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Love & Honesty (2004)

Where the lyrics of Love & Honesty take you, and where it was really made.

Unlike the previous album, which took its title from a hit single, this one was named after a brand-new song.

Key places

Recording studio: LANDMARK STUDIO (2004)

Recording site LANDMARK STUDIO — Listed in the MusicBrainz credits as a recording location for this album. The map point shows the area of the studio, not an exact building address. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recording studio: ON AIR Azabu Studio (2004)

Recording site ON AIR Azabu Studio — Listed in the MusicBrainz credits as a recording location for this album. The map point shows the area of the studio, not an exact building address. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recording studio: prime sound studio form (2004)

Recording site prime sound studio form — Listed in the MusicBrainz credits as a recording location for this album. The map point shows the area of the studio, not an exact building address. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recording studio: SUPA LOVE STUDIO (2004)

Recording site Supa Love — Listed in the MusicBrainz credits as a recording location for this album. The map point shows the area of the studio, not an exact building address. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recording studio: Warner Music Recording Studio (2004)

Recording site Warner Music Recording Studio — Listed in the MusicBrainz credits as a recording location for this album. The map point shows the area of the studio, not an exact building address. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• BoA's third Japanese studio album and sixth overall
• Released 15 January 2004 by Avex Trax
• Released in CCCD format; first press came with a DVD
• Also sold as the "Perfect Edition" with two discs: standard CD and DVD
• 13 tracks, seven of them singles
• Opening track "Rock With You" samples Janet Jackson's "You Ain't Right"

Background

• Follows the second Korean studio album VALENTI by about one year
• Title track "LOVE & HONESTY" is a new song written by BoA and Natsumi Watanabe
• The album leaves out "Earthsong" from the double A-side single "Shine We Are!/Earthsong"
• "Be the one" was cut as a single in February 2004
• Original album debuts at number one on Oricon for three consecutive releases starting with LISTEN TO MY HEART
• Korean release was planned for February 2004 but delayed to 7 April 2004
• Korean edition carried only the CD, without the DVD

Recording

• Five studios appear in the MusicBrainz credits: LANDMARK STUDIO, ON AIR Azabu Studio, prime sound studio form, SUPA LOVE STUDIO, Warner Music Recording Studio
• Engineering and mixing credits list several engineers, including Naoki Yamada as main mixer

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · ja.wikipedia.org · ko.wikipedia.org

Artist

Formation

• Kwon Bo-ah, born November 5, 1986 in Gyeonggi Province, was discovered by SM Entertainment talent scouts at a 1998 talent search while accompanying her older brother.
• After two years of training in vocals, dance, English, and Japanese, she debuted in South Korea in 2000 with the album ID; Peace B.
• Her Korean label arranged with Avex Trax to launch her career in Japan, and she quit school to prepare.

Career

• Her debut Japanese album Listen to My Heart (2002) became the first album by a Korean artist to debut at number one on the Oricon chart.
• Valenti (2003) sold over 1,249,000 copies, and Best of Soul (2005) sold over a million copies in Japan.
• Her self-titled English album (2009) was the first record by a K-pop artist to appear on the Billboard 200.
• She has sold over ten million albums and has been called the "Queen of K-pop" for helping open the Japanese market to Korean pop.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Debuted at number one on the Oricon chart and stayed there for two weeks
• First-week sales: 296,781 copies
• First-week sales of about 297,000 copies reported for the original album debut

Records

• Certified Triple Platinum by the RIAJ within a month of release
• 13th best-selling album in Japan in 2004 (Oricon annual album ranking)
• Three consecutive first-place debuts for BoA's original albums, starting with LISTEN TO MY HEART
• Korean edition released 7 April 2004, CD only
• Japanese first press priced at 3,800 yen with DVD

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · ja.wikipedia.org · ko.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The "Perfect Edition" added a DVD with music videos, commercial films and an interview to the standard CD
• "Rock With You" opens the album and samples Janet Jackson's "You Ain't Right"
• "Be the one" became the 13th single in February 2004, after being included on this album
• Seven of the 13 tracks are singles, counting the three songs from the "DOUBLE" single
• The track "EXPECT" was the song for a Honda "COME COME Honda Fair" commercial

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · ja.wikipedia.org

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