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T (TVXQ album)

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T
Studio album by
Tohoshinki
ReleasedJanuary 22, 2008
Recorded2007
Genre
Length1:09:43
LabelRhythm Zone
Tohoshinki chronology
Five in the Black
(2007) 		T
(2008) 		Mirotic
(2008)
Singles from T
  1. "Lovin' You"
    Released: June 13, 2007
  2. "Summer (Summer Dream/Song for You/Love in the Ice)"
    Released: August 1, 2007
  3. "Shine/Ride On"
    Released: September 19, 2007
  4. "Forever Love"
    Released: November 14, 2007
  5. "Together"
    Released: December 19, 2007
  6. "Purple Line"
    Released: January 16, 2008

T is the third Japanese studio album (sixth overall) by South Korean pop group Tohoshinki, released on January 22, 2008, by Rhythm Zone. It at #4 on the Oricon weekly charts. The album's biggest competition in sales was with Zard's "Zard Request Best: Beautiful Memory", the last album after its lead vocalist Izumi Sakai's death in 2007.

According to the members, the "T" stands for several things, such as "Tohoshinki", "Title", "Third" album, "Top" and "Try".[1] It could also stand for "Trick/Trust" and the group's "Teamwork". A week before the album's release, the single " Purple Line" had debuted and reached #1 in Oricon weekly sales.

The management played a different strategy to promote the album by splitting the members into teams which travelled separately to different cities in Japan for a week and appeared on radio shows and TV programs.

The song "Kiss したまま、さよなら" was specially composed and written by members Micky Yoochun and Hero Jaejoong, included only in 2CD+2DVD version. The song Trick is a song that is a mix of 5 songs (released after the album), each dedicated to a separate member. The first letter in the following five singles spell out the name 'Trick'.

Music videos

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Several songs in the album were singles previously released which had associated music videos, however not all are included in the DVD of the album. List of songs with PVs, in order of release:

Track listing

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T track list
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Trick"H.U.BAkira [ja]Akira4:27
2."No?"H.U.B
  • Dane Deviller (Sean & Dave)
  • Sean Hosein (Sean & Dave)
  • Steve Smith (SA TrackWorks)
  • Anthony Anderson (SA TrackWorks)
  • Ibrahim Lakhani
  • Sean & Dave
  • SA TrackWorks
  • Ibrahim Lakhani
3:44
3."Purple Line"
3:15
4."Forever Love"Ryoji SonodaIchiro Fujiya [ja]Jin Nakamura5:57
5."Summer Dream"H.U.B
  • Kiyoko Hara (Tatta Works)
  • Masayuki Fujii (Tatta Works)
H-Wonder4:57
6."Ride on"H.U.B
BNA Productions3:28
7."Darkness Eyes"Ryoji SonodaTommy HenriksenTommy Henriksen3:46
8."Lovin' You"H.U.BMikio SakaiMikio Sakai5:52
9."Rainbow"H.U.B
  • Niv Davidovich
  • Chico Nadal
  • Darrell Pitmann
Niv Davidovich3:35
10."Shine"H.U.BNishikawa ReoAkira4:32
11."Last Angel" (TVXQ version)
  • Negin Djafari
  • Ian-Paolo Lira
  • Hugo Lira
  • Thomas G:son
3:46
12."Clap!"H.U.BFredrik "Figge" BoströmFredrik "Figge" Boström3:15
13."Love in the Ice"Ryoji SonodaDaisuke Suzuki
5:27
14."Forever Love" (Acappella version)Ryoji SonodaIchiro FujiyaShinichiro Murayama [ja]2:57
15."Lovin' You" (Haru's "Deep Water" Mix)H.U.BMikio SakaiHitoshi Harukawa5:24
16."Together" (Bonus track)H.U.BHiroaki Hara [ja]Akira5:21
Total length:69:43
Notes
  • CD + DVD and 2 CD + 2 DVD versions do not include tracks 14 & 15 ("Forever Love (Acappella version)" & "Lovin' You (Haru's "Deep Water" Mix)")
T 2 CD + 2 DVD Version CD 2 track list
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Song for You"H.U.BKazuhiro Hara [ja]Nishikawa Reo4:31
2."Day Moon 〜ハルダル〜" (Japanese version)
Kenzie
  • Kenzie
  • Shim Sang-won
3:57
3."Beautiful Life" (Japanese version)
The Heavyweights3:40
4."You're My Miracle" (Japanese version)
  • Young-hu Kim
  • H.U.B
Young-hu KimYoung-hu Kim4:06
5."Kiss (したまま、さよなら)"Yoochun
  • Yoochun
  • Crusher Kimura
6:19
Total length:22:33
T CD + DVD Version DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Lovin' You PV" 
2."Summer Dream PV" 
3."Shine PV" 
4."Forever Love PV" 
5."Together PV" 
6."Offshoot Movie" (Only included in First Press Release) 


T 2 CD + 2 DVD Version DVD 1
No.TitleLength
1."Lovin' You PV" 
2."Summer Dream PV" 
3."Shine PV" 
4."Forever Love PV" 
5."Together PV" 
T 2 CD + 2 DVD Version DVD 2
No.TitleLength
1."Soul Power Tokyo Summit 2007: Tohoshinki" 
2."2nd Live Tour: Five in the Black Special Edition" 
3."Premium Mini Live @Yokohama Blitz 2007.9.23" 

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2008) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[2] 4

Monthly charts

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Chart (2008) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon) 30
South Korean Int'l Albums (MIAK)[3] 1

Sales and certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[5] Gold 158,524[4]
South Korea — 29,161[6]

Singles

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Date Title Chart position
2007-06-13 "Lovin' You" 2
2007-08-01 "Summer: Summer Dream/Song for You/Love in the Ice" 2
2007-09-19 "Shine/Ride On" 2
2007-11-14 "Forever Love" 4
2007-12-09 "Together" 3
2008-01-16 "Purple Line" 1

Release history

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Country Date Label
Japan January 22, 2008 Rhythm Zone
Hong Kong January 30, 2008 Avex Asia
South Korea SM Entertainment
China February 2008 Polydor China

References

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  1. ^ Mashup! 音王 MUSIO Interview 1/15/08
  2. ^ Oricon Style
  3. ^ 무제 문서 Archived June 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree']. Oricon. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  5. ^ "Japanese album certifications – Tohoshinki – T" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2008年1月 on the drop-down menu
  6. ^ "March 2008 Pop Chart Sales" (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on June 21, 2008. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
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