Wrongful Meeting


Wrongful Meeting is the third studio album by South Korean singer Kim Gun-mo, released on January 21, 1995. The record spawned the title track of the same name, which is considered one of the biggest hits in South Korea during the 1990s. The album held the record for biggest selling album in South Korea for 24 years, with sales of over 3.3 million copies.

Background and release

Wrongful Meeting was released through the Line Production agency in January 1995. The record contains various genres including dance, reggae, hip-hop, jazz and funk as well as ballad, and a cappella tracks.

Reception

On March 10, 1995, Wrongful Meeting surpassed sales of over 2 million copies. That May, the album was recorded as the best-selling album in South Korea and was included in the Guinness Book of Records in Korea, selling over 2.57 million copies. Because of its huge popularity in South Korea, Japanese newspaper Japan Express named "Wrongful Meeting" one of the top 5 products from South Korea during 1995.

Accolades

Awards

On domestic music programs, "Wrongful Meeting" received 13 music show awards from March to April 1995, including 5 wins on KBS, 6 wins on SBS, and 2 wins on MBC.
OrganizationYearCategoryResultRef.
Golden Disc Awards1995Album Bonsang Won
Golden Disc Awards1995Album Daesang Won
KBS Music Awards1995Daesang Won
Korean Song Awards1995Bright Song AwardWon