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Heart, Mind and Soul (2006)

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This is Tohoshinki's first Japanese studio album, yet the source counts it as their third studio album overall.

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Heart, Mind and Soul: debut Japanese studio album by South Korean pop group Tohoshinki
Third studio album overall
Released March 22, 2006 by Rhythm Zone (the Japanese Wikipedia gives March 23)
Two physical versions: a CD-only version with bonus tracks, and a CD+DVD version with music videos
Title track written for the album by Skoop On Somebody
Includes Japanese versions of songs from the second Korean album RISING SUN and of the Korean debut song
Includes four singles released in Japan

Group came to Japan in November 2004 and made its Japanese major debut the following year
Recording took place from late 2005 to early 2006
During production, all members caught colds and a recording session was cancelled
Album served as the group's first original album released in Japan
First Japanese tour, 1st LIVE TOUR 2006 Heart, Mind and Soul, ran from May 13 to June 28, 2006

Introlude is an instrumental interlude added after recording of the whole album was finished
Introlude features a heartbeat sound and parts of several songs, with a call from Yunho
Introlude programming was handled by Yasushi Fukuyama
Break up the shell was recorded with the group split into groups of three and two
Changmin said the track was fast and difficult to sing

1	Stay With Me Tonight (Video Clip)	0:10
2	Somebody To Love (Video Clip)	4:51
3	My Destiny (Video Clip)	5:11
4	明日は来るから (Video Clip)	5:11
5	Rising Sun [Korea] (Video Clip)	4:41
6	Tonight [Korea] (Video Clip)

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.

Debuted on the Oricon Albums Chart at number 22, selling 18,000 copies (English Wikipedia)
Japanese Wikipedia gives the debut as number 25 on the Oricon weekly album ranking dated April 3, 2006
The two sources list different debut positions, 22 and 25

Oricon Albums Chart debut: number 22 (English source) or number 25 (Japanese source)
Sales figure given: 18,000 copies
CD version: bonus tracks included only in the limited first press, four tracks including a cappella and vocal-and-piano versions
CD+DVD version: music videos for six songs, covering four singles and two Korean-released songs

Break up the shell was recorded with the group split into a three-member and a two-member lineup, and Changmin said it was fast and hard to sing.
The CD+DVD version includes a track list of music videos, while the CD-only version carries bonus tracks.
Korean Wikipedia notes that the pre-debut promo single Hug (International Ver.) was adapted into Japanese for inclusion on this album.