AM302

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AM302
AM302 by Lee Hong-gi cover art.jpg
Studio album by
Lee Hong-gi
ReleasedDecember 9, 2015 (2015-12-09)
Length31:50
Language Japanese
Label Warner Music Japan
Lee Hong-gi chronology
FM302
(2015)		AM302
(2015)		 Do n Do
(2018)
Singles from AM302
  1. "モノローグ (Monologue)"
    Released: November 12, 2015 (2015-11-12)

AM302 is the debut Japanese-language studio album from South Korean singer Lee Hong-gi, the main singer of the band F.T. Island. It was released on December 9, 2015, by Warner Music Japan. [1] The album is the Japanese version of Lee Hong-gi's previous Korean-language album FM302 , and it includes Japanese versions of five songs from that album in addition to three new Japanese songs. [2] The album features the lead single "モノローグ (Monologue)". [2]

Contents

Background and release

The album was announced on November 12, 2015. [3] A release date of December 9, 2015, was later confirmed by FNC Entertainment. [2] The name AM302 is a combination of the AM radio frequency and Lee Hong-gi's birthday, which is March 2. [2] [4] [5] The radio concept is supposed to reflect the idea that the album contains various genres of music that people can listen to at any time, much like a radio. [4] [5]

The lead single "モノローグ (Monologue)" was arranged by Lee Hong-gi himself, who also considered doing the song with the full F.T. Island band. [4] The theme of the song is parting with a lover, [4] [3] and Billboard Japan characterized the song as painful, sad, or heartbreaking (切ない). [4] KpopStarz described the song as a "sad ballad". [3] The music video for "モノローグ (Monologue)" was released on November 12, 2015 (JST). [3]

To promote the album, Lee Hong-gi held the LEE HONG GI 1st Solo Concert「Merry 302 MHz」 at Pacifico Yokohama in Yokohama from December 16–17 and at Grand Cube Osaka in Osaka from December 24–25. [2] [5] [6]

Track listing

CD [7] [8]
No.TitleLength
1."モノローグ" (Monoroogu / Monologue)3:55
2."Anywhere"4:15
3."Let's Seize the Day"3:25
4."Kings for a Day"3:20
5."Be Your Doll"3:08
6."LOL (Loudness of Love)"3:49
7."비가 와요 (雨が降ります)" (Biga Wayo [Ame Ga Orimasu] / In the Rain)5:14
8."Miss X-Mas"4:41
Total length:31:50
DVD [7] [8]
No.TitleLength
1."モノローグ ＜Music Video＞" (Monologue [Music Video])4:07
2."モノローグ ＜Studio Session＞" (Monologue [Studio Session])4:02
3."モノローグ ＜The Making Of -モノローグ-＞" (Monologue [The Making Of "Monologue"])10:45

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Japan Weekly Albums (Oricon) [1] 6
Japan Hot Albums ( Billboard ) [9] 10

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