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Jewelry Box (2012)
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This Japanese album by a Korean girl group opened at No. 2 on Oricon, and the group's debut single had already set a record as the first Korean girl group to debut at No. 1.
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Overview
- Jewelry Box: first Japanese studio album by South Korean girl group T-ara
- Second studio album overall for the group
- Released in Japan on June 6, 2012, by EMI Music Japan
- Released in three versions: Diamond, Sapphire, Pearl
- Debuted at No. 2 on the Oricon Albums Chart
- Certified Gold by RIAJ
Background
- Announced on March 6, 2012, with a June release date
- Release was planned to coincide with the announcement of the group's live Japanese tour
- Four singles were released before the album
- Debut Japanese single Bo Peep Bo Peep released September 28, 2011
- Fourth and final single Lovey-Dovey released May 23, 2012, two weeks before the album
- Tour T-ara Japan Tour 2012: Jewelry Box began June 19, 2012 at the Aichi Prefectural Arts Theater in Nagoya
- Tour concluded July 26, 2012 at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, completely sold out
- Final tour concert broadcast by Sky Perfect TV on September 29, 2012
Cover
- Diamond edition: jewelry box-style packaging with a 100-page photo book
- Sapphire edition: digipak packaging with a 32-page photo book
- Pearl edition: standard jewel case
- Each edition includes one random trading card out of eight types
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · ja.wikipedia.org · ko.wikipedia.org
Tracklist
Disc 1
| 1 | Bo Peep Bo Peep (Japanese ver.) | 3:47 |
| 2 | yayaya (Japanese ver.) | 3:29 |
| 3 | ウェイロニ (Japanese ver.) | 4:00 |
| 4 | Keep Out | 3:20 |
| 5 | Apple is A (Japanese ver.) | 3:11 |
| 6 | T.T.L 〜Time to Love〜 (Japanese ver.) | 3:40 |
| 7 | Roly‐Poly (Japanese ver.) | 3:37 |
| 8 | LOVE ME!〜あなたのせいで狂いそう (Japanese ver.) | 3:17 |
| 9 | コジンマル〜嘘〜 (Japanese ver.) | 3:50 |
| 10 | Breaking Heart〜私がとても痛くて (Japanese ver.) | 3:18 |
| 11 | Cry Cry (Japanese ver.) | 3:20 |
| 12 | Lovey‐Dovey (Japanese ver.) | 3:37 |
| 13 | T‐ARATiC MAGiC MUSiC | 3:28 |
Disc 2
| 1 | T‐ARA X’mas プレミアムLIVE in Osaka 2011 Special Edition | 81:36 |
Sources: musicbrainz.org
Artist
Formation
- T-ara is a South Korean girl group formed in 2009 under Mnet Media, training together for nearly three years before debut.
- The original pre-debut five members were Jiae, Jiwon, Eunjung, Hyomin and Jiyeon; Jiae and Jiwon left in 2009 over differences in music style.
- Boram, Soyeon and Qri were added shortly before the debut single "Lies" in 2009; the group moved to subsidiary Core Contents Media in July 2009.
Members
- The group is known for its frequent lineup changes; Hwayoung joined in 2010, and Areum joined in 2012.
- Areum left in July 2013, returning the group to its original debut lineup, and the group continued as six members until 2017.
- Soyeon and Boram left in 2017, and the remaining four members have since reunited in 2021 as a group of four.
Career
- The group's hook-heavy dance-pop was closely tied to composer Shinsadong Tiger, and it was called the "Chameleons of K-pop" for its shifting concepts.
- "Roly-Poly" (2011) became the Gaon chart's best-selling single of the year and the most downloaded girl group single to date.
- The group expanded into Japan and China, including a 2011 Japanese debut single that topped the Oricon weekly singles chart.
- After a 2012 controversy and a 2017 end to the six-member era, T-ara released the single album Re:T-ara in 2021 and has since held fan meetings across Asia.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Reception
At release
- Debuted at No. 2 on the Oricon Albums Chart with first-week sales of 57,102 in Japan
- Dropped to No. 7 in the second week with 14,276 copies sold
- Stayed in the top twenty in the third and fourth weeks and fell to the top thirty in the fifth week
- Ranked No. 6 on the Oricon Monthly Albums Chart with 86,530 copies sold
Records
- RIAJ Gold certification for shipments over 100,000 copies, earned after a month of sales
- Debut single Bo Peep Bo Peep debuted at No. 1 on Oricon Weekly Singles with 49,712 copies, the first Korean girl group to debut at the top position
- Yayaya debuted at No. 7 on Oricon Weekly Singles with 31,801 copies
- Roly-Poly debuted at No. 3 on Oricon Weekly Singles with 41,285 copies
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · ko.wikipedia.org
Trivia
- The Diamond edition photo book has 100 pages and the Sapphire edition has 32 pages.
- Each edition contains one random trading card out of eight possible types.
- The tour made T-ara the first Korean girl group to perform at Nippon Budokan.
- The tour's final concert on July 26 was broadcast by Sky Perfect TV on September 29, 2012.
- A special edition of the Japanese magazine HallyuPia documented key moments of the tour.
- The tour's last performance with Ryu Hwa-young came before her contract termination.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · ko.wikipedia.org