D×D×D is the fourth Japanese studio album by South Korean boy band Shinee. It was released on January 1, 2016, in Japan by Universal Music Japan sub label EMI Records. The album features three previously released singles, "Your Number", "Sing Your Song" and the Japanese version of previous Korean single "View", and one new single "DxDxD".[2] This album reached the No.1 spot on the Oricon weekly chart,[3] holding the spot for three week continuously, and they were also the first artist to top the Oricon charts in 2016,[4] since their previous Japanese album I'm Your Boy.
Background and release
D×D×D is the fourth Japanese album released by Shinee. It was released in three versions: a limited CD+Blu-ray edition "A", a limited CD+DVD edition "B" and a regular edition. Both limited editions were housed in a digipack and a slipcase and came with 48-page photobooklet (type A), a trading card (one of five) and a special event application sheet. The Blu-ray of limited edition A, in addition to the music videos and making-ofs, also included a high-resolution (48 kHz / 24bit) recording of the album. The regular edition came with a 28-page photobooklet (type B) and a special event application sheet. The album includes all tracks from the group's last two Japanese singles "Sing Your Song" and "Your Number", a Japanese version of their Korean track "View", and seven new songs.[5]
The Fourth Japan Tour
Shinee World 2016 will be the fourth Japan nationwide concert tour by South Korean boy group Shinee to promote their fourth Japanese studio album. The tour kicks off in Fukuoka on January 30, 2016, and ends in Hokkaido on April 24, 2016, with a total of 16 concerts in 8 cities.
After the wide success of their first two-day Tokyo Dome stage March 2015, Shinee is returning with a more formal dome tour as part of the Japan Arena Tour, at Kyocera Dome on the 14th and 15 May 2016 and will be back to Tokyo Dome on the 18th and 19th of the same month.
Track list
No.
Title
Lyrics
Music
Length
1.
"D×D×D"
Hidenori Tanaka (agehasprings)
Kevin Charge, Ricky Hanley, Yumiko Okada, Hide Nakamura
