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Welcome Back is the first studio album by South Korean male group iKON, produced by iKON's leader B.I. The full album was initially planned to be released on November 2, 2015. On the 27th of October 2015, YG Entertainment made a re-scheduling announcement stating that the release of the full album will be delayed and released on December 24, 2015, along with additional music videos than previously planned. In the meantime, two digital singles along with two accompanying music videos will be released on November 16.

According to the Gaon Music Charts, iKON topped the weekly album sales charts at the No. 1 position with their Debut Half Album - Welcome Back for the first time for the period 2015.10.04 to 2015.10.10.[1]

Background and development

On September 15, iKON's debut single "My Type" was released.[2]

On October 1, iKON released the first half of Welcome Back, along with two music videos for their promotional singles "Airplane" and "Rhythm Ta."[3][4] Two additional singles, "Apology" and "Anthem" were released on November 16 as part of the re-scheduling and delay of the full album release. After several delays, iKON's first studio full album was released on December 24, where "What's Wrong?" and "Dumb & Dumber" were the two title tracks.

Notably, iKON's leader B.I was involved in the production and song composition for the majority of the tracks in the full album. iKON's vocalist Koo Junhoe was revealed to be involved in the composition of "Rhythm Ta" while iKON rapper Bobby and B.I was involved in writing the lyrics to all the tracks in the full album.

Commercial performance

Welcome Back Half Album charted at number one on the Gaon Album Chart[5] selling 82,208 copies in its first month and 3,463 in the second month.[6][7] The full album also charted at number one,[8] with a total of 52,312 copies sold in the first month of release.[9] In the year-end chart, the album reportedly sold a total of 117,483 copies.[10]

On the Oricon Chart, the half album charted at 26[11] and full album charted at 22.[12] On January 13, the Japanese version of the album was released and 53,207 copies was sold in the first day, debuting at the number one position on the Oricon daily chart.[13] With a total of 61,508 copies sold in its first week of release, the Japanese album charted third on the Oricon chart.[14]

Track listing

Half Album Tracklist[15]
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Welcome Back"B.I, BobbyB.I, Rovin3:33
2."Rhythm Ta" (리듬 타; Rhythm Ta)B.I, BobbyP.K, B.I, Koo Jun-hoe3:47
3."My Type" (취향저격; Chwihyangjeogyeok)B.I, Bobby, KushChoice37, Kush, B.I3:31
4."Today" (오늘따라; Oneul Ttara)B.I, BobbyB.I, Ham Seung-cheon, Kang Wook-jin, Future Bounce3:12
5."Airplane"B.I, Bobby,B.I, Future Bounce3:36
6."M.U.P" (솔직하게; Soljighage)B.I, Bobby, The Jackie BoyzB.I, The Fliptones, The Jackie Boyz3:23
Total length:21:02
Full Album Tracklist[16][17]
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Dumb & Dumber" (덤앤더머)B.I, BobbyFuture Bounce, B.I4:01
2."What's Wrong?" (왜 또)B.I, BobbyB.I, Rovin3:49
3."I Miss You So Bad" (아니라고)G-Dragon, B.I, BobbyG-Dragon, DEE.P3:48
4."Rhythm Ta" (리듬 타; Rhythm Ta)B.I, BobbyP.K, B.I, Koo Jun-hoe3:47
5."Anthem" (이리오너라; Irioneora; B.I & Bobby)B.I, BobbyTeddy, B.I, Bobby3:25
6."Apology" (지못미; Ji Mot-mi)Teddy, Kush, B.I, BobbyTeddy, Kush3:51
7."Airplane"B.I, BobbyB.I, Future Bounce3:36
8."My Type" (취향저격; Chwihyangjeogyeok)B.I, Bobby, KushChoice37, Kush, B.I3:31
9."Today" (오늘따라; Oneul Ttara)B.I, BobbyB.I, Ham Seung-cheon, Kang Wook-jin, Future Bounce3:12
10."Welcome Back"B.I, BobbyB.I, Rovin3:33
11."Rhythm Ta Remix" (리듬 타; Rhythm Ta)B.I, BobbyP.K, B.I, Koo Jun-hoe3:47
DVD - Disc 1 (Japanese complete edition)
No.TitleLength
1."Dumb & Dumber" (Japanese Ver.) 
2."What's Wrong?" (Japanese Ver.) 
3."I Miss You So Bad" (Japanese Ver.) 
4."Rhythm Ta" (Japanese Ver.) 
5."Anthem" (CHOICE37 Ver/Japanese Ver.) 
6."Apology" (Japanese Ver.) 
7."Airplane" (Japanese Ver.) 
8."My Type" (Japanese Ver.) 
9."Today" (Japanese Ver.) 
10."Welcome Back" (Japanese Ver.) 
11."Rhythm Ta" (Rock Ver./Japanese Ver.) 
12."M.U.P" (Japanese Ver.) 
13."Climax" (Japanese Ver.) 
14."Just Another Boy" (Japanese Ver.) 
15."Wait For Me" (Japanese Ver.) 
16."Sinosijak" (Japanese Ver.) 
17."Long Time No See" (Japanese Ver.) 
18."Just Go" (Japanese Ver.) 
DVD - Disc 2 (Japanese complete edition)
No.TitleLength
1."Dumb & Dumber" (Korean Ver.) 
2."What's Wrong?" (Korean Ver.) 
3."I Miss You So Bad" (Korean Ver.) 
4."Rhythm Ta" (Korean Ver.) 
5."Anthem" (CHOICE37 Ver./Korean Ver.) 
6."Apology" (Korean Ver.) 
7."Airplane" (Korean Ver.) 
8."My Type" (Korean Ver.) 
9."Today" (Korean Ver.) 
10."Welcome Back" (Korean Ver.) 
11."Rhythm Ta" (Rock Ver./Korean Ver.) 
12."M.U.P" (Korean Ver.) 
13."Climax" (Korean Ver.) 
14."Just Another Boy" (Korean Ver.) 
15."Wait For Me" (Korean Ver.) 
16."Sinosijak" (Korean Ver.) 
17."Long Time No See" (Korean Ver.) 
18."Just Go" (Korean Ver.) 

Charts

Sales

Chart Sales
South Korea 136,289[23]
Japan 75,115[24]

Release history

Country Date Album Language Label(s) Format
South Korea October 1, 2015 EP Korean YG Entertainment Digital download
Worldwide
South Korea October 5, 2015 CD
Japan[25] October 28, 2015 Japanese YG Entertainment, YGEX Digital download
South Korea December 24, 2015 Full Album Korean YG Entertainment Digital download, CD
Worldwide Digital download
Japan[26][27] January 13, 2016 Japanese YG Entertainment, YGEX Digital download, CD
March 30, 2016 Complete Edition Digital download, CD

References

  1. ^ "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
  2. ^ "iKON – WELCOME BACK : SEASON SCHEDULE". yg-life. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  3. ^ "iKON – '리듬 타(RHYTHM TA)' M/V". yg-life. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  4. ^ "iKON – 'AIRPLANE' M/V". yg-life. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Gaon Chart Week, 42 - Welcome Back (Half Album)". Gaon Chart. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Gaon Album Chart - October". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  7. ^ "Gaon Album Chart - November". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  8. ^ a b "Gaon Chart Week, 53 - Welcome Back (Full Album)". Gaon Chart. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  9. ^ a b "Gaon Album Chart - December". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  10. ^ "Gaon Album Chart - 2015". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  11. ^ a b "週間　CDアルバムランキング - 2015年10月19日付 - Welcome Back". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  12. ^ "週間　CDアルバムランキング - 2016年01月11日付- Welcome Back". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  13. ^ "週間　CDアルバムランキング - 2016年01月12日付". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  14. ^ a b "週間　CDアルバムランキング - 2016年01月25日付- Full Album Welcome Back (Week 2 - January)". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  15. ^ "WELCOME BACK (Album Details)". Naver Music. Naver Corporation. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  16. ^ "iKON - DOUBLE DIGITAL SINGLE '이리오너라(ANTHEM)'". YG Family. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  17. ^ "iKON - DEBUT FULL ALBUM 'WELCOME BACK' TRACKLIST". YG Family. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  18. ^ "Billboard's World Albums Chart: Half Album - Welcome Back". Billboard. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  19. ^ "Comprehensive Weekly Top 20: 2015/10/16-2015/10/22" (in Chinese). G-Music. October 26, 2015. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  20. ^ "Billboard's Heatseekers Albums Chart: Full Album - Welcome Back". Billboard. Billboard. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  21. ^ "Billboard's World Albums Chart: Full Album - Welcome Back". Billboard. Billboard. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  22. ^ "Comprehensive Weekly Top 20: 20151218-20151224" (in Chinese). G-Music. December 30, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  23. ^ Cumulative Sales for "Welcome Back":
  24. ^ Cumulative sales for "Welcome Back":
  25. ^ https://twitter.com/YGEXStaff/status/658568853618864128/photo/1
  26. ^ https://twitter.com/YGEXStaff/status/685113830372855808
  27. ^ http://ygex.jp/ikon/discography/detail.php?id=1011419
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