Boys Meet U
Boys Meet U is the second Japanese studio album by South Korean boy band Shinee, released on June 26, 2013 in Japan by EMI Records Japan.
Background and release
At least four of the songs from the album, "Sherlock", "Dazzling Girl", "1000-nen, Zutto Soba ni Ite..." and "Fire", have been released as A-side singles in Japan. Another track, "Breaking News", was aired on Tokyo FM during the Yamada Hisashi's Radian Limited F. The short version of the music video for the same song was released on 21 June 2013 on Universal Music Japan's official YouTube channel.[1] The full list of tracks in the album and their preview in the form of a medley was released on June 23, 2013.[2]
The album was released on June 26, 2013, on online music portal sites for digital download as well as in three different physical versions, regular CD version, a CD + DVD version and a limited edition which contains a CD, a DVD, and a photo book.[3]
Singles
A Japanese version of "Sherlock" was released in Japan on May 16, 2012 as their fourth Japanese single. It included the original Japanese song "Keeping Love Again" as a B-side. It was released in two versions, a limited edition that came with a bonus DVD, a 28-page photo booklet, and a trading card, and a regular edition with a poster photo booklet.[4][5] The single peaked at number 2 on Oricon's daily and weekly singles charts.
Tracklist
1. |
"Password" | Natsumi Kobayashi | Niclas Lundin, Maria Marcus, Andreas Moe, Hiten Bharadia |
4:52 |
2. |
"Breaking News" | Hidenori Tanaka, agehasprings | Steven Lee, Drew Ryan Scott, Andreas Oberg |
3:38 |
3. |
"Dazzling Girl" | Sara Sakurai, Rx | Drew Ryan Scott, Rob. A!, Justin Trugman, Jaakko Manninen, Walter Afanasieff, Rx |
3:32 |
4. |
"1000年、ずっとそばにいて…" (1000nen, Zutto Soba ni Ite... (1000 years,Always by your side...)) | Junji Ishiwatari | Steven Lee, Jimmy Richard, The Goldfingerz |
4:16 |
5. |
"Run With Me" | Kanata Okajima | Peter Habib, Adam Nierow, Erika Nuri |
3:21 |
6. |
"Kiss Yo" | Sara Sakurai | Anders Wigelius, Erik Wigelius |
4:14 |
7. |
"君がいる世界" (Kimi ga Iru Sekai (The World Where You Exist)) | H.U.B | Dapo Torimiro, Jamie Houston |
3:22 |
8. |
"Keeping Love Again" | Sara Sakurai | Darren Martyn, Shikita |
3:54 |
9. |
"BURNING UP!" | Sara Sakurai | Steven Lee, Paul Drew, Greig Watts, Pete Barringer, Jorge Mhondera |
3:35 |
10. |
"Sherlock" | Natsumi Kobayashi | Rocky Morris, Rufio Sandilands, Thomas Eriksen, Thomas Troelsen |
3:57 |
11. |
"Fire" | Junji Ishiwatari | Akiko Shikata, Bach Logic, Erik Lidbom |
3:36 |
12. |
"I'm With You" | H.U.B. | Sammy Naja, Drew Ryan Scott, Josef Salimi |
4:05 |
Charts
Oricon
Oricon Chart |
Peak |
Debut sales |
Sales total |
Certification |
Daily Albums Chart |
2 |
36,402 (Daily)
56,215 (Weekly) |
69,010+ [6] |
RIAJ: Gold[7] |
Weekly Albums Chart |
2 |
Monthly Albums Chart |
8 |
Yearly Albums Chart |
92 |
Other charts
Country |
Chart |
Peak position |
Japan |
Billboard Japan Hot 100 [8] |
2 |
Taiwan |
G-Music Asia Chart |
2 |
G-Music Combo Chart |
10 |
G-Music J-Pop Chart |
2 |
Release history
References
- ↑ "SHINee - 「Breaking News」Music Video". Universal Music Japan. YouTube. June 21, 2013. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
- ↑ "Get an ear full of SHINee in 'Boys Meet U' album medley + full tracklist". Allkpop. June 23, 2013. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
- ↑ "Boys Meet U [w/DVD, Limited Edition]". cdjapan.co.jp. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
- ↑ "Sherlock [Japanese ver.]". Retrieved November 17, 2012.
- ↑ "Sherlock [Japanese ver.] [Regular Edition]". Retrieved November 17, 2012.
- ↑ "Oricon" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
- ↑ RIAJ Certifications for July, 2013 http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/201307.html August 9, 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2013
- ↑ (in Japanese). billboard-japan.com http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2013&month=09&day=2.
year=2013, month=09, day=2
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