Magical Journey
| Magical Journey | ||||
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 Magical version cover | ||||
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| Released | February 6, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 2003–2004 | |||
| Genre | Mandopop | |||
| Length | 42:18 | |||
| Label | HIM International Music | |||
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| S.H.E chronology | ||||
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Magical Journey (Chinese: 奇幻旅程; pinyin: Qíhuàn Lǚchéng) is the fifth studio album by Taiwanese girl group S.H.E. It was released on February 6, 2004. The album was released simultaneously in two versions: the "Magical" version and the "Journey" version. The miniature diorama featured on the Magical Version's cover was created in collaboration with the Miniatures Museum of Taiwan.
On the Journey Version's cover, HIM International Music (HIM) rented a bus.[1] To commemorate S.H.E's trip to Hokkaidō, Japan to film the music video for the song "He Still Doesn't Understand" (他還是不懂), the Magical Version featured 50-minute VCD while the Journey Version featured a 24-page photobook.
Music videos
[edit]The video for "He Still Can't Understand" is based on unrequited love, with dialogue in Japanese, Korean and Mandarin. Both "Five Days and Four Nights" and "The Journey of Us From the Beginning" are based on themes of friendship. The former video is a series of experiences in which the members of S.H.E are enjoying themselves; the latter video is a story of three girls on a road trip. The car breaks down, so the girls look for help. During their search, they get hungry, and eventually approach a man to trade two coffees for an ice cream cone. At the end of the video, a cyclist eventually helps the girls by towing the car with his bicycle. "A Safe Sense" is the story of a boy who is all too careful about his environment, and goes to nuns for help. However, the nuns are arrested by the police at the end of the video.
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Notes | Length |
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| 1. | "Persian Cat" ("波斯貓") | Wu Hsiung | Bing Wang | 4:02 | |
| 2. | "Ten-Sided Ambush" ("十面埋伏") | Derek Shih | J.Wu | 4:04 | |
| 3. | "He Still Can't Understand" ("他還是不懂") | Jennifer Hsu | Bing Wang | 4:16 | |
| 4. | "Only Lonely" | Yu Guang Zhong | JD Souther | Cover of You're Only Lonely by JD Souther | 4:00 |
| 5. | "Can't Find It" ("找不到") | Zakky | Funck | 3:58 | |
| 6. | "Five Days, Four Nights" ("五天四夜") | Daryl Yao | Jason Zhang | 4:15 | |
| 7. | "A Safe Sense" ("安全感") | Derek Shih | Bing Wang | 4:24 | |
| 8. | "Never Mind" | Wyman Wong | Tso An-an | 4:47 | |
| 9. | "The Story Of Romeo And Juliet" ("茱羅記") | Daryl Yao | Li Tien Lung | 4:51 | |
| 10. | "The Journey of Us From the Beginning" ("一起開始的旅程") | Derek Shih | Neo Ivy | 4:03 | |
| Total length: | 42:40 | ||||
Charts
[edit]Weekly charts
[edit]| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
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| Malaysian Albums (RIM)[2] | 2 |
| Singaporean Albums (RIAS)[3] | 3 |
Sales
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Asia | — | 1,530,000[4] |
References
[edit]- ^ (in Chinese) HIM's official press release for Magical Journey Archived December 8, 2005, at archive.today. Retrieved February 24, 2007.
- ^ "Malaysia Chinese Albums Chart". RIM. Archived from the original on March 19, 2004. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
- ^ "Magical Journey". RIAS. Archived from the original on April 14, 2004. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
- ^ (in Chinese) Eastday News SHE《奇幻旅程》贏得"滿堂彩" 大辦慶功會. May 21, 2004. Retrieved February 10, 2007.
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