Unlock (album)

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Unlock
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 17, 2018
Genre
Length37:12
Language Japanese
Label Warner Music Japan
Day6 chronology
Shoot Me: Youth Part 1
(2018)
Unlock
(2018)
Remember Us: Youth Part 2
(2018)
Singles from Unlock
  1. "If -Mata Aetara-"
    Released: March 14, 2018
  2. "Stop The Rain"
    Released: July 25, 2018
  3. "Breaking Down"
    Released: September 18, 2018

Unlock (stylized as UNLOCK) is the debut Japanese studio album by South Korean band Day6, which was released on October 17, 2018. The album features 10 tracks, including the singles If -Mata Aetara- and Stop The Rain. The album peaked at number 21 on Oricon Charts.

Contents

Background and release

In January 2018, it was revealed that Day6 would make their Japanese debut with the release of the single "If -Mata Aetara-" on March 14. [1] They released their second Japanese single album Stop the Rain, produced by Shinichi Ubukata, on July 25. [2] Breaking Down, the title track of the album, was released along with a music video in September (one month prior the release of the album) as a promotional track.

Members Sungjin, Jae, Young K and Wonpil participated in the writing of the lyrics and all members, including Dowoon, participated in producing the tracks. The album only includes original songs as it does not feature Japanese versions of Day6's songs.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Live Your Life" Young K
  • Cha Il-hun
  • REX
  • Young K
3:08
2."Breaking Down"Young K
  • Cha Il-hun
  • YUE
  • Young K
3:29
3."Stop The Rain"
  • Sungjin
  • Jae
  • Young K
  • Shinichi Ubukata
  • Day6
4:36
4."Say Hello"
  • Young K
  • Watanabe Hajime
3:23
5."Everybody Rock!"
  • Young K
  • Co-sho
  • Frants
  • Young K
3:15
6."I Just"
  • Young K
  • KOMU
  • Cha Il-hun
  • Young K
  • Wonpil
3:25
7."Nobody Knows"
  • Sungjin
  • Young K
  • Wonpil
  • KOMU
  • Frants
  • Frants
  • Sungjin
4:05
8."Falling"
  • Sungjin
  • Jae
  • Young K
  • Ubukata Shinichi
  • Day6
4:35
9."If ~また逢えたら~" (If -Mata Aetara-)
  • Young K
  • KOMU
  • Cha Il-hun
  • YUE
  • Sungjin
  • Young K
  • Wonpil
3:23
10."Baby, It's Okay"
  • Young K
  • YHANAEL
  • Hong Ji-sang
  • Min Lee "collapsedone"
  • Jae
  • Sungjin
  • Young K
3:53
Total length:37:12
Limited edition DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Breaking Down" (Music Video) 
2."DAY6 JAPAN 1st ALBUM UNLOCK" (Making Video) 
3."If -Mata Aetara-" (Music Video Another Ver.) 
4."Stop The Rain" (Music Video Another Ver.) 

Editions

There are seven versions of this album available: the Regular Edition, the Limited Edition and five version of the Picture Label Edition. [3]

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard) [4] 21
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [5] 23

Sales

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabelRef.
Japan October 17, 2018 CD, digital download Warner Music Japan [9]

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