Take.1 Are You There?

Take.1 Are You There?
Studio album by Monsta X
Released	October 22, 2018
Recorded	2017–2018
Genre	K-pop
Length	34:25
Language	Korean
Label	Starship Kakao M
Monsta X chronology
Piece (2018) Take.1 Are You There? (2018) Take.2 We Are Here (2019)
Singles from Take.1 Are You There?
"Shoot Out" Released: October 22, 2018

Take.1 Are You There? is the first part of the second Korean-language studio album by the South Korean boy group Monsta X. It was released by Starship Entertainment and distributed by Kakao M on October 22, 2018. It consists of ten songs, including the lead single "Shoot Out".

Background and release

It was released as part one of two of the group's second Korean-language album, with Take.2 We Are Here being the second half of the album. Group members Jooheon and I.M contributed to the song writing and production for much of the album, with members Wonho, Kihyun, and Minhyuk contributing for the song "I Do Love U", alongside them. ^[1]

"Shoot Out" is a song that represents the worldview for this album, "Light and Dark", "Good and Evil", "Life and Death", and everything on the border. It can be seen as an extended version of the Monsta X worldview that transcends time and space. It also expresses each of the seven deadly sins and shows them wandering in search of salvation. ^[2]

The physical album was released in four versions.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The 405	[3]

"Shoot Out" gained praised for its distinct style, particularly Jooheon's and I.M's unique raps. ^[4]

The album was praised for its "vicious, energetic, hard-hitting sound" adding "a new sophistication to the menacing side of their discography". Aside from the lead single, Caitlin Kelley of Billboard picked the song "Myself" as the standout track, being on the "softer side of the spectrum". ^[5]

Listicles

Name of critic or publication, name of listicle, name of work, and rank

Critic/Publication	List	Work	Rank	Ref.
Album
Billboard	The 20 Best K-pop Albums of 2018	Take.1 Are You There?	13	[5]
Real Sound	Top 10 K-pop Albums of 2018		Placed [lower-alpha 1]	[6]
Refinery29	The 12 Best K-pop Albums of 2018		6	[7]
Rolling Stone India	10 Best K-pop Albums of 2018		10	[8]
Song
Philippine Daily Inquirer	Most covered K-pop Songs of 2018	"Shoot Out"	4	[9]
SBS PopAsia	Top 100 Asian Pop Songs of 2018		32	[4]
	25 Best K-pop Dances of 2018		9	[10]

Commercial performance

In September 2021, it became Monsta X's fifth album to be certified platinum by Gaon. ^{[11] [12]} The album also charted at number one, two, and nineteen on the weekly, monthly, and yearly Gaon Album Chart, respectively. ^{[13] [14] [15]}

"Shoot Out" charted on Billboard's World Digital Song Sales chart upon release, while "I Do Love U" and "Myself" charted in 2020 and 2021, respectively. ^[16] It had four music show wins, such as The Show , ^[17] Show Champion , ^[18] M Countdown , ^[19] and Music Bank . ^[20]

Track listing

Take.1 Are You There? track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Intro: Are You There?"		Stereo14	Stereo14	1:01
2.	"Underwater"	Brother Su Jooheon I.M	Caesar & Loui Brother Su	Caesar & Loui	3:46
3.	"Shoot Out"	Seo Ji-eum Jooheon I.M	Daniel Kim Stereo14 Ti	Stereo14 Ti	3:27
4.	"Heart Attack"	Wonho Jooheon I.M	A-Dee Drew Ryan Scott	A-Dee	3:19
5.	"널하다" (I Do Love U)	Wonho Kihyun Minhyuk Jooheon I.M	Wonho An Seong-hyeon Shin Ki-hyun	Wonho An Seong-hyeon Shin Ki-hyun	3:46
6.	"어디서 뭐해" (Mohae)	I.M Yoonseok Wooki Jooheon	I.M Yoonseok Wooki	I.M Yoonseok Wooki	3:30
7.	"Oh My!"	Lee Seu-ran Jooheon I.M	Maria Marcus Albin Nordqvist Brad.K	Albin Nordqvist	3:43
8.	"Myself"	Zaya (153/Joombas) Jooheon I.M	Hyuk Shin (153/Joombas) Jeff Lewis	Hyuk Shin (153/Joombas) MRey (153/Joombas)	4:12
9.	"By My Side"	Jooheon 9F I.M	Jooheon 9F	Jooheon 9F	3:43
10.	"Spotlight" (Korean version)	Wonho Jooheon I.M	Albin Nordqvist Adrian McKinnon GASHIMA	Albin Nordqvist	3:56
Total length:					34:25

Charts

Album

Weekly charts Chart (2018) Peak position French Digital Albums (SNEP) [21] 92 Japan Hot Albums ( Billboard Japan ) [22] 41 Japanese Albums (Oricon) [23] 7 South Korean Albums (Gaon) [13] 1 US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [24] 6 US Independent Albums (Billboard) [25] 24 US World Albums (Billboard) [26] 7

Monthly chart Chart (2018) Peak position South Korean Albums (Gaon) [14] 2

Year-end chart Chart (2018) Position South Korean Albums (Gaon) [15] 19

Songs

Weekly charts

Chart performance for "Shoot Out" Chart (2018) Peak position South Korea (K-pop Hot 100) [27] 23 US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard) [16] 6

Chart performance for "I Do Love U" Chart (2020) Peak position US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard) [16] 5

Chart performance for "Myself" Chart (2021) Peak position US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard) [16] 18

Certification and sales

Certification and sales for Take.1 Are You There?

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
South Korea (KMCA) [11]	Platinum	250,000+ [lower-alpha 2]
Japan	—	10,592 [29]

Accolades

Music program awards for "Shoot Out"

Program	Date (4 total)	Ref.
M Countdown	November 1, 2018	[19]
Music Bank	November 2, 2018	[20]
Show Champion	October 31, 2018	[18]
The Show	October 30, 2018	[17]

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, award category, nominated work and the result of the nomination

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
Golden Disc Awards	2019	Disc Daesang	Take.1 Are You There?	Nominated	[30]
		Disc Bonsang		Won
Mnet Asian Music Awards	2018	Song of the Year	"Shoot Out"	Nominated	[31]
		Best Dance Performance – Male Group		Nominated

Release history

Release history and formats for Take.1 Are You There?

Region	Date	Format	Label
South Korea	October 22, 2018	CD digital download streaming	Starship Entertainment Kakao M
Various		Digital download streaming

See also

• List of certified albums in South Korea
• List of Gaon Album Chart number ones of 2018
• List of K-pop albums on the Billboard charts
• List of K-pop songs on the Billboard charts
• List of K-pop songs on the World Digital Song Sales chart

Notes

1. All the albums and songs listed are either unranked or just alphabetically ranked.
2. To be certified platinum, the album had to sell at least 250,000 units in South Korea. ^[28]

References

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2. Shin, Mi-rae (October 24, 2018). 몬스타엑스가 그려낸 7대 죄악 ‘Shoot Out’ [M+신미래의 뮤비래] [7 Deadly Sins 'Shoot Out' drawn by MONSTA X [M+Shin Mirae's music video]]. MBN (in Korean). Retrieved October 24, 2018– via Naver.
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