Wolf and Sheep is the second studio album by South Korean boy group H.O.T., released through SM Entertainment and Synnara Music on July 5, 1997.
Lee Soo-man and Yoo Young-jin produced the album, which incorporates genres such as hip hop, dance, and R&B.
It spawned three singles that were promoted with live performances on music programs: "Wolf and Sheep", "Full of Happiness", and "We Are the Future".
The tracks "Warrior's Descendant" and "Candy" were hit singles, making the group popular with teenagers;[1] three months after their debut, H.O.T.
Yoo Young-jin and Lee Soo-man acted as record producers, while both Korean and American musicians were enlisted for various aspects of production.
Teen Star wrote that many tracks on the album served as sequels to the group's 1996 song "Warrior's Descendant",[5] while IZM's Wei Su-ji remarked that the album was structurally similar to their debut, comparing "Wolf and Sheep" and "Full of Happiness" to "Warrior's Descendant" and "Candy".
[5] "Wolf and Sheep", the title track, is a gangsta rap-styled song about an invasion of Earth by "not only aliens, but all kinds of violence that occur in our society".
[6] Wolf and Sheep's second promoted track was "Full of Happiness", which samples the Christmas carol "Angels We Have Heard on High".
were to make their comeback on MBC Top Music [ko], then hold a concert for the inauguration ceremony of their fan club.
In 1997, a writer in the JoongAng Ilbo stated Wolf and Sheep was more polished than the group's debut in terms of rap technique and that there were a number of songs with pleasing melodies in the album, commenting on the variety of genres included.
[25] In a February 2013 review of the album, critic Wei Su-ji of the webzine IZM complimented the record's composition and felt that the songs were more refined compared to the group's previous effort.
[8] Conversely, music critic Kim Bong-hyeon stated that although he found tracks such as "Free to Fly" exceptional, the album felt more like a product than a piece of art.