XV (TVXQ album)
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Released | October 16, 2019 | |||
Recorded | 2018–2019 | |||
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Length | 56:01 | |||
Language | Japanese | |||
Label | Avex Trax | |||
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XV is the tenth Japanese studio album by South Korean pop duo
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XV is Tohoshinki's eighth album to debut at number one on the Oricon Albums Chart, setting a new record for a foreign artist in Japan.[2] The album also debuted at number one on Billboard Japan Hot Albums,[3] with first-week sales of 155,000 copies.[4]
XV is the accompanying album for Tohoshinki's XV Tour, the duo's sixth nationwide dome tour in Japan.
Background and release
On May 23, 2019, Tohoshinki announced that they would be holding their fourth nationwide five-Dome tour in Japan from November 2019 to January 2020.
A website for XV opened in September 2018.
Promotion
The dance track "
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"Guilty" was the album's final promotional track. The music video was released on YouTube on September 25, 2019.
Though not released in the album, a music video for the dance track "Hot Sauce" was released on YouTube on October 23, 2019.
Reception
XV topped the daily Oricon Albums Chart on the first day of release, selling 105,884 copies.[20] It maintained its top position on the weekly Oricon Albums Chart with 155,153 albums sold,[4] already exceeding the lifelong sales of their previous studio album Tomorrow (2018). XV is Tohoshinki's eighth album to enter the Oricon at number one, setting a new record as the first and only foreign artist in Japan with eight number-one albums.[2] It also debuted at number one on the Billboard Japan Hot Albums and Top Album Sales with 160,872 units.[21][22] 13 tracks in the album entered mu-mo's Weekly Download Chart, with "Guilty" peaking at number three.
XV has received generally positive reviews from J-pop music critics. Japanese website Real Sound commended the album for taking a more aggressive attitude towards lyrics, music, and vocal style, yet still retaining the colorful pop sound that Tohoshinki have been known for.[23]
Track listing
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Hello" | H.U.B. | Hi-yunk | Hi-yunk (BACK-ON) | 4:03 |
2. | "Manipulate" | Kelly |
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| 2:58 |
3. | "Hot Sauce" | Kelly |
| Ryosuke "Dr. R" Sakai | 2:39 |
4. | "Six In the Morning" | Kelly |
| Jeberg | 2:53 |
5. | "Hot Hot Hot" | Kelly |
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| 3:40 |
6. | "Master" | Kelly |
| Valentin | 3:51 |
7. | "Mekakushi (目隠し)" (Blindfold) | Tsukiko Nakamura | Hi-yunk | Hi-yunk | 4:03 |
8. | "Everyday" | H.U.B. |
| Weeks | 3:30 |
9. | "Hotaru no Namida (ホタルの涙)" (Tears of the Firefly) | Mami Yamada | Yamada | Shinjiroh Inoue | 4:06 |
10. | "Crimson Saga" | H.U.B. |
| Jansson | 4:06 |
11. | "Guilty" |
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| Uta | 3:54 |
12. | "Mirrors (ミラーズ)" | Nakamura | Hi-yunk | Hi-yunk | 4:08 |
13. | "Jealous" | H.U.B. |
| Wahle | 3:20 |
14. | "Yuki Furu Yoru no Barādo (雪降る夜のバラード)" (Ballad of the Night When Snow Falls) | Katsuhiko Yamamoto | Yamamoto | Yoichiro Kakizaki | 5:44 |
15. | "Pay It Forward" | H.U.B. |
| Manovski | 3:06 |
Total length: | 56:01 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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16. | "Truth" (Japanese version) | H.U.B. |
| Troelson | 2:57 |
Total length: | 58:58 |
No. | Title | Director(s) | Length |
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1. | " a-nation 2018 supported by dTV & dTV Channel " (Off shot movie) | D. Walker | |
Total length: | 80:00 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | " a-nation 2018 supported by dTV & dTV Channel " (Live clip) | 50:00 |
Notes
- The Bigeast limited edition is only available for purchase at the Bigeast Official Shop, which requires Bigeast membership.
Personnel
Adapted from the album liner notes.[24]
- Tohoshinki – all vocals (all tracks)
- Tsukiko Nakamura – background vocals (track 7, 10)
- The Philharmonic Chorus of Tokyo – background vocals (track 10)
- Hiroaki Takeuchi – background vocals (track 10)
- Team T – background vocals (track 15)
- Hi-yunk (BACK-ON) – producer, composer, all instruments (tracks 1, 7 and 12)
- Matthew Tishler – producer, composer, all instruments (track 2)
- Crash Cover – producer, all instruments (track 2)
- Ryosuke "Dr. R" Sakai – producer, composer, all instruments (track 3)
- Jonas Jeberg – producer, composer (track 4)
- Nicolas Scapa – producer, composer (track 5)
- John Read Fasse – producer, composer (track 5)
- Mats Valentin – producer, composer (track 6)
- Willie Weeks – producer, composer, all instruments (track 8)
- Shinjiroh Inoue – producer (track 9)
- Benny Jansson – producer, composer (track 10)
- UTA – producer, composer (track 11)
- Chris Wahle – producer, composer, all instruments (track 13)
- Yoichiro Kakizaki – producer, piano (track 14)
- Steve Manovski – producer, composer (track 15)
- Elizabeth Russo – composer (track 2)
- Kara Madden – composer (track 2)
- Elizabeth Abrams – composer (track 3)
- Lola Blanc – composer (track 3)
- Brandon Wollman – composer (track 3)
- Neil Ormandy – composer (track 4)
- Dillon Deskin – composer (track 4)
- Michael John Hancock – composer (track 5)
- William James McAuley III – composer (track 6)
- Kyler Niko – composer (track 8)
- Mami Yamada – composer (track 9)
- Jonathan Bratthall-Tideman – composer (track 10)
- Sunny Boy – composer (track 11)
- Didrik Thott – composer (track 13)
- Chris Meyer – composer (track 13)
- Katsuhiko Yamamoto – composer (track 14)
- Craig Smart – composer (track 15)
- Shaun Smith – composer (track 15)
- Casey May – composer (track 15)
- Jenson Vaughan – composer (track 15)
- Blue – all instruments (track 6)
- Udai Shika Strings – strings (track 12)
- Masao Fuknaga – percussion (track 14)
- Satoshi Shoji – oboe (track 14)
- Kaori Obata – horn (track 14)
- Chieko Kinbara Strings – strings (track 14)
- Katsutoshi Yasuhara – track director (all tracks)
- Atsushu Hattori – mixer (tracks 1, 9, 10), recorder (tracks 3–6 and 8–11)
- Naoki Yamada – mixer (tracks 2 and 6)
- Yoshiaki Onishi – mixer (tracks 4, 5, 7, 8, 12 and 13)
- Shinpei Yamada – mixer, recorder (track 14)
- Makoto Yamadoi – recorder (tracks 1, 2, 7, 10, 12, 14 and 15), mixer (tracks 3, 11 and 15)
- Takeshi Takizawa – recorder (track 13)
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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Japanese Albums (Oricon)[4] | 1 |
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[3] | 1 |
Year-end charts
Chart (2019) | Position |
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Japanese Albums (Oricon)[25] | 18 |
Sales
Released | Oricon chart | Peak | Debut sales | Sales total |
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October 16, 2019 | Daily Albums Chart[20] | 1 | 105,884 | 184,201 |
Weekly Albums Chart[4] | 1 | 155,153 | ||
Monthly Albums Chart[26] | 2 | 172,025 | ||
Yearly Albums Chart | 18 | 184,201 |
Release history
Region | Date | Format | Label |
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Japan[1] | October 16, 2019 | Avex Trax | |
South Korea[27] | October 23, 2019 |
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SM Entertainment |
Taiwan[28][29] | November 6, 2019 | Avex Taiwan | |
November 22, 2019 | CD |
See also
References
- ^ Avex Group(in Japanese). 2019-08-18. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
- ^ a b Dong, Sun-hwa (2019-10-22). "TVXQ first foreign act to top Japanese music chart for 8th time". Korea Times. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
- ^ a b "XV on Billboard Japan Hot Albums, dated 28 October 2019". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-10-23.
- ^ a b c d "XV on Oricon Albums Chart, dated 28 October 2019". Oricon (in Japanese). 2019-10-23.
- ^ "Tohoshinki announces nationwide 5-Dome tour". Tohoshinki Official Website (in Japanese). 2019-05-23. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
- ^ Tohoshinki XV
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- ^ "Tohoshinki's 'XV Dance Workshop & Contest to be held in commemoration of Tohoshinki's nationwide 5-dome tour". Tohoshinki Official Website (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-09-11.
- ^ Toho15th_JP @ Twitter
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- ^ "Tohoshinki to release previews of 11 new songs from the album XV on Twitter". Tohoshinki Official Website (in Japanese). 2019-09-28. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
- ^ "Tohoshinki - Jealous". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-09-11.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100, Week of December 3, 2018". Billboard (in Japanese). 2018-12-03. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
- ^ "TVXQ sets 3 new Oricon records with latest Japanese single". Soompi. 2018-11-26. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
- ^ "Tohoshinki - Hot Hot Hot/Mirrors". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-09-11.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100, Week of August 12, 2019". Billboard (in Japanese). 2019-08-12. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
- ^ "Tohoshinki's new song 'Mirrors' to be drama theme song". Tohoshinki Official Website (in Japanese). 2018-06-18. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
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- ^ a b "Oricon Albums Chart, 2019-10-15". Oricon (in Japanese). 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
- ^ "XV on Billboard Japan Top Albums, dated 28 October 2019". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-10-23.
- ^ "Tohoshinki's XV ranks top in AL sales with 160,872 units". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 2019-10-21. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
- ^ "Tohoshinki, Mafumafu, UVER, BLACKPINK, Polka... New works by artists who demand cutting-edge sound". Real Sound (in Japanese). 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
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- ^ "年間 アルバムランキング 2019年度". Oricon. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
- ^ 月間 アルバムランキング 2019年10月度 [Monthly CD Album Ranking, October 2019] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- ^ "XV by 동방신기 (TVXQ!)". MelOn (in Korean). 2019-10-23. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
- ^ "XV (CD ONLY) by 東方神起". Avex Taiwan (in Traditional Chinese). 2019-11-06. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
- ^ "XV by 東方神起". Avex Taiwan (in Traditional Chinese). 2019-11-06. Retrieved 2019-11-13.