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
ReleasedApril 8, 2006 (2006-04-08)
GenreR&B
LanguageKorean
LabelMnet Media
ProducerCho Young-chul, Lee Min-soo
SG Wannabe chronology
Classic Odyssey
(2005)
The 3rd Masterpiece
(2006)
The Precious History
(2006)
Singles from SG Wannabe
  1. "Untouchable"
    Released: December 1, 2005
  2. "Gone With The Wind"
    Released: December 1, 2005
  3. "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

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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

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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

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

Charts and sales

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Sales

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

References

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  1. ^ a b 2006.04월 – 가요 음반 판매량 [2006.04 – Sales volume] (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on June 13, 2007. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  2. ^ 2006.05월 – 가요 음반 판매량 [2006.05 – Sales volume] (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on April 30, 2008. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  3. ^ "2006 K-pop Album Sales Volume" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on May 5, 2008. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  4. ^ a b 동방신기, 골든디스크상 대상..연말시상식 '싹쓸이' [TVXQ, Golden Disc Awards Grand Prize... sweeps year-end awards ceremony]. Star News (in Korean). December 14, 2006. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  5. ^ 한국 최고의 R&B그룹 SG워너 비 [Korea's best R&B group SG Wannabe]. The Korea Times (in Korean). July 28, 2007. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  6. ^ MKMF, 2006년 가요계 총결산 동방신기가 제패 [TVXQ wins at 2006 MKMF]. Yonhap News (in Korean). November 27, 2006. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  7. ^ a b 2006년 가요음반판매량 [2006 Album Sales Figures] (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on October 14, 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2017.