1 (B1A4 album) explained

1
Type:studio
Artist:B1A4
Cover:One-Regulareditioncover.jpeg
Border:yes
Caption:Regular edition cover
Recorded:2011–2012
Genre:J-pop, Dance-pop
Language:Japanese
Label:Pony Canyon
Prev Title:Ignition
Prev Year:2012
Next Title:In the Wind
Next Year:2012

1 is the Japanese debut studio album by the South Korean boy band B1A4. It was released on October 24, 2012 in three different editions.[1]

Background

The album was announced by the group's Korean agency, WM Entertainment, with details of the album release and along with a release of the group's first DVD B1A4 History 2011-2012 in Japan. The album was released in three different editions: a CD+DVD, including the CD and a DVD including the music videos of "Beautiful Target" and "Oyasumi Good Night", as well its making-of videos, a CD+Goods, including the CD and a special member figure (one out of five different types) and a regular edition, including the CD itself and a special trading card (one out of five different types). All editions came with a special lottery ticket to a Premium Event of their first Japanese album.[2]

Composition

The album is composed of ten songs: two singles, five new songs, and three Japanese versions of songs previously recorded in Korean. The tracks "O.K", "Only One" and "Waruikoto Bakari Manande" were originally recorded in Korean and released on the group's debut mini album Let's Fly.[3]

Singles

Two songs from the album were released as singles:

The first single from the album is a Japanese version of "Beautiful Target". It was released on June 27, 2012 as the group's Japanese debut single.[4] The original version of the song, recorded in Korean, was released on the group's second mini album It B1A4.[5] It peaked number 4 on Oricon's Weekly chart with around 38,000 copies sold to date.[6]

The second and final single from the album is a Japanese version of "Baby Good Night", retitled in Japanese to "Oyasumi Good Night". It was released on August 29, 2012[7] and peaked number 4 in Oricon's Weekly chart with around 39,000 copies sold to date.[8] The original version of the song, recorded in Korean, was released on the special version of the group's first Korean album, Ignition.[9]

Charts

Oricon

Oricon ChartPeakDebut salesSales total
Daily Singles Chart2 [10] 10,37223,338+
Weekly Singles Chart520,547
Monthly Singles Chart2122,639

Release history

Country Date Format Label
JapanOctober 24, 2012CD, Digital download, DVDPony Canyon
BrazilSeptember 29, 2014[11] CDYoukai Entertainment
November 30, 2014[12] CD, DVD

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Amazon.co.jp: 1 (通常盤): 音楽 . 2012-09-26.
  2. Web site: Information. ja:10/24発売 日本ファーストアルバム「1」詳細決定!!. Pony Canyon. 2012-09-26. Japanese. https://archive.today/20130217231324/http://b1a4.info/information/info/493.html. 2013-02-17. dead.
  3. Web site: (EP) Let's Fly / Daum 뮤직 :: 언제 어디서나 Music on Daum . 2011-04-21 . . 2012-09-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111105214017/http://music.daum.net/album/main?album_id=559214 . 2011-11-05 . dead .
  4. Web site: Beautiful Target -Japanese ver.- B1A4のプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE . . 2012-09-26.
  5. Web site: (EP) it B1A4 (2nd SPECIAL 미니앨범) / Daum 뮤직 :: 언제 어디서나 Music on Daum . 2011-09-06 . . 2012-09-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141216212201/http://music.daum.net/album/main?album_id=578272 . 2014-12-16 . dead .
  6. Web site: 2012年06月25日~2012年07月01日のCDシングル週間ランキング (Oricon's Weekly Singles chart for July 9th) . . 2012-09-26.
  7. Web site: おやすみgood night -Japanese ver.- B1A4のプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE . . 2012-09-26.
  8. Web site: 2012年08月27日~2012年09月02日のCDシングル週間ランキング (Oricon's Weekly Singles chart for August 10th) . . 2012-09-26.
  9. Web site: 1집 The B1A4I(Ignition) (Special Edition) / Daum 뮤직 :: 언제 어디서나 Music on Daum . 2012-05-24 . . 2012-09-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120602075419/http://music.daum.net/album/main?album_id=608122 . 2012-06-02 . dead .
  10. Web site: Oricon.co.jp: 1(初回限定盤A) . . 2018-11-20.
  11. Web site: B1A4 - 1 [CD, Edição Normal]]. Youkai Entertainment. Portuguese. 2015-01-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20150131211341/https://www.youkai.com.br/store/page_store/prod_yeb003_b1a4_1_type_normal.php. 2015-01-31. dead.
  12. Web site: B1A4 - 1 [CD+DVD, Edição Limitada]]. Youkai Entertainment. Portuguese. 2015-01-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20150131211344/https://www.youkai.com.br/store/page_store/prod_yeb002_b1a4_1_type_limited_1.php. 2015-01-31. dead.