Identity (BoA album)

Identity
Studio album by
BoA
ReleasedFebruary 10, 2010 (2010-02-10)
Recorded2009–2010
Genre
Length47:56
LabelAvex Trax
ProducerBoA
BoA chronology
Best & USA
(2009) 		Identity
(2010) 		Hurricane Venus
(2010)
Singles from Identity
  1. "Bump Bump!"
    Released: October 28, 2009
  2. "Mamoritai (White Wishes)"
    Released: December 9, 2009
  3. "Possibility (with Daichi Miura)"
    Released: February 19, 2010

Identity is the seventh Japanese studio album (thirteenth overall) by South Korean singer BoA. It was released on February 10, 2010, nearly two years since The Face. Commercially, the album underperformed in Japan in comparison to her previous albums, becoming her first to have not sold over 100,000 copies.

Promotion

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The album was preceded in release by the singles "Bump Bump!," a collaboration with Verbal from the hip-hop group M-Flo, and "Mamoritai (White Wishes)." The singles peaked at number five and number two on the Oricon charts, respectively.[1][2] Also, there was an official music video for "Possibility". However, it was not released as a single.

Commercial performance

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Identity debuted at number two on the daily Oricon albums chart with 14,023 units sold in its first day and at number four on the weekly chart with 37,606 copies sold,[3] making it her first Japanese album that did not chart to number one, ending her streak of studio albums debuting at number one on the Oricon weekly charts. Identity also became BoA's first studio album to not sell over 100,000 copies and to not receive certification.[4]

Track listing

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Identity track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."This Is Who I am"BoABoA2:52
2."Easy"BoABoA3:23
3."Bump Bump!" (featuring Verbal of M-Flo)VerbalVerbal, Agent Kozel, Minami4:01
4."Lazer"VerbalVerbal, Suguru Yamamoto, Hisashi Nawata, Minami, Staxx T4:07
5."Interlude #1"  0:09
6."Is This Love"Daisuke KawaguchiDaisuke Kawaguchi4:06
7."Mamoritai (White Wishes)" (まもりたい ~White Wishes~; I Want To Protect ~White Wishes~)MizueHiroo Yamaguchi3:31
8."interlude #2"  0:04
9."Neko Love" (ネコラブ; Cat Love)BoAU-Key zone3:34
10."The End Soshite and... (album ver.)" (The End そして and...)BoABoA7:10
11."Possibility" (duet with Daichi Miura)Nao'ymtNao'ymt4:07
12."Fallin'"BoABoA5:14
13."My All"BoABoA5:38
Total length:47:56
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Bump Bump!" (Music Video)4:17
2."Mamoritai (White Wishes)" (Music Video)3:28
3."BoA Release Party 2009 Best & USA: Thank You for Your Support!" (Live at Studio Coast April 6, 2009)50:57
Total length:58:42

Charts

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Sales

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan — 72,408[10]

Release history

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Country Date Format Label
Japan February 10, 2010 CD, CD+DVD, digital download Avex Trax
Hong Kong February 11, 2010 CD, CD+DVD Avex Asia
South Korea February 22, 2010 CD, digital download SM Entertainment
Taiwan February 26, 2010 CD, CD+DVD Avex Asia
Philippines April 16, 2010 CD Universal Records[11]

References

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  1. ^ "11月9日付 シングル 週間ランキング：NEXT STAGE – スタ☆ブロ -". Oricon (in Japanese). March 4, 2010. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
  2. ^ "【結果】シングルデイリー推移 (2009/12/21付け)：Clareのチャートブログ – スタ☆ブロ -". Oricon (in Japanese). March 4, 2010. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved December 19, 2010.
  3. ^ "2月9日付 アルバム デイリーランキング：NEXT STAGE – スタ☆ブロ -". Oricon (in Japanese). March 4, 2010. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
  4. ^ "2月22日付 アルバム 週間ランキング：NEXT STAGE – スタ☆ブロ -". Oricon (in Japanese). March 4, 2010. Archived from the original on August 20, 2010. Retrieved February 16, 2010.
  5. ^ "BoAのリリース一覧" [List of BoA's Releases]. Oricon. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  6. ^ "Top Albums｜JAPAN Charts｜Billboard JAPAN". Billboard (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 20, 2010. Retrieved March 4, 2010.
  7. ^ (in Chinese) On the drop down Select 第9週 "G-Music 風雲榜 (綜合榜)". G-Music. Archived from the original on February 11, 2013. Retrieved March 9, 2010.
  8. ^ (in Chinese) On the drop down Select 第9週 "GMusic 風雲榜 (東洋榜)". G-Music. Archived from the original on May 12, 2011. Retrieved March 9, 2010.
  9. ^ "２月度 月間シングル＆アルバムランキングTOP10｜パインリバーのチャートにどっかん！！". Oricon (in Japanese). March 4, 2010. Retrieved March 4, 2010.
  10. ^ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree']. Oricon. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  11. ^ https://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=390373&id=214540185413&ref=ss. [user-generated source]
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