Zone (TVXQ album)

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Zone
Tohoshinki-zone.jpg
Standard cover
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 6, 2024 (2024-11-06)
Recorded2023–24
Genre
Language Japanese
Label Avex Trax
Tohoshinki chronology
20&2
(2023)
Zone
(2024)
Singles from Zone
  1. "Lime & Lemon"
    Released: June 12, 2023

Zone is the upcoming eleventh Japanese studio album by South Korean pop duo Tohoshinki, set to be released on November 6, 2024, by Avex Trax. The album will be released to commemorate the duo's twentieth debut anniversary in Japan, which falls on April 27, 2025. The duo will embark on a nation-wide arena live tour, titled the 20th Anniversary Live Tour: Zone, which starts in Saitama at the Saitama Super Arena on November 30, 2024.

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Background

On December 26, 2023, Tohoshinki celebrated their 20th debut anniversary in Korea with the release of their ninth Korean album 20&2 (2023). [1] On April 27, 2024, the day of the duo's 19th debut anniversary in Japan, they announced that they will embark on a nation-wide arena tour between November 2024 and March 2025, to commemorate their 20th anniversary. [2] Ticket lottery reservations for the tour started June 2024. [3]

On July 19, Tohoshinki revealed their 20th anniversary album Zone, subsequently confirming the name of the tour. [4] Zone will be printed in four different versions: a DVD version which consists of 20 tracks and a bonus track; a Blu-ray version with the same package; a CD-only version with a different bonus track; a fanclub-exclusive Bigeast edition with another bonus track; and a first press limited "super deluxe" edition, an LP-size box which includes all three bonus tracks with three photobooks.

Track listing

Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Lime & Lemon"
  • Daniel Caesar
  • Ludwig Lindell,
  • Akira
  • Caesar & Loui
Caesar & Loui3:10

Release history

Release dates and formats for Zone
RegionDateFormat(s)LabelRef.
VariousNovember 6, 2024 Avex Trax [4]

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