Delight is the first Japanese extended play of South Korean artist, Daesung, also known by his Japanese stage name, D-Lite, member and main vocalist of boy band Big Bang. The album includes 9 versions of 4 songs, including 3 new enka songs, all of which recorded in Japanese. The album was released through 'Enka! Avex Produced by YGEX.'[1]
Background and release
On September 18, 2014, YG Entertainment announced that Daesung will be releasing a concept album D-Lite on October 29 in celebration of year-end party season. The album will contain a total of nine tracks, including three new enka songs, the lead track will be "Look at me, GwiSoon", originally written by G-Dragon, but the Japanese lyrics will be written by Kenichi Maeyamada. The album contains songs under trot genre. The album will have CD, and a DVD include the music video for "Look at me, GwiSoon" and "Shut Up" as well as the summer episode of How to Enjoy Vacation in Hokkaido.[2]
On the first day of release the album sold 65,048 copies in Japan, topping Oricon daily chart.[3][4] The album sold total 71,000 in the first week of its release, topping Oricon Weekly Chart, and become the highest first week sale for Daesung.[5]