SM the Ballad Vol. 2 – Breath is the second
extended play by the South Korean project group
SM the Ballad. It was released on February 13, 2014, with the song "Breath" as the lead single.
Background
Two of the tracks are written in three different languages and have three versions, with the languages being Korean, Chinese, and Japanese. "Breath" is the first and most heavily promoted song of the two, the Korean version is sung by
Taeyeon and
Jonghyun; the Chinese version by
Chen and
Zhang Liyin, while the Japanese version is sung by
Max Changmin and
Krystal. The other less promoted song is "Blind", with both the Korean and Japanese versions sung by
Yesung, and recorded prior to his military enlistment. The Chinese version of "Blind" is sung by
Zhou Mi.[1]
Taeyeon and
Jonghyun's duet "Breath" (Korean version) was the first track to be released on 10 February,[2] with
Jonghyun and Chen's duet "A Day Without You" being released on the 11th, and
Taeyeon's solo "Set Me Free" being released on the 12th. A Mandarin version of "Set Me Free" sung by
Zhang Liyin was released exclusively online on
Baidu Music on the 13th. The full EP was released on February 13, 2014.
Promotions
Taeyeon and Jonghyun performed "Breath" for the first time on M Countdown on 13 February. Chen and Zhang Liyin also performed the Chinese version of "Breath" on the live broadcast of Chinese
Hunan TV's The Lantern Festival the day after.
The song was also promoted on the shows KBS's Music Bank, Music Core and Inkigayo in February.
SM the Ballad Vol. 2 – Breath is the second
extended play by the South Korean project group
SM the Ballad. It was released on February 13, 2014, with the song "Breath" as the lead single.
Background
Two of the tracks are written in three different languages and have three versions, with the languages being Korean, Chinese, and Japanese. "Breath" is the first and most heavily promoted song of the two, the Korean version is sung by
Taeyeon and
Jonghyun; the Chinese version by
Chen and
Zhang Liyin, while the Japanese version is sung by
Max Changmin and
Krystal. The other less promoted song is "Blind", with both the Korean and Japanese versions sung by
Yesung, and recorded prior to his military enlistment. The Chinese version of "Blind" is sung by
Zhou Mi.[1]
Taeyeon and
Jonghyun's duet "Breath" (Korean version) was the first track to be released on 10 February,[2] with
Jonghyun and Chen's duet "A Day Without You" being released on the 11th, and
Taeyeon's solo "Set Me Free" being released on the 12th. A Mandarin version of "Set Me Free" sung by
Zhang Liyin was released exclusively online on
Baidu Music on the 13th. The full EP was released on February 13, 2014.
Promotions
Taeyeon and Jonghyun performed "Breath" for the first time on M Countdown on 13 February. Chen and Zhang Liyin also performed the Chinese version of "Breath" on the live broadcast of Chinese
Hunan TV's The Lantern Festival the day after.
The song was also promoted on the shows KBS's Music Bank, Music Core and Inkigayo in February.