T (TVXQ album)

T
T
Studio album by Tohoshinki
Released	January 22, 2008
Recorded	2007
Genre	J-pop, R&B, dance-pop, hip hop, electronic
Label	Rhythm Zone
Tohoshinki chronology
Singles from T
	"Lovin' You"; Released: June 13, 2007; "Summer (Summer Dream/Song for You/Love in the Ice)"; Released: August 1, 2007; "Shine/Ride On"; Released: September 19, 2007; "Forever Love"; Released: November 14, 2007; "Together"; Released: December 19, 2007; "Purple Line"; Released: January 16, 2008;

T is the third Japanese studio album (sixth overall) by South Korean pop group Tohoshinki, released on January 22, 2008 by Rhythm Zone. It at #4 on the Oricon weekly charts. The album's biggest competition in sales was with Zard's "Zard Request Best: Beautiful Memory", the last album after its lead vocalist Izumi Sakai's death in 2007.

According to the members, the "T" stands for several things, such as "Tohoshinki", "Title", "Third" album, "Top" and "Try".^[1] It could also stand for "Trick/Trust" and the group's "Teamwork". A week before the album's release, the single " Purple Line" had debuted and reached #1 in Oricon weekly sales.

The management played a different strategy to promote the album by splitting the members into teams which travelled separately to different cities in Japan for a week and appeared on radio shows and TV programs.

The song "Kiss したまま、さよなら" was specially composed and written by members Micky Yoochun and Hero Jaejoong, included only in 2CD+2DVD version. The song Trick is a song that is a mix of 5 songs (released after the album), each dedicated to a separate member. The first letter in the following five singles spell out the name 'Trick'.

Music videos

Several songs in the album were singles previously released which had associated music videos, however not all are included in the DVD of the album. List of songs with PVs, in order of release:

Track listing

CD version only

CD
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Trick"	H.u.b	AKIRA	4:27
2.	"No?"	H.u.b	Dane Deviller, Sean Hosein, Steve Smith, Anthony Anderson, Ibrahim Lakhani	3:44
3.	"Purple Line"	Ryoji Sonoda, Yoo Young-jin	Yoo Han-jin, Yoo Young-jin, JJ650	3:15
4.	"Forever Love"	Ryoji Sonoda	Fujiya Ichiro	5:57
5.	"Summer Dream"	H.u.b	Tatta Works	4:57
6.	"Ride on"	H.u.b	Philippe-Marc Anquetil, Christopher Lee-Joe, Iain James Farquharson	3:28
7.	"Darkness Eyes"	Ryoji Sonoda	Tommy Henriksen	3:46
8.	"Lovin' You"	H.u.b	Sakai Mikio	5:52
9.	"Rainbow"	H.u.b	N.Davidovich, H.Nadal, Darrell Pittman	3:35
10.	"Shine"	H.u.b	Reo	4:32
11.	"Last Angel (Tohoshinki Version)"	Koda Kumi, H.u.b	Negin, Lira, Gustafsson	3:46
12.	"Clap!"	H.u.b	Figge Boström	3:15
13.	"Love in the Ice"	Ryoji Sonoda	Daisuke Suzuki	5:27
14.	"Forever Love (A cappella version)"	Ryoji Sonoda	Fujiya Ichiro	2:57
15.	"Lovin' You: Haru's "Deep Water" Mix"	H.u.b	Sakai Mikio	5:24
16.	"Together" (Bonus Track)	H.u.b	Hara Hiroaki	5:21

CD + DVD version

CD
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Trick"	H.u.b	AKIRA	4:27
2.	"No?"	H.u.b	Dane Deviller, Sean Hosein, Steve Smith, Anthony Anderson, Ibrahim Lakhani	3:44
3.	"Purple Line"	Ryoji Sonoda, Yoo Young-jin	Yoo Han-jin, Yoo Young-jin, JJ650	3:15
4.	"Forever Love"	Ryoji Sonoda	Fijuya Ichiro	5:57
5.	"Summer Dream"	H.u.b	Tatta Works	4:57
6.	"Ride on"	H.u.b	Philippe-Marc Anquetil, Christopher Lee-Joe, Iain James Farquharson	3:28
7.	"Darkness Eyes"	Ryoji Sonoda	Tommy Henriksen	3:46
8.	"Lovin' You"	H.u.b	Sakai Mikio	5:52
9.	"Rainbow"	H.u.b	N.Davidovich, H.Nadal, Darrell Pittman	3:35
10.	"Shine"	H.u.b	Reo	4:32
11.	"Last Angel (Tohoshinki Version)"	Koda Kumi, H.u.b	Negin, Lira, Gustafsson	3:46
12.	"Clap!"	H.u.b	Figge Boström	3:15
13.	"Love in the Ice"	Ryoji Sonoda	Daisuke Suzuki	5:27
14.	"Together" (Bonus Track)	H.u.b	Hara Hiroaki	5:21

DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Lovin' You PV"
2.	"Summer Dream PV"
3.	"Shine PV"
4.	"Forever Love PV"
5.	"Together PV"
6.	"Offshoot Movie" (Only included in First Press Release)

2 CD + 2 DVD version

CD 1
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Trick"
2.	"No?"
3.	"Purple Line"
4.	"Forever Love"
5.	"Summer Dream"
6.	"Ride on"
7.	"Darkness Eyes"
8.	"Lovin' You"
9.	"Rainbow"
10.	"Shine"
11.	"Last Angel (Tohoshinki Version)"
12.	"Clap!"
13.	"Love in the Ice"
14.	"Together [Bonus Track]"

CD 2
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Song for You"	H.u.b	Hara Kazuhiro	4:31
2.	"Day Moon 〜ハルダル〜"	Kim Jung-bae, H.u.b	Kenzie	3:57
3.	"Beautiful Life"	Jamie Jones, Jason Pennock, Jack Kugell, Sarah Nagourmey, Kim Young-hoo, Ryoji Sonoda	Jamie Jones, Jason Pennock, Jack Kugell, Sarah Nagourmey	3:40
4.	"You’re My Miracle"	Kim Young-hu, H.u.b	Kim Young-hu	4:06
5.	"Kissしたまま、さよなら"	Yuchun	Yuchun, Jejung	6:19

DVD 1
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Lovin' You PV"
2.	"Summer Dream PV"
3.	"Shine PV"
4.	"Forever Love PV"
5.	"Together PV"

DVD 2
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Soul Power Tokyo Summit 2007: Tohoshinki"
2.	"2nd Live Tour: Five in the Black Special Edition"
3.	"Premium Mini Live @Yokohama Blitz 2007.9.23"

Release history

Country	Date	Label
Japan	January 22, 2008	Rhythm Zone
Hong Kong	January 30, 2008	Avex Asia
South Korea	January 30, 2008	SM Entertainment
China	February 2008	Polydor China

Charts and sales

Oricon sales charts (Japan) ^[2]

Release	Chart	Peak position	Sales total
January 23, 2008	Oricon Daily Albums Chart	2	30,003
	Oricon Weekly Albums Chart	4	52,273
	Oricon Monthly Albums Chart	30	52,273
	Oricon Yearly Albums Chart		98,459

Korea foreign albums & singles chart

Release	Chart	Position	Sales Total
January 30, 2008	January Monthly Chart ^[3]	1	21,412
February 29, 2008	February Monthly Chart ^[4]	6	26,983
March 31, 2008	March Monthly Chart ^[5]	12	29,161

Singles included in album

Date	Title	Chart position
2007-06-13	"Lovin' You"	2
2007-08-01	"Summer: Summer Dream/Song for You/Love in the Ice"	2
2007-09-19	"Shine/Ride On"	2
2007-11-14	"Forever Love"	4
2007-12-09	"Together"	3
2008-01-16	"Purple Line"	1

References

^ Mashup! 音王 MUSIO Interview 1/15/08
^ Oricon Style
^ 무제 문서 Archived 2008-06-18 at the Wayback Machine
^ 무제 문서 Archived 2008-06-18 at the Wayback Machine
^ 무제 문서 Archived 2008-04-20 at the Wayback Machine

[1] Mashup! 音王 MUSIO Interview 1/15/08

[2] Oricon Style

[3] 무제 문서 Archived 2008-06-18 at the Wayback Machine

[4] 무제 문서 Archived 2008-06-18 at the Wayback Machine

[5] 무제 문서 Archived 2008-04-20 at the Wayback Machine

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