FM S.H.E explained

FM S.H.E is the ninth studio album by Taiwanese girl group S.H.E. It was released on September 23, 2008, by HIM International Music in two editions: a Retro Radio Edition and Future Radio Edition, which contains a bonus DVD with two music videos and behind-the-scene footage.^[1]

The members of the group take on the persona of radio hosts, which is interspersed with three radio station-esque snippets. The track "It's Quiet Now", with lyrics rewritten by Selina, is a cover of "Silence" (2001) by fellow Taiwanese recording artist Jay Chou, which was released in his second album Fantasy. From December 2007 to September 2008, the music video for "Miss Universe" was the year's fifth most popular music video, having been requested over 32 million times.^[2]

Reception

The album debuted at number one on Taiwan's G-Music Top 20 Weekly Mandarin and Combo Charts, and Five Music Chart at week 38 (September 19 to 25, 2008) with a percentage sales of 35.81%,^[3] 17.9%^[4] and 25.18%^[5] respectively. The tracks "It's Quiet Now", "Miss Universe" and "Coastal Highway Exit" were listed at number 14,^[6] 68 and 84 respectively on Hit Fm Taiwan's Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart for 2008.^[7]

Accolades

The album was awarded one of the Top 10 Selling Mandarin Albums of the Year at the 2008 IFPI Hong Kong Album Sales Awards, presented by the Hong Kong branch of IFPI.^[8] The track, It's Quiet Now" won one of the Top 10 Songs of the Year at the 2009 HITO Radio Music Awards presented by Taiwanese radio station Hit FM.^[9]

Music videos

The "Coastal Highway Exit" MV co-stars Ella and Eddie Peng and directed by Chu Yu-ning. It is about a girl whose boyfriend died due to a sea accident. The girl fell in love with another boy with similar traits as her ex, only to find out that he only treats her as a friend and he already have a girlfriend. "It's Quiet Now" co-stars Selina and Ethan Juan, who plays a couple breaking up.

Track listing

Bonus DVD

FM S.H.E (Future Radio Edition)^[10]

1. Cover photoshoot behind-the-scene
2. "宇宙小姐" (Miss Universe) MV behind-the-scene
3. "宇宙小姐" (Miss Universe) MV
4. "酸甜" (Sweet and Sour) MV behind-the-scene
5. "酸甜" (Sweet and Sour) MV

Charts

Year-end charts

Notes

1. HIM International Music FM S.H.E (Future Radio Edition) album info September 23, 2008. Retrieved May 20, 2011
2. Web site: http://yule.baidu.com/feidian/news/2009-02-14/204751214034.html. zh:沸点榜评：最热门音乐录影带(2007/12/01-2008/09/30). February 14, 2009. Chinese. February 14, 2009.
3. G-Music Top 20 Mandarin Chart This links to the current week only - search for 2008 Week 38 at bottom of page. Retrieved 2010-15-20
4. G-Music Top 20 Combo Chart This links to the current week only - search for 2008 Week 38 at bottom of page. Retrieved 2010-15-20
5. 5 Music 2008 Week 38 chart Retrieved 2010-15-20
6. HITO Radio Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart- 2008 (#1 to 50) Retrieved May 20, 2011
7. HITO Radio Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart- 2008 (#51 to 100) Retrieved May 20, 2011
8. IFPI Hong Kong 2008 IFPI Hong Kong Album Sales Awards winners list Retrieved April 19, 2011
9. HITO Radio 2009 HITO Radio Music Awards winners list June 15, 2009. Retrieved April 25, 2011
10. Yesasia.com FM S.H.E (Future Radio Edition) album info September 23, 2008. Retrieved May 20, 2011
11. Web site: G-Music Combo Album Chart – Week 38 of 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080929131436/http://www.g-music.com.tw:80/GMusicBillboard0.aspx . 2008-09-25 . 29 September 2008 . 29 September 2024 . G-Music . zh.

External links

• S.H.E discography@HIM International Music