Piece (Monsta X album)
Piece is the first Japanese-language album, and second studio album, of the South Korean boy group Monsta X. It was released on April 25, 2018 by Starship Entertainment and Universal Music Japan.
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Released | April 25, 2018 | |||
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Length | 34:33 | |||
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Background and release
The album was announced in February of 2018, as the Monsta X's first Japanese album. The album contains 10 tracks, with four being news tracks, while the other six were already released singles or Japanese versions of some of the groups earlier Korean tracks.[1] Just prior to the release of the album, in March 2018, "Spotlight", orginally released in January that year, became a certified gold single by the RIAJ, the first of the group's Japanese singles to achieve this certification.[2]
A music video for the track "Puzzle" was released in advance of the album, on April 10, with a short version of the music video posted to YouTube.[3]
The album was released in three versions, a regular version, and limited editions A and B.[4]
Following the release of the album, Monsta X held their first Japanese tour, through April and May of 2018.[5][4]
Commercial Performance
The album sold more than 55,000 copies in Japan.[6][7][8][9] The album had three tracks which charted in Japan, although the title track, "Killin' Me", did not; these are the Japanese versions of "Hero" and "Beautiful", as well as "Spotlight".[10]
Track listing
Credits adapted from Naver.[11]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Killin' Me" | ZERO |
| 3:22 |
2. | "Shine Forever" (Japanese version) | ZERO |
| 3:28 |
3. | "Stuck" (Japanese version) | ZERO | Punch Sound | 3:45 |
4. | "Ready or Not" (Japanese version) | ZERO |
| 3:16 |
5. | "Hero" (Japanese version) | ZERO | Punch Sound | 3:39 |
6. | "Spotlight" | ZERO |
| 3:56 |
7. | "Aura" |
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| 3:11 |
8. | "Beautiful" (Japanese version) |
| 3:23 | |
9. | "PUZZLE" | ZERO |
| 3:13 |
10. | "#GYFL" | ZERO |
| 3:21 |
Total length: | 34:33 |
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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Japanese Albums (Oricon)[12] | 3 |
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[13] | 7 |
References
- "MONSTA X、日本ファースト・アルバム『PIECE』 - TOWER RECORDS ONLINE". tower.jp. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
- "一般社団法人 日本レコード協会". www.riaj.or.jp. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
- "MONSTA X、日本1stアルバム『PIECE』より「PUZZLE」のMVが公開". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- "MONSTA X、日本1stアルバム「PIECE」発売&全国ツアー実施". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-08-08.
- "これぞMONSTA X!カリスマあふれるパフォーマンスと笑いのギャップで魅せた初全国ツアー完走<最終公演ライブレポート> - モデルプレス". モデルプレス - ライフスタイル・ファッションエンタメニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-08-08.
- "Billboard Japan Top Album Sales May 7 2018". Billboard Japan. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- "Billboard Japan Top Album Sales May 14 2018". Billboard Japan. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- "Billboard Japan Top Album Sales May 21 2018". Billboard Japan. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- "Billboard Japan Top Album Sales May 28 2018". Billboard Japan. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- "MONSTA Xのシングル売上ランキング". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
- "Piece". Naver. April 25, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- "Oricon week of May 7, 2018" (in Japanese). Oricon. February 22, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
- "Billboard Japan Hot 100 for week of May 28, 2018" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved August 7, 2020.