Boys Meet U Explained

Boys Meet U
Type:	studio
Artist:	Shinee
Cover:	Boys Meet U.jpg
Border:	yes
Recorded:	2012–13
Genre:	J-pop
Length:	45:57
Language:	Japanese
Label:	EMI
Prev Title:	Sherlock
Prev Year:	2012
Next Title:	The Misconceptions of Us
Next Year:	2013

Boys Meet U is the second Japanese studio album by the South Korean boy band SHINee, released on June 26, 2013, in Japan by EMI Records Japan.

Background

A Japanese version of "Sherlock (Clue + Note)" was released in Japan on May 16, 2012, as SHINee's fourth Japanese single. It included the original Japanese song "Keeping Love Again" as a B-side. The single was released in two versions: a limited edition that came with a bonus DVD, a 28-page photo booklet, and a trading card, and a regular edition with a poster photo booklet.^[1] ^[2] The single peaked at number two on Oricon's daily and weekly singles charts.

Singles and release

Four of the songs from the album, "Sherlock", "Dazzling Girl", "1000-nen, Zutto Soba ni Ite..." and "Fire", were released as A-side singles in Japan. Additionally, a fifth track, "Breaking News," was aired on Tokyo FM during Yamada Hisashi's Radian Limited F. The short version of the music video for "Breaking News" was released on June 21, 2013, on Universal Music Japan's official YouTube channel.^[3] The album's initial announcement was made on March 25, 2013, and the full list of tracks, along with a preview in the form of a medley, was released on June 23, 2013.^[4]

The album was released on June 26, 2013, on online music portal sites for digital download as well as in three different physical versions, regular CD version, a CD + DVD version and a limited edition which contains a CD, a DVD, and a photo book.^[5] It was certified Gold by RIAJ for selling 100,000 copies.^[6]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2013)! scope="col"
Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[7]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (2013)! scope="col"
Position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[8]	92

Release history

Region ! scope="col"
Date	Format	Label
Japan	June 26, 2013		EMI
South Korea	July 5, 2013	Digital download	SM

Notes and References

News: Sherlock [Japanese ver.]]. November 17, 2012.
News: Sherlock [Japanese ver.] [Regular Edition]]. November 17, 2012.
Web site: SHINee – 「Breaking News」Music Video. June 21, 2013. Universal Music Japan. YouTube. June 21, 2013.
Web site: Get an ear full of SHINee in 'Boys Meet U' album medley + full tracklist. June 23, 2013. Allkpop. July 12, 2013.
Web site: Boys Meet U [w/DVD, Limited Edition]]. cdjapan.co.jp. June 19, 2013.
RIAJ Certifications for July, 2013 http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/201307.html August 9, 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2013
Web site: Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2013-07-08. Oricon. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20130708212231/http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2013-07-08/. July 8, 2013. dead.
Web site: 2013 Annual Chart. Oricon. December 24, 2013. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20140301095745/https://www.oricon.co.jp/music/special/2013/musicrank1215/index08.html. March 1, 2014. dead.