Magical Journey

Magical Journey
Magical version cover
Studio album by
S.H.E
ReleasedFebruary 6, 2004
Recorded2003–2004
GenreMandopop
Length42:18
LabelHIM International Music
Producer
  • Joeloe Kuo (郭文宗)
  • Ichiro (古裕淼)
S.H.E chronology
Super Star
(2003) 		Magical Journey
(2004) 		Encore安可
Encore
(2004)

Magical Journey (Chinese: 奇幻旅程; pinyin: Qíhuàn Lǚchéng) is the fifth studio album by Taiwanese girl group S.H.E. It was released on February 6, 2004. The album was released simultaneously in two versions: the "Magical" version and the "Journey" version. The miniature diorama featured on the Magical Version's cover was created in collaboration with the Miniatures Museum of Taiwan.

On the Journey Version's cover, HIM International Music (HIM) rented a bus.[1] To commemorate S.H.E's trip to Hokkaidō, Japan to film the music video for the song "He Still Doesn't Understand" (他還是不懂), the Magical Version featured 50-minute VCD while the Journey Version featured a 24-page photobook.

Music videos

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The video for "He Still Can't Understand" is based on unrequited love, with dialogue in Japanese, Korean and Mandarin. Both "Five Days and Four Nights" and "The Journey of Us From the Beginning" are based on themes of friendship. The former video is a series of experiences in which the members of S.H.E are enjoying themselves; the latter video is a story of three girls on a road trip. The car breaks down, so the girls look for help. During their search, they get hungry, and eventually approach a man to trade two coffees for an ice cream cone. At the end of the video, a cyclist eventually helps the girls by towing the car with his bicycle. "A Safe Sense" is the story of a boy who is all too careful about his environment, and goes to nuns for help. However, the nuns are arrested by the police at the end of the video.

Track listing

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  1. 波斯貓 (Persian Cat)
  2. 十面埋伏 (Ten-Sided Ambush)
  3. 他還是不懂 (He Still Can't Understand)
  4. Only Lonely
  5. 找不到 (Can't Find it)
  6. 五天四夜 (Five Day, Four Nights)
  7. 安全感 (A Safe Sense)
  8. Never Mind
  9. 茱羅記 (The Story Of Romeo And Juliet)
  10. 一起開始的旅程 (The Journey of Us From the Beginning)

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2004) Peak
position
Malaysian Albums (RIM)[2] 2
Singaporean Albums (RIAS)[3] 3

Sales

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Asia — 1,530,000[4]

References

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  1. ^ (in Chinese) HIM's official press release for Magical Journey Archived December 8, 2005, at archive.today. Retrieved February 24, 2007.
  2. ^ "Malaysia Chinese Albums Chart". RIM. Archived from the original on March 19, 2004. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  3. ^ "Magical Journey". RIAS. Archived from the original on April 14, 2004. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  4. ^ (in Chinese) Eastday News SHE《奇幻旅程》贏得"滿堂彩" 大辦慶功會. May 21, 2004. Retrieved February 10, 2007.
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