Boys Meet U

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Boys Meet U
Boys Meet U.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 26, 2013 (2013-06-26)
Recorded2012–13
Genre
Length45:57
LanguageJapanese
LabelEMI
Shinee chronology
Sherlock
(2012)
Boys Meet U
(2013)
The Misconceptions of Us
(2013)
Singles from Boys Meet U
  1. "Sherlock"
    Released: May 16, 2012
  2. "Dazzling Girl"
    Released: October 10, 2012
  3. "1000-nen, Zutto Soba ni Ite..."
    Released: December 12, 2012
  4. "Fire"
    Released: March 13, 2013
  5. "Breaking News"
    Released: June 25, 2013

Boys Meet U is the second Japanese studio album by South Korean boy band Shinee, released on June 26, 2013, in Japan by EMI Records Japan.

Background[]

A Japanese version of "Sherlock (Clue + Note)" was released in Japan on May 16, 2012, as Shinee's fourth Japanese single. It included the original Japanese song "Keeping Love Again" as a B-side. It was released in two versions, a limited edition that came with a bonus DVD, a 28-page photo booklet, and a trading card, and a regular edition with a poster photo booklet.[1][2] The single peaked at number two on Oricon's daily and weekly singles charts.[citation needed]

Singles and release[]

Four of the songs from the album, "Sherlock", "Dazzling Girl", "1000-nen, Zutto Soba ni Ite..." and "Fire", have been released as A-side singles in Japan. A fifth track, "Breaking News", was aired on Tokyo FM during Yamada Hisashi's Radian Limited F. The short version of the music video for the same song was released on June 21, 2013 on Universal Music Japan's official YouTube channel.[3] The album was first announced on March 25, 2013 & The full list of tracks in the album and their preview in the form of a medley was released on June 23, 2013.[4]

The album was released on June 26, 2013, on online music portal sites for digital download as well as in three different physical versions, regular CD version, a CD + DVD version and a limited edition which contains a CD, a DVD, and a photo book.[5]

Track listing[]

Boys Meet U track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Password"Natsumi Kobayashi
  • Lundin
  • Cosmos Music
  • Bharadia
4:52
2."Breaking News" [ja; id]Lee3:38
3."Dazzling Girl"
  • Sara Sakurai (T's Music)
  • Rx
  • Scott
  • Rob. A!
  • Trugman
  • Manninen
  • Afanasieff
3:32
4."1000-nen, Zutto Soba ni Ite..." (1000年、ずっとそばにいて...)Junji Ishiwatari
  • Lee
  • Jimmy Richard
  • Goldfingerz
  • Lee
  • Richard
  • Goldfingerz
4:16
5."Run With Me"Kanata Okajima
  • Peter Habib (Mr. Fantastic)
  • Adam Nierow (Mr. Fantastic)
  • Erika Nuri
Mr. Fantastic3:21
6."Kiss Yo"Sakurai
  • Anders Wigelius
  • Erik Wigelius
  • Anders Wigelius
  • Erik Wigelius
4:14
7."The World Where You Exist" (Kimi ga Iru Sekai (君がいる世界))H.U.B
Torimiro3:22
8."Keeping Love Again"Sakurai
  • Darren Martyn
  •  [ja]
  • Martyn
  • Shikata
3:54
9."Burning Up!"Sakurai
  • Lee
  • Jorge Mhondera
  • Paul Drew (DWB Music)
  • Greig Watts (DWB Music)
  • Pete Barringer (DWB Music)
  • Lee
  • Mhondera
  • DWB Music
3:35
10."Sherlock" (Japanese version)
  • Kobayashi
  • Jo Yoon-kyung
3:57
11."Fire"Ishiwatari
  • Tak Miyazawa
  •  [ja]
3:36
12."I'm With You"H.U.B
  • Sammy Naja
  • Scott
  • Josef Salimi
  • Naja
  • Scott
  • Salimi
4:05
Total length:46:22

Charts[]

Oricon[]

Oricon Chart Peak Debut sales Sales total Certification
Daily Albums Chart 2[citation needed] 36,402 (Daily)[citation needed]

56,215 (Weekly)[citation needed]

69,010+[6] RIAJ: Gold[7]
Weekly Albums Chart 2[citation needed]
Monthly Albums Chart 8[citation needed]
Yearly Albums Chart 92[citation needed]

Other charts[]

Country Chart Peak
position
Japan Billboard Japan Hot 100[8] 2
Taiwan G-Music Asia Chart[citation needed] 2
G-Music Combo Chart[citation needed] 10
G-Music J-Pop Chart[citation needed] 2

Release history[]

Release dates and formats for Boys Meet U
Region Date Format Label
Japan June 26, 2013 EMI
South Korea July 5, 2013 Digital download SM

References[]

  1. ^ "Sherlock [Japanese ver.]". Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  2. ^ "Sherlock [Japanese ver.] [Regular Edition]". Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  3. ^ "SHINee – 「Breaking News」Music Video". Universal Music Japan. YouTube. June 21, 2013. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
  4. ^ "Get an ear full of SHINee in 'Boys Meet U' album medley + full tracklist". Allkpop. June 23, 2013. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
  5. ^ "Boys Meet U [w/DVD, Limited Edition]". cdjapan.co.jp. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  6. ^ "Oricon" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
  7. ^ RIAJ Certifications for July, 2013 http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/201307.html August 9, 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2013
  8. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 - 2013/09/02 付け" (in Japanese). billboard-japan.com. September 2, 2013.
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