So Beast

So Beast is the first Japanese album from the South Korean boy group Beast. It was released in Japan on August 10, 2011[1] in 3 formats: A CD+DVD A coming with DVD, 72-page photobook, 22-page lyric booklet and comes in a digipak with a sleeve over it, CD+DVD B comes with a DVD with different contents and a 32-page photobook and CD only just featuring a lyric booklet and its CD. It contain 12 tracks, some tracks in Korean and some tracks are Japanese versions from their previously released albums.[2] It ranked no. 3 in Oricon's Weekly albums chart with 50,819 copies sold in the first week.[3]

So Beast
CD Only cover
Studio album by
Beast
ReleasedAugust 10, 2011
Recorded2010-2011
GenreK-Pop, dance-pop, electropop, electrohop, hip hop
Length44:11
LanguageJapanese / Korean
LabelFar Eastern Tribe
Beast chronology
Fiction and Fact
(2011)		 So Beast
(2011)		 Midnight Sun
(2012)
Singles from So Beast
  1. "Shock"
    Released: March 16, 2011
  2. "Bad Girl"
    Released: June 15, 2011

Composition

The album includes Japanese versions of songs which were previously released in Korean. Most notably, "Fiction" and "Fiction (Orchestra Version)" from their first full album "Fiction and Fact", "Mystery" on the EP "Beast Is the B2ST" and also their first two Japanese singles "Shock" and "Bad Girl". It also includes a few Korean songs.

Singles

The first single from the album (and also their debut in Japan) is a Japanese version of the song "Shock". It was released on March 16, 2011 and ranked no. 2 in Oricon's Weekly chart. It sold more than 56,000 copies.

The second single from the album is a Japanese version of the song "Bad Girl", which is also their debut single in South Korea. It was released on June 15, 2011 and ranked no. 3 in Oricon's Weekly chart. At the date, sold more than 50,000 copies.

Track listing
Album track list[2]
No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Fiction" (Japanese version)Shin Sa-dong Tiger, Choi Kyu-Sung, Yong Jun-hyung, Rina Moon (Japanese lyrics)3:56
2."Bad Girl" (Japanese version)Shin Sa-dong Tiger, Lee Sang-Ho, BEAST, Rina Moon (Japanese lyrics)3:14
3."Shock" (Japanese version)Shin Sa-dong Tiger, Lee Sang-Ho, Rina Moon (Japanese lyrics)3:48
4."Mystery" (Japanese version)Shin Sa-dong Tiger, Lee Sang-Ho, Kang Ji-Won, Rina Moon (Japanese lyrics)3:31
5."Soom" (숨; Breath)Shin Sa-dong Tiger, Choi Kyu-Sung, Rado, Yong Jun-hyung3:34
6."Beautiful"Shin Sa-dong Tiger, Lee Sang-Ho, Kim Do-Hoon3:38
7."On Rainy Days" (비가 오는 날엔; Biga Oneun Naren)Choi Kyu-Sung, Yong Jun-hyung3:47
8."V.I.U (Very Important U)"Super Chanddai3:09
9."Virus"Lee Gil-Bum, Jwa Haeng-Suk, Yong Jun-hyung3:25
10."You"Choi Kyu-Sung, Rado, Yong Jun-hyung3:51
11."Fiction" (Orchestra Version) (Japanese version)Shin Sa-dong Tiger, Choi Kyu-Sung, Yong Jun-hyung, Rina Moon (Japanese lyrics)4:16
12."Rainbow" (무지개 – Mujigae) (Bonus Track)Lee Kyung-Nam, Kim Yi-Jin (Korean lyrics), Masaharu Fukuyama4:07
Total length:44:11
DVD - Type A (1st Showcase In Japan 2010.11.27 - The Legend of BEAST Vol.1 ~2010 Yajuu Densetsu no Makuake~)[2]
No.TitleLength
1."Shock" 
2."Mystery" 
3."Clenching a Tight Fist" (주먹을 꽉 쥐고 – Jumeogeul Kkwak Jwigo) 
4."Bad Girl" 
5."Soom" 
6."Easy" 
7."Special" 
8."Oasis" 
9."Beautiful" 
10."Documentary" 
DVD - Type B[2]
No.TitleLength
1."Shock" (Japanese version) (Music video) 
2."Bad Girl" ((Japanese version) (Music video)) 
3."2011.5.13-15 HI-TOUCH Event Document" 
4."Soom" (Dance Practice video) 
5."Shock" (Dance Practice video) 
6."The Fact / Fiction" (Dance Practice video) 

Charts

Oricon
Oricon chart Peak Debut sales Sales total
Daily Albums Chart 2 26,565 (Daily)
50,819 (Weekly)		 73,000+
Weekly Albums Chart[3] 3
Monthly Albums Chart 6
Yearly Albums Chart 83

Other charts
Chart Peak
position
South Korea Gaon Weekly album chart[4] 28
South Korea Gaon Weekly International album chart[4] 5
South Korea Gaon Monthly album chart[4] 30
South Korea Gaon Monthly International album chart[4] 3
South Korea Gaon Yearly International album chart[5] 33

Singles and other songs charted
Song Peak
position
RIAJ Oricon
"Shock" 68 2
"Bad Girl" 77 3
"Fiction" (Orchestra Version)[6] 93 -

Sales and certifications
Chart Amount
Gaon physical sales[7] 3,802

Release history
CountryDateFormatLabel
Japan[1] August 10, 2011 Digital download, CD Far Eastern Tribe Records
South Korea[8] October 24, 2011 Cube Entertainment
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References
  1. "ＳＯ　ＢＥＡＳＴ（初回限定盤Ａ） ＢＥＡＳＴのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE" (in Japanese). Oricon. July 2011.
  2. "So Beast - Track List" (in Japanese). Far Eastern Tribe/Playcube. August 2011.
  3. "アルバム 週間ランキング-ORICON STYLE ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. August 17, 2011.
  4. "Gaon Search - BEAST". Gaon (in Korean). Retrieved 2011-11-10.
  5. 2011년 총 결산 앨범 차트 (in Korean). Gaon. 2011-02-24. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
  6. "RIAJ Digital Track Chart: Chart issue August 26, 2011" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Archived from the original on October 10, 2014. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
  7. "Gaon album chart". Gaon (in Korean). Retrieved 2011-11-10.
  8. "So Beast by Beast (비스트) on Soribada Korea" (in Japanese). Soribada. October 24, 2011.
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