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No. 1 is the second studio album by South Korean singer BoA, released on April 12, 2002 by SM Entertainment.[1] The album was commercially successful in South Korea, it topped the monthly charts for two consecutive months in April and May 2002.[2][3] The title track "No. 1" was released in conjunction with the album.

No. 1
Studio album by BoA
Released	April 12, 2002
Recorded	2002
Genre	K-pop
Length	53:35
Language	Korean
Label	SM
Producer	Lee Soo-man (exec.)
BoA chronology
Listen to My Heart (2002) No. 1 (2002) Peace B. Remixes (2002)
Singles from No. 1
"No. 1" Released: April 12, 2002

Album editions

The Japanese issue of No.1 includes an exclusive bonus track "No.1 (English Version)".

There are only limited copies of the first pressing of the album which sold out just in weeks. The first press includes "No.1 (Original Version)", "My Sweetie (Original Version)", and "Listen to my Heart (Big Chorus Version)". Later pressings of the album contain "No.1 (Music Video Version)" and "My Sweetie (Corrected Version)" (featuring a slightly amended ending).^{[citation needed]}

Sales

The album debuted at number one in the Korean Top 50 Monthly Chart with initial monthly sales of 232,626 in April 2002 and stayed at number one the following month.[2][3] No.1 placed at number two on the list of the best-selling albums in Korea for 2002, with reported sales of 544,853 that year.[4]

Title song writing credit controversy

In a case spanning 13 years, Universal Music Korea and songwriter, Kim Young Ah, were locked in a lawsuit regarding the proper lyrics writer credit for the album's title track.

In 2002, Kim was asked to write the lyrics for “No. 1” and was paid 2 million won (approx. US$1,800) from SM Entertainment after the song was accepted. Shortly afterwards, SM signed a music copyright licensing contract with Universal Music Korea. Since the song was not registered with the Korea Music Copyright Association prior to the contract, Universal Music Korea registered “No. 1” in 2003. However, they listed the songwriter/lyrics writer for the song as Sigurd Rosnes (Ziggy) and the original copyright holder as Saphary Songs.

In 2011, Kim requested to the Korea Music Copyright Association that they delay payment of royalties to Universal Music, and in 2012, she filed the lawsuit for confirmation of being the lyrics writer for the song.

On July 6, 2015, the South Korean Supreme Court ruled that in Kim's favor. Besides getting officially credited as the song's lyrics writer, she will be receiving 45 million won (approx. US$40,000) in royalties, as well as 5 million won (approx. US$4,400) in compensation for her psychological distress due to the issue.[5]

Track listing

Release history

Country	Date
South Korea	April 14, 2002
Japan	June 12, 2002

See also

• List of best-selling albums in South Korea

References

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