D-Day is the second Japanese extended play of South Korean artist, Daesung, also known by his Japanese stage name, D-Lite, member of boy band Big Bang. The album was released digitally on March 28 and physically on April 12, 2017.
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| Released | March 28, 2017 | |||
| Recorded | 2017 | |||
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| Language | Japanese | |||
| Label | YGEX | |||
| Producer | Kameda Seiji | |||
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Background and composition
editIn December 2016, Daesung's first Dome Tour was announced, with shows in the Japanese cities of Saitama and Osaka.[1] In support of this tour, a new album's name and release date was announced in February of the following year.[2] D-Day contains seven songs written and composed by top Japanese artists, including Ayaka, Hata Motohiro and Mizuno Yoshiki.[2] Kameda Seiji, who previously produced his Japanese covers album, D'scover, will be the album's main producer.[3] Daesung wrote some songs himself as well, including "Spring Breeze Melody."[4]
Compared to his previous album, Daesung stated that D-Day is more upbeat and energetic, and that he recorded with "the spirit of a 20-year-old."[4] The track "Venus" is a funk song with a "groovy rhythm" reminiscent of his previous song "Joyful".[4] In contrast, "Anymore" is a "heartrending ballad with emotional vocals" and rock elements.[4]
Promotion
editTo promote the album, Daesung gave an interview to the radio station Tokyo FM[5] and appeared in several Japanese TV shows, including Sakigake,[6] AbemaTV,[7] and Music On! TV.[8] He also covered the magazine An an[9] and landed editorials on Numéro Tokyo,[10] ViVi[11] and TV Life.[12]
On March 13, a teaser of the title track's music video was posted on Big Bang's official YouTube channel.[13] Jiji Press released an exclusive behind the scenes video of "D-Day" the following day.[14] YGEX then posted daily previews of the other tracks on their website.[15]
D-Day was Daesung's first album to be released for digital download in South Korea.[16]
Commercial performance
editAfter its digital release, D-Day debuted at number-two on Oricon's Digital Weekly Album Chart with 3,462 copies sold.[17] A week later, the physical edition debuted at number one on Oricon's Daily Album Chart with 29,038 copies sold.[18] D-Day debuted at number one at the Oricon Albums Chart weekly, with over 38,000 copies sold, making Daesung the second foreign male solo artist to have two consecutive number one albums in Japan after Michael Jackson.[19] Additionally, it was the best selling album by a Korean soloist in the first half of 2017 in Japan.[20]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Intro (To You)" (君へ) | Sung Hwak Cho, Kenn Kato | Sung Hwak Cho, Cokejazz | Kameda Seiji | |
| 2. | "D-Day" | Hata Motohiro | Hata Motohiro | Kameda Seiji | |
| 3. | "Venus" | Mizuno Yoshiki | Mizuno Yoshiki | Kameda Seiji | |
| 4. | "The Sign" | Ayaka | Ayaka | Kameda Seiji | |
| 5. | "Spring Breeze Melody" (ハルカゼメロディ) | D-Lite, Kameda Seiji, Kota76 | D-Lite | Kameda Seiji | |
| 6. | "Close Future" (近未来) | Kameda Seiji | D-lite, Kameda Seiji | Kameda Seiji | |
| 7. | "Anymore" | Sung Hwak Cho, Yeon Jae Min | Sung Hwak Cho, Cokejazz | Kameda Seiji |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "D-Day" (Music Video) | |
| 2. | "Wings" (Music Video) | |
| 3. | "Utautai no Ballad (歌うたいのバラッド)" (Music Video) | |
| 4. | "I Love You" (Music Video) | |
| 5. | "Rainy Rainy" (Music Video) | |
| 6. | "Shut Up" (Music Video) | |
| 7. | "Look at me, Gwisun (ナルバキスン)" (Music Video) | |
| 8. | "D-Day" (Behind the Scenes) | |
| 9. | "DLive GOODS" (Interlude Movie) | |
| 10. | "DLive 2014 GOODS" (Interlude Movie) | |
| 11. | "Encore!! 3D Tour" (Interlude Movie) | |
| 12. | "Wings + Look at Me, Gwisun" (Performance form Big Bang's 0.TO.10 concert in Osaka) | |
| 13. | "Joyfull (with Seungri)" (Performance form Big Bang's 0.TO.10 concert in Osaka) | |
| 14. | "Utautai no Ballad (歌うたいのバラッド)" (Performance form D'scover Tour) | |
| 15. | "Rainy Rainy" (Performance form D'slove Tour) | |
| 16. | "Dress" (Performance form Encore!! 3D Tour) |
Charts
edit| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Oricon Daily Albums[18] | 1 |
| Oricon Weekly Albums[19] | 1 |
| Japan Hot Albums (Billboard)[22] | 1 |
| Japan Top Albums Sales (Billboard)[23] | 1 |
Sales
edit| Country | Sales |
|---|---|
| Japan | 53,873[24][25] |
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Label | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea and Japan[16] | March 28, 2017[21] | YGEX | Digital download |
| Japan | April 12, 2017[15] | CD, CD+DVD, Playbutton |
References
edit- ^ Kim, Yu-young. "Big Bang's Daesung to kick off first Japanese dome tour in April". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
- ^ a b Kim, So-yeon. "Big Bang's Daesung to release solo album". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
- ^ "BIGBANG's DAESUNG releases mini-album on April 12 in celebration of his first Japan dome tour". YG Life. Osen.
- ^ a b c d "【インタビュー】 D-LITE（from BIGBANG）、ソロとして新たな一歩「僕の音楽を聴いて力をもらってくれたら」。T.O.Pも応援". Barks News (in Japanese). Japan Music Network. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
- ^ "On Air Report - ゲストは・・・D-LITEさん". TOKYO FM (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-03-15.
- ^ "『明日深夜1時40分〜の魁！はBIGBANG・D-LITEに仮面をつけた美女がインタビュー！BIGBANGメンバーの素顔を暴露！？2016年グラミー賞受賞エド・シーラン登場！マンスリーはSILENT SIREN♪ #魁ミュージック". Sakigake Ongaku (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2017-08-09. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
- ^ "BIGBANGのD-LITE、音楽番組「BPM～BEST PEOPLE's MUSIC～」2/25にAbemaTVにて独占インタビュー映像放送！". K-style News (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-03-15.
- ^ "D-LITE (from BIGBANG)特集". Music On! TV (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2017-03-16. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
- ^ "anan No.2041 試し読みと目次". Magazine World Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-03-15.
- ^ "D-LITE「一緒に作るライブにしたい」". Numéro Tokyo (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-03-15.
- ^ "ViVi 2017年5月号【雑誌】". Amazon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-03-15.
- ^ "【TVLIFE最新号3/1発売】". TV Life (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-03-15.
- ^ "D-LITE (from BIGBANG) - 'D-Day' M/V". YouTube.
- ^ "Ｄ－ＬＩＴＥ、新曲は「秦基博の色」". YouTube.
- ^ a b c "BIGBANGのボーカリスト"D-LITE(ディライト)"". YGEX. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
- ^ a b "BIGBANG's Daesung to release new album simultaneously in Korea, Japan". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ "週間 デジタルアルバムランキング - 2017年04月10日付" (in Japanese). Oricon. April 2, 2017. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
- ^ a b "デイリー CDアルバムランキング - 2017年04月11日付" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on April 12, 2017. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
- ^ a b "【オリコン】BIGBANG・D-LITE、ソロアルバム2作連続首位" (in Japanese). Oricon. April 18, 2017. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- ^ "【オリコン2017年上半期ランキング】AKB48、SMAP、嵐が続々と記録を樹立！". Oricon. June 23, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
- ^ a b "D-LITE (from BIGBANG) ニューミニアルバム『D-Day』が3/28(火)AM:00より全曲先行配信スタート！" (in Japanese). YGEX. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
- ^ "Japan Hot Albums - D-Day". Billboard Japan. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
- ^ "【ビルボード】D-LITE（from BIGBANG）『D-Day』、41,353枚を売り上げ、週間アルバム・セールス1位". Billboard Japan. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
- ^ Physical sales of D-Day (48,139):
- "【オリコン】BIGBANG・D-LITE、ソロアルバム2作連続首位". (in Japanese). Retrieved April 18, 2017.
- "2017 Oricon Chart – April Week 3". Oricon. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
- "2017 Oricon Chart – April Week 4". Oricon. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
- "2017 Oricon Chart – May Week 1". Oricon. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
- "2017 Oricon Chart – June Week 1". Oricon. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- "2017 Oricon Chart – August Week 1". Retrieved August 16, 2017.
- "2017 Oricon Weekly Charts - September Week 1". Oricon. September 12, 2017. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
- ^ Digital sales of D-Day (5,734):
- "週間 デジタルアルバムランキング 2017年04月10日付 （2017年03月27日～2017年04月02日）". Archived from the original on 2017-04-05. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
- "週間 デジタルアルバムランキング 2017年04月17日付 （2017年04月03日～2017年04月09日）". Archived from the original on 2017-04-13. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
- "週間 デジタルアルバムランキング 2017年04月24日付 （2017年04月10日～2017年04月16日）". Archived from the original on 2017-04-20. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
- "週間 デジタルアルバムランキング 2017年05月01日付 （2017年04月17日～2017年04月23日）". Archived from the original on 2017-04-27. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
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