S.E.S. Albums Ranked

S.E.S. was a South Korean girl group formed in 1997 by SM Entertainment, featuring three members: Bada, Eugene, and Shoo. Their debut album I’m Your Girl sold 650,000 copies, becoming the second best-selling album by a female group in South Korea. Their follow-up albums, Sea & Eugene & Shoo in 1998, Love in 1999 and A Letter from Greenland in 2000 also became best-sellers. In October 2016, the group’s members were confirmed to form a reunion in order to celebrate their debut’s 20th anniversary. SM later confirmed that the group would return with an album and a concert. In November 2016, the group’s released the buzz single “Love [story]” under SM’s music project SM Station as a part of their 20th-anniversary project, which would later include a concert, an album and a reality program. Their 20th-anniversary special album Remember was released on January 2, 2017, with double title tracks “Remember” and “Paradise”. Here are all of S.E.S. albums ranked.

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8. Surprise

“In the Japanese version, Bada-nim’s voice was refreshing and soft, but in the Korean version, Bada-sama’s voice became thicker and more mature. Surprise is a compilation album released in 2001 by South Korean girl group S.E.S. under SM Entertainment.”

7. Remember

“Starts off not with a boring series of ballads like I was assuming, but with a jazzy showtune that’s got some snuggly pep to it. And it doesn’t drop off after that. The title track is mellow, but not saccharine. It’s got a slow but tight beat to it, and the singing is quality stuff. Another track on the mellow side later in the disc, that being “Hush”, is a fucking lush beauty. Dreamy even. Mature K-pop women bringin’ the atmosphere.”

6. Choose My Life-U

“Consistency is the name of the game, resulting in no clunkers but not a lot of highlights either. The strongest track has gotta be “U”, in that it’s such a perfectly rendered commercial R&B pop song that I swear I feel like I’ve been hearing this song consistently since it came out in 2002, and not merely two weeks ago when I first gave this album a listen. Something about the vocal rhythms during the verses, so catchy.”

5. S.E.S. 2: Sea & Eugene & Shoo

“Taking in account of their successful debut, S.E.S. unleashed this sophomore album the following year, cementing their status as the K-pop girl-group to beat. Does it improve upon the one that started it all? A little. At a basic level, it’s the same combo of cutesy pop and R&B with some awkward guest rapping tossed in, but the difference is that this album boasts two songs that I think are legit great. 1st wave classics.”

4. A Letter From Greenland

“The flaws are there, as there are some really rough vocal moments during a couple of tracks and some of the guest rapping can get irksome (though most are thankfully short), but concerning the K-pop wars of the 1st wave, S.E.S. came out swinging in 2000. While I wouldn’t call this the signature old-school sound, I would still consider it a classic of its era.”

3. Reach Out

“While extremely safe, it’s pleasant and comfy pop for the most part, and the last three tracks make the whole shebang worthwhile. “Little Bird” even raises the R&B levels a bit. In the end, Reach Out didn’t reach as far as they wanted, but it’s nothing to recoil over either.”

2. Love

“Ambitious for sure, S.E.S. unleashed this monster of a third album in 1999, a successful venture that nevertheless is a pain in the ass to sit through in its entirety. 27 tracks, and over half of them aren’t even songs. We’re talking skits, yap-sessions and deep thoughts over elevator music comprising every other track.”

1. S.E.S

“K-pop is not one of those genres like the various strains of metal or post-punk in which many fans feel the urge to seek out the roots and “classic” releases from the germinating years. It’s a pop thing I guess, though the complete lack of interest is a little sad in some ways because concerning the girl-group K-pop scene, it all starts with this album”