Tarantallegra

Tarantallegra is the first Korean solo studio album by JYJ member Kim Junsu, released on May 14, 2012. It was the first album he released as a solo artist under the stage name XIA, and became one of the highest selling solo albums in 2012 on the Gaon chart.[1]

Tarantallegra
Tarantallegra cover
Studio album by Kim Junsu
Released	14 May 2012 (2012-05-14)
Recorded	2012
Genre	K-pop
Length	44:13
Language	Korean
Label	C-JeS A&G Modes
Producer	XIA Fraktal
Kim Junsu chronology
Xiah (2010) Tarantallegra (2012) Incredible (2013)
Singles from Tarantallegra
"사랑이 싫다구요 (I Don't Like Love)" Released: 10 May 2012 "Tarantallegra" Released: 13 May 2012

Composition

Xia participated in the producing, composing, and writing lyrics for most of the twelve songs.[2]

Release and promotion

On May 10, ahead of the album's release, Xia released "사랑이 싫다구요 (I Don't Like Love)", a song used as the soundtrack for Korean drama "Rooftop Prince".[3] On May 14, C-JeS published the music video for "Tarantallegra", with choreography by Jeri Slaughter, an American choreographer whom Xia has previously worked with.[4]

On June 11, Xia released the dance version music video for "Tarantallegra". Unlike the original music video, the new version video focuses on the visuals and the choreography. It also contains previously unseen footage.[5]

Reception

On May 4, shortly after pre-orders for Tarantallegra began on both online and offline stores, the online music market site Synnara experienced a server crash due to the sudden, overwhelming response. Xia's agency, C-JeS Entertainment revealed that the album has reached 100,000 copies in pre-orders. It also topped Japan's iTunes' pop albums chart without any promotion. The album is revealed to have had a greater reaction from fans than anticipated, leading to sell-outs.[6][7][8] According to Gaon, 122,000 copies of the album has been sold as of the end of May.

Repackaged version

On July 16, along with an announcement of a worldwide tour, Xia revealed that he's currently working on a repackaged album which will be aimed for the world market. The repackaged version will include an English single and its music video will be produced in the U.S. C-JeS Entertainment stated that renowned staff members in America will be taking part in the new album and music video. Xia will then embark on a world tour covering North America, South America and Europe with plans to make stops in two or three cities per continent.[9][10] Instead of a repackaged album, however, Xia released a single album entitled Uncommitted.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arranger	Length
1.	"Sunset"	-	Xia	Xia	1:15
2.	"Tarantallegra" (feat. Flowsik)	JUNO	Xia	Xia	4:16
3.	"Set Me Free" (feat. Bizzy)	Xia, Fraktal	Xia, Fraktal	Fraktal	3:37
4.	"No Gain"	Kim Jaejoong	Kim Jaejoong	Kwon Bin-ki	3:49
5.	"사랑이 싫다구요" (I Don't Like Love)	Jung Hye-sung	Jung Hye-sung	Jung Hye-sung	3:43
6.	"돌고 돌아도" (Around and Around)	JUNO	Xia, Kim Sae-jin	Xia, Kim Sae-jin	3:40
7.	"Intoxication"	Xia	Xia	Xia	3:56
8.	"Breath" (feat. Double K)	Xia	Xia	Xia	3:23
9.	"알면서도" (Even Though I Already Know)	Kim Sae-jin	Kim Sae-jin, PJ	PJ	3:36
10.	"Lullaby" (feat. Gaeko of Dynamic Duo)	Xia, Fraktal	Xia	Fraktal	4:48
11.	"Fever"	Xia, JUNO	Xeno, Jedi	Xeno	3:49
12.	"이슬을 머금은 나무" (The Tree Covered In Dew)	Xia	Xia	Sung Jung-jin	5:01

Charts

Singles chart

Song	Peak chart position
	KOR
	Gaon Chart[11]	K-Pop Billboard[12]
"사랑이 싫다구요 (I Don't Like Love)"	18	15
"Tarantallegra"	22	39

Album chart

Chart	Peak position
South Korea Hanteo Weekly Album Chart	1
South Korea Gaon Weekly Album Chart[13]	1
South Korea Gaon Monthly Album Chart[13]	2
Japan Oricon Weekly Album Chart[14]	9
Japan Oricon Monthly Album Chart[15]	18
Japan Oricon Weekly Western Album Chart[16]	1
United States Billboard World Albums[17]	10

Other charted songs

Song
	Gaon Chart[11]
"Set Me Free" (Feat. Bizzy)	69
"No Gain"	54
"돌고 돌아도"	50
"Intoxication"	83
"Breath" (Feat. Double K)	78
"알면서도"	61
"Lullaby" (Feat. 개코 Of Dynamic Duo)	45
"Fever"	81
"이슬을 머금은 나무"	67

Sales

Chart	Sales
South Korea Gaon Physical Sales[13]	127,620
Japan Oricon Physical Sales	19,000

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Distributing Label
South Korea	14 May 2012 (2012-05-14)	Digital download, CD	C-JeS Entertainment/A&G Modes
Worldwide	15 May 2012 (2012-05-15)	Digital download

References

1. "JYJ's Junsu Breaks Sales Record + Releases Dance Version MV". Soompi. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
2. "JYJ 김준수, 솔로 출격". Daum. April 16, 2012. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
3. "JYJ 김준수, 박유천 지원사격 '옥세자 OST 참여'". Nate. May 3, 2012. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
4. "美유명 안무가 "JYJ 김준수, 노래·춤·연기 완벽"". Starnews. April 24, 2012. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
5. Ho, Stewart (11 June 2012). "Kim Junsu's 'Tarantallegra' Dance Version MV Released". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
6. "Kim Junsu's First Solo Album Shuts Down Servers". enewsworld. May 4, 2012. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
7. "JYJ′s Kim Junsu's Solo Album Pre-Orders Reaches 100,000". enewsworld. May 17, 2012. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
8. "JYJ′s Kim Junsu's Solo Album No.1 on Japan's iTunes and Tower Records". enewsworld. May 18, 2012. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
9. "JYJ's Kim Junsu to Tour Americas, Europe and Release Repackaged Album". enewsworld. July 16, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
10. "XIA Junsu To Embark On World Tour". KBS Global. July 16, 2012. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
11. "Gaon Korea Music Chart". Gaon. 2012-05-12. Retrieved 2012-05-18.
12. "Korea K-Pop Hot 100 Music Chart". Billboard. 2012-05-12. Retrieved 2012-05-18.
13. "Gaon Weekly Album Chart". Gaon. 2012-05-20. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
14. "Oricon Weekly Album Chart-2nd week of May" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2012-05-20. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
15. "Oricon Monthly Album Chart-May" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2012-06-06. Retrieved 2012-06-07.
16. "Oricon Weekly Western Album Chart-2nd week of May" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2012-05-20. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
17. "Billboard World Albums Chart". Billboard. 2012-06-02. Retrieved 2012-05-25.

External links

• C-JeS official website (in Korean)