Boys Meet U

Boys Meet U is the second Japanese studio album by South Korean boy band Shinee, released on June 26, 2013, in Japan by EMI Records Japan.

Boys Meet U
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 26, 2013 (2013-06-26)
Recorded2012-2013
GenrePop, Dance, R&B
Length45:57
LanguageJapanese
LabelEMI Records Japan
ProducerLee Soo Man (executive)
Shinee chronology
Why So Serious? – The Misconceptions of Me
(2013)
Boys Meet U
(2013)
The Misconceptions of Us
(2013)
Singles from Boys Meet U
  1. "Sherlock"
    Released: May 16, 2012
  2. "Dazzling Girl"
    Released: October 3, 2012
  3. "1000-nen, Zutto Soba ni Ite..."
    Released: December 12, 2012
  4. "Fire"
    Released: March 13, 2013
  5. "Breaking News"
    Released: June 25, 2013

Background and release

At least four of the songs from the album, "Sherlock", "Dazzling Girl", "1000-nen, Zutto Soba ni Ite..." and "Fire", have been released as A-side singles in Japan. Another track, "Breaking News", was aired on Tokyo FM during the Yamada Hisashi's Radian Limited F. The short version of the music video for the same song was released on 21 June 2013 on Universal Music Japan's official YouTube channel.[1] The full list of tracks in the album and their preview in the form of a medley was released on June 23, 2013.[2]

The album was released on June 26, 2013, on online music portal sites for digital download as well as in three different physical versions, regular CD version, a CD + DVD version and a limited edition which contains a CD, a DVD, and a photo book.[3]

Singles

A Japanese version of "Sherlock" was released in Japan on May 16, 2012, as their fourth Japanese single. It included the original Japanese song "Keeping Love Again" as a B-side. It was released in two versions, a limited edition that came with a bonus DVD, a 28-page photo booklet, and a trading card, and a regular edition with a poster photo booklet.[4][5] The single peaked at number 2 on Oricon's daily and weekly singles charts.

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Password"Natsumi KobayashiNiclas Lundin, Maria Marcus, Andreas Moe, Hiten Bharadia4:52
2."Breaking News"Hidenori Tanaka, agehaspringsSteven Lee, Drew Ryan Scott, Andreas Oberg3:38
3."Dazzling Girl"Sara Sakurai, RxDrew Ryan Scott, Rob. A!, Justin Trugman, Jaakko Manninen, Walter Afanasieff, Rx3:32
4."1000-nen, Zutto Soba ni Ite... (1000年、ずっとそばにいて…)"Junji IshiwatariSteven Lee, Jimmy Richard, The Goldfingerz4:16
5."Run With Me"Kanata OkajimaPeter Habib, Adam Nierow, Erika Nuri3:21
6."Kiss Yo"Sara SakuraiAnders Wigelius, Erik Wigelius4:14
7."君がいる世界" (Kimi ga Iru Sekai (The World Where You Exist))H.U.BDapo Torimiro, Jamie Houston3:22
8."Keeping Love Again"Sara SakuraiDarren Martyn, Shikita3:54
9."BURNING UP!"Sara SakuraiSteven Lee, Paul Drew, Greig Watts, Pete Barringer, Jorge Mhondera3:35
10."Sherlock" (Japanese version)Natsumi KobayashiRocky Morris, Rufio Sandilands, Thomas Eriksen, Thomas Troelsen3:57
11."Fire"Junji IshiwatariAkiko Shikata, Bach Logic, Erik Lidbom3:36
12."I'm With You"H.U.B.Sammy Naja, Drew Ryan Scott, Josef Salimi4:05

Charts

Oricon

Oricon Chart Peak Debut sales Sales total Certification
Daily Albums Chart 2 36,402 (Daily)

56,215 (Weekly)

69,010+[6] RIAJ: Gold[7]
Weekly Albums Chart 2
Monthly Albums Chart 8
Yearly Albums Chart 92

Other charts

Country Chart Peak
position
Japan Billboard Japan Hot 100[8] 2
Taiwan G-Music Asia Chart 2
G-Music Combo Chart 10
G-Music J-Pop Chart 2

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabel
Japan June 26, 2013 CD, Digital download EMI Music Japan
South Korea July 5, 2013 Digital download SM Entertainment
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References

  1. "SHINee – 「Breaking News」Music Video". Universal Music Japan. YouTube. June 21, 2013. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
  2. "Get an ear full of SHINee in 'Boys Meet U' album medley + full tracklist". Allkpop. June 23, 2013. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
  3. "Boys Meet U [w/DVD, Limited Edition]". cdjapan.co.jp. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  4. "Sherlock [Japanese ver.]". Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  5. "Sherlock [Japanese ver.] [Regular Edition]". Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  6. "Oricon" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
  7. RIAJ Certifications for July, 2013 http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/201307.html August 9, 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2013
  8. "Billboard Japan Hot 100 - 2013/09/02 付け" (in Japanese). billboard-japan.com. September 2, 2013.
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