Time (TVXQ album)

Time (stylized as TIME) is the sixth Japanese studio album (twelfth overall) by South Korean pop duo Tohoshinki, released by Avex Trax on March 6, 2013. The record was released in four physical versions, each with a theme cover – Version A (Past), a CD+DVD version with music videos; Version B (Present), another CD+DVD version with off-shot movies and live performances; Version C (Future), a CD only version with two bonus tracks; and Version D, a Bigeast fan club limited edition. Musically, Time is primarily an electropop album, with dubstep, electronic dance music, and R&B influences.

Time was Tohoshinki's fastest-selling studio album, selling over 160,000 copies on the first day and over 240,000 copies within the first week of release.^[1] The album was also Tohoshinki's third consecutive album to debut at the top of the Oricon Albums Chart and the Billboard Japan Top Albums.

The album spawned four hit singles, all of which peaked within the Top 2 on the Oricon Weekly Charts and sold over 150,000 copies each.

Background

It was first announced that Tohoshinki would be releasing their sixth Japanese album on January 16, 2013 through their official Japanese site. The album's title was revealed to be Time and that its release date was March 6, 2013. It was also stated that the album would come in four versions: CD version, 2 CD+DVD versions, and a special BigEast version.^[2]

Commercial performance

The album was commercial success selling 160,719 copies during the first day of release, thus becoming their fastest-selling Japanese studio album and second-fastest selling Japanese release to date.^[1] It sold a further 35,930 copies on the second day, bringing total sales over the first 48 hours to 196,649 copies.^[3] It sold a further 13,781 copies on the third day of sale,^[4] bringing the three-day sales total to 210,430 copies. Displaying their immense popularity in Japan, this album also marked TVXQ's 2nd grab for the first place on the Oricon Monthly Chart with over 277,000 copies sold, beating out Kiss My FT2, and others. Until now, Time has sold over 281,260 copies.^[5] As of June 21, 2013, Time is the fourth biggest-selling album of the year in Japan with total sales of 292,632 copies according to Oricon.^[6]

Track listing

*TIME* (All versions including Version D) – Disc 1 (CD)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Fated"	H.U.B.	Paul Drew Greig Watts Pete Barringer Chris Wortley	DWB Music	5:27
2.	"Catch Me -If you wanna-" (Japanese Version)	H.U.B.	Yoo Young-jin	Yoo	4:37
3.	"Aitakute Aitakute Tamaranai (逢いたくて逢いたくてたまらない)" (Really Want to See You)	Shinjiroh Inoue	Inoue	Inoue	4:12
4.	"One More Thing"	H.U.B.	her0ism	her0ism	3:54
5.	"STILL"	Inoue	Inoue	Inoue	4:31
6.	"I Know"	Inoue	T-SK Tesung Kim Andrew Choi	T-SK	4:25
7.	"Y3K"	H.U.B.	Mattias Lindblom Anders Wollbeck Herbie Crichlow Martin Mulholland	Wollbeck Lindblom	4:09
8.	"BLINK"	H.U.B.	Johan Gustafson Fredrik Haggstam Sebastian Lundberg Andrew Jackson	Gustafson Haggstam Lundberg Jackson	3:50
9.	"Humanoids" (Japanese version)	H.U.B.	Thomas Troelsen Donald "hAZEL" Sales	Troelsen Sales	3:30
10.	"ANDROID"	H.U.B.	Anders Grahn Grace Tither Emil Carlin	Grahn Tither Carlin	4:20
11.	"One and Only One"	Inoue	Peter Kvint Jonas Myrin	Inoue Kvint Myrin	3:37
12.	"In Our Time"	Inoue	Inoue	Inoue	6:03
Total length:					52:35

Version A (Past) – Disc 2 (DVD)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Winter Rose" (Video Clip)
2.	"STILL" (Video Clip)
3.	"ANDROID" (Video Clip)
4.	"Catch Me -If you wanna-" (Video Clip)
5.	"I Know" (Video Clip)
6.	"Humanoids" (Video Clip)
7.	"In Our Time" (Video Clip)
8.	"Shiawase Iro no Hana (シアワセ色の花)" (Tone: Live Tour 2012 Documentary Film)
9.	"ANDROID" (Dance Version)
10.	"Catch Me -If you wanna-" (Dance Version)
11.	"Humanoids" (Dance Version)
12.	"Catch Me -If you wanna-" (Lip Only Version / First Press Limited Edition)

Version B (Present) – Disc 2 (DVD)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"MAXIMUM" (Live at a-nation 2012 stadium festival)
2.	"Why? (Keep Your Head Down)" (Live at a-nation 2012 stadium festival)
3.	"Somebody to Love" (Live at a-nation 2012 stadium festival)
4.	"I Don't Know" (2011.11.3 @ Tokyo International Forum - Digest)
5.	"B.U.T (BE-AU-TY)" (2011.11.3 @ Tokyo International Forum - Digest)
6.	"I Know" (Off Shot Movie)
7.	"Humanoids" (Off Shot Movie)
8.	"Album Jacket Photoshoot" (Off Shot Movie)

Version C (Future) – CD bonus tracks
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
15.	"Rat Tat Tat"	H.U.B.	Adam Nierow Peter Habib Ryan Marrone Garrick "Smitty" Smith	Inoue Marrome Smith	3:17
16.	"Winter Rose"	Goro Matsui	Jeff Miyahara Erik Lidbom	Miyahara Lidbom	4:45
Total length:					60:37

Notes

Version D is only available on the Bigeast Official Shop, which requires Bigeast membership.

Charts and certifications

Japanese charts

Chart	Peak position
Oricon Daily Albums^[3]	1
Oricon Weekly Albums^[7]	1
Oricon Monthly Albums^[5]	1
Oricon Yearly Albums	10

Sales and certifications

Chart	Amount
Oricon sales^[5]	298,389
RIAJ physical shipping certification^[8]	Platinum (250,000)

Release history

Country	Date	Format(s)	Label	Edition(s)
Japan	March 6, 2013	CD, digital download	Avex Trax	CD (Jacket C)
				CD+DVD (Jacket A)
				CD+DVD (Jacket B)
				Bigeast version

References

^ ^a ^b "TVXQ's 'TIME' debuts at #1 on Oricon chart, sells over 160,000 copies". allkpop.com. 2013-03-06. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
^ "INFORMATION | 東方神起オフィシャルウェブサイト". Toho-jp.net. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
^ ^a ^b [1] ^{[dead link‍]}
^ https://web.archive.org/web/20130310060825/http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/d/2013-03-07/. Archived from the original on March 10, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2013. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ ^a ^b ^c "CDアルバム月間ランキング-ORICON STYLE ランキング". Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
^ "[INFO] 130621 Oricon Single & Album Ranking for 1st Half of 2013 ~ DBSK Sleepless Nights (TVXQ/DBSK/Tohoshinki/東方神起/동방신기/JYJ)". Dbsknights.net. 2013-06-21. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
^ "CDアルバム週間ランキング-ORICON STYLE ランキング". Oricon.co.jp. 2013-03-18. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
^ "一般社団法人日本レコード協会｜各種統計". Riaj.or.jp. Retrieved 2013-09-01.

External links

[allkpop1-1] "TVXQ's 'TIME' debuts at #1 on Oricon chart, sells over 160,000 copies". allkpop.com. 2013-03-06. Retrieved 2013-09-01.

[2] "INFORMATION | 東方神起オフィシャルウェブサイト". Toho-jp.net. Retrieved 2013-09-01.

[oricon1-3] [1] ^{[dead link‍]}

[4] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20130310060825/http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/d/2013-03-07/. Archived from the original on March 10, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2013. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[oricon2-5] "CDアルバム月間ランキング-ORICON STYLE ランキング". Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 2013-09-01.

[6] "[INFO] 130621 Oricon Single & Album Ranking for 1st Half of 2013 ~ DBSK Sleepless Nights (TVXQ/DBSK/Tohoshinki/東方神起/동방신기/JYJ)". Dbsknights.net. 2013-06-21. Retrieved 2013-09-01.

[7] "CDアルバム週間ランキング-ORICON STYLE ランキング". Oricon.co.jp. 2013-03-18. Retrieved 2013-09-01.

[8] "一般社団法人日本レコード協会｜各種統計". Riaj.or.jp. Retrieved 2013-09-01.

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