T (TVXQ album)

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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 22, 2008
Recorded2007
Genre
Length1:09:43
Label Rhythm Zone
Tohoshinki chronology
Five in the Black
(2007)
T
(2008)
Mirotic
(2008)
Singles from T
  1. "Lovin' You"
    Released: June 13, 2007
  2. "Summer (Summer Dream/Song for You/Love in the Ice)"
    Released: August 1, 2007
  3. "Shine/Ride On"
    Released: September 19, 2007
  4. "Forever Love"
    Released: November 14, 2007
  5. "Together"
    Released: December 19, 2007
  6. "Purple Line"
    Released: January 16, 2008

T is the third Japanese studio album (sixth overall) by South Korean pop group Tohoshinki, released on January 22, 2008, by Rhythm Zone. It at #4 on the Oricon weekly charts. The album's biggest competition in sales was with Zard's "Zard Request Best: Beautiful Memory", the last album after its lead vocalist Izumi Sakai's death in 2007.

Contents

According to the members, the "T" stands for several things, such as "Tohoshinki", "Title", "Third" album, "Top" and "Try". [1] It could also stand for "Trick/Trust" and the group's "Teamwork". A week before the album's release, the single " Purple Line" had debuted and reached #1 in Oricon weekly sales.

The management played a different strategy to promote the album by splitting the members into teams which travelled separately to different cities in Japan for a week and appeared on radio shows and TV programs.

The song "Kiss したまま、さよなら" was specially composed and written by members Micky Yoochun and Hero Jaejoong, included only in 2CD+2DVD version. The song Trick is a song that is a mix of 5 songs (released after the album), each dedicated to a separate member. The first letter in the following five singles spell out the name 'Trick'.

Music videos

Several songs in the album were singles previously released which had associated music videos, however not all are included in the DVD of the album. List of songs with PVs, in order of release:

Track listing

T track list
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Trick"H.U.B Akira  [ ja ]Akira4:27
2."No?"H.U.B
  • Dane Deviller (Sean & Dave)
  • Sean Hosein (Sean & Dave)
  • Steve Smith (SA TrackWorks)
  • Anthony Anderson (SA TrackWorks)
  • Ibrahim Lakhani
  • Sean & Dave
  • SA TrackWorks
  • Ibrahim Lakhani
3:44
3."Purple Line"
3:15
4."Forever Love"Ryoji Sonoda Ichiro Fujiya  [ ja ]Jin Nakamura5:57
5."Summer Dream"H.U.B
  • Kiyoko Hara (Tatta Works)
  • Masayuki Fujii (Tatta Works)
H-Wonder 4:57
6."Ride on"H.U.B
BNA Productions3:28
7."Darkness Eyes"Ryoji Sonoda Tommy Henriksen Tommy Henriksen3:46
8."Lovin' You"H.U.B Mikio Sakai Mikio Sakai5:52
9."Rainbow"H.U.B
  • Niv Davidovich
  • Chico Nadal
  • Darrell Pitmann
Niv Davidovich3:35
10."Shine"H.U.BNishikawa ReoAkira4:32
11."Last Angel" (TVXQ version)
  • Negin Djafari
  • Ian-Paolo Lira
  • Hugo Lira
  • Thomas G:son
3:46
12."Clap!"H.U.B Fredrik "Figge" Boström Fredrik "Figge" Boström3:15
13."Love in the Ice"Ryoji Sonoda Daisuke Suzuki
5:27
14."Forever Love" (Acappella version)Ryoji SonodaIchiro Fujiya Shinichiro Murayama  [ ja ]2:57
15."Lovin' You" (Haru's "Deep Water" Mix)H.U.BMikio SakaiHitoshi Harukawa5:24
16."Together" (Bonus track)H.U.B Hiroaki Hara  [ ja ]Akira5:21
Total length:69:43
Notes
T 2 CD + 2 DVD Version CD 2 track list
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Song for You"H.U.B Kazuhiro Hara  [ ja ]Nishikawa Reo4:31
2."Day Moon 〜ハルダル〜" (Japanese version)
Kenzie
  • Kenzie
  • Shim Sang-won
3:57
3."Beautiful Life" (Japanese version)
The Heavyweights3:40
4."You're My Miracle" (Japanese version)
  • Young-hu Kim
  • H.U.B
Young-hu KimYoung-hu Kim4:06
5."Kiss (したまま、さよなら)" Yoochun
  • Yoochun
  • Crusher Kimura
6:19
Total length:22:33
T CD + DVD Version DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Lovin' You PV" 
2."Summer Dream PV" 
3."Shine PV" 
4."Forever Love PV" 
5."Together PV" 
6."Offshoot Movie" (Only included in First Press Release) 


T 2 CD + 2 DVD Version DVD 1
No.TitleLength
1."Lovin' You PV" 
2."Summer Dream PV" 
3."Shine PV" 
4."Forever Love PV" 
5."Together PV" 
T 2 CD + 2 DVD Version DVD 2
No.TitleLength
1."Soul Power Tokyo Summit 2007: Tohoshinki" 
2."2nd Live Tour: Five in the Black Special Edition" 
3."Premium Mini Live @Yokohama Blitz 2007.9.23" 

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2008)Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [2] 4

Monthly charts

Chart (2008)Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)30
South Korean Int'l Albums (MIAK) [3] 1

Sales and certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ) [4] Gold158,524 [5]
South Korea29,161 [6]

Singles

DateTitleChart position
2007-06-13"Lovin' You"2
2007-08-01"Summer: Summer Dream/Song for You/Love in the Ice"2
2007-09-19"Shine/Ride On"2
2007-11-14"Forever Love"4
2007-12-09"Together"3
2008-01-16"Purple Line"1

Release history

CountryDateLabel
JapanJanuary 22, 2008 Rhythm Zone
Hong KongJanuary 30, 2008 Avex Asia
South Korea SM Entertainment
ChinaFebruary 2008 Polydor China

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