Always Yours (album) explained

Always Yours
Type:compilation
Artist:Seventeen
Cover:Seventeen - Always Yours.png
Caption:Digital cover
Recorded:2018–2023
Length:87:39
Language:Japanese
Label:
Prev Title:FML
Prev Year:2023
Next Title:Seventeenth Heaven
Next Year:2023

Always Yours is the first Japanese compilation album by the South Korean boy band Seventeen, released on August 23, 2023. The album features all the group's Japanese songs from 2018–2023, alongside two new tracks, which include the lead single "Ima (Even If the World Ends Tomorrow)".

Upon release, the album charted at number one on Japan's Oricon and Billboard weekly charts, as well as at number five on both of their year-end charts.

Background

Seventeen made their debut in Japan in May 2018 with "Call Call Call!". Since then, the group has consistently released music and performed at concert tours across the country every year, with the most recent being their two-night concerts held in Kyocera Dome and Tokyo Dome for the Love fan meeting event in May 2023.[1] On June 22, Seventeen announced the title of the forthcoming Japanese album via X (formerly Twitter), revealing that the album would be a compilation album slated for release in August.[2]

Promotion

Seventeen appeared on Japanese television to promote the album, including performances on Count Down TV[3] and NHK's NHK Music Expo 2023.[4] In December, Seventeen performed "Ima (Even if the World Ends Tomorrow)" at the annual FNS Music Festival.[5]

Seventeen collaborated with Club Dam, a karaoke company, to feature the songs of the album from September 10 to September 30.[6]

Following the release of the album in August, Seventeen embarked on the Japanese leg of their Follow Tour in September at Tokyo Dome, with more shows in November and December for a total of twelve performances in five cities.[7]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2023)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon)[8] 1
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[9] 1
UK Physical Albums (OCC)[10] 95

Monthly charts

Chart (2023)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[11] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2023)! scope="col"
Position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[12] 5
Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon)[13] 5
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[14] 5

Notes and References

  1. News: Choi . Ji-won . Seventeen to drop new Japanese best album, hold Japan tour . 1 May 2024 . The Korea Herald . 29 May 2023 . en.
  2. Web site: Japan . Pledis . SEVENTEEN JAPAN BEST ALBUM 「ALWAYS YOURS」 . Twitter . 1 May 2024.
  3. Web site: TV . CD . 【CDTV】激白!! SEVENTEEN最推しフードは…案外ジャンク!? . Youtube . 1 May 2024 . en.
  4. Web site: NHK . NHK . NHK MUSIC EXPO 2023 完全版 . NHK MUSIC . 1 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231123040557/https://www.nhk.or.jp/music/programs/488787.html . 23 November 2023 . ja.
  5. Web site: TV . Fuji . 2023 FNS歌謡祭 . フジテレビ . 1 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240413234905/https://www.fujitv.co.jp/FNS/ . 13 April 2024 . ja.
  6. Web site: SEVENTEEN|カラオケDAM公式 . www.clubdam.com . 1 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230921220856/https://www.clubdam.com/feature/popular/cp202309_seventeen-17.html . 21 September 2023 . ja.
  7. Web site: 2023-12-18 . Seventeen ends Japan leg of world tour 'Follow' after attracting over 510,000 fans . 2023-12-19 . Korea JoongAng Daily . en.
  8. Web site: Oricon Top 50 Combined Albums: 2023-09-04 . . May 4, 2024 . ja . https://web.archive.org/web/20230901151528/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/coa/w/2023-09-04/ . September 1, 2023.
  9. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of August 30, 2023. Billboard Japan. ja. May 4, 2024.
  10. Web site: Official Physical Albums Chart Top 100. Official Charts Company. May 4, 2024.
  11. Web site: https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/m/2022-08/. ja:月間 アルバムランキング 2023年08月度. Monthly album ranking – August 2023. Oricon. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20240214062321/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/m/2023-08/. February 14, 2024. live. April 30, 2024.
  12. Web site: https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/y/2023/. ja:年間 アルバムランキング 2023年度. Annual Album Ranking 2023. Oricon. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20240404062025/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/y/2023/. April 4, 2024. live. April 30, 2023.
  13. Web site: ja:【オリコン年間ランキング2023】King & Prince、「シングル」「アルバム」ともにミリオン達成で「音楽」3ジャンルで首位 YOASOBI「アイドル」が3冠. https://www.oricon.co.jp/special/66026/8/. Oricon. 8. ja. December 20, 2023. May 4, 2024. December 20, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231220013018/https://www.oricon.co.jp/special/66026/8/. live.
  14. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot Albums Year End – 2023. Billboard Japan. ja. April 30, 2023.