I Think U

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I Think U
I Think U album cover.jpg
EP by
Super Junior
Released29 January 2020 (2020-01-29)
Recorded2019
StudioSM Studios, Seoul, South Korea
GenreJ-pop
Length17:30
LanguageJapanese
Label
Super Junior chronology
Time Slip
(2019) 		I Think U
(2020) 		Star
(2021)
Singles from I Think U
  1. "I Think I -Japanese Version-"
    Released: 30 October 2019

I Think U is the second EP released by the South Korean boy band Super Junior on 29 January 2020 under Avex Trax in Japan.[1] It is also their second full Japanese album since the release of Hero in 2013.[2] The album peaked at number one in Oricon Daily Albums Chart on the day of its release.[3]

Background and release[]

Super Junior had ten members at the release of I Think U. The album featured all members of the band except Sungmin who had been sitting out of the group activity since 2017.[4] Although Heechul is involved in the album's recording, he did not participate in the album's supporting tour, Super Show 8 due to health issues.[5]

The band's previous album, Time Slip, which was released on 14 October 2019, featured a latin pop influenced track, "I Think I".[6] On 30 October 2019, Super Junior released the Japanese version of the single, entitled "I Think I -Japanese Version-"[7] In December 2019, it was announced that a Japanese mini album will be released on 29 January 2020, six years after the band's last Japanese album, and will feature "I Think I -Japanese Version-" as its lead single.[8]

An album cover video teaser was released on 17 December 2019, which featured Super Junior members wearing college-like outfits.[9] On 6 January 2020, the band released a teaser for "I Think I -Japanese Version-" music video.[10] They further released a lyrics video teaser of the album on 27 January, and confirmed that the track list consisted of five songs including the lead single.[11]

Promotions[]

Super Junior made their debut performance of "I Think I -Japanese Version-" on the Japan leg of their concert tour, Super Show 8, at Saitama Super Arena on 2 November 2019.[12][13]

Track listing[]

I Think U track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Fly to the Moon"Rie Tsukagoshi
  • Chris Meyer
  • Dani Paz
  • Aleks Wann
3:07
2."I Think I -Japanese Version-"
  • January 8th
  • Yun-Kyoung Cho
  • Eunhyuk
  • h.toyosaki
3:22
3."Spotlight"h.toyosaki
  • Erik Lidbom
  • SAMDELL
3:20
4."BLUE"
  • Young Sky
  • HASEGAWA
4:03
5."愛が教えてくれたこと" (Ai ga oshiete kureta koto)Natsumi Kobayashi
3:38
Total length:17:30

Sales and reception[]

I Think U received commercial success as it sold 42,598 units on its first week sale in Japan.[14] The album also peaked at number one in Oricon Daily Albums Chart on its first day of sale.[3]

Charts[]

Weekly sales chart performance for I Think U
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[15] 2
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[16] 2
Japanese Download Albums (Billboard Japan)[17] 10
Monthly sales chart performance for I Think U
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Japanese albums (Oricon)[18] 9

Release history[]

Release formats for I Think U
Region Date Format Label
Japan 29 January 2020
  • CD
  • DVD
  • Digital download
  • Blu-ray
  • Avex Trax
  • Label SJ
South Korea 12 February 2020 Digital Download Label SJ

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "슈퍼주니어, 일본 새 앨범 'I THINK U' 발매! 韓-日 오가며 활발한 행보". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). 30 January 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Super Junior《I THINK U》于公信榜专辑榜摘冠". The Epoch Times (in Chinese). 30 January 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "슈퍼주니어, 일본 새 앨범 'I THINK U' 발매→오리콘 데일리 차트 1위". Chosun (in Korean). 30 January 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  4. ^ "슈주 성민 "슈퍼주니어 활동 불참할 것…소통부족 죄송"". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). July 6, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  5. ^ "슈퍼주니어 측 "김희철, 슈퍼쇼8·음악방송 불참…다리 건강 문제"". Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). August 30, 2019. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  6. ^ ""타이틀곡인줄" 슈퍼주니어, 완전체 컴백 기대 높인 'I Think I'[들어보고서]". Naver (in Korean). 5 January 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  7. ^ "SUPER JUNIORがセクシーな新曲配信、年明けにミニアルバムリリース". Natalie Music (in Japanese). 21 October 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  8. ^ "SUPER JUNIOR　6年ぶりアルバム『I THINK U』全貌解禁". Spice (in Japanese). 27 December 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  9. ^ "SUPER JUNIOR 来年1/29発売アルバムジャケット撮影ティザー映像公開！". K-Plaza (in Japanese). 17 December 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  10. ^ "SUPER JUNIOR、ニューアルバムに収録の「I Think I -Japanese Version-」MVティザー映像公開！". TheTelevision (in Japanese). 6 January 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  11. ^ "SUPER JUNIOR、ニューミニアルバムより全収録曲視聴リリックビデオ公開". Barks (in Japanese). 27 January 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  12. ^ "SUPER JUNIOR ワールドツアー「SUPER SHOW 8」in JAPANスタート！「I Think I」の日本語バージョン初披露". K-Plaza (in Japanese). 5 November 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  13. ^ "SUPER JUNIOR、ワールドツアー日本公演スタート ウニョク「皆さんと無限に一緒にいたい」". Oricon (in Japanese). 5 November 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  14. ^ "【先ヨミ】SUPER JUNIOR、6年ぶりの日本オリジナルアルバム『I THINK U』が42,598枚を売り上げ現在首位". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 31 January 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  15. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2020-02-10" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  16. ^ "Hot Albums - Week 10 February 2020". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  17. ^ "Download Albums - Week 10 February 2020". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  18. ^ "月間 アルバムランキング 2020年01月度". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 February 2020.
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