |script-title=ko:2004.10월 – 가요 음반 판매량 |trans-title=2004.10 – Sales volume |url=http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200410.htm |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20041127041601/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200410.htm |archivedate=November 27, 2004 |accessdate=May 8, 2021 |publisher=Music Industry Association of Korea |language=ko}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
|}

=== Year-end charts ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Chart (2004)
! Position
|-
! scope="row"| South Korean Albums ([[List of number-one albums in South Korea (1998–2008)|RIAK]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=2004|script-title=ko:2004년 가요음반판매량|trans-title=2004 Album Sales Figures|publisher=Recording Industry Association of Korea|language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718055251/http://www.riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=2004|archive-date=July 18, 2018|url-status=dead|access-date=November 28, 2014}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" | 8
|}
{{col-end}}

==Sales==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=South Korea|nocert=yes|salesamount=305,343|salesref=<ref name="200806chart">{{cite web|url=http://miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200806.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080718045228/http://miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200806.htm|title=June 2008 Sales|publisher=Music Industry Association of Korea|language=ko|archivedate=July 18, 2008|accessdate=October 15, 2017}}</ref>}}
{{Table end}}


==Release history==
==Release history==
{|class="wikitable"
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! Country
! Country
! Date
! Date
! Version(s)
! Format
! Format(s)
! Label(s)
|-
|-
| [[South Korea]]
! scope="row" | South Korea
| October 13, 2004
| October 13, 2004
| rowspan="4" |Standard
| CD, cassette
| {{hlist|[[Compact disc|CD]]|[[Cassette tape|cassette]]|[[Digital download (music)|digital download]]}}
| [[SM Entertainment|SM]]
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[Japan]]
! scope="row" | Japan
| November 25, 2004
| November 25, 2004
| CD, digital download
| CD
| {{hlist|[[Avex Trax]]|SM}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | Thailand
| July 15, 2007
| December 5, 2005
| Deluxe
| CD+[[Video CD|VCD]]
| {{hlist|Avex Trax|SM|[[GMM Grammy]]}}
|-
|-
| [[Hong Kong]]
! scope="row" | Hong Kong
| July 14, 2006
| July 14, 2006
|rowspan="2"| CD+VCD
| rowspan="3" | CD
| rowspan="2" | SM
|-
|-
! scope="row" | Taiwan
| [[Thailand]]
| December 5, 2005
|-
| [[Taiwan]]
| May 31, 2007
| May 31, 2007
| Deluxe
| rowspan="2" | Deluxe
|-
! scope="row" | Japan
| July 15, 2007
| Avex Trax
|}
|}


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[[Category:TVXQ albums]]
[[Category:SM Entertainment albums]]
[[Category:SM Entertainment albums]]
[[Category:Korean-language albums]]
[[Category:2000s Korean-language albums]]

Latest revision as of 12:42, 23 July 2024

This article is about the 2004 album. For other uses, see triangle (disambiguation).

Tri-Angle
Studio album by
TVXQ
ReleasedOctober 13, 2004
Recorded2003–2004
Genre
Length56:05
SpracheKorean
LabelSM
TVXQ chronology
Tri-Angle
(2004) 		The Christmas Gift from TVXQ
(2004)
Taiwanese edition cover
Singles from Tri-Angle
  1. "Hug"
    Released: January 14, 2004
  2. "The Way U Are"
    Released: June 24, 2004
  3. "I Believe"
    Released: October 13, 2004
  4. "Tri-Angle"
    Released: October 13, 2004

Tri-Angle is the debut studio album by South Korean boy group TVXQ, released through SM Entertainment on October 13, 2004.[1] Several singles were released as part of the album, including "Hug", "The Way U Are", "I Believe" and the title track "Tri-Angle" featuring BoA and The TRAX.

Commercially, the album peaked at number 1 on the monthly MIAK album chart for October 2004, selling over 166,000 copies. It was the 8th best-selling album during 2004 in South Korea, selling over 242,000 copies by the end of the year. In addition, the physical release of the singles "Hug" and "The Way U Are" collectively sold over 380,000 copies.

Commercial performance

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It sold 242,540 copies and became the eighth most successful album of the year in South Korea.[2] The first single "Hug" debuted with 169,532 physical copies sold in 2004, peaking at number four on the national monthly chart.[2][3] As of 2014, it sold 242,890 copies. In November 2004, the Japanese version of "Hug" was released in Japan by Rhythm Zone, ultimately selling 4,710 copies.

The second single, "The Way U Are" debuted at number two on the national chart and sold 214,069 copies with its physical release.[2][4] By the end of the year, the single sold 300,226 copies. The album's last title single "Tri-Angle" uses a sample from the Symphony No. 40 in G minor by Mozart. The single also features the vocals of BoA and rock band the TRAX, however it was not released as a physical single. The album Tri-Angle sold approximately 309,000 copies as of 2011.[5][6]

Accolades

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Awards and nominations
Year Award Kategorie Result Ref.
2004 MBC Gayo Daejejeon Top Ten Singers Award Won [7]
Best New Artist Won
Mnet KM Music Video Festival Best New Group Video (for "Hug") Won
Best Dance Video (for "The Way U Are") Nominated
SBS Gayo Daejeon Main Prize (Bonsang) Won
Grand Prize (Daesang) Nominated
Music program awards
Song Program Date
"Hug" Inkigayo March 28, 2004
April 4, 2004
April 11, 2004
Music Camp April 3, 2004
April 10, 2004
April 17, 2004
"The Way U Are" M Countdown August 5, 2004
August 12, 2004
August 19, 2004
Inkigayo September 5, 2004
"I Believe" M Countdown November 25, 2004
December 9, 2004
Inkigayo December 5, 2004
"Tri-Angle" January 2, 2005

Track listing

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Tri-Angle – Standard edition
No.TitelLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."I Believe" (믿어요; Mid-eoyo)Park Chang-hyunPark Chang-hyunPark Chang-hyun4:51
2."Thanks To"Kim Su-jeongLee Sang-inLee Sang-in4:22
3."Tri-Angle" (Extended version) (featuring BoA and The TRAX)Yoo Young-jin
Yoo Young-jin4:34
4."Will You Be My Girlfriend?" (내 여자친구가 되어줄래?; Nae Yeojachinguga Doe-eojullae?)Bae Hwa-young
Ahn Ik-Soo3:43
5."Whatever They Say" (Acappella version)
  • William Pyon (Xperimental Music)
  • Young-hu Kim (Xperimental Music)
Xperimental Music3:48
6."Million Men"Yoo Young-jinYoo Young-jinYoo Young-jin3:29
7."Like Now" (지금처럼; Jigeumcheoreom)KenzieKenzieKenzie4:21
8."I Never Let Go"Lee Yoon-jae [ko]Lee Yoon-jaeLee Yoon-jae4:18
9."Hey, Kid" (꼬마야; Kkomaya)Yoon Jung
Kenzie3:39
10."You Always" (넌 언제나; Neon Eonjena)Jeong Kyung-ahPark Jung-wonHwang Seong-je (BJJ Music) [ko]3:46
11."Hug"
  • Park Chang-hyun
  • Yoon Jung
Park Chang-hyun
  • Park Chang-hyun
  • Yeom Chul-hee
3:48
12."My Little Princess" (있잖아요...; Itjanhayo...; lit. You Know...)Bae Hwa-youngHwang Seong-je (BJJ Music)Hwang Seong-je (BJJ Music)3:51
13."The Way U Are"Taehoon
  • Daniel Pandher
  • Robert Zuddas
Hwang Seong-je (BJJ Music)3:28
14."Tri-Angle" (TVXQ version)Yoo Young-jin
  • Yoo Young-jin
  • Groovie.K
Yoo Young-jin4:05
Total length:56:05
Tri-Angle – Japanese edition
No.TitelLength
15."Hug" (international version)4:13
Tri-Angle – Taiwanese edition (2CD deluxe version)
No.TitelLength
1."我相信　中文版" 
2."Tri-Angle 三角-魔力 中文版" (東方神起 & BoA & Trax 加長版) 
3."My Little Princess" (想跟妳説）(中文版) 
4."The Way U Are" (妳的樣子) (中文版) 
5."Hug" (擁抱) (中文版) 
Tri-Angle DVD – Taiwanese edition (2CD deluxe version)
No.TitelLength
6."Hug" (music video) 
7."My Little Princess" (acappella) (music video) 
8."The Way U Are" (music video) 
9."Tri-Angle" (music video) 
10."믿어요" (Believe) (music video) 

Credits and personnel

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Recording

  • SM Yellow Tail Studio – recording
  • SM Booming System – recording, mixing
  • SM Digital Recording Studio – recording
  • SM Blue Cup Studio – mixing
  • Sonic Korea – mastering

Staff

  • SM Entertainment – executive producer
  • Lee Soo-man – executive producer
  • Min Hee-jin – art direction, design
  • Joon-young Park – art direction, design
  • Eugenie – A&R direction and coordination
  • Jeong Chang-hwan – A&R direction and coordination
  • Seung-hee Lee – stylist
  • Jeong Bo-yoon – stylist
  • Cho Chae-young – publishing
  • Jin Hyun-joo – publishing
  • Park Sang-hoon – photography
  • Kim Kyung-wook – executive supervisor

Charts

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Verkauf

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Südkorea — 305,343[12]

Release history

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Land Date Version(s) Format(s) Label(s)
Südkorea October 13, 2004 Standard
SM
Japan November 25, 2004 CD, digital download
Thailand December 5, 2005 CD+VCD
Hongkong July 14, 2006 CD SM
Taiwan May 31, 2007 Deluxe
Japan July 15, 2007 Avex Trax

References

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  8. ^ "Tri-Angle – 東方神起 (Tohoshinki)". Oricon News (in Japanese). December 6, 2004. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
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