Maps of Music

Catch Me (2012)

Where the lyrics of Catch Me take you, and where it was really made.

The title track was already out as a digital single two days before the album, and the dog face on the cover only shows when the case is tilted.

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Catch Me: sixth regular studio album by the Korean group TVXQ (Dong Bang Shin Ki)
Released 26 September 2012 by SM Entertainment
Title track 'Catch Me' released as a digital single on 24 September 2012, ahead of the album
Follows the earlier Korean album Keep Your Head Down
Presented as an album that takes on mass appeal
Title track: electro-pop with orchestral, dubstep and house elements
Title track theme: a man says goodbye to a lover while secretly begging her to hold on to him

By this time the group was a duo, after the dispute with the three departed members and SM Entertainment was settled
Promotion: 'Catch Me' and 'I Don't Know' performed on KBS Music Bank on 5 October 2012
Also appeared on MBC Show! Music Core and SBS Inkigayo on 6 and 7 October
In November the duo began the Catch Me: Live World Tour, its first world tour as a two-member group, opening at the Olympic 1st Gymnasium

Formed in 2003 by SM Entertainment as a five-member boy band; debuted December 26, 2003 with the single "Hug" (2004).
Yunho was appointed the band's leader; the name Dong Bang Shin Ki was finalized after several alternatives.
Tohoshinki (東方神起) was the Japanese-market name adopted after signing with Avex Group in late 2004.

Current members: U-Know Yunho (leader) and Max Changmin.
Former members Hero Jaejoong, Micky Yoochun and Xiah Junsu left in 2010 and formed JYJ.

Early Korean albums Tri-Angle (2004), Rising Sun (2005), "O"-Jung.Ban.Hap. (2006) and Mirotic (2008) topped domestic charts; "O"-Jung.Ban.Hap. won Album of the Year at the 21st Golden Disk Awards.
In Japan, the band became mainstream stars after The Secret Code (2009); their Best Selection 2010 was the first album to top the Oricon Albums Chart.
After a 2010 split, Yunho and Changmin returned as a duo with Keep Your Head Down (2011); later albums include Tone (2011), Time (2013), Tense (2014), Tree (2014), New Chapter #1 (2018) and XV (2019).
The duo held a three-day performance at Tokyo Dome on April 27, 2025 for their 20th anniversary.

Ranked first on the Gaon Album Chart for three consecutive weeks after its 26 September release
Entered the Oricon weekly album ranking in Japan at number 14, debuting on the chart dated 8 October
The Japanese imports were sold alongside the Korean release, so the Oricon debut reflects import sales
Promotion on music programs in early October supported the title track's chart run

Cumulative sales of 246,838 copies by October 2012
Title track 'Catch Me' reached number 16 on the Gaon Single Chart
Title track 'Catch Me' reached number 26 on the Billboard K-pop Hot 100
No professional critic reviews are cited in the sources; chart and sales results are the recorded performance

The title track 'Catch Md' was used as the opening song of the American ABC talk show 'Live! with Kelly & Michael', which drew attention.
The group guested on KBS's comedy show 'Gagcon Concert' in its 'Life Discovery' segment, where a dog-like doll from the album jacket appeared and was named Catchme, causing laughter.
As the promotion period wound down, the dispute with the three departed members and SM Entertainment was resolved, and the group was confirmed as a duo.
The Japanese version, 'Catch Me -If you wanna-', was released on 16 January 2013 as Japan's 36th single.