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The Album -JP Ver.- (2021)

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The Japanese version of The Album came out on August 3, 2021, with four of its eight songs sung in Japanese.

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Japanese version of The Album, the 2020 studio album by the South Korean girl group Blackpink
Released August 3, 2021
Titled The Album -JP Ver.-
Considered the first full-length album in Japanese by the group
The third album made for the Japanese industry
Japanese versions of four of the eight songs
The other four songs are entirely in English, so they keep their original versions

On June 2, 2021, Universal Music Japan announced the Japanese version
Japanese-language songs: How You Like That, Pretty Savage, Lovesick Girls, You Never Know
Ice Cream, Bet You Wanna, Crazy Over You, Love To Hate Me stayed in their original versions
The original album came out on October 2, 2020
Lovesick Girls was the title track of the original album
A concept photo preview was released on July 1, 2021
A video previewing the tracks was released on July 26, 2021

Released in 12 different physical editions
In the illustrations for each edition, each member is the main figure
The release included a photo album of the members and a DVD with audiovisual content and music videos

Blackpink is a South Korean girl group formed by YG Entertainment.
Formation began in 2010 when YG held worldwide tryouts for preteen and teenage recruits.
The group was revealed in 2016 with four members instead of the originally planned nine.
Their name was announced on June 29, 2016 and debut was set for August 8, 2016.

Debut single album Square One (2016) included "Whistle" and "Boombayah".
"Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" (2018) marked their international breakthrough.
Debut studio album The Album (2020) was the first by a Korean girl group to sell one million copies.
Born Pink (2022) was the first album by a Korean girl group to sell two million copies and topped the US Billboard 200.
The Born Pink World Tour (2022–23) became the highest-grossing concert tour by a female group.
They became the first Asian act to headline Coachella in 2023.
The Deadline World Tour (2025–26) and the EP Deadline (2026) set further sales records.
All four members have also pursued solo careers.

Became the top-selling album on the Oricon album chart on its first day of release
Sold more than 14,000 units on that first day, according to the Oricon album chart dated 4 August 2021
Took the number one spot on the Apple Music Japan Top Album chart
The Japanese-language songs gave the release its own identity apart from the Korean original
Physical editions were sold in 12 different versions, each with its own packaging
Fans could buy separate editions that featured each member in turn

Four songs got Japanese versions: How You Like That, Pretty Savage, Lovesick Girls, and You Never Know.
Japanese music videos came out for Lovesick Girls on 12 July 2021 and How You Like That on 2 August 2021.
The physical release includes a DVD with audiovisual content and music videos.
Ice Cream, Bet You Wanna, Crazy Over You, and Love To Hate Me kept their original versions because they are entirely in English.
Lovesick Girls was the title track of the original 2020 album and was also chosen for a Japanese music video.