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Time (2013)

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

Time sold 160,719 copies on its first day, the fastest of the duo's Japanese studio albums, and came out in four physical versions.

Key places

Recorded at Tokyo International Forum (2013)

Recording site Tiny Voice Production — The recording location is listed as Tokyo International Forum in Tokyo. The sources give no exact recording date. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Time: sixth Japanese studio album (twelfth overall) by South Korean pop duo Tohoshinki
• Released by Avex Trax on March 6, 2013
• Musically primarily electropop, with dubstep, electronic dance music and R&B influences
• Four physical versions, each with a theme cover
• Fastest-selling studio album of the group

Background

• Announced on January 16, 2013 through the official Japanese site
• Release came about a year and a half after the previous Japanese album TONE
• Concept tied to the title: past, present and future versions
• Includes the Japanese version of Humanoids, a track released in Korea
• Six tracks were released first for paid download on mu-mo before the album

Recording

• Mixing credits split across discs: Naoki Yamada, Yoo Young Jin and Namgung Jin
• Recording location listed as Tokyo International Forum

Cover

• Version A (Past): CD+DVD with music videos
• Version B (Present): CD+DVD with off-shot movies and live performances
• Version C (Future): CD only with two bonus tracks
• Version D: Bigeast fan club limited edition

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

Tracklist

Disc 1

Disc 2

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• 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.

Members

• Current members: U-Know Yunho (leader) and Max Changmin.
• Former members Hero Jaejoong, Micky Yoochun and Xiah Junsu left in 2010 and formed JYJ.

Career

• 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.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Sold 160,719 copies on the first day, the fastest-selling Japanese studio album of the group and second-fastest Japanese release to date
• Sold 35,930 more on the second day, reaching 196,649 copies in 48 hours
• Sold 13,781 more on the third day, reaching 210,430 copies in three days
• Topped the Oricon Albums Chart and Billboard Japan Top Albums, the third consecutive album to do so
• Took the first place on the Oricon Monthly Chart for the second time, with over 277,000 copies sold
• Topped the Oricon daily album ranking on the release day

Records

• Total sales over 281,260 copies
• Fourth biggest-selling album of 2013 in Japan as of June 21, 2013, with 292,632 copies according to Oricon
• Four hit singles from the album, each peaking within the Top 2 on the Oricon Weekly Charts
• Each of the four singles sold over 150,000 copies

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

Trivia

• The Bigeast version is sold only through the Bigeast Official Shop, which requires Bigeast membership.
• Winter Rose and Rat Tat Tat appear only on the CD version as bonus tracks.
• The Japanese version of Humanoids was originally the title track of a Korean repackaged album.
• Mixing credits list different engineers for different discs.
• The album was pre-released in part on mu-mo, with extra benefits offered to buyers.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

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