1 (B1A4 album)

1

Regular edition cover
Studio album by B1A4
Released October 24, 2012
Recorded 2011–2012
Genre J-pop, Dance-pop
Language Japanese
Label Pony Canyon
B1A4 chronology

Ignition
(2012)		 1
(2012)		 In the Wind
(2012)
Singles from 1
  1. "Beautiful Target"
    Released: June 27, 2012
  2. "Oyasumi Good Night"
    Released: August 29, 2012

1 is the Japanese debut studio album by the South Korean boy band B1A4. It was released in October 24, 2012 in three different editions.[1]

Background

The album was announced by the group's Korean agency, WM Entertainment, with details of the album release and along with a release of the group's first DVD B1A4 History 2011-2012 in Japan. The album was released in three different editions: a CD+DVD, including the CD and a DVD including the music videos of "Beautiful Target" and "Oyasumi Good Night", as well its making-of videos, a CD+Goods, including the CD and a special member figure (one out of five different types) and a regular edition, including the CD itself and a special trading card (one out of five different types). All editions came with a special lottery ticket to a Premium Event of their first Japanese album.[2]

Composition

The album is composed of ten songs: two singles, five new songs, and three Japanese versions of songs previously recorded in Korean. The tracks "O.K", "Only One" and "Waruikoto Bakari Manande" were originally recorded in Korean and released on the group's debut mini album Let's Fly.[3]

Singles

Two songs from the album were released as singles:

The first single from the album is a Japanese version of "Beautiful Target". It was released on June 27, 2012 as the group's Japanese debut single.[4] The original version of the song, recorded in Korean, was released on the group's second mini album It B1A4.[5] It peaked number 4 on Oricon's Weekly chart with around 38,000 copies sold to date.[6]

The second and final single from the album is a Japanese version of "Baby Good Night", retitled in Japanese to "Oyasumi Good Night". It was released on August 29, 2012[7] and peaked number 4 in Oricon's Weekly chart with around 39,000 copies sold to date.[8] The original version of the song, recorded in Korean, was released on the special version of the group's first Korean album, Ignition.[9]

Track listing

CD+DVD[10] and CD+Goods[11] tracklist
No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Beautiful Lie"  Goro Matsui, Baro (Rap making)Jung Jinyoung 3:34
2. "Oyasumi Good Night" (おやすみ good night; Sleep Well, Good Night) (JPN ver.)Jung Jinyoung Baro MEG.ME (Japanese lyrics)Jung Jinyoung, Baro 3:21
3. "Empty Mind"  Takafumi Fujino, Steven LeeSteven Lee 3:43
4. "Waruikoto Bakari Manande" (悪いことばかり学んで; Only Learned Bad Things) (JPN ver.)Wheesung, Goro Matsui (Japanese lyrics), Baro (Rap making)Lim Sang-hyuk, Jeon Da-woon, Lee Sang-ho 3:44
5. "Tipping Point"  Goro MatsuiHuba Kelemen, Jack David Elliott, Joleen Belle 3:40
6. "Wake Me Up"  Goro MatsuiT-SK, Kim Tesung, Andrew Choi 3:32
7. "Only One" (JPN ver.)Hwang Sung-jin, Goro Matsui (Japanese lyrics), Baro (Rap making)Lee Ju-hyung, Lee Sang-ho 3:36
8. "Beautiful Target" (JPN ver.)CNU , Baro , Urihyeong-gwa Naedongsaeng, Shoko Fujibayashi (Japanese lyrics)Urihyeong-gwa Naedongsaeng 3:22
9. "One Love"  B & C FactoryTesung Kim, Cha Cha Malone, Casper, No Day 3:33

Charts

Oricon

Oricon Chart Peak Debut sales Sales total
Daily Singles Chart 2 10,372 23,338+
Weekly Singles Chart 5 20,547
Monthly Singles Chart 21 22,639

Release history

Country Date Format Label
Japan October 24, 2012 CD, Digital download, DVD Pony Canyon
Brazil September 29, 2014[14] CD Youkai Entertainment
November 30, 2014[15] CD, DVD

References

  1. ↑ "Amazon.co.jp： 1 (通常盤): 音楽". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-09-26.
  2. ↑ 10/24発売　日本ファーストアルバム「1」詳細決定!! (in Japanese). Pony Canyon. Retrieved 2012-09-26.
  3. ↑ "(EP) Let's Fly / Daum 뮤직 :: 언제 어디서나 Music on Daum". Daum Communications. 2011-04-21. Retrieved 2012-09-26.
  4. ↑ "Ｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ　Ｔａｒｇｅｔ　－Ｊａｐａｎｅｓｅ　ｖｅｒ．－ Ｂ１Ａ４のプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE". Oricon. Retrieved 2012-09-26.
  5. ↑ "(EP) it B1A4 (2nd SPECIAL 미니앨범) / Daum 뮤직 :: 언제 어디서나 Music on Daum". Daum Communications. 2011-09-06. Retrieved 2012-09-26.
  6. ↑ "2012年06月25日～2012年07月01日のCDシングル週間ランキング (Oricon's Weekly Singles chart for July 9th)". Oricon. Retrieved 2012-09-26.
  7. ↑ "おやすみｇｏｏｄ　ｎｉｇｈｔ　－Ｊａｐａｎｅｓｅ　ｖｅｒ．－ Ｂ１Ａ４のプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE". Oricon. Retrieved 2012-09-26.
  8. ↑ "2012年08月27日～2012年09月02日のCDシングル週間ランキング (Oricon's Weekly Singles chart for August 10th)". Oricon. Retrieved 2012-09-26.
  9. ↑ "1집 The B1A4Ⅰ(Ignition) (Special Edition) / Daum 뮤직 :: 언제 어디서나 Music on Daum". Daum Communications. 2012-05-24. Retrieved 2012-09-26.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "１（初回限定盤Ａ） Ｂ１Ａ４のプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE". Oricon. Retrieved 2012-09-26.
  11. ↑ "１（初回限定盤Ｂ） Ｂ１Ａ４のプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE". Oricon. Retrieved 2012-09-26.
  12. ↑ "１ Ｂ１Ａ４のプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE". Oricon. Retrieved 2012-09-26.
  13. ↑ "iTunes - ミュージック - B1A4「1 <通常盤>」". iTunes. 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2012-10-27.
  14. ↑ "B1A4 - 1 [CD, Edição Normal]" (in Portuguese). Youkai Entertainment.
  15. ↑ "B1A4 - 1 [CD+DVD, Edição Limitada]" (in Portuguese). Youkai Entertainment.