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The First (2011)

Where the lyrics of The First take you, and where it was really made.

All three singles from this album ranked in the top three of the Oricon Singles Chart before the album itself came out in Japan.

Key places

Recording location: The Hub, Seoul (2011)

Recording site HUB — The album's recording is linked to The Hub in Seoul. The pin uses the building's exact coordinates. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: See the map for directions.

Release concert at Tokyo International Forum (2011)

Live show Tiny Voice Production — The concert celebrating the album's release was held here on 24 December, performed three times for 15,000 lottery-winning fans. The pin marks the city, not the exact hall. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• The First: first Japanese studio album by South Korean boy group SHINee
• Originally scheduled for 23 November 2011, delayed to 7 December 2011 in Japan
• Released under EMI Music Japan
• Three singles from the album, "Replay", "Juliette" and "Lucifer", all ranked within the top three of the Oricon Singles Chart
• Includes 12 tracks, counting coupling songs from the singles
• Released in three versions: special box, limited edition and regular edition
• Korean release followed on 29 February 2012

Background

• "Replay" was a Japanese remake of the group's debut Korean single
• "Juliette" released 29 August 2011 as the second Japanese single, with "Kiss Kiss Kiss" as the B-side
• "Lucifer" released 12 October 2011 as the third Japanese single
• A surprise event planned for 7 December in Shibuya was cancelled over safety concerns after heavy crowds gathered
• Release concert held 24 December at Tokyo International Forum Hall A, performed three times for 15,000 lottery-winning fans
• The concert was followed by Shinee World 2012, a 20-show tour across seven locations in Japan

Recording

• Recording location listed as The Hub in Seoul

Cover

• The special box DVD includes a digest of the jacket photo shooting

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

Tracklist

Disc 1

Disc 2

Disc 3

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Shinee is a South Korean boy band formed by SM Entertainment in 2008.
• The Korean name is a coined word combining "shine" with the suffix "ee", meaning "one who receives the light".
• The group debuted in May 2008 with the EP Replay.

Members

• The group currently consists of four members: Onew, Key, Minho, and Taemin.
• The group was originally a five-member band; Jonghyun died on December 18, 2017.

Career

• Shinee's signature style is contemporary R&B, incorporating funk rock, hip hop, and EDM.
• Their 2008 album The Shinee World won Newcomer Album of the Year at the 23rd Golden Disc Awards.
• "Ring Ding Dong" topped several Korean charts and gained popularity across Asia.
• Sherlock (2012) became the fifth best-selling album of the year in South Korea with over 180,000 copies sold.
• Shinee debuted in Japan in 2011 and became the first Asian artists to perform at Abbey Road Studios in London.
• They are regarded as one of the best live vocal groups in K-pop and have won the Mnet Asian Music Awards Best Dance Performance Award three times.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• The album's scheduled Japanese release date of 23 November 2011 was pushed back to 7 December 2011
• "Replay" sold 91,419 copies in its first week and reached number two on the Oricon Weekly Chart
• "Replay" was the highest first-week sales a Korean idol group had recorded for a debut single
• "Lucifer" was the third single to rank inside the Oricon top three, setting a record for a foreign artist in Japan

Records

• RIAJ certified The First Gold on 13 January 2012 for over 100,000 copies sold
• Korean edition released on 29 February 2012
• "Replay" was certified gold by RIAJ for 100,000 physical copies shipped in June 2011, a first for a debut single by a Korean male group
• "Replay" won Single of the Year at the 2011 K-Pop Lovers! Awards, hosted by Tower Records Online
• The Shinee World 2012 tour drew 200,000 concert-goers, a new attendance record for the first Japan tour of a Korean artist

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• "Replay" was a Japanese remake of the group's debut Korean single, which was included on their Korean debut extended play of the same name.
• The first week of "Replay" sales: 91,419 copies, the highest first-week sales for a Korean idol group's debut single at the time.
• A surprise event planned for 7 December in Shibuya was cancelled for safety reasons after it drew heavy crowds.
• "Stranger", the main theme of the TV drama Strangers 6, is a bonus song on the regular edition only.
• The Shinee World 2012 tour drew 200,000 concert-goers, the first Japan tour attendance record for a Korean artist.

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

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