SM the Ballad Vol. 2 – Breath

SM the Ballad Vol. 2 – Breath is the second extended play by the South Korean project group SM the Ballad. It was released on February 13, 2014 with the song "Breath" as the lead single.

Breath (숨소리)
EP by
SM the Ballad
ReleasedFebruary 13, 2014 (2014-02-13)
Recorded2013-2014
Genre
Language
Label
  • S.M.
  • KT Music
ProducerLee Soo Man
SM the Ballad chronology
Miss You
(2010)		 Breath (숨소리)
(2014)
Singles from Breath
  1. "Breath"
    Released: February 13, 2014
  2. "Blind"
    Released: February 19, 2014

Background

Two of the tracks are written in three different languages and have three versions, with the languages being Korean, Chinese, and Japanese. "Breath" is the first and most heavily promoted song of the two, the Korean version is sung by Taeyeon and Jonghyun; the Chinese version by Chen and Zhang Liyin, while the Japanese version is sung by Max Changmin and Krystal. The other less promoted song is "Blind", with both the Korean and Japanese versions sung by Yesung, and recorded prior to his military enlistment. The Chinese version of "Blind" is sung by Zhou Mi.[1]

Taeyeon and Jonghyun's duet "Breath" (Korean version) was the first track to be released on the 10th of February,[2] with Jonghyun and Chen's duet "One Day" being released on the 11th, and Taeyeon's solo "Set Me Free" being released on the 12th. A Mandarin version of "Set Me Free" sung by Zhang Liyin was released exclusively online on Baidu Music on the 13th. The full EP was released on February 13, 2014.

Promotions

Taeyeon and Jonghyun performed "Breath" for the first time on M! Countdown on the 13th of February. Chen and Zhang Liyin also performed the Chinese version of "Breath" on the live broadcast of Chinese Hunan TV's The Lantern Festival the day after. The song was also promoted on the shows KBS's Music Bank, Music Core and Inkigayo in February.

Track listing

Korean version
CD
No.TitleVocalsLength
1."Dear..." 1:01
2."숨소리 (Breath)"Taeyeon and Jonghyun4:37
3."내 욕심이 많았다 (Blind)"Yesung3:56
4."Set Me Free"Taeyeon4:21
5."하루 (A Day Without You)"Jonghyun and Chen3:36
6."좋았던 건, 아팠던 건 (When I Was... When U Were...)"Krystal and Chen3:54

Chinese version
CD
No.TitleVocalsLength
1."Dear..." (亲爱的…) 1:01
2."呼吸 (Breath)"Zhang Liyin and Chen4:37
3."太贪心 (Blind)"Zhou Mi3:56
4."Set Me Free (放过我)" (Korean ver.)Taeyeon4:21
5."一天 (A Day Without You)" (Korean ver.)Jonghyun and Chen3:36
6."回想 (When I Was… When U Were…)" (Korean ver.)Krystal and Chen3:54

Chinese version
Bonus track list
No.TitleVocalsLength
1."Set Me Free (放过我)" (Chinese ver.)Zhang Liyin4:21

International iTunes version
No.TitleVocalsLength
1."Dear..." 1:01
2."숨소리 (Breath)"Taeyeon and Jonghyun4:37
3."내 욕심이 많았다 (Blind)"Yesung3:56
4."Set Me Free"Taeyeon4:21
5."하루 (A Day Without You)"Jonghyun and Chen3:36
6."좋았던 건, 아팠던 건 (When I Was... When U Were...)"Krystal and Chen3:54
7."Breath" (Japanese ver.)Changmin and Krystal4:37
8."僕のせいだよ (Blind)" (Japanese ver.)Yesung3:56
9."呼吸 (Breath)" (Chinese ver.)Zhang Liyin and Chen4:37
10."太贪心 (Blind)" (Chinese ver.)Zhou Mi3:56

Charts

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References
  1. More details including tracklist and participating artists for SM The Ballad's 2nd album 'Breath' revealed
  2. SM The Ballad starts off with Taeyeon and Jonghyun's Korean 'Breath'
  3. South Korea's Gaon music chart's total weekly singles sales for February 9-15, 2014 (in Korean) Gaon (February 2014). Archived on July 31, 2014. Retrieved on July 31, 2014.
  4. List of K-Pop Hot 100 singles for March 1, 2014 Billboard (March 2014). Archived on March 7, 2014. Retrieved on July 31, 2014.
  5. South Korea's Gaon music chart's total weekly album sales for February 9-15, 2014 (in Korean) Gaon (February 2014). Archived on July 31, 2014. Retrieved on July 31, 2014.
  6. South Korea's Gaon music chart's total monthly album sales for February 2014 (in Korean) Gaon (February 2014). Archived on July 31, 2014. Retrieved on July 31, 2014.
  7. South Korea's Gaon music chart's total monthly album sales for March 2014 (Breath Korean version ranked #56) (in Korean) Gaon (March 2014). Archived on July 31, 2014. Retrieved on July 31, 2014.
  8. South Korea's Gaon music chart's total monthly album sales for February 2014 (Breath Chinese version ranked #10) (in Korean) Gaon (February 2014). Archived on July 31, 2014. Retrieved on July 31, 2014.
  9. South Korea's Gaon music chart's total monthly singles downloads for February 2014 ("Breath" Korean version ranked #4) (in Korean) Gaon (February 2014). Archived on July 31, 2014. Retrieved on July 31, 2014.
  10. South Korea's Gaon music chart's total monthly singles downloads for March 2014 ("Breath" Korean version ranked #46) (in Korean) Gaon (March 2014). Archived on July 24, 2014. Retrieved on July 31, 2014.
  11. South Korea's Gaon music chart's total weekly singles downloads for February 9-15, 2014 ("Breath" Chinese version ranked #70) (in Korean) Gaon (February 2014). Archived on July 31, 2014. Retrieved on July 31, 2014.
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