| Unlimited | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | December 12, 2012 | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Label |
Delicious Deli Records Universal Music Japan | |||
| Producer | Steven Lee | |||
| Kim Hyun-joong chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Unlimited | ||||
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Unlimited is Kim Hyun-joong's first full Japanese length studio album. It was released on December 12, 2012 and consists of 14 tracks, including most of his songs from his previous two Japanese singles KISS KISS / Lucky Guy and HEAT. [1] [2] The album was created in different versions – the Normal version with the original 14 songs and two Limited editions, which include a DVD, each featuring a different music video and its making of. [3] [4] [5]
On November 27, Universal Music Japan released an album teaser video on their official YouTube channel, which includes a preview of the music video for "Your Story". [6] "Your Story" was released as digital download on December 5, a week ahead of the release of the album. [7]
Track listing
Normal Edition
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Save Today" | Steven Lee, Sean Alexander, Jimmy Richard | Steven Lee, Sean Alexander, Jimmy Richard | Kim Sun-il (DAYBREAK), Alex (DOWNHELL), Yang Hye-seung (PIA) | 03:59 |
| 2. | "Let's Party" | Kim Ji-hyang | Steven Lee, Jimmy Richard | Steven Lee | 03:41 |
| 3. | "U" (Jap. Ver.) | Rina Moon | Steven Lee, Drew R. Scott | Steven Lee | 03:37 |
| 4. | "Kiss Kiss" (Jap. Ver.) | Rina Moon | Steven Lee, Drew R. Scott, Sean Alexander | Steven Lee | 03:44 |
| 5. | "I'm Yours" | Steven Lee, Jimmy Richard, TC Carter | Steven Lee, Jimmy Richard, TC Carter | Steven Lee | 03:24 |
| 6. | "Your Story" | Steven Lee, Jimmy Richard, Rina Moon | Steven Lee, Jimmy Richard | Kim Sun-il (DAYBREAK) | 04:23 |
| 7. | "僕は君のもの" (I'm Your Man) (Jap. Ver.) | Kim Chang-rock | Kim Chang-rock | 04:19 | |
| 8. | "Marry You" (Jap. Ver.) | Steven Lee, Yannis Constantinou, Kim Bergseth | 03:43 | ||
| 9. | "Lucky Guy" (Jap. Ver.) | Rina Moon | Steven Lee | Steven Lee | 03:43 |
| 10. | "Break Down (Ft. Double K)" (Jap. Ver.) | Rina Moon | Steven Lee | Steven Lee | 03:31 |
| 11. | "Heat" | Koshi Inaba | Tak Matsumoto | Hideyuki Terachi | 04:05 |
| 12. | "Your Story" (Inst.) | 04:24 | |||
| 13. | "Save Today" (Inst.) | 03:58 | |||
| 14. | "I'm Yours" (Inst.) | 03:24 |
Limited Editions A and B
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Save Today" | Steven Lee, Sean Alexander, Jimmy Richard | Steven Lee, Sean Alexander, Jimmy Richard | Kim Sun-il (DAYBREAK), Alex (DOWNHELL), Yang Hye-seung (PIA) | 03:59 |
| 2. | "Let's Party" | Kim Ji-hyang | Steven Lee, Jimmy Richard | Steven Lee | 03:41 |
| 3. | "U" (Jap. Ver.) | Rina Moon | Steven Lee, Drew R. Scott | Steven Lee | 03:37 |
| 4. | "Kiss Kiss" (Jap. Ver.) | Rina Moon | Steven Lee, Drew R. Scott, Sean Alexander | Steven Lee | 03:44 |
| 5. | "I'm Yours" | Steven Lee, Jimmy Richard, TC Carter | Steven Lee, Jimmy Richard, TC Carter | Steven Lee | 03:24 |
| 6. | "Your Story" | Steven Lee, Jimmy Richard, Rina Moon | Steven Lee, Jimmy Richard | Kim Sun-il (DAYBREAK) | 04:23 |
| 7. | "僕は君のもの" (I'm Your Man) (Jap. Ver.) | Kim Chang-rock | Kim Chang-rock | 04:19 | |
| 8. | "Marry Me" (Jap. Ver.) | Steven Lee, Yannis Constantinou, Kim Bergseth | 03:43 | ||
| 9. | "Lucky Guy" (Jap. Ver.) | Rina Moon | Steven Lee | Steven Lee | 03:43 |
| 10. | "Break Down (Ft. Double K)" (Jap. Ver.) | Rina Moon | Steven Lee | Steven Lee | 03:31 |
| 11. | "Heat" | Koshi Inaba | Tak Matsumoto | Hideyuki Terachi | 04:05 |
| 12. | "Your Story" (Inst.) | 04:24 | |||
| 13. | "Save Today" (Inst.) | 03:58 | |||
| 14. | "I'm Yours" (Inst.) | 03:24 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Your Story" (MV + Making Of) |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Save Today" (MV + Making Of) |
Music videos
- "Your Story"
- "Save Today"
- "Let's Party"
Release history
| Country | Date | Label | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | December 12, 2012 | Delicious Deli Records | CD (Normal Edition) |
| CD+DVD (Limited Edition A) | |||
| CD+DVD (Limited Edition B) |
Charts
| Chart | Country | Period | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oricon Daily Album Chart | Japan | December 11, 2012 | #1 [8] |
| Oricon Weekly Album Chart | December 10–16, 2012 | #3 [9] | |
| Oricon Western Album Chart | December 10–16, 2012 | #1 [10] | |
| Oricon Yearly Album Chart | 2013 | #79 [11] |
References
- ^ "キム・ヒョンジュン、待望の日本ソロ・デビュー・アルバム「ｕｎｌｉｍｉｔｅｄ」の発売が決定！！" Archived 2012-10-30 at the Wayback Machine Kim Hyun-joong's official Japanese website. Retrieved 2012-10-05. (in Japanese)
- ^ Kusanagi, Melissa (5 October 2012). "Kim Hyun Joong Conquers Nippon Budokan For Japan Fanclub Anniversary". KpopStarz. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
- ^ "Unlimited (Normal Edition) product info" YesAsia. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
- ^ "Unlimited (Jacket A, Limited Edition) product info" YesAsia. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
- ^ "Unlimited (Jacket B, Limited Edition) product info" YesAsia. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
- ^ キム・ヒョンジュン - 『UNLIMITED』 teaser [Kim Hyun-joong - Unlimited teaser] (Teaser) (in Japanese). YouTube: Universal Music Japan. 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
- ^ Kwon, Hyun-jin (5 December 2012). "김현중, 日정규 타이틀 'Your Story' 선공개...'관심 폭발!'". Sports Korea (in Korean). Retrieved 2012-12-07.
- ^ "Oricon Daily Album Chart, 2012-12-11" Oricon. Retrieved 2012-12-13.
- ^ "Oricon Weekly Album Chart, Week of 2012-12-10 to 2012-12-16" Oricon. Retrieved 2012-12-19.
- ^ "Oricon Western Album Chart, Week of 2012-12-10 to 2012-12-16" Oricon. Retrieved 2012-12-24.
- ^ "2013年のCDアルバム年間ランキング" [2013 CD Albums Yearly Ranking] (in Japanese). Oricon. 2013. Archived from the original on December 26, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
External links
| Unlimited | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Normal Edition cover | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | December 12, 2012 | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Label |
Delicious Deli Records Universal Music Japan | |||
| Producer | Steven Lee | |||
| Kim Hyun-joong chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Singles from Unlimited | ||||
| ||||
Unlimited is Kim Hyun-joong's first full Japanese length studio album. It was released on December 12, 2012 and consists of 14 tracks, including most of his songs from his previous two Japanese singles KISS KISS / Lucky Guy and HEAT. [1] [2] The album was created in different versions – the Normal version with the original 14 songs and two Limited editions, which include a DVD, each featuring a different music video and its making of. [3] [4] [5]
On November 27, Universal Music Japan released an album teaser video on their official YouTube channel, which includes a preview of the music video for "Your Story". [6] "Your Story" was released as digital download on December 5, a week ahead of the release of the album. [7]
Track listing
Normal Edition
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Save Today" | Steven Lee, Sean Alexander, Jimmy Richard | Steven Lee, Sean Alexander, Jimmy Richard | Kim Sun-il (DAYBREAK), Alex (DOWNHELL), Yang Hye-seung (PIA) | 03:59 |
| 2. | "Let's Party" | Kim Ji-hyang | Steven Lee, Jimmy Richard | Steven Lee | 03:41 |
| 3. | "U" (Jap. Ver.) | Rina Moon | Steven Lee, Drew R. Scott | Steven Lee | 03:37 |
| 4. | "Kiss Kiss" (Jap. Ver.) | Rina Moon | Steven Lee, Drew R. Scott, Sean Alexander | Steven Lee | 03:44 |
| 5. | "I'm Yours" | Steven Lee, Jimmy Richard, TC Carter | Steven Lee, Jimmy Richard, TC Carter | Steven Lee | 03:24 |
| 6. | "Your Story" | Steven Lee, Jimmy Richard, Rina Moon | Steven Lee, Jimmy Richard | Kim Sun-il (DAYBREAK) | 04:23 |
| 7. | "僕は君のもの" (I'm Your Man) (Jap. Ver.) | Kim Chang-rock | Kim Chang-rock | 04:19 | |
| 8. | "Marry You" (Jap. Ver.) | Steven Lee, Yannis Constantinou, Kim Bergseth | 03:43 | ||
| 9. | "Lucky Guy" (Jap. Ver.) | Rina Moon | Steven Lee | Steven Lee | 03:43 |
| 10. | "Break Down (Ft. Double K)" (Jap. Ver.) | Rina Moon | Steven Lee | Steven Lee | 03:31 |
| 11. | "Heat" | Koshi Inaba | Tak Matsumoto | Hideyuki Terachi | 04:05 |
| 12. | "Your Story" (Inst.) | 04:24 | |||
| 13. | "Save Today" (Inst.) | 03:58 | |||
| 14. | "I'm Yours" (Inst.) | 03:24 |
Limited Editions A and B
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Save Today" | Steven Lee, Sean Alexander, Jimmy Richard | Steven Lee, Sean Alexander, Jimmy Richard | Kim Sun-il (DAYBREAK), Alex (DOWNHELL), Yang Hye-seung (PIA) | 03:59 |
| 2. | "Let's Party" | Kim Ji-hyang | Steven Lee, Jimmy Richard | Steven Lee | 03:41 |
| 3. | "U" (Jap. Ver.) | Rina Moon | Steven Lee, Drew R. Scott | Steven Lee | 03:37 |
| 4. | "Kiss Kiss" (Jap. Ver.) | Rina Moon | Steven Lee, Drew R. Scott, Sean Alexander | Steven Lee | 03:44 |
| 5. | "I'm Yours" | Steven Lee, Jimmy Richard, TC Carter | Steven Lee, Jimmy Richard, TC Carter | Steven Lee | 03:24 |
| 6. | "Your Story" | Steven Lee, Jimmy Richard, Rina Moon | Steven Lee, Jimmy Richard | Kim Sun-il (DAYBREAK) | 04:23 |
| 7. | "僕は君のもの" (I'm Your Man) (Jap. Ver.) | Kim Chang-rock | Kim Chang-rock | 04:19 | |
| 8. | "Marry Me" (Jap. Ver.) | Steven Lee, Yannis Constantinou, Kim Bergseth | 03:43 | ||
| 9. | "Lucky Guy" (Jap. Ver.) | Rina Moon | Steven Lee | Steven Lee | 03:43 |
| 10. | "Break Down (Ft. Double K)" (Jap. Ver.) | Rina Moon | Steven Lee | Steven Lee | 03:31 |
| 11. | "Heat" | Koshi Inaba | Tak Matsumoto | Hideyuki Terachi | 04:05 |
| 12. | "Your Story" (Inst.) | 04:24 | |||
| 13. | "Save Today" (Inst.) | 03:58 | |||
| 14. | "I'm Yours" (Inst.) | 03:24 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Your Story" (MV + Making Of) |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Save Today" (MV + Making Of) |
Music videos
- "Your Story"
- "Save Today"
- "Let's Party"
Release history
| Country | Date | Label | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | December 12, 2012 | Delicious Deli Records | CD (Normal Edition) |
| CD+DVD (Limited Edition A) | |||
| CD+DVD (Limited Edition B) |
Charts
| Chart | Country | Period | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oricon Daily Album Chart | Japan | December 11, 2012 | #1 [8] |
| Oricon Weekly Album Chart | December 10–16, 2012 | #3 [9] | |
| Oricon Western Album Chart | December 10–16, 2012 | #1 [10] | |
| Oricon Yearly Album Chart | 2013 | #79 [11] |
References
- ^ "キム・ヒョンジュン、待望の日本ソロ・デビュー・アルバム「ｕｎｌｉｍｉｔｅｄ」の発売が決定！！" Archived 2012-10-30 at the Wayback Machine Kim Hyun-joong's official Japanese website. Retrieved 2012-10-05. (in Japanese)
- ^ Kusanagi, Melissa (5 October 2012). "Kim Hyun Joong Conquers Nippon Budokan For Japan Fanclub Anniversary". KpopStarz. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
- ^ "Unlimited (Normal Edition) product info" YesAsia. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
- ^ "Unlimited (Jacket A, Limited Edition) product info" YesAsia. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
- ^ "Unlimited (Jacket B, Limited Edition) product info" YesAsia. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
- ^ キム・ヒョンジュン - 『UNLIMITED』 teaser [Kim Hyun-joong - Unlimited teaser] (Teaser) (in Japanese). YouTube: Universal Music Japan. 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
- ^ Kwon, Hyun-jin (5 December 2012). "김현중, 日정규 타이틀 'Your Story' 선공개...'관심 폭발!'". Sports Korea (in Korean). Retrieved 2012-12-07.
- ^ "Oricon Daily Album Chart, 2012-12-11" Oricon. Retrieved 2012-12-13.
- ^ "Oricon Weekly Album Chart, Week of 2012-12-10 to 2012-12-16" Oricon. Retrieved 2012-12-19.
- ^ "Oricon Western Album Chart, Week of 2012-12-10 to 2012-12-16" Oricon. Retrieved 2012-12-24.
- ^ "2013年のCDアルバム年間ランキング" [2013 CD Albums Yearly Ranking] (in Japanese). Oricon. 2013. Archived from the original on December 26, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2013.