Road Fighter is the third studio album by South Korean boy band SechsKies. It was released on July 15, 1998, by DSP Entertainment. It is most notable for featuring the hit single "Reckless Love".

Road Fighter
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 15, 1998
Recorded1998
StudioGwanghwamun Studio
Sinchon Music
Bay Studio
Genre
Length57:11
LabelDSP Entertainment
SechsKies chronology
Welcome to the Sechskies Land
(1997)
Road Fighter
(1998)
Special
(1998)
Singles from Road Fighter
  1. "Road Fighter"
    Released: July 15, 1998
  2. "Reckless Love"
    Released: September 5, 1998

Background

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Following the success of their last album Welcome to the Sechskies Land with the promotional single, "Chivalry", which was the number-one song for five weeks on SBS' Inkigayo, the group went on a national tour around major cities in South Korea. In March 1998, their own movie, titled Seventeen, was filmed during the production of the Road Fighter album, which both would be released in July of that year just a few days apart.

For about a week and a half, Sechskies starred in a Korean version play called Alibaba and the 40 Thieves. This play ran from April 25 to May 5.

Sechskies appeared on Inkigayo on July 5, 1998, to promote the release of their next album, Road Fighter with the song "Crying Game". The group then performed with the songs "Road Fighter" in the months of July and August, then "Reckless Love" in the months of September and October after the album's release. Both of the songs received number-one song awards on music programs Inkigayo and Music Bank.

Accolades

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Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Result Ref.
1998 Golden Disc Awards Album Daesang (Grand Prize) Nominated [1]
Album Bonsang (Main Prize) Won
KMTV Music Awards Popularity Award Won
Music program awards
Song Program Date
"Road Fighter" Music Bank July 28, 1998
August 4, 1998
August 18, 1998
Inkigayo August 23, 1998
August 30, 1998
"Reckless Love" Music Bank September 8, 1998
September 15, 1998
October 20, 1998
Inkigayo September 27, 1998
October 11, 1998

Track listing

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Credits.[2]

No.TitleLyricsMusicTranslated TitleLength
1."Technopolis"Kim Young-ahLee Yoon-sang, Bobby Kim 3:36
2."Road Fighter"Kim Young-ahLee Yoon-sang 3:20
3."Reckless Love" (무모한 사랑; Mumohan Sarang)Lee Seung-hoYoon Il-sang 3:46
4."Chance" (지금이야; Jigeumiya)Kim Young-ahJoo Young-hoonThis is the Moment3:58
5."Fake G's" (절대자; Jeoldaeja)Kim Young-ahLee Yoon-sang, Eun JiwonAbsolutes4:20
6."Crying Game"Lee Seung-hoShin In-soo, Kim Seung-hyun 3:39
7."Flying Love" (천상비애 (天上飛愛); Cheonsang Bi-ae)Kim Young-ahLee Yoon-sangLove in Heaven3:56
8."Armageddon" (약속된 운명 (아마게돈); Yaksokdoen Unmyeong (Amagedon))Kim Young-ahKim Seok-chan, Lee Seung-hee Promised Destiny
9."Come To Me Baby"Kim Young-ahKim Seok-chan, Jun Joon-kyu 3:43
10."Persevere" (7전 8기; Chiljeon Palgi)Kim Young-ahKim Seok-chan, Jun Joon-kyuThe title of the track is a wordplay of the word "persevere" using Korean numbers3:27
11."Run Away"Kim Young-ahLee, Eun 3:55
12."Fox Hunt" (여우사냥; Yeo-u Sanyang)Kim Young-ahLee Yoon-sang 3:11
13."Say"Jang Dae-sungkim Seok-chan 4:21
14."Last"Kim Young-ahShin In-soo, Kim Seung-hyun 4:26
15."Together Forever" (그날까지; Keu Nalkkaji)Kim Young-joon (Nana School) Until That Day3:47
Total length:57:11

Credits and personnel

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References

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  1. ^ "98대한민국 영상음반 대상/골든디스크대상 김종환'사랑을 위하여'" [98 Korea Video Record Grand Prize/Golden Disk Grand Prize Kim Jong-hwan ‘For Love’]. Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). December 6, 1998. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  2. ^ "3집 Road Fighter". Naver Music. Naver. Retrieved February 14, 2017.