The 3rd Masterpiece

The 3rd Masterpiece is the third Korean studio album by South Korean male vocal group SG Wannabe. The record was a commercial success in South Korea, peaking at number one on the monthly MIAK album chart for two consecutive months^[1][2] and sold over 311,000 copies by the end of the year.^[3] It was the second best-selling album of 2006 according to MIAK, only behind TVXQ's "O"-Jung.Ban.Hap which sold 349,317 copies.

The 3rd Masterpiece
Studio album by SG Wannabe
Released	April 8, 2006 (2006-04-08)
Genre	R&B
Language	Korean
Label	Mnet Media
Producer	Cho Young-chul, Lee Min-soo
SG Wannabe chronology
Classic Odyssey (2005) The 3rd Masterpiece (2006) The Precious History (2006)
Singles from SG Wannabe
"Untouchable" Released: December 1, 2005 "Gone With The Wind" Released: December 1, 2005 "Partner for Life" Released: April 8, 2006
Alternative cover
Digital single cover for "Untouchable" and "Gone With The Wind"

The 3rd Masterpiece won Album of the Year at the 2006 Mnet KM Music Festival, while its lead single "Partner for Life" won Song of the Year at the same ceremony and Digital Daesang (Song of the Year) at the 21st Golden Disc Awards.

Music videos

Similar to what they did in their second album (the music video had two parts; the first part was with the song "Crime and Punishment" ("죄와벌"), while the second part was with the song "As We Live" ("살다가")), their third album also contained two-part music videos. The first part was with their new title song, "Partner for Life" (내 사람) starring Shinhwa's Kim Dong Wan and also featuring Jeong So-Young, and the second part was released with "Slowpoke" ("느림보").

Accolades

Awards and nominations

Year	Organization	Award	Nominee	Result	Ref.
2006	Golden Disc Awards	Main Prize (Bonsang)	The 3rd Masterpiece	Won	[4]
		Grand Prize (Daesang)		Nominated
	SBS Gayo Daejeon	Main Prize (Bonsang)		Won	[5]
	Mnet KM Music Festival	Album of the Year (Daesang)		Won	[6]
		Song of the Year (Daesang)	"Partner for Life"	Won
		Best R&B Performance		Nominated
		Digital Popularity Award		Won
	Golden Disc Awards	Digital Daesang		Won	[4]

Music program awards for "Partner for Life"

Program	Date
Show! Music Tank	April 22, 2006
	May 13, 2006
Inkigayo	April 30, 2006
	May 7, 2006
	May 14, 2006
M Countdown	May 11, 2006
	May 18, 2006

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangements	Length
1.	"내사람" ("Partner For Life")	Ahn Young Min	Cho Young Soo	Cho Young Soo
2.	"느림보" ("Slowpoke")	Ahn Young Min	Ryu Jae Hyun	Ryu Jae Hyun
3.	"폭풍" ("Storm")	Ahn Young Min	Cho Young Soo	Cho Young Soo
4.	"사랑했어요" ("I Loved You", ft. Danny Ahn)	Ahn Young Min	Cho Young Soo	Cho Young Soo
5.	"Love Song"
6.	"비익조" ("Bird")	Cho Eun Hee	Shin Sung Mo	Shin Sung Mo, Ahn Ki Deok
7.	"Run"
8.	"내가 너를" ("How Could I To You")	Ryu Jae Hyun	Ryu Jae Hyun	Ryu Jae Hyun
9.	"욕심" ("Greed")	Ahn Young Min	Cho Young Soo	Cho Young Soo
10.	"Wedding"	Min Myung Ki	Min Myung Ki	Lee Seok Ju
11.	"선인장" ("Cactus")	Ahn Young Min	Ahn Young Min	Ahn Young Min
12.	"I'm Sorry"
13.	"웃다가 울다가" ("Laughing and Crying")	Han Sung Ho	Han Sung Ho	Han Sung Hoon
14.	"Untouchable" (with M2M & Kim Jong-kook)	Ahn Young Min	Cho Young Soo	Cho Young Soo
15.	"바람과 함께 사라지다" ("Gone With The Wind", with Kim Jong-kook)	Ryu Jae Hyun	Ryu Jae Hyun	Ryu Jae Hyun

Charts and sales

Monthly charts Chart (2006) Peak position South Korean Albums (RIAK)[1] 1

Yearly charts Chart (2006) Position South Korean Albums (RIAK)[7] 2

Sales

Region	Sales
South Korea (RIAK)[7]	311,642