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Released | January 1, 2016 | |||
Recorded | 2015 | |||
Genre | J-pop | |||
Language | Japanese | |||
Label | EMI Records | |||
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D×D×D (pronounced "D D D") is the fourth Japanese studio album by South Korean boy band Shinee. It was released on January 1, 2016, by Universal Music Japan sub label EMI Records. The album features three previously released singles, "Your Number", "Sing Your Song" and the Japanese version of previous Korean single "View", and one new single, "DxDxD".[1] The album reached number one on the Oricon weekly chart, becoming the first album to do so in 2016.[2] It was Shinee's second number one album in Japan following their 2014 release I'm Your Boy.[3]
Background and release
[edit]D×D×D is the fourth Japanese album released by Shinee. It was released in three versions: a limited CD+Blu-ray edition "A", a limited CD+DVD edition "B" and a regular edition. Both limited editions were housed in a digipack and a slipcase and came with 48-page photobooklet (type A), a trading card (one of five) and a special event application sheet. The Blu-ray of limited edition A, in addition to the music videos and making-ofs, also included a high-resolution (48 kHz / 24bit) recording of the album. The regular edition came with a 28-page photobooklet (type B) and a special event application sheet. The album includes all tracks from the group's last two Japanese singles "Sing Your Song" and "Your Number", a Japanese version of their Korean track "View", and seven new songs.[citation needed]
The Fourth Japan Tour
[edit]Shinee World 2016 is the fourth Japan nationwide concert tour by Shinee to promote their fourth Japanese studio album. The tour kicked off in Fukuoka on January 30, 2016, and ended in Hokkaido on April 24, 2016, with a total of 16 concerts in eight cities.[4]
After the success of their first two-day Tokyo Dome stage in March 2015, Shinee returned with a more formal dome tour as part of their Japan Arena Tour. They performed at Kyocera Dome on May 14 and 15, 2016, and were back to Tokyo Dome on the 18th and 19th of the same month.[4] In total, the tour attracted 350,000 people, bringing their cumulative concert attendance in Japan to over one million.[5][6]
Commercial performance
[edit]The album sold 44,921 copies in its first week.[7]
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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1. | "D×D×D" | Hidenori Tanaka (Agehasprings) |
| Charge | 3:27 |
2. | "Wishful Thinking" | Kami Kaoru |
| Jeff Miyahara | 3:12 |
3. | "Wanted" | Sara Sakurai (T's Music) |
| Nordenback | 3:17 |
4. | "Boys Will be Boys" | Kanata Okajima | Erik Lidbom | Lidbom | 3:58 |
5. | "View" (Japanese version) |
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| 3:13 |
6. | "Your Number" | Junji Ishiwatari |
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| 4:19 |
7. | "Good Good Feeling" | Sakurai |
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| 3:46 |
8. | "Photograph" | Ishiwatari |
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| 3:14 |
9. | "Sweet Surprise" | Ishiwatari |
| 3:35 | |
10. | "Sing Your Song" | Ishiwatari |
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| 4:05 |
11. | "Moon Drop" | Sakurai |
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| 3:40 |
12. | "Love" | Sakurai | Kenzie | Takefumi Haketa | 4:22 |
Total length: | 44:08 |
Charts
[edit] Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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References
[edit]- ^ "SHINee Official Japanese Website". Archived from the original on April 26, 2016. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
- ^ Kim, Soo-hyang (January 6, 2016). "Shinee tops first 2016 Oricon weekly chart". Kpop Herald. Archived from the original on July 11, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
- ^ "【オリコン】SHINee、2作連続アルバム首位" [[Oricon] Shinee's second consecutive number one album]. Oricon (in Japanese). January 6, 2016. Archived from the original on September 24, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ a b "SHINee、ドーム公演発表 さらなる高みを目指す"特別なステージ"" [Shinee announces dome performance "special stage" aiming for further heights]. Modelpress (in Japanese). December 11, 2015. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ SHINee、日本初上陸のワールドツアーでファン45,000人を魅了 [Shinee attracts 45,000 fans on Japan stop of world tour]. Billboard Japan (in Japanese). December 12, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
- ^ Kwak, Kyung-min (September 2, 2016). 샤이니, 다섯 번째 단독콘서트 스타트..감각적+완성도 높은 무대 연출 기대 [Shinee's fifth solo concert.. Expectations for high-quality stage production]. Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Naver.
- ^ "Oricon Charts article".
- ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2016-01-11" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on January 6, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums: 2016/01/06 公開". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: January 2016" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on February 10, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- ^ "2016 Annual Album Chart" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on February 19, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2022.