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Saldaga (살다가) (While You Live)
On March 29, 2005, their second album was released. It included popular hits like "Sin & Punishment (죄와벌)", which received numerous awards both for the video and for the song itself, and "살다가 (While You Live)". In 2005, SG Wannabe were the only artists to sell more than 400,000 copies of their album. They were ranked 1st, with over 400,000 copies sold of their 2nd album, and 12th, with 147,047 copies sold of their remake album.
Classic Odyssey and The 3rd Masterpiece
On September 14, 2005, the group released the "Classic Odyssey", their 2.5 album. 1 billion Won ($1,000,000,000) budget went into SG Wannabe's new remake album. It included hits such as "My Heart's Treasure Box" (내 마음의 보석상자). On April 11, 2006, the trio released the long anticipated 3rd album, called "The 3rd Masterpiece". Just like what they did in the 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).
SG Wannabe Best Album - The Precious History
On November 18, 2006, they released a Greatest Hit's Compilation entitled "SG Wannabe Best Album - The Precious History." It was a collection of their favorite songs from the past 3 albums and also included 3 new songs. They also released a music video for those songs which was called "Saranga (사랑가) featuring Vibe", "Even If I Could See You (그저 바라볼 수만 있어도)", and "Ordinary People featuring Hoo Ni-Hoon, Min Kyung-Hoon, Jang Hye-Jin". The music video starred singers Kim Bum Soo and Nam Gyu-Ri from female trio, See Ya. Despite having high sales and topping the charts, they did not win a daesang. Another male group with more commercial success and similar album sales, Dong Bang Shin Ki, won four daesangs.
The Sentimental Chord
Their 4th album, "The Sentimental Chord", was released on April 6, 2007. Again, they amazed the audience with their new title song "Arirang" (아리랑), which had the classic instruments of Korea play as the background music. With the debut of their 4th album and their title song, they went as the #1 in the Bugs Chart. The album was also number one on the "Top 20 Album Sales (May 2007)" with 44,618 copies sold in May and 125,450 sold altogether. Towards the end of the year, SG Wannabe was awarded the Daesang for 2007 22nd Golden Disk Awards.
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