Tone (TVXQ album)

TONE

Version C (CD Only) cover
Studio album by Tohoshinki
Released September 28, 2011 (Japan)
Recorded 2010-2011
Genre J-pop, K-pop, R&B, electropop, ethereal wave, dance
Language Japanese
Label Avex Trax
Producer Masato Matsuura (executive)
Tohoshinki chronology
Keep Your Head Down

(2011)

 TONE

(2011)
Alternative cover
Version A (CD+DVD) cover
Version B (CD+DVD) cover
Singles from Tone
  1. "Why? (Keep Your Head Down)"
    Released: January 26, 2011
  2. "Superstar"
    Released: July 20, 2011
  3. "B.U.T (BE-AU-TY)"
    Released: September 18, 2011

TONE is the fifth Japanese studio album (tenth overall) of South Korean boy band Tohoshinki, released on September 28, 2011 under Avex Trax in Japan. This is Tohoshinki's first Japanese album as a duo, with members Yunho and Changmin participating on this project, as well as their first album under the main Avex Trax label.

Contents

Background

The second single "Superstar" was was originally written with English lyrics and titled "Everyday Superstar".[1] When the song was translated into Japanese the lyrics and meaning were completely changed apart from the single word "Superstar". Co-writer Lars Halvor Jensen told HitQuarters that the translator kept it in because "it's a catchy word that everybody understands".[1] The original English language song was recorded by the Irish pop duo Jedward.

Release

On July 30, 2011, while attending the a-Nation 10th Anniversary for Life Charge & Weider in Jelly concert, U-Know revealed that their upcoming Japanese album was slated for release on September 28. There Max also revealed that their 5th Nationwide Japanese tour would be starting in January of next year.[2][3]

July 31 it was revealed that previously released tracks Why? (Keep Your Head Down), MAXIMUM, Superstar, and I Don't Know would be included on the album and that three versions: CD+DVD (Limited Edition Version A), CD+DVD (Limited Edition Version B) and CD (Normal Version C) of the album would be released.[4]

On August 15 it was revealed that one of the songs off the album "Back to Tomorrow" would be used as the CM song for ILLUNEIGE, a product by Menard Cosmetics. A 1 minute 12 second preview of the song was available on the ILLUNEIGE site.[5]

On August 27 the tracklist for all three versions of TONE were revealed on Tohoshinki's official Japanese website, along with a 17 second preview of the song "B.U.T (BE-AU-TY)". The limited edition bonuses were revealed to be a jacket sized card (1 out of 6) and event application (for Version A, B and C), Superstar PV ShootOff Shot Movie (for Version A), and Special Mini Photo Booklet (for Version B).[6]

On September 2, 2011 Tohoshinki revealed the jacket covers for all three versions of TONE, as well as a 30 second teaser for "Duet" on their Japanese site.

From September 2–4 Tohoshinki participated in SMTOWN Live In Tokyo, where they performed their yet-to-be released song "B.U.T (BE-AU-TY)".[7]

September 6, Avex Trax's official YouTube page released a 15 second MV teaser of "B.U.T (BE-AU-TY)".[8] 5 days later, a 1 minute 30 second version of "B.U.T (BE-AU-TY)" was shown, along with three behind-the-scenes footage clips, on Fuji TV's Mezamashi TV.[9] September 19 the full music video for "B.U.T (BE-AU-TY)" was released through various sites.[10]

On September 27, 2011, the first day of album release, TONE topped the Oricon Daily Album Chart at first place by selling 105,484 copies,[11] surpassing their previous studio album The Secret Code's first day sales of 82,891 copies, the album maintained the daily #1 rank for the remainder of the week. On October 4, 2011, Oricon reported that TONE has sold over 204,980 copies for the week of 9/26~10/2, again surpassing The Secret Code's first week sales of 157,954 copies; it ranked first on the Oricon Weekly Album Chart and earned Tohoshinki their first weekly #1 rank for a studio album release.[12] This is also the first time in over 11 years that a foreign male artist has sold over 200,000 copies in the first week since Bon Jovi's 'Crush'.[13] On November 7, 2011, Oricon reported that TONE has sold over 278,057 copies for the month of October, topping the Oricon Monthly Album Chart at first place, making this the first time Tohoshinki has achieved the monthly #1 rank with a studio album release.[14]

On October 7, 2011, TONE was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for shipping over 250,000 copies.[15] On December 19, 2011, Oricon reported that TONE has sold over 293,674 copies in 2011, ranked 20th for the year on the Oricon Yearly Album Chart.[16]

Track listing

Version C

No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "Introduction ～ magenta ～"   Shinjiroh Inoue Shinjiroh Inoue 1:32
2. "B.U.T (BE-AU-TY)"   Yoo Young-jin, Luna Yoo Young-jin, Ryan Jhun, Antwann Frost 3:36
3. "I Think U Know"   Luna Nermin Harambasic, Robin Jensen, Ronny Svendsen, Anne Judith Wik 4:07
4. "Duet"   Shinjiroh Inoue Shinjiroh Inoue 4:19
5. "Thank you my girl"   Luna John Paul Lam, Tony Oh, Akil Thompson 3:11
6. "Telephone"   Luna Michele, Vice-Maslin, C.J. Vanston, Matt Tryggestad 3:25
7. "Back to Tomorrow"   Shinjiroh Inoue White N3rd, Paul Lewis 3:40
8. "Why? (Keep Your Head Down)"   Yoo Young-jin, Luna Yoo Han Jin, Yoo Young-jin 4:01
9. "MAXIMUM"   Yoo Young-jin, Luna Yoo Young-jin 3:42
10. "I Don't Know"   Kim Boo Min, Luna hitchhiker 3:25
11. "Superstar"   Luna Lars Halvor Jensen, Johannes Joergensen, Drew Ryan Scott, Lindy Robbins 3:44
12. "シアワセ色の花" (Flowers the Color of Happiness) Katsuhiko Yamamoto Katsuhiko Yamamoto 6:43
13. "Easy Mind"   Luna Coach, greensleeves 3:46
14. "Weep"   Shinjiroh Inoue solaya 4:23
15. "Somebody To Love -2011 Version-"   Yoshimitsu Sawamoto, Mai Osanai Kei Haneoka 4:04

Version A

Version B

Charts and certifications

Japan charts

Chart Peak
position
Oricon Daily Albums[11] 1
Oricon Weekly Albums[13] 1
Oricon Monthly Albums[14] 1
Oricon Yearly Albums[16] 20
Billboard Japan Top Albums[17] 1

Korean charts

Chart Peak
position
Hanteo Daily Albums (Overseas Category) 1
Hanteo Weekly Albums (Overseas Category) 1
Hanteo Daily Albums (J-pop Category) 1
Hanteo Weekly Albums (J-pop Category) 1

Sales and certifications

Chart Amount
Oricon physical sales[16] 298,722+
RIAJ physical shipping certification[15] Platinum (250,000+)

Release history

Format Country Date Version Distributing label
CD
CD+DVD (Normal)
CD+DVD (Limited)
Japan
September 28, 2011
All versions
Avex Trax
South Korea
October 14, 2011
Version A, C
S.M. Entertainment
Taiwan
All versions
Avex Taiwan
Philippines
November 26, 2011
Universal Records

External links

References

  1. ^ a b "Q&A on K-pop with Lars Halvor Jensen". HitQuarters. 24 Oct 2011. http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/opar/intrview_LHJQ_A.html. Retrieved 27 Oct 2011. 
  2. ^ http://mantan-web.jp/2011/07/31/20110731dog00m200018000c.html
  3. ^ http://news.nate.com/view/20110801n04434
  4. ^ http://www.tokyohive.com/2011/07/tohoshinki-to-release-new-album-in-september/
  5. ^ http://www.menard.co.jp/illuneige/cm.html
  6. ^ http://www.tokyohive.com/2011/08/tohoshinki-reveals-track-list-song-preview-for-new-album-tone/
  7. ^ http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=106&oid=009&aid=0002532370
  8. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OfnXL-0nao
  9. ^ http://www.tokyohive.com/2011/09/bts-footage-longer-preview-of-tohoshinkis-b-u-t-be-au-ty”/
  10. ^ http://www.tokyohive.com/2011/09/tohoshinki-reveals-full-pv-for-b-u-t-be-au-ty/
  11. ^ a b (Japanese) "東方神起、再始動後初アルバムが初日首位". Oricon. September 28, 2011. http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/2002223/full/. Retrieved October 4, 2011. 
  12. ^ http://10.asiae.co.kr/Articles/new_view.htm?a_id=2011100410403110693
  13. ^ a b (Japanese) "【オリコン】史上初！韓国勢新作が同時首位…シングルT-ARA＆アルバム東方神起". Oricon. October 4, 2011. http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/2002368/full/. Retrieved October 4, 2011. 
  14. ^ a b (Japanese) "CDアルバム 月間ランキング-ORICON STYLE ランキング". Oricon. November 7, 2011. http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/m/2011-10/. Retrieved November 7, 2011. 
  15. ^ a b (Japanese) "一般社団法人 日本レコード協会｜各種統計" (in Japanese). RIAJ. October 8, 2011. http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/201109.html. Retrieved October 8, 2011. 
  16. ^ a b c (Japanese) "2011年オリコン年間CD＆DVDランキングを大発表！』-ORICON STYLE ミュージック". Oricon. December 19, 2011. http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/special/2011/musicrank1219/index03.html. Retrieved December 19, 2011. 
  17. ^ "Billboard Japan Charts Top Albums". Billboard Japan. http://www.billboard-japan.com/system/jp_charts/top_albums/. Retrieved October 6, 2011. 
TVXQ
Studio albums
Korean studio
Japanese studio
Japanese compilation
Singles
Korean
"Hug" · "The Way U Are" · "Hi Ya Ya Summer Day" · "Show Me Your Love" · "Fighting Spirit of Dong Bang" · "Yeo Haeng Gi (Traveling)"  · "Mirotic"  · "Wrong Number" · "Why? (Keep Your Head Down)" · "How Can I"  · "Before U Go"
Japanese
"Stay With Me Tonight" · "Somebody To Love" · "My Destiny" · "Asu wa Kuru Kara" · "Rising Sun / Heart, Mind and Soul" · "Begin" · "Sky" · "Miss You /“O”‐Sei・Han・Gō" · "Step By Step" · "Choosey Lover" · "Lovin' You" · "Summer: Summer Dream/Song for You/Love in the Ice" · "Shine/Ride On" · "Forever Love" · "Together" · "Purple Line" · "Two Hearts/Wild Soul" · "Runaway/My Girlfriend" · "If...!/Rainy Night" · "Close To You/Crazy Life" · "Keyword/Maze" · "Beautiful You / Sennen Koi Uta" · "Dōshite Kimi o Suki ni Natte Shimattandarō?" · "Purple Line" · "Jumon: Mirotic" · "Bolero/Kiss the Baby Sky/Wasurenaide" · "Survivor"  · "Share the World/We Are!" · "Stand by U"  · "Break Out!"  · "Toki o Tomete" · "Why? (Keep Your Head Down)" · "Superstar" · "B.U.T (BE-AU-TY)" · "Winter"
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