Stylish...

Stylish... is the debut solo studio album by South Korean recording artist Lee Hyori. It marked her solo debut since becoming a member of girl group Fin.K.L in 1998. The album was released through DSP Media on August 13, 2003, and was distributed by CJ E&M Music. It is primarily a pop and R&B record containing influences from hip-hop, featuring songwriting contributions from various musicians including Rhymer, MayBee, Won Tae-yeon, Yoon Il-sang, and Lee Hyun-do of Deux. Upon release, the album saw commercial success and catapulted Lee to superstar status in the country; papers even dubbed her popularity the "Hyori Syndrome". "10 Minutes" won various prominent awards at domestic award shows, including the Grand Prize (daesang) at both the KBS Music Awards and SBS Gayo Daejeon, as well as the Most Popular Music Video at the Mnet Music Video Festival. By 2006, the album had sold over 170,000 copies. Stylish... featured "10 Minutes", "Hey Girl", and "Remember Me" as its singles, each with its own music video. Rolling Stone characterized the "10 Minutes" video as a choreography-filled visual that "showcased the country to Western pop's trends". Lee appeared and performed on various South Korean music programs to promote the album, including Music Camp and Inkigayo, with "10 Minutes" ranking at number one on the charts of these programs for several weeks.

Stylish... is the debut solo studio album by South Korean recording artist Lee Hyori. It marked her solo debut since becoming a member of girl group Fin.K.L in 1998. The album was released through DSP Media on August 13, 2003, and was distributed by CJ E&M Music. It is primarily a pop and R&B record containing influences from hip-hop, featuring songwriting contributions from various musicians including Rhymer, MayBee, Won Tae-yeon, Yoon Il-sang, and Lee Hyun-do of Deux. Upon release, the album saw commercial success and catapulted Lee to superstar status in the country; papers even dubbed her popularity the "Hyori Syndrome". "10 Minutes" won various prominent awards at domestic award shows, including the Grand Prize (daesang) at both the KBS Music Awards and SBS Gayo Daejeon, as well as the Most Popular Music Video at the Mnet Music Video Festival. By 2006, the album had sold over 170,000 copies. Stylish... featured "10 Minutes", "Hey Girl", and "Remember Me" as its singles, each with its own music video. Rolling Stone characterized the "10 Minutes" video as a choreography-filled visual that "showcased the country to Western pop's trends". Lee appeared and performed on various South Korean music programs to promote the album, including Music Camp and Inkigayo, with "10 Minutes" ranking at number one on the charts of these programs for several weeks. ==Background== Lee became well known in South Korea as a member of girl group Fin.K.L, who made their debut under DSP Media in May 1998 with the album Blue Rain. However, the group's activities began to slow down following the release of their fourth studio album Forever in March 2002. The members of Fin.K.L began exploring individual activities beginning in 2003, thus putting group activities in a temporary hiatus. Lee embarked solo career with the release of her debut studio album Stylish... on August 13, 2003, spawning the lead single "10 Minutes". ==Reception== In 2021, "10 Minutes" was ranked the 16th best K-pop song of all-time by Melon and Seoul Shinmun. Rolling Stone ranked the single "10 Minutes" number 24 in their list of the 100 greatest Korean pop songs all time, remarking how she became "an inescapable presence in Korea around the release of her solo debut." The publication compared the song to the music of Aaliyah and Jennifer Lopez, describing it as a "groovy, synth-fueled R&B-pop perfection" and a "change from the cutesy music she performed with Fin.K.L". The music video for "10 Minutes" won the Most Popular Music Video (daesang) at the 2003 Mnet Music Video Festival. Commercially, the album was reportedly in such high demand that 70,000 copies were pre-ordered. The album's success allowed Lee to become the highest-paid female artist in South Korea at the time. It debuted at number three on the RIAK monthly chart for August 2003, selling 79,361 copies in the first month of its release. It sold 144,182 copies by the end of 2003, making it the 15th best-selling record of the year in South Korea. It sold an additional 9,408 copies in 2004 according to the RIAK charts. At the 18th Golden Disc Awards, the record was one of the Album Bonsang (main prize) winners and was nominated for the Album Daesang (grand prize). It has old over 170,000 copies in 2006. ==Credits and personnel== Credits adapted from album liner notes Musicians Lee Hyori – vocals, chorus Yoon Il-sang – acoustic/electronic piano, chorus Jo Gyu-man – acoustic/electronic piano, chorus John+K – acoustic/electronic piano Mad SoulChild – acoustic/electronic piano Kim Ji-woong – acoustic/electronic piano Lee Geun-hyung – acoustic guitar, electric guitar Hong Jun-ho – acoustic guitar, electric guitar Ryu Hyeong-seop – acoustic guitar, electric guitar Ahn Jung-hoon – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, harmonica Huh Jae-hyuk – bass guitar Lee Seon-ah and seven others – first violin Lee Jang-woo and seven others – second violin Ahn Ji-woo, Kim Hye-sun, Park Geun-suk, Oh Hye-min, Ha Ji-hyun – viola Hong Mi-jeong, Um Jeong-hee, Ko Hyeon-jeong – cello Kim Da-young, Kim Hyuna, Lee Ji-eun, Soul-trip, Kim Hyo-su – chorus Choi Jae-hwa (DJ Rex) – scratch Production and design Lee Hyori – production Ahn Jung-hoon – production Lee Ho-yeon (DSP Entertainment) – executive producer Kim Do-hyeon and eight others – computer programming Park In-young, Kim Ji-woong – string arrangement Jeong Moo-kyung and nine others – recording Im Chang-deok, Ko Seung-wook, Park Byeong-jun, Han Jong-jin, Jo Jun-seong, Jeong Doo-seok – mixing Choi Hyo-young (Sonic Korea) – mastering Gugram Design – design, artwork Yoon Woo-taek – photography Jeong Bo-yoon, Jang Hyo-jin, Park Mi-ra – stylist Myungjin Art – printing ==Notes== ==References==

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