So Beast

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So Beast
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CD Only cover
Studio album by
Beast
ReleasedAugust 10, 2011
Recorded2010–2011
Genre K-pop
Length44:11
Language Japanese / Korean
Label Far Eastern Tribe
Beast chronology
Fiction and Fact
(2011)		So Beast
(2011)		 Midnight Sun
(2012)
Singles from So Beast
  1. "Shock"
    Released: March 16, 2011
  2. "Bad Girl"
    Released: June 15, 2011

So Beast is the first Japanese album from the South Korean boy group Beast. It was released in Japan on August 10, 2011 [1] in 3 formats: A CD+DVD A coming with a DVD, 72-page photobook, 22-page lyric booklet and comes in a digipak with a sleeve over it, CD+DVD B comes with a DVD with different contents and a 32-page photobook and CD only just featuring a lyric booklet and its CD. It contains 12 tracks, some tracks in Korean and some tracks are Japanese versions from their previously released albums. [2] It ranked no. 3 in Oricon's Weekly albums chart with 50,819 copies sold in the first week. [3]

Contents

Composition

The album includes Japanese versions of songs which were previously released in Korean. Most notably, "Fiction" and "Fiction (Orchestra Version)" from their first full album "Fiction and Fact", "Mystery" on the EP "Beast Is the B2ST" and also their first two Japanese singles "Shock" and "Bad Girl". It also includes a few Korean songs.

Singles

The first single from the album (and also their debut in Japan) is a Japanese version of the song "Shock". It was released on March 16, 2011, and ranked no. 2 in Oricon's Weekly chart. It sold more than 56,000 copies.

The second single from the album is a Japanese version of the song "Bad Girl", which is also their debut single in South Korea. It was released on June 15, 2011, and ranked no. 3 in Oricon's Weekly chart. At that date, it sold more than 50,000 copies.[ citation needed ]

Track listing

Album track list [2]
No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Fiction" (Japanese version) Shin Sa-dong Tiger, Choi Kyu-Sung, Yong Jun-hyung, Rina Moon (Japanese lyrics)3:56
2."Bad Girl" (Japanese version)Shin Sa-dong Tiger, Lee Sang-Ho, BEAST, Rina Moon (Japanese lyrics)3:14
3."Shock" (Japanese version)Shin Sa-dong Tiger, Lee Sang-Ho, Rina Moon (Japanese lyrics)3:48
4."Mystery" (Japanese version)Shin Sa-dong Tiger, Lee Sang-Ho, Kang Ji-Won, Rina Moon (Japanese lyrics)3:31
5."Soom" (숨; Breath)Shin Sa-dong Tiger, Choi Kyu-Sung, Rado, Yong Jun-hyung3:34
6."Beautiful"Shin Sa-dong Tiger, Lee Sang-Ho, Kim Do-Hoon3:38
7."On Rainy Days" (비가 오는 날엔; Biga Oneun Naren)Choi Kyu-Sung, Yong Jun-hyung3:47
8."V.I.U (Very Important U)"Super Chanddai3:09
9."Virus"Lee Gil-Bum, Jwa Haeng-Suk, Yong Jun-hyung3:25
10."You"Choi Kyu-Sung, Rado, Yong Jun-hyung3:51
11."Fiction" (Orchestra Version) (Japanese version)Shin Sa-dong Tiger, Choi Kyu-Sung, Yong Jun-hyung, Rina Moon (Japanese lyrics)4:16
12."Rainbow" (무지개 – Mujigae) (Bonus Track)Lee Kyung-Nam, Kim Yi-Jin (Korean lyrics), Masaharu Fukuyama 4:07
Total length:44:11
DVD - Type A (1st Showcase In Japan 2010.11.27 - The Legend of BEAST Vol.1 ~2010 Yajuu Densetsu no Makuake~) [2]
No.TitleLength
1."Shock" 
2."Mystery" 
3."Clenching a Tight Fist" (주먹을 꽉 쥐고 – Jumeogeul Kkwak Jwigo) 
4."Bad Girl" 
5."Soom" 
6."Easy" 
7."Special" 
8."Oasis" 
9."Beautiful" 
10."Documentary" 
DVD - Type B [2]
No.TitleLength
1."Shock" (Japanese version) (Music video) 
2."Bad Girl" ((Japanese version) (Music video)) 
3."2011.5.13-15 HI-TOUCH Event Document" 
4."Soom" (Dance Practice video) 
5."Shock" (Dance Practice video) 
6."The Fact / Fiction" (Dance Practice video) 

Charts

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabel
Japan [1] August 10, 2011 Digital download, CD Far Eastern Tribe Records
South Korea [10] October 24, 2011 Cube Entertainment

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