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TRI-ANGLE (2004)
Where the lyrics of TRI-ANGLE take you, and where it was really made.
The title track was never released as a physical single, yet the two lead singles alone sold over 380,000 copies in physical form.
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Seoul Recording Studio, recording site (2004)
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Album story
Overview
- Tri-Angle: debut studio album by South Korean boy group TVXQ (Korean name 동방신기)
- Released 13 October 2004 through SM Entertainment
- Singles released from the album include "Hug", "The Way U Are", "I Believe" and the title track "Tri-Angle"
- Title track features BoA and the rock band The TRAX
- Sold approximately 309,000 copies as of 2011
Background
- The group was formed in 2003 and debuted with the single "Hug" on 14 January 2004
- A Japanese release on 25 November 2004 by Rhythm Zone was issued as a commemorative album for the group's visit to Japan
- In Japan this release is not counted as a Japanese studio album; the group's first Japanese album is Heart, Mind and Soul (2006)
Recording
- Recorded at SM Yellow Tail Studio, SM Booming System and SM Digital Recording Studio
- Discogs also lists NonStop Media, Cool Sound, Lead Sound, Studio-T, Seoul Studio and Xperimental Studios as recording sites
- Mixed at SM Blue Cup Studio; mastered by Sonic Korea
- Lee Soo-man is credited as executive producer
- The title track uses a sample of Mozart's Symphony No. 40 in G minor
Cover
- Art direction and design credited to Min Hee-jin and Joon-young Park
- Photography credited to Park Sang-hoon
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · ko.wikipedia.org · ja.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com
Tracklist
| 1 | 믿어요 | 4:52 |
| 2 | Thanks to | 4:23 |
| 3 | TRI-ANGLE (Extended version) | 4:34 |
| 4 | 내 여자친구가 되어줄래? | 3:44 |
| 5 | Whatever they say (Acapella version) | 3:48 |
| 6 | Million Men | 3:30 |
| 7 | 지금처럼 | 4:21 |
| 8 | I never let go | 4:19 |
| 9 | 꼬마야 | 3:39 |
| 10 | 넌 언제나 | 3:47 |
| 11 | Hug | 3:50 |
| 12 | My Little Princess (있잖아요) | 3:52 |
| 13 | The way U are | 3:28 |
| 14 | TRI-ANGLE (동방신기 version) | 4:06 |
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
- Peaked at number 1 on the monthly MIAK album chart for October 2004
- Sold over 166,000 copies in that chart period
- Eighth best-selling album of 2004 in South Korea
- Sold over 242,000 copies by the end of 2004
Records
- "Hug" debuted with 169,532 physical copies sold in 2004, peaking at number four on the national monthly chart
- "Hug" cumulative sales reached 242,890 as of 2014
- "The Way U Are" debuted at number two on the national chart and sold 214,069 copies in physical form
- "The Way U Are" reached 300,226 copies sold by the end of the year
- Physical releases of "Hug" and "The Way U Are" sold over 380,000 copies combined
- The Japanese version of "Hug" sold 4,710 copies
- Album sales were approximately 309,000 copies as of 2011
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · ko.wikipedia.org
Trivia
- The title track uses a sample from Mozart's Symphony No. 40 in G minor
- The title track featuring BoA and The TRAX was not released as a physical single
- The Japanese release of this album in November 2004 was a commemorative issue by Rhythm Zone
- In Japan this release is not counted as a Japanese studio album
- Recording credits list several studios, including SM Yellow Tail Studio and SM Digital Recording Studio
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · ja.wikipedia.org
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