The Secret Code (album)

The Secret Code
CD cover
Studio album by TVXQ
Released	March 25, 2009
Recorded	2008-2009
Genre	Pop, R&B
Label	Rhythm Zone
Producer	Masato "Max" Matsuura (Exec), Ryuhei Chiba (exec) , Lee Soo Man (exec), Beatardz, The Conglomerate, Robert Habolin, Yoo Young Jin
TVXQ chronology
Mirotic (2008) The Secret Code (2009) Best Selection 2010 (2010)
Alternative Covers
2CD cover
2CD+DVD cover
Singles from The Secret Code
"Beautiful You/Sennen Koi Uta" Released: April 23, 2008 "Dōshite Kimi o Suki ni Natte Shimattandarō?" Released: July 16, 2008 "Jumon: Mirotic" Released: October 15, 2008 "Bolero/Kiss the Baby Sky/Wasurenaide" Released: January 21, 2009 "Survivor" Released: March 17, 2009

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The Secret Code is Korean boy band TVXQ's fourth Japanese studio album and their last studio album as a quintet, released on March 25, 2009. The album debuted at number two on the Oricon weekly chart.

Chart performance

In Japan, The Secret Code debuted at number two on the Oricon daily charts selling nearly 83,000 copies. On the weekly chart the album took the number two spot selling over 157,900 copies, behind pop singer Ayumi Hamasaki's Next Level. The album seemed even more success in Taiwan. On the J-Pop and Combo charts the album debuted at number-one, bringing in 51.1% and 12.09% of sales on their respective charts.

Singles

The first single that was released from the album was the double A-side, "Beautiful You/Sennen Koi Uta", on April 23, 2008. The single debuted at number-one on the Oricon singles charts. The second single was "Dōshite Kimi o Suki ni Natte Shimattandarō?", which was released on July 16, 2008. The third single was "Jumon: Mirotic", which was a Japanese language cover of their lead single off of their fourth Korean studio album with the same name. Two singles were released in 2009: the triple A-side "Bolero/Kiss the Baby Sky/Wasurenaide" and the last single from the album, "Survivor". All of the singles were number-ones for the group except "Survivor", which came in at number three on the Oricon chart.

Formats and track listings

CD Tracklisting
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Secret Game"	H.u.b.	Akira
2.	"Force"	H.u.b.	Adam Royce, Adolphus, Jason Gill
3.	"Dōshite Kimi o Suki ni Natte Shimattandarō?"	Lambsey	Fredrik "Fredro" Odesjo, Sylvia Bennett-Smith, Mats Berntoft
4.	"Nobody Knows"	H.u.b.	Nao Tanaka
5.	"Beautiful You"	H.u.b.	Steve Smith, Anthony Anderson, Joleen Belle
6.	"Wasurenaide"	Jejung	Jejung, Young-hu Kim
7.	"9095"	H.u.b	Jejung
8.	"Jumon: Mirotic"	Yoo Young Jin, Ryoji Sonoda	Mikkel Remee Sigvardt, Lucas Secon, Thomas Troelsen
9.	"Taxi"	Shinjiroh Inoue	Nao Tanaka
10.	"Stand Up!"	H.u.b.	Jan Kask, Luciano Peirone, Peter Mansson
11.	"Survivor"	H.u.b.	Iain James, Robert Habolin, Adam Powers
12.	"Kiss the Baby Sky"	Yuchun	Yuchun
13.	"Bolero"	Ramuji (ラムジ)	Daisuke Suzuki (鈴木大輔, Suzuki Daisuke), Keiichi Tomita (冨田恵一, Tomita Keiichi)

Bonus Tracks and Editions

CD: CD only version
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
14.	"Purple Line" (Bonus Track)	Yoo Young Jin, Ryoji Sonoda	Yoo Han Jin, JJ650, Yoo Young Jin
15.	"Dōshite Kimi o Suki ni Natte Shimattandarō? (A cappella version)" (Bonus Track)
16.	"9096" (Hidden Track)

CD: 2CD version
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
14.	"Purple Line" (Bonus Track)	Yoo Young Jin, Ryoji Sonoda	Yoo Han Jin, JJ650, Yoo Young Jin
15.	"9096" (Hidden Track)

CD: 2CD+DVD version
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
14.	"9096" (Hidden Track)

CD 2: 2CD version
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Shine"
2.	"Close to You"
3.	"Zion"
4.	"Wild Soul"
5.	"Beautiful You"
6.	"Runaway"
7.	"Last Angel: Tohoshinki Version"
8.	"Two Hearts"
9.	"Rainy Night"
10.	"Darkness Eyes"
11.	"Lovin' You"
12.	"Keyword"
13.	"No?"
14.	"My Girlfriend"
15.	"If...!?"
16.	"Dead End"
17.	"Clap"
18.	"Crazy Life"
19.	"Ride On"
20.	"Choosey Lover"
21.	"Trick"
22.	"Maze"

CD 2: 2CD+DVD version
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"We Are!"	Shoko Fujibayashi	Kōhei Tanaka
2.	"Take Your Hands: I.Am.Electro Remix"	Ryoji Sonoda	Steve Smith, Anthony Anderson, Jenson David, Aubrey Vaughan, Creig Smart
3.	"Box in the Ship"	H.u.b.	Philippe-Marc, Anquetil, Iain James Farqharson, Marcus Killian, Yacine Azeggagh
4.	"Sennen Koi Uta"	Lim Bo Kyung, H.u.b.	Jo Hisaishi
5.	"Purple Line" (Bonus Track)

DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Purple Line"
2.	"Beautiful You"
3.	"Dōshite Kimi o Suki ni Natte Shimattandarō?"
4.	"Jumon: Mirotic"
5.	"Bolero"
6.	"Survivor"
7.	"Kiss the Baby Sky"
8.	"Footage from the 3rd Live Tour 2008: T"

DVD: First Press
No.	Title	Length
9.	"Cover photoshoot"
10.	"Kiss the Baby Sky PV"

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position	Certification (threshold)
Japan Oricon Weekly Chart	2	Platinum
Taiwan Combo Chart	1
Taiwan J-Pop Chart	1

Chart precession and succession

Preceded by Flower Butterfly by Jolin Tsai	Taiwan Combo number-one album April 10, 2009	Succeeded by Flower Butterfly by Jolin Tsai
Preceded by Best & USA by BoA	Taiwan J-Pop number-one album April 10, 2009	Succeeded by Sorry, Sorry by Super Junior

External links

• Official Japanese website