Universe: The History

Universe: The History
Type C and digital cover
Studio album by Pentagon
Released	September 23, 2020
Recorded	2017–2020
Genre	J-pop
Language	Japanese
Label	Cube U-Cube
Pentagon chronology
Universe: The Black Hall (2020) Universe: The History (2020) We:th (2020)
Pentagon Japanese chronology
Shine (2018) Universe: The History (2020) Do or Not (2021)

Official track list ^{[8] [9]}

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Gorilla" (2020 Japanese Ver.)	Seo Ji-eum Yuto Samuelle Soung	Gavin Jones Ali Zackowski Harry Sommerdah	Gavin Jones Ali Zackowski Harry Sommerdah	3:05
2.	"Can You Feel It" (2020 Japanese Ver.)	Son Young-jin Ferdy Samuelle Soung	Son Young-jin Ferdy	Son Young-jin Ferdy	3:18
3.	"Pretty Pretty" (2020 Japanese Ver.)	Seo Ji-eum Yu-ki Kokubo	Daniel Caesar Ludwig Lindell	Daniel Caesar Ludwig Lindell	3:09
4.	"To Universe" (Japanese Ver.)	Jinho E'Dawn Yuto Wooseok Ryuji Fujita	Ferdy Jinho	Ferdy	3:44
5.	"Violet" (2020 Japanese Ver.)	Kino E'Dawn Yuto Wooseok Yu Shimoji	Kino NATHAN	Kino NATHAN	3:55
6.	"Shine" (2020 Japanese Ver.)	E'Dawn Hui Yuto Wooseok Shōko Fujibayashi	Flow Blow Hui E'Dawn	Flow Blow	3:18
7.	"Cosmo"	Teru Yuto	Teru		4:07
8.	"Naughty Boy" (Japanese Ver.)	E'Dawn Hui Yuto Wooseok Shōko Fujibayashi	Flow Blow Hui E'Dawn	Flow Blow	3:17
9.	"Happiness"	Kino Yuto KushitaMine	Kino Benefits all Humankind MetDoeJi	Benefits all Humankind MetDoeJi Ga Yeon E	3:25
10.	"Sha La La" (Japanese Ver.)	Hui Wooseok Shōko Fujibayashi	Hui Han Yo-Han Minit	Han Yo-Han Minit	3:15
11.	"Humph!" (Japanese Ver.)	Hui Giriboy Wooseok Shōko Fujibayashi	Giriboy Hui	Giriboy	3:13
12.	"Dr. Bebe" (Japanese Ver.)	Hui Wooseok Shōko Fujibayashi	Hui NATHAN Yunji	NATHAN Yunji	3:12
Total length:					40:58

First press limited edition A DVD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Spring Story" (Special movie)

First press limited edition B DVD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"100P photo book"

Commercial performance

Universe: The History was ranked 2nd on the Oricon Daily Album Chart and 3rd on the iTunes K-Pop Album Chart on the day of its release. ^[10]

Charts

Chart (2020)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [11]	7
Japan Hot Albums ( Billboard Japan ) [12]	8

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan	—	16,235 [13]

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Distributor
Various	September 23, 2020	Digital download	Cube, Universal Music Japan
Japan
		CD

References

1. "PENTAGON Universe: The History Details". Pentagon Japan Official Fanclub. July 28, 2020. Archived from the original on August 12, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
2. PENTAGON 2020.07.28 TUE 5PM. Pentagon JAPAN Official Twitter (in Japanese). @CUBE_PTG_JAPAN. July 20, 2020.
3. PENTAGON、日本1stフルアルバム『UNIVERSE : THE HISTORY』発売決定. BARKS (in Japanese). July 28, 2020.
4. PENTAGON、アルバム『UNIVERSE : THE HISTORY』の全貌を解禁 各メンバーのコメントを掲載した特設サイトも開設. SPICE (in Japanese). August 4, 2020.
5. "PENTAGON、日本1stフルアルバム収録曲「Dr. BeBe」(Japanese ver.)を『TERU ME NIGHT GLAY』で解禁". SPICE (in Japanese). September 9, 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
6. "「Dr. BeBe」(Japanese ver.)がCDリリースに先駆けて、本日より各配信サービスにて先行配信スタート!". Pentagon JAPAN Official Twitter (in Japanese). @CUBE_PTG_JAPAN. 2020-09-13. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
7. "PENTAGON、日本1stフルアルバム収録曲「Dr. BeBe」(Japanese ver.)のライブパフォーマンス映像を公開". SPICE (in Japanese). 2020-09-23. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
8. "UNIVERSE: THE HISTORY by PENTAGON". Apple Music. 2020-09-23. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
9. "PENTAGON/UNIVERSE : THE HISTORY ［CD+DVD］＜初回限定盤A＞". tower.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-09-23.
10. Park Eun-hae (September 25, 2020). 펜타곤 日 정규 1집, 타워레코드 월드 앨범 예약차트 석권…한류돌 등극[뮤직와치] [Pentagon Japan's 1st regular album, Tower Records World Album reservation chart wins... The rise of Hallyu Stone [Music Watch]]. Newsen.
11. "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2020-10-05" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
12. "Hot Albums (2020/10/05)". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved September 30, 2020.
13. "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales [ 2020/10/05 付け ]". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 2020-10-05. Retrieved 2020-12-23.