Can't Let You Go Even If I Die () is the debut extended play by South Korean boy band 2AM. The title track "Can't Let You Go Even If I Die" was released as a single. It was the most downloaded song of 2010 in South Korea, with 3,352,827 downloads.
A repackaged 11-track version renamed I Was Wrong was released as the group's first studio album. It contained all six tracks of the mini album Can't Let You Go Even If I Die with five additional tracks not found on the original mini-album. The title track "I Was Wrong" was released on March 16, 2010, as a single.
History As opposed to their previous songs, the tracks on the mini-album were not written by Park Jin-young, but by Big Hit Entertainment founder and Park's long-time songwriting partner Bang Si-hyuk, who is famous for composing Baek Ji-young's "총 맞은 것처럼" ("Like Being Hit By a Bullet") and 8Eight's "심장이 없어" ("Without a Heart").2AM, 미니음반 박진영 곡 없다. Osen. January 21, 2010. Although set to be released on January 26, 2010, the mini-album was unexpectedly delayed and instead released 2 days later.2AM이 새 앨범의 발매를 연기하기로 결정했다. . SPORTS SEOUL. January 25, 2010.
Music video In the week before the song's official release, four teaser videos of each member were released on 2AM's official YouTube channel, each depicting a different season. The only full music video was released on February 20, 2010.
Promotion The song quickly topped the online music charts after its release, beating Girls' Generation's "Oh!" and CNBLUE's "I'm A Loner".마이데일리 = 김경민 기자 남성그룹 2AM의 미니음반 '죽어도 못보내'가 27일 발매일 당일 한터 차트 1위를 차지했다.]. MyDaily. January 28, 2010. 2AM made their comeback stage on "Inkigayo" on January 24, 2010.
On February 7, 2010, 2AM won their first Mutizen award on "Inkigayo" since their debut. On February 25, 2010, their second win was on Mnet M!Countdown. They won a second Mutizen on their final day of promotions on March 7, 2010.2AM, SBS '인기가요' 정상 재 탈환. EDaily.com. March 7, 2010.
Accolades +Awards for "Can't Let You Go Even If I Die" Year Organization Award Result 2010 Cyworld Digital Music Awards Song of the Year Song of the Month (February) Golden Disc Awards Digital Daesang Digital Bonsang Melon Music Awards Song of the Year Mnet Asian Music Awards Song of the Year Best Vocal Performance – Group Best Male Group 2011Seoul Music Awards R&B Ballad Award
+Music program awards Song Program DateRef. "Can't Let You Go Even If I Die" SBS's Inkigayo February 7, 2010 March 7, 2010 Mnet's M Countdown February 25, 2010
Track listing
On the re-release album I Was Wrong, all tracks from "Can't Let You Go Even If I Die" were listed as tracks 7 to 11, only "Prologue" stayed as the track 1.
Charts
Album chart Can't Let You Go Even If I Die Chart PeakpositionGaon Weekly album chart2Gaon Weekly domestic album chart2Gaon Yearly album chart21
I Was Wrong Chart PeakpositionGaon Weekly album chart1Gaon Weekly domestic album chart1Gaon Yearly album chart38
Single chart Song PeakpositionKORGaon Chart "Can't Let You Go Even If I Die" 1 "I Was Wrong" 2
See also List of best-selling singles in South Korea
References
External links Official Website