Janus (album) explained

Janus
Type:studio
Artist:Boyfriend
Cover:Boyfriend janus cover.jpg
Released:KOR
Recorded:2012
Genre:K-pop, dance-pop
Length:36:41
Language:Korean
Label:Starship Entertainment
Producer:Sweetune
Prev Title:Be My Shine
Prev Year:2012
Next Title:Dance Dance Dance / MY LADY
Next Year:2012

Janus is the first studio album released by Boyfriend. The album was released physically on November 8 and online on November 13, 2012 by Starship Entertainment and their distributing label LOEN Entertainment.

Music videos

The music video for "Janus" was released on November 8, 2012. Their second music video was "I Yah" alongside child actress Kim So-hyun, was released on January 10, 2013[1]

Commercial performance

Janus debuted at number two on the Gaon Album Chart in South Korea for the week of November 11, 2012.[2] As of January 2013, the album has sold 32,205 copies in South Korea and 2,853 in Japan.[3] [4] Its reissue, I Yah, has sold 24,675 copies in South Korea and 3,670 in Japan as of 2013.[5]

Charts

Weekly charts

I Yah

Monthly charts

I Yah

Release history

Album Country Date Format Label
JanusSouth KoreaNovember 8, 2012Digital downloadStarship Entertainment
LOEN Entertainment
November 13, 2012CD
I YahJanuary 10, 2013Digital download
January 16, 2013CD

Notes and References

  1. News: Ho. Stewart. Child Actress Kim So Hyun Stars in Boyfriend's New MV. 30 January 2013. enewsWorld. 7 January 2013. CJ E&M.
  2. Web site: http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=47&hitYear=2012&termGbn=week . ko:2012년 47주차 (Week 47) Album Chart . . Korea Music Content Industry Association . December 19, 2015 . ko.
  3. Web site: 2012년 12월 (December 2012) Album Chart . . KMCIA . December 19, 2015 . ko.
  4. Web site: 2013년 01월 (January 2013) Album Chart . . KMCIA . December 19, 2015 . ko.
  5. Web site: 2013 Album Chart . . KMCIA . December 19, 2015 . ko . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303180844/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=2013&hitYear=2013&termGbn=year . March 3, 2016 .
  6. Web site: http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=04&hitYear=2013&termGbn=week . ko:2013년 04주차 (Week 4) Album Chart . . KMCIA . December 19, 2015 . ko.
  7. Web site: http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=11&hitYear=2012&termGbn=month . ko:2012년 11월 (November 2012) Album Chart . . KMCIA . December 19, 2015 . ko.
  8. Web site: http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=01&hitYear=2013&termGbn=month . ko:2013년 01월 (January 2013) Album Chart . . KMCIA . December 19, 2015 . ko.