Story (Yesung album)
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Released | February 13, 2019 | |||
Recorded | 2018–19 | |||
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Length | 41:56 | |||
Language | Japanese | |||
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"Splash (Music Video)" on YouTube "Because I Love You (Music Video)" on YouTube |
Story is the debut Japanese studio album by South Korean singer Yesung, it was released on February 13, 2019, under Avex Trax. The album contains 11 tracks — three previously released songs and eight new material.
Background
[edit]The pre-distribution of the album commenced on February 6, where it won first place in the iTunes K-pop ranking in Japan and other 10 countries and regions around the world.[1]
A week later, Yesung's management agency confirmed the singer would have a Japanese comeback through a full-length album on February 20 marking his Japanese comeback since the release of "Splash" in 2017. The album is supported by the release of "Because I Love You" as its lead track on February 9. The music video for the song was recorded in Prague, Czech Republic.[2] On that same day, Yesung released the music video for "If You" as a Valentine's Day gift for the fans.[3][4]
Composition
[edit]Yesung participated in the production of several songs and the album featured an appearance by bandmates Donghae and Eunhyuk through their sub-unit Super Junior-D&E for the "For Dream" track.[1]
Promotion
[edit]On November 11, 2018, three months before the album's release, SM Entertainment Japan announced Yesung would embark on a nationwide tour across Japan in a series of concerts called SUPER JUNIOR-YESUNG Special Live "Y’s STORY". The concert became Yesung's third solo Japanese tour. Shortly after the album's release Yesung promoted Story from February 20 until March 14.[5]
Concert dates
[edit]Date[6] | City | Country | Venue |
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February 20, 2019 | Fukuoka | Japan | Zepp Fukuoka |
February 27, 2019 | Osaka | Zepp Osaka Bayside | |
February 28, 2019 | |||
March 6, 2019 | Nagoya | Zepp Nagoya | |
March 7, 2019 | |||
March 13, 2019 | Tokyo | Toyosu PIT | |
March 14, 2019 |
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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1. | "My Story" (Maybe it's my story (もしかしたら僕の物語, Moshika shitara boku no monogatari)) |
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| 3:45 |
2. | "Because I Love You" (Important bond (大切な絆, Taisetsuna kizuna)) |
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| 3:30 |
3. | "If You" (I'm going to the meeting now (いま會いにゆきます, Ima ai ni yukimasu)) |
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| 3:21 |
4. | "For Dream" (Aiming for a dream (夢を目指して, Yume o mezashite) featuring Super Junior-D&E) |
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| 3:27 |
5. | "I Cannot Say I Love You" (I can't say I love you (愛してるって言えない, Itoshi teru tte ienai)) |
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| 3:35 |
6. | "On that Day, I'll Love You" (On days like that ~ I'll love even the pain (そんな日は ~その痛みさえ愛するよ, Son'na Ni~Tsu wa ~ sono itami sae aisuru yo)) |
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| 4:09 |
7. | "Splash" |
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| 3:08 | |
8. | "Dyeing Matsudan ~ First Love" (It’s dyed ~First love~ (染まったんだ ~初戀~, [Somatta nda ~ hatsu 戀 ~] Error: {{nihongo}}: transliteration text not Latin script (pos 21) (help))) |
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| 3:47 |
9. | "Let Me Kiss" |
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| 4:58 |
10. | "Sky Color of Rain" (The color of the sunny sky after the rain (雨のち晴れの空の色, Ame nochi hare no sora no iro)) |
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| 4:56 |
11. | "Happiness" (Happiness is always nearby (幸せなことはいつもそばにある, Shiawasena koto wa itsumo soba ni aru)) |
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| 3:20 |
Total length: | 41:56 |
Charts
[edit]Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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Oricon Albums Chart (Oricon)[8] | 7 |
Release history
[edit]Region | Date | Format | Label |
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Japan | February 13, 2019 | ||
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "SUPER JUNIORイェソン、JAPAN 1stフルアルバム「STORY」より「いま会いにゆきます ~If You~」ミュージックビデオ公開!" [SUPER JUNIOR Yesung, JAPAN 1st full album "STORY" "I'm going to meet you ~If You~" music video released!]. Avex Japan (Press release) (in Japanese). February 13, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ Park, Boram (February 13, 2019). "Super Junior's Yesung to release 1st full-length Japanese album next week". Yeonhap News Agency. Seoul. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ "2月20日発売SUPER JUNIOR-YESUNG 1stFullAlbum『STORY』から「いま会いにゆきます ~If You~」ミュージックビデオ公開!" [Released on February 20thSUPER JUNIOR-YESUNG 1st Full Album "STORY" "I'm going to meet you ~If You~" music video released!]. Super Junior Official Japanese Website (in Japanese). February 13, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ "If You (Music Video)" on YouTube
- ^ "SUPER JUNIOR-YESUNG Special Live『Y's STORY』 開催決定!" [SUPER JUNIOR-YESUNG Special Live "Y's STORY" will be held!]. Super Junior Official Japanese Website (in Japanese). November 30, 2018. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ "SUPER JUNIOR-YESUNG Special Live "Y's STORY". Super Junior Official Japanese Website (in Japanese). Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ "Story". Spotify. February 20, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ "週間 CDアルバムランキング 2019年03月04日付" [Weekly CD Album Ranking on March 4, 2019]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved March 10, 2024.