Английская Википедия:A Shared Dream
A Shared Dream is the debut Japanese studio album by South Korean boy band U-KISS, released on February 29, 2012 by Avex Trax.[1]
Background and development
In May 2011, U-KISS formally signed under Avex Japan for their Japanese debut. Soon thereafter, an album entitled First Kiss, a compilation of all their songs from their debut Korean album up until their Break Time album, was released. A Japanese version of their Korean Bran New Kiss albums and their DVDs from their First Kiss Live in Osaka event were also released. On June 8, 2011, U-KISS went to stay in Japan for three months to prepare for their official Japanese debut. On November 18, 2011 Japan's Fuji TV Network revealed a preview for the music video of the lead single from U-KISS' first new material Japanese album, A Shared Dream, entitled "Tick Tack".[2] On November 23, the full track of "Tick Tack" leaked online, and the full music video followed on December 5, 2011. U-KISS released the music video officially through their YouTube account on December 6, 2011.[2][3] The song was released as a single, with the non-album B-side "Coincidence", on December 18, 2011.
Singles and promotion
The album has a total of twelve tracks, which were mostly composed and recorded in high quality facilities in Japan.[4] U-KISS made their official Japanese debut on December 14 with a live performance of "Tick Tack" on the Japanese TV show, Made in BS Japan.[5] "A Shared Dream" was leaked on the internet on February 16, 2012.[6][7] It is a heavy ballad, with a mixture of English and Japanese lyrics incorporated with piano.[8] The single, "Forbidden Love" is a continuation of the style they had in "Man Man Ha Ni" (2008), "Bingeul Bingeul" (2010) and "Shut Up!" (2010).[9] The group held a fan meeting event with 2,000 fans to celebrate the release of their albums and the very first performance of "Forbidden Love".[1][10] The song was also performed on the March 16 episode of NTV‘s Happy Music.[11] U-KISS also promoted on various radio stations such as Skip Beat, KPOP Street and Area Cross of Northwave FM, Now & Next and Groove of Air-G FM and on STV Radio.[12] Aside from Radio promotions, the group also appeared on shows like DJ and Play Saturday of TVh.[13]
Track listing
Шаблон:Track listing Шаблон:Track listing Шаблон:Track listing Шаблон:Track listing [1]
Chart performance
The album debuted at number 6 on the daily edition of the Oricon Chart being the album with the highest entry in the Top 50.[14] The album peaked at number 5 on the Oricon weekly charts.[15] "Tick Tack" reached number 5 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.[16]
| Chart | Peak Position | Sales Total |
|---|---|---|
| Oricon Weekly Albums Chart[15] | 5 | |
| Oricon Monthly Albums Chart | 37 | 13,138 |
References
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 U-KISS Official Japanese Website: NEWS Шаблон:Cite web Retrieved February 5, 2012.
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 U-KISS Official Japanese Website NEWS: 「Tick Tack」 Music Video 初オンエア解禁!! Шаблон:Cite web Retrieved November 18, 2011.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Go KPOP News: U-KISS Announce Plans for 2 Album Release Шаблон:Webarchive. Retrieved February 11, 2012.
- ↑ D Kpop News: U-KISS Japanese Debut http://www.dkpopnews.net/2011/12/video-u-kiss-performed-japanese-debut.html Retrieved December 14, 2011.
- ↑ A Shared Dream PV revealed Шаблон:Webarchive Koreaboo Retrieved February 16, 2012.
- ↑ A Shared Dream PV revealed! TokyoHive Retrieved February 16, 2012.
- ↑ A Shared Dream PV Asian Addicts Anonymous Retrieved February 18, 2012.
- ↑ Forbidden Love MV and Track Kpop Concerts Retrieved February 29, 2012.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ U-KISS Performed Forbidden Love on Happy Music Tokyo Hive. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
- ↑ U-KISS Promotions in Radio Stations Шаблон:Webarchive U-KISS Japan Official Website Retrieved March 6, 2012.
- ↑ U-KISS Promotions in Television Шаблон:Webarchive U-KISS Japan Official Website Retrieved March 6, 2012.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 15,0 15,1 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
