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"So Beast" is the first Japanese album
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n boy group Beast. It was released in Japan on August 10, 2011 in 3 formats: 2 CD+DVD (Type B comes with a 32-pages photobook) and CD only. It contain 12 tracks, some tracks in Korean and some tracks are Japanese versions from their previously released albums. It ranked no. 3 in Oricon's Weekly albums chart with 50,819 copies sold in the first week.
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" and also their first two Japanese singles "Shock" and "Bad Girl". It also includes a few Korean songs.
". It was released on March 16, 2011 and ranked no. 2 in Oricon's Weekly chart. It sold more than 56,000 copies.
The second single from the album is a Japanese version of the song "Bad Girl
", which is also their debut single in South Korea. It was released on June 15, 2011 and ranked no. 3 in Oricon's Weekly chart. At the date, sold more than 50,000 copies.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
from the South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
n boy group Beast. It was released in Japan on August 10, 2011 in 3 formats: 2 CD+DVD (Type B comes with a 32-pages photobook) and CD only. It contain 12 tracks, some tracks in Korean and some tracks are Japanese versions from their previously released albums. It ranked no. 3 in Oricon's Weekly albums chart with 50,819 copies sold in the first week.
Composition
The album includes Japanese versions of songs which were previously released in Korean. Most notably, "Fiction" and "Fiction (Orchestra Version)" from their first full album "Fiction and FactFiction and Fact
Fiction and Fact is the first full length album from Korean band Beast. It was released in Korea on May 17, 2011 and contains 10 songs total: 8 new songs, an Unplugged Version of their song "Lightless" and an Orchestra Version of their title track "Fiction"...
", "Mystery" on the EP "Beast Is the B2ST
Beast is the B2ST
Beast Is the B2ST is the first mini-album played by South Korean boy band Beast, and was released by Cube Entertainment on October 14, 2009. The songs were written and composed by Shin Sa-dong Tiger and Lee Sang-ho who have also produced songs for their labelmate, 4minute.-Tracklisting:※ Bold at...
" and also their first two Japanese singles "Shock" and "Bad Girl". It also includes a few Korean songs.
Singles
The first single from the album (and also their debut in Japan) is a Japanese version of the song "ShockShock (Beast song)
"Shock" is a song by the South Korean boy group Beast. It's the first single from their second EP "Shock of the New Era" which was released on March 1, 2010 along with the EP. The song introduced a new genre called Rocktronic, which is a combination of rock and electronic music.A Japanese version...
". It was released on March 16, 2011 and ranked no. 2 in Oricon's Weekly chart. It sold more than 56,000 copies.
The second single from the album is a Japanese version of the song "Bad Girl
Bad Girl (Beast song)
"Bad Girl" is a dance pop song by South Korean boy group Beast, coming from their debut mini-album Beast is the B2ST which was released in South Korea on October 14, 2009....
", which is also their debut single in South Korea. It was released on June 15, 2011 and ranked no. 3 in Oricon's Weekly chart. At the date, sold more than 50,000 copies.
Tracklisting
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Oricon
| Oricon Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc... Chart |
Peak | Debut Sales | Sales Total | Chart Run |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily Albums Chart | 2 | 26,565 (Daily) 50,819 (Weekly) |
68,000+ | 13 weeks |
| Weekly Albums Chart | 3 | |||
| Monthly Albums Chart | 6 |
Other charts
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| South Korea Gaon Gaon Chart The Gaon Chart is a national record chart of South Korea. It is complied by the Korea Music Content Industry Association and sponsored by South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism; with an aim to create a national chart for Korea similar to the Billboard charts and Oricon charts... Weekly album chart |
28 |
| South Korea Gaon Weekly International album chart | 5 |
| South Korea Gaon Monthly album chart | 30 |
| South Korea Gaon Monthly International album chart | 3 |
Singles and other songs charted
| Song | Peak position |
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|---|---|---|
| RIAJ RIAJ Digital Track Chart The is chart ranks the best selling digital singles in Japan, provided by the Recording Industry Association of Japan since April 2009. The chart measures cellphone downloads .... |
Oricon Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc... |
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| "Shock Shock (Beast song) "Shock" is a song by the South Korean boy group Beast. It's the first single from their second EP "Shock of the New Era" which was released on March 1, 2010 along with the EP. The song introduced a new genre called Rocktronic, which is a combination of rock and electronic music.A Japanese version... " |
68 | 2 |
| "Bad Girl Bad Girl (Beast song) "Bad Girl" is a dance pop song by South Korean boy group Beast, coming from their debut mini-album Beast is the B2ST which was released in South Korea on October 14, 2009.... " |
77 | 3 |
| "Fiction" (Orchestra Version) | 93 | - |
Sales and certifications
| Chart | Amount |
|---|---|
| Gaon physical sales | 3,000 |
Release history
| Country | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
August 10, 2011 | Digital download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment... , CD |
Far Eastern Tribe Records |
| South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
October 24, 2011 | Digital download, CD | Cube Entertainment Cube Entertainment Cube Entertainment/ Play CUBE Entertainment is a South Korean record label, founded in South Korea 2008 by Hong Seung Sung, a former employee of JYP Entertainment. CUBE Entertainment is sometimes mistaken as sister company of JYP but the truth is Cube is not really a part of JYP company... |
External links
- "Shock" Music video on YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
- "Bad Girl" Music video on YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....