Come A Come

Come A Come is the debut studio album of the South Korean girl group Chakra. The singles in this album were "Come a Come", "Sign of Love", and "Hey U".

Come A Come
Studio album by Chakra
Released	March 2, 2000
Recorded	1999
Genre	K-pop, dance
Length	42:45
Language	Korean
Label	Cream Records Zam Entertainment Kiss Entertainment
Chakra chronology
Come A Come (2000) Ringing Gingle Bells (2000)

Background

In 1999, Hwangbo and Eani were part of the project group Bros, another Lee Sang-min production,^[1] and participated under the group's name.^[2] Chakra—then consisting of Hwangbo, Eani (Im Seon-hong), Lee Hyeon-ju, and Hong Bo-ra—had joined Bros while preparing to debut.^[2] Under the helm of Chakra were 6 prominent artists: Kim Jung-man shot the album cover,^[3] Hong Jong-ho directed the group's music video, Lee Jeong-woo styled their clothing, Lee Kyeong-min took charge of their makeup, Chae Ri-na directed the choreography, and Lee Sang-min produced the album.^[1]

Composition

Come A Come predominantly focuses on a fusion sound,^[4] sampling elements from traditional Indian music^[5] along with reggae sounds.^[6] The album opens with "The New", an intro track that introduces Chakra and their members. Lee Sang-min, the album's producer, narrated the song,^[7] which Korean webzine Weiv described as mixing African-style rhythms and raps with Indian instruments.^[8] The following song and the album's title track, "Han (Come A Come)", is a goa trance song that employs the Korean cultural sentiment of han in its lyrics, depicting "a woman's longing for her man as he leaves her turning into han".^[9] It fuses traditional Indian instruments with modern electronic music, with an intro containing narration in Indian.^[1] "Sign of Love", a song about the feelings experienced as one goes about loving, combines dance-pop with industrial influences.^[9] The fourth track, "Why", is a breakup song with elements of hip-hop and R&B and a "Latinesque melody".^[7] Following it is "Make a Love", which is a techno song about "spreading love beautifully".^[9] Hip-hop group X-Large features on "Fantasy", a disco number that samples "Hot Stuff" by Donna Summer.^[9] "Champion" mixes reggae melodies with traditional African music and delivers a message of self-empowerment to those who have lost love.^[9] "Resolution", a collaboration between nine instrumentalists, is a fusion of genres such as jazz, bossa nova, and Indian music,^[7] while "Hey U" combines dance, rap and Latin music.^[9] "Sign of Separation" serves as a companion to "Sign of Love", and portrays the aftermath of a breakup.^[9] The Dong-a Ilbo described it as "a hip-hop song about a teenage girl's puppy love".^[3] The final track, "Origin", is a duet between Jung Ryeo-won and X-Large's Danny Ohm [ko], and depicts separated lovers who wish to unite.^[9]

Release

Come A Come was released on March 2, 2000, under Cream Records.^[10][6] The group's first performance was on February 26, 2000, on the MBC music show Music Camp.^[11] The album accumulated more than 40,000 pre-orders,^[11] selling over 150,000 copies by April 2000.^[12] Come A Come peaked at number 6 on the Recording Industry Association of Korea albums chart in March 2000.^[13] On the year-end chart, Come A Come placed 55th, with 162,251 copies sold.^[14]

Track listing

1. The New
2. Come a Come (한)
3. Sign of Love (사랑징후)
4. Why (feat. Danny Ohm)
5. Make a Love
6. Fantasy (feat. X-Large)
7. Champion
8. Resolution (결심)
9. Hey U (feat. Danny Ohm)
10. Sign of Separation (이별징후)
11. Origin (Duet By Ryeo Won And Danny Ohm) (기원)