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Wake Up (2014)
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BTS' first Japanese album sold over 28,000 copies and became its best-seller in Japan at the time, debuting at number three on the Oricon Albums Chart.
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Overview
- Wake Up: first Japanese studio album by BTS, second overall
- Released in Japan on 24 December 2014 through Pony Canyon
- 13 tracks
- Includes Japanese versions of the Korean singles "No More Dream", "Boy in Luv" and "Danger"
- Two new original Japanese songs: "The Stars" and "Wake Up"
Background
- The three Japanese single versions were released as physical singles in the months before the album
- Promotion: first Japanese concert tour, BTS 1st Japan Tour 2015 "Wake Up: Open Your Eyes"
- Tour dates: Chiba, Osaka, Nagoya and Fukuoka, 10 to 19 February 2015
- The tour drew more than 25,000 spectators
Cover
- Editions differ by catalogue number and extras
- Limited Edition Type A (PCCA-4137) includes a video of the first official Japanese fan meeting at Tokyo Dome City Hall and a campaign lottery ticket
- Limited Edition Type B (PCCA-4138) includes a DVD of Japanese music videos and a campaign lottery ticket
- Regular Edition (PCCA-4139) contains the CD and a random photo card
- Clear Vinyl (PCJA-00153) was issued to mark the 10th anniversary of BTS' debut in Japan
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Tracklist
Disc 1
| 1 | INTRO. | 1:15 |
| 2 | THE STARS | 4:15 |
| 3 | JUMP -Japanese ver.- | 3:57 |
| 4 | Danger -Japanese ver.- | 4:07 |
| 5 | BOY IN LUV -Japanese ver.- | 3:52 |
| 6 | JUST ONE DAY -Japanese ver. extended- | 5:33 |
| 7 | いいね! | 3:52 |
| 8 | いいね! Pt.2 ～あの場所で～ | 3:55 |
| 9 | NO MORE DREAM -Japanese ver.- | 3:42 |
| 10 | 進撃の防弾 -Japanese ver.- | 4:07 |
| 11 | N.O -Japanese ver.- | 3:31 |
| 12 | WAKE UP | 5:52 |
| 13 | OUTRO. | 1:36 |
Disc 2
| 1 | 防弾少年団 Japan Official Fan Meeting Vol.1 at TOKYO DOME CITY HALL |
Sources: musicbrainz.org
Artist
Formation
- BTS is a South Korean boy band formed in 2010
- Big Hit Entertainment CEO Bang Si-hyuk wanted to form a hip hop group around the underground rapper RM
- Name is the Korean phrase Bangtan Sonyeondan, literally Bulletproof Boy Scouts
- Debuted in 2013 under Big Hit Entertainment with single album 2 Cool 4 Skool
Members
- Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V and Jung Kook
- Members co-write or co-produce much of their material
Career
- Started out as a hip hop act and expanded into a wide range of genres
- Lyrics cover mental health, troubles of school-age youth, coming of age, loss and the journey toward self-love
- Wings (2016) was their first album to sell one million copies in South Korea
- 2018: first South Korean act to top Billboard 200 with Love Yourself: Tear
- 2020: first all-South Korean act to reach number one on Billboard Hot 100 with Dynamite
- Best-selling musical act in South Korean history
- First Asian act to sell out Wembley Stadium
Around this album
- Crossed into the global market by 2017
- February 2017: repackaged Wings as You Never Walk Alone and began the Wings Tour
- May 2017: won Top Social Artist at the Billboard Music Awards, the first K-pop group to win a Billboard award
- September 2017: released Love Yourself: Her, opening the Love Yourself series
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Reception
At release
- Debuted at number three on the Oricon Albums Chart, BTS' highest peak in Japan at the time
- Debut-week sales: 21,192 copies (period 22–28 December 2014)
- Debuted on the daily Oricon chart at number three with 2,715 copies, then peaked at number two the next day with 9,428 more copies
Reappraisal
- No critical reviews are cited in the source
Records
- Oricon Albums Chart: number three (debut)
- Monthly Albums chart, December: number 19
- Spent 13 weeks on the Oricon chart
- Sales of more than 28,000 copies, BTS' best-selling album in Japan at the time
- Single "No More Dream" (Japanese version): Oricon weekly number 8, more than 34,000 copies
- Single "Boy In Luv" (Japanese version): Oricon weekly number 4, more than 44,000 copies
- Single "Danger" (Japanese version): Oricon weekly number 5, 49,124 copies in its first week
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Trivia
- Three Japanese single versions of earlier Korean songs were released before the album, and the album gathered them together.
- The first single "No More Dream" also included a Japanese version of "Attack on Bangtan".
- The Type A and Type B limited editions each carried a different extra, a fan meeting video or a music video DVD.
- The Clear Vinyl edition was released to celebrate the 10th anniversary of BTS' debut in Japan.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org