Chapter 4 (g.o.d album)
Chapter 4 is the fourth album of South Korean pop music group g.o.d. It was released through Sidus and Yejeon Media on November 15, 2001. It was the group's second record to sell over 1 million copies.
Critical reception
The album was not only popular and well received by fans, it was the group's most critically acclaimed album to date. It won the Daesang for the Album of the Year at the Golden Disc Awards, becoming only the second idol group to win one of the industry's most prestigious awards.Various reviews by major newspapers noted that the album displayed a more introspective and mature side of the group, with the album art likewise reflecting a more serious theme compared to that of the third album. The Korea JoongAng Daily concluded that "with R&B, hip-hop and ballads all blended together, the new release ought to satisfy the band's many fans."
Commercial performance
Chapter 4 sold 1,441,209 copies within a month of its release. Although the total sales figures dipped slightly compared to Chapter 3, Chapter 4 still currently holds the record for the best selling album within a month in the history of the Recording Industry Association of Korea and its successor organizations, including the present-day Korea Music Content Industry Association which compiles data for the Circle Chart.Awards and nominations
"Road" and "The Place Where You Should Be" won successive "Triple Crowns" on Inkigayo and also ranked number one on Music Camp.| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2001 | Golden Disc Awards | Album Daesang | Won | |
| 2001 | Golden Disc Awards | Album Bonsang | Won |
Credits and personnel
Credits are adapted from the album liner notes.; g.o.d
- Park Jun-hyung – rapper
- Yoon Kye-sang – vocals
- Danny Ahn – rapper
- Son Ho-young – vocal
- Kim Tae-woo – vocal
- Taeyoon Lee – bass guitar
- Jeong Yu-seok – scratch
- Seungwoo Jeon – backing vocal
- Seongho Kang – backing vocal
- Fill in the blanks – backing vocal
- Sam Lee – other
- Hong Jun-ho – other
- Erich Bulling – other
- Hoon-tak Jeong, Hae-ik Jeong – producers
- Sidus & Content Group – executive producer
- Park Pil-won – co-producer
- Park Jin-young – producer, keyboard, backing vocalist
- Bang Si-hyuk – co-producer, keyboard, guitar, programming
- Heejung Park – acoustic music producer
- Bae Jin-ryeol – keyboard, programming
- Dohoon Kim – keyboard, programming
- Kim Soon-in & Kim Chan-seok, Lee Jin-won, Nam Gung-jin & Cho Chang-hee – recording
- Ahn Jong-hwa, Park Jun-hyung, Jang Ji-bok – assistive technology
- Jihoon Seong – mixing
- Seungwook Ko – mixing
- Dave "Hard Drive" Pensado – mixing
- Eddy Schryer – mastering
- Seongjun Park, Jun Oh – manager
- Andy Yoo – art and style director
- Eunjin Kim, Seongjin Kwon, Hyeonha Lee, Jeonghee Park, Kyungmi Ha, Injin Jeon, Eongyeom Kim, Sechang Kwon – stylists
- Kim Il-kwon – photography
- Jiyeon Kim – album design
- Myungjin Art – printing