Piece (Monsta X album)

2018 studio album by Monsta X

Piece

Studio album by

Monsta X

Released| April 25, 2018
Genre| J-pop
Length| 34:33
Language| Japanese
Label| Universal Music Japan
Monsta X chronology
| The Connect: Dejavu
(2018)  | Piece
(2018)  | Take.1 Are You There?
(2018)

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Singles from  Piece

1. "Hero (Japanese version)"
Released: April 26, 2017
2. "Beautiful (Japanese version)"
Released: August 2, 2017
3. "Spotlight"
Released: January 31, 2018
4. "Puzzle"
Released: April 10, 2018

Piece is the first Japanese-language album and second studio album of the South Korean boy group Monsta X. It was released and distributed by Universal Music Japan on April 25, 2018.

## Background and release

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The album was announced in February 2018, as Monsta X's first Japanese album. The album consists of ten tracks, including four new tracks, while the other six were already released singles or Japanese versions of some of the group's earlier Korean tracks.[1] Just prior to the release of this album, in March 2018, "Spotlight", originally released in January that year, became a certified gold single by RIAJ, the first of the group's Japanese singles to achieve this certification.[2]

On April 10, a music video for the track "Puzzle" was released in advance of the album, with a short version of the music video posted to YouTube.[3]

The album was released in three versions, the regular version and limited editions A and B.[4]

Following the release of the album, Monsta X held their first Japanese tour, through April and May 2018.[4][5]

## Commercial performance

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The album sold more than 55,000 copies in Japan.[6] The album had three tracks which charted in Japan, although the track "Puzzle" did not; these are the Japanese versions of "Hero" and "Beautiful", as well as "Spotlight".[7]

## Track listing

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Piece track listingNo.| Title| Lyrics| Music| Length

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1.| "Killin' Me"| ZERO|

* Steven Lee
* MUSOH
* Christofer Erixon

| 3:22
2.| "Shine Forever" (Japanese version)| ZERO|

* Lish
* Stereo14
* Bintage

| 3:28
3.| "Stuck" (Japanese version)| ZERO| Punch Sound| 3:45
4.| "Ready or Not" (Japanese version)| ZERO|

* Lish
* Stereo14
* Esbee

| 3:16
5.| "Hero" (Japanese version)| ZERO| Punch Sound| 3:39
6.| "Spotlight"| ZERO|

* Albin Nordqvist
* Adrian Mckinnon
* Gashima

| 3:56
7.| "Aura"|

* Jooheon
* Lee Jin-ho
* Ok Jae Won

* Jooheon
* Lee Jin-ho
* Ok Jae Won

| 3:11
8.| "Beautiful" (Japanese version)|

* ZERO
* Galactika

|  | 3:23
9.| "PUZZLE"| ZERO|

* Drew Ryan Scott
* Joacim Persson
* Johan Alkenas

| 3:13
10.| "#GYFL"| ZERO|

* Simon Janiov
* Andreas Öberg

| 3:21
Total length:| 34:33

## Charts

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### Album

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#### Weekly charts

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Chart performance for Piece Chart (2018)  | Peak
position

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Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[8] | 7
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[9] | 3

### Songs

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#### Weekly charts

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Chart performance for
"Hero" (Japanese version)  | Chart (2017)  | Peak
position

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Japan Hot 100 (Billboard Japan)[10] | 3
Japanese Singles (Oricon)[11] | 2
Chart performance for
"Beautiful" (Japanese version)  | Chart (2017)  | Peak
position

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Japan Hot 100 (Billboard Japan)[10] | 4
Japanese Singles (Oricon)[11] | 2
Chart performance for "Spotlight"  | Chart (2018)  | Peak
position

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Japan Hot 100 (Billboard Japan)[10] | 2
Japanese Singles (Oricon)[11] | 2

## Certification and sales

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Region  | Work  | Certification  | Certified units/Sales

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Album
Japan  | Piece | —  | 55,042[12]
Songs
Japan (RIAJ)[13] | "Hero" (Japanese version)  | —  | 69,713 (Phy.)[14]
"Beautiful" (Japanese version)  | —  | 68,218 (Phy.)[15]
"Spotlight"  | Gold  | 94,651 (Phy.)[16]

## References

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1. ^ MONSTA X、日本ファースト・アルバム『PIECE』 - TOWER RECORDS ONLINE. Tower Records Online (in Japanese). Retrieved August 8, 2020.
2. ^ 一般社団法人 日本レコード協会. RIAJ (in Japanese). Retrieved August 8, 2020.
3. ^ MONSTA X、日本1stアルバム『PIECE』より「PUZZLE」のMVが公開. Billboard Japan (in Japanese). April 11, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
4. ^ a b MONSTA X、日本1stアルバム「PIECE」発売＆全国ツアー実施. Natalie Official (in Japanese). February 14, 2018. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
5. ^ これぞMONSTA X！カリスマあふれるパフォーマンスと笑いのギャップで魅せた初全国ツアー完走＜最終公演ライブレポート＞ - モデルプレス. Model Press (in Japanese). May 19, 2018. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
6. ^ Billboard Japan charts for Piece:
* "Billboard Japan Top Album Sales for May 7, 2018". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved August 7, 2020.
* "Billboard Japan Top Album Sales for May 14, 2018". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved August 7, 2020.
* "Billboard Japan Top Album Sales for May 21, 2018". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved August 7, 2020.
* "Billboard Japan Top Album Sales for May 28, 2018". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved August 7, 2020.
7. ^ MONSTA Xのシングル売上ランキング. Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
8. ^ Billboard Japan Hot Albums: 2018/05/23 公開. Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved August 7, 2020.
9. ^ 週間 アルバムランキング - 2018年05月07日付. Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
10. ^ a b c "Monsta X Chart History: Billboard Japan Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
11. ^ a b c Monsta Xのシングル売上ランキング [Monsta X single sales ranking]. Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
12. ^ Cumulative sales for Piece:
* "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales Chart for May 7, 2018 (see #3)". Billboard Japan. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
* "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales Chart for May 14, 2018 (see #15)". Billboard Japan. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
* "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales Chart for May 21, 2018 (see #5)". Billboard Japan. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
* "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales Chart for May 28, 2018 (see #1)". Billboard Japan. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
13. ^ 月次認定作品 認定年月：2018年 3月 - Spotlight. RIAJ (in Japanese). Retrieved April 12, 2018.
14. ^ "Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales Chart for May 29, 2017 (see #2)". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved June 1, 2017.
15. ^ "Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales Chart for September 4, 2017 (see #1)". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved September 5, 2017.
16. ^ Cumulative sales for Spotlight:
* "Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales Chart for February 12, 2018 (see #2)". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved February 13, 2018.
* "Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales Chart for February 19, 2018 (see #25)". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved February 20, 2018.

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Monsta X

* Shownu
* Minhyuk
* Kihyun
* Hyungwon
* Joohoney
* I.M

* Wonho

Sub-units|

Shownu X Hyungwon

Albums|

* The Clan Pt. 2.5: The Final Chapter
* Piece
* Take.1 Are You There?
* Take.2 We Are Here
* Phenomenon
* All About Luv
* Fatal Love
* Flavors of Love
* The Dreaming

EPs|

* Trespass
* Rush
* The Clan Pt. 1 Lost
* The Clan Pt. 2 Guilty
* The Code
* The Connect: Dejavu
* Follow: Find You
* Fantasia X
* One of a Kind
* No Limit
* Shape of Love
* Reason

Singles|

* "Who Do U Love?"
* "You Can't Hold My Heart"
* "Beautiful Liar"

Compilations|

* Now Project

Concert tours|

| Tour|

* The First Live: X-Clan Origins Tour
* Beautiful World Tour
* The Connect World Tour
* We Are Here World Tour
* No Limit Tour

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Concert|

* Live From Seoul With Luv

Related topics|

* Starship Entertainment
* Monsta X: The Dreaming

* Discography
* Awards and nominations

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