AM302 | |
Type: | Studio |
Artist: | Lee Hong-gi |
Cover: | AM302 by Lee Hong-gi cover art.jpg |
Length: | 31:50 |
Language: | Japanese |
Label: | Warner Music Japan |
Prev Title: | FM302 |
Prev Year: | 2015 |
Next Title: | Do n Do |
Next Year: | 2018 |
AM302 is the debut Japanese-language studio album from South Korean singer Lee Hong-gi, the main singer of the band F.T. Island. It was released on December 9, 2015, by Warner Music Japan.[1] The album is the Japanese version of Lee Hong-gi's previous Korean-language album FM302, and it includes Japanese versions of five songs from that album in addition to three new Japanese songs.[2] The album features the lead single "Japanese: モノローグ (Monologue)".
The album was announced on November 12, 2015.[3] A release date of December 9, 2015, was later confirmed by FNC Entertainment. The name AM302 is a combination of the AM radio frequency and Lee Hong-gi's birthday, which is March 2.[4] [5] The radio concept is supposed to reflect the idea that the album contains various genres of music that people can listen to at any time, much like a radio.
The lead single "Japanese: モノローグ (Monologue)" was arranged by Lee Hong-gi himself, who also considered doing the song with the full F.T. Island band. The theme of the song is parting with a lover, and Billboard Japan characterized the song as painful, sad, or heartbreaking (Japanese: 切ない). KpopStarz described the song as a "sad ballad". The music video for "Japanese: モノローグ (Monologue)" was released on November 12, 2015 (JST).
To promote the album, Lee Hong-gi held the LEE HONG GI 1st Solo Concert「Merry 302 MHz」 at Pacifico Yokohama in Yokohama from December 16–17 and at Grand Cube Osaka in Osaka from December 24–25.[6]
Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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Japan Weekly Albums (Oricon) | 6 |
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard)[7] | 10 |