I (Kim Jae-joong EP) explained

I
Type:EP
Artist:Kim Jaejoong
Cover:I (Jaejoong album).jpg
Released:17 January 2013[1]
Recorded:2012
Genre:Rock
Language:Korean
Next Title:WWW
Next Year:2013

I is the first solo mini-album of South Korean singer Kim Jaejoong, a member of pop group JYJ. The EP was released on 17 January 2013 and is composed of rock songs, two of which were composed by Kim Ba-da from the rock band Sinawe.[2] One of the songs, "나만의 위로" (Healing for Myself), was a soundtrack from the film , which starred Jaejoong and Song Ji-hyo. The album was an immediate commercial success, with all 120,000 initial copies of the album selling out within two weeks. An additional 20,000 copies manufactured to cope with the high demand were similarly sold out.[3] [4] A repackaged edition titled Y, which includes two new tracks and two instrumental tracks, was released on 26 February 2013 and experienced similar success, with all 50,000 initial pressings of the album selling out within 24 hours of sale.[5]

Reception

The mini-album debuted at the top of both the Hanteo and Gaon weekly charts in Korea and broke previous pre-order records in Japan.[6] [7] [8] The first single, "One Kiss", was released digitally on 8 January.[9] The album debuted at number two on the Billboard World Chart.[10]

Sales

CountryChartEditionSalesCumulative Sales
South KoreaGaon Physical SalesI148,074210,074
Y62,000
JapanOricon Physical SalesI22,994[11] 31,753
Y8,759[12]

Chart positions

Weekly album charts

CountryChartPeak position
South KoreaGaon Weekly Album Chart[13] 1
Hanteo Weekly Chart[14] 1
JapanOricon Weekly Albums Chart[15] 8
United StatesBillboard World Albums Chart[16] 2

Monthly album charts

CountryChartPeak position
South KoreaGaon Monthly Album Chart2
Hanteo Monthly Chart[17] 2
JapanOricon Monthly Albums Chart29

Singles charts

CountryChartSongPeak position
South KoreaGaon Weekly Single Chart[18] "Mine"8
"One Kiss"15
"Healing for Myself"99

Other charts

CountryChartSongPeak Position
ThailandChannel [V] Asian Chart[19] "Mine"1
ChinaYinYueTai Korea V Chart[20] 1
GermanyGerman Asian Music Chart[21] 1
South KoreaKBS Music Bank[22] "Only Love"16

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jaejoong to pre-release "One Kiss" ahead of solo mini album ‘Mine’. Allkpop. 2013-01-04. 2013-01-04.
  2. Web site: JYJ’s Kim Jae Joong to Channel Inner Rock Star and Release First Solo Album. 2012-12-18. 2012-12-30. enewsworld. https://web.archive.org/web/20121221012431/http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=24258. 21 December 2012. dead.
  3. Web site: http://sports.donga.com/home/3/all/20130129/52676552/3. ko:‘화려한 솔로’ 김재중, 12만장 완판. 2013-01-30. Korean.
  4. Web site: 14만장 완판의 기록 김재중 리패키지 앨범 'Y' 발매. 2013-02-25. Korean.
  5. Web site: Jaejoong’s ‘Y’ sees immediate success: sells out and tops iTunes charts.
  6. Web site: JYJ’s Jaejoong tops weekly Hanteo Charts with ‘I’. Allkpop. 2013-01-20. 2013-01-25.
  7. Web site: Gaon Chart releases chart rankings for January 13th – January 19th. Allkpop. 2013-01-24. 2013-01-25.
  8. Web site: http://news.nate.com/view/20130107n19788. ko:김재중 솔로앨범, 日서도 뜨거운 관심 '예약판매 1위'. Nate. 2013-01-07. 2013-01-07. Korean.
  9. Web site: http://sports.chosun.com/news/ntype.htm?id=201301100100054570004194&servicedate=20130109. ko:김재중 '원키스', 공개 하루만에 5개국 아이튠즈 1위 올라. Sports Chosun. 2013-01-09. 2013-01-09. Korean.
  10. Web site: JYJ’s Kim Jae Joong Lands on China’s MV Chart and Billboard. https://archive.today/20130216113302/http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=28232. dead. 2013-02-16. 2013-02-04. 2013-02-05.
  11. Web site: Oricon Monthly Albums Ranking: January 2013. Japanese . Oricon.
  12. Web site: Oricon Weekly Albums Ranking. Japanese . Oricon.
  13. Web site: Gaon Album Chart. Korean.
  14. Web site: Hanteo Weekly Chart. Korean.
  15. Web site: Oricon Weekly Albums Ranking: 2013-01-21 to 2013-01-27. Japanese.
  16. Web site: Billboard World Albums Chart. Billboard. 2013-02-02.
  17. Web site: Hanteo Monthly Chart. Korean. 7 February 2013. 28 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170628233435/http://hanteo.com/rank/nchart2.asp?page=monthly&genre=9. dead.
  18. Web site: Gaon Single Chart. Korean.
  19. Web site: Asian Chart. Channel V. 2013-03-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20130512204945/http://www.channelvthailand.com/v/v_asianchart/week-10-4-10-march-2013-2/. 12 May 2013. dead.
  20. Web site: YinYueTai Korea V Chart. YinYueTai.
  21. Web site: Jaejoong places first on German Music Chart with ‘Mine’. Allkpop. 2013-03-04. 2013-03-12.
  22. Web site: KBS Music Bank. 2013-03-08. 2013-03-12. Youtube.

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