Invitation is the fourth studio album by South Korean singer Uhm Jung-hwa. It was released on July 1, 1998, through PolyGram. Primarily a dance record, the album features contributions from writers and producers Joo Young-hoon, Jae Chong of Solid, and Park Jin-young. Invitation continued to establish Uhm's image as a fashion icon. The album produced a string of hit singles: "Poison", "Invitation" and "Finding Hidden Image". The former two became signature songs for Uhm; in early-2015, they reappeared on the Gaon Digital Chart at number one and number nineteen, respectively. Invitation was a commercially successful release, recording 180,000 copies in its first month of sales. It eventually moved more than 450,000 copies. The album was supported by Uhm's debut live concert, titled Temptation of a Thousand Years, in November 1998. Singer and producer Park Jin-young, better known as the founder of JYP Entertainment, wrote "Invitation" following a drinking party between the two. Uhm phoned him the next day and asked, "So when can I get Mr. Jin-young's song? You promised to give me a song yesterday". Park, who drank too much and couldn't remember the situation, decided he couldn't backpedal on his word and composed "Invitation" in a haste. In 2019, Park remarked: "It was created by making use of all the feelings. It was made only for Uhm Jung-hwa". "Invitation" is a minimalist production backed by a disco rhythm, while its lyrics express a fascination with the opposite sex. "Po