Diamond (4Minute album)

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Diamond
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ReleasedDecember 15, 2010
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Length42:57
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4Minute chronology
Hit Your Heart
(2010)
Diamond
(2010)
4Minutes Left
(2011)
Singles from Diamond
  1. "Muzik"
    Released: May 5, 2010
  2. "I My Me Mine"
    Released: July 28, 2010
  3. "First/Dreams Come True"
    Released: October 27, 2010

Diamond is the debut Japanese studio album by South Korean girl group 4Minute. It was released in Japan on December 15, 2010 in two editions: CD only and limited edition CD+DVD. The limited edition includes a 52-page photo book that highlights some of the group's single releases and Japanese debuts. [1] The album peaked at number 27 on Japan's weekly Oricon Albums Chart [2] and sold over 12,000 copies. [3]

Contents

Singles

A Japanese version of the song "Muzik" was released on May 5, 2010 as the first single for Diamond. 4Minute previously released the song in Korean in 2009. The Japanese version reached number 21 on the Oricon Singles Chart, [4] selling 8,234 copies.[ citation needed ] It also charted at number 36 on the international sub-chart of South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart. [5]

On July 28, 2010, 4Minute released the album's second single, a Japanese version of the group's 2010 single "I My Me Mine". It reached number 26 on the Oricon Singles Chart. [6] The single sold 4,742 copies the first week, selling over 10,945 copies in total.[ citation needed ] The single also charted in South Korea at number 47 on the international Gaon Digital Chart. [7]

The third and last single from the album is "First", which was released on October 27, 2010 as a double A-side with the non-album track "Dreams Comes True." "First/Dreams Come True" reached number 28 on the Oricon Singles Chart, [8] while "First" charted at number 9 on the international Gaon Digital Chart in South Korea. [9]

Track listing

Lyrics credits feature both the Japanese and the original version where appropriate. They also include "rap making". Music credits feature the composers and arrangers. [1]

CD Tracklist [10]
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."For Muzik"Sung-in Hwang, Mario, Ji-yoon JeonSang-ho Lee, Shinsadong Tiger 1:24
2."Muzik" (Japanese Version) Shoko Fujibayashi, Sang-ho Lee, S. TigerSang-ho Lee, S. Tiger, Jun-hyung Jong3:43
3."Bababa"Ji-won Kang, Ki-bum KimJi-won Kang, Ki-bum Kim3:24
4."Hot Issue"S. Tiger, Hey.JS. Tiger, Chae-kyu Lee3:28
5."Hide & Seek"S. Tiger, Kyu-sung ChoiS. Tiger, Kyu-sung Choi3:26
6."Who's Next?" (feat. Beast)S. TigerS. Tiger1:57
7."Huh"S. Tiger, Jun-hyung YongS. Tiger, Jun-hyung Yong3:48
8."Can't Make Up My Mind" (sung in Japanese)HooksJeff Miyahara3:42
9."What a Girl Wants"Sung-jin HwangSang-ho Lee, S. Tiger3:25
10."First" (sung in Japanese)Kanata Okajima, S. Tiger, Hey.J, EddieS. Tiger, Hey.J3:31
11."I My Me Mine" (Japanese Version)Michiko Motohashi, Sang-ho Lee, S. TigerSang-ho Lee, S. Tiger3:24
12."Already Gone"Sang-hyuck Im, Da9297Sang-hyuck Im, Da92973:33
13."December" (sung in Japanese)NaoNao3:58
Total length:42:36
Korean edition [11]
No.TitleLength
1."Muzik" (Japanese Version)3:43
2."Bababa"3:24
3."Hide & Seek"3:26
4."Who's Next? (featuring Beast)"1:57
5."Huh"3:48
6."Can't Make Up My Mind"3:42
7."First"3:31
8."I My Me Mine" (Japanese Version)3:24
9."Already Gone"3:33
10."December"3:58
Total length:34:21
DVD - Music Videos
No.TitleLength
1."Muzik" (Japanese Version) 
2."I My Me Mine" (Japanese Version) 
3."HUH" 
4."FIRST" 

Charts

Chart (2010-2011)Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [2] 27
South Korean Albums (Gaon) [12] 10

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabel
JapanDecember 15, 2010 Digital download, CD Far Eastern Tribe Records
South KoreaJanuary 25, 2011 Cube Entertainment

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