T (TVXQ album)

2008 studio album by Tohoshinki

Studio album by

Tohoshinki

Released| January 22, 2008
Recorded| 2007
Genre|

* J-pop
* R&B
* dance-pop
* hip hop
* electronic

Length| 1:09:43
Label| Rhythm Zone
Tohoshinki chronology
| Five in the Black
(2007)  | T
(2008)  | Mirotic
(2008)

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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:

* "Lovin' You"
* "Summer Dream"
* "Shine/Ride On"
* "Last Angel"
* "Forever Love"
* "Together"
* "Purple Line"

## Track listing

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T track listNo.| Title| Lyrics| Music| Arrangement| Length

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1.| "Trick"| H.U.B| Akira [ja]| Akira| 4:27
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"|

* Yoo Young-jin
* Ryoji Sonoda [ja]

* Yoo Young-jin
* Yoo Han-jin [ko]
* JJ650

* Yoo Young-jin
* Lee Soo-man

| 3:15
4.| "Forever Love"| Ryoji Sonoda| Ichiro Fujiya [ja]| Jin Nakamura| 5:57
5.| "Summer Dream"| H.U.B|

* Kiyoko Hara (Tatta Works)
* Masayuki Fujii (Tatta Works)

| H-Wonder| 4:57
6.| "Ride on"| H.U.B|

* Christopher Lee-Joe (BNA Productions)
* Philipe-Marc Anquetil (BNA Productions)
* Iain James

| BNA Productions| 3:28
7.| "Darkness Eyes"| Ryoji Sonoda| Tommy Henriksen| Tommy Henriksen| 3:46
8.| "Lovin' You"| H.U.B| Mikio Sakai| Mikio Sakai| 5:52
9.| "Rainbow"| H.U.B|

* Niv Davidovich
* Chico Nadal
* Darrell Pitmann

| Niv Davidovich| 3:35
10.| "Shine"| H.U.B| Nishikawa Reo| Akira| 4:32
11.| "Last Angel" (TVXQ version)|

* Koda Kumi
* H.U.B

* Negin Djafari [sv]
* Ian-Paolo Lira
* Hugo Lira
* Thomas G:son

* Negin Djafari
* Ian-Paolo Lira
* Hugo Lira
* Thomas G:son

| 3:46
12.| "Clap!"| H.U.B| Fredrik "Figge" Boström| Fredrik "Figge" Boström| 3:15
13.| "Love in the Ice"| Ryoji Sonoda| Daisuke Suzuki|

* Daisuke Suzuki
* Yuya Saito [ja]

| 5:27
14.| "Forever Love" (Acappella version)| Ryoji Sonoda| Ichiro Fujiya| Shinichiro Murayama [ja]| 2:57
15.| "Lovin' You" (Haru's "Deep Water" Mix)| H.U.B| Mikio Sakai| Hitoshi Harukawa| 5:24
16.| "Together" (Bonus track)| H.U.B| Hiroaki Hara [ja]| Akira| 5:21
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 listNo.| Title| Lyrics| Music| Arrangement| Length

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1.| "Song for You"| H.U.B| Kazuhiro Hara [ja]| Nishikawa Reo| 4:31
2.| "Day Moon 〜ハルダル〜" (Japanese version)|

* Kim Jeong-bae [ko]
* H.U.B

| Kenzie|

* Kenzie
* Shim Sang-won

| 3:57
3.| "Beautiful Life" (Japanese version)|

* Young-hu Kim
* Ryoji Sonoda [ja]

* Jamie Jones (The Heavyweights)
* Jack Kugell (The Heavyweights)
* Jason Pennock (The Heavyweights)
* Sarah Nagourney

| The Heavyweights| 3:40
4.| "You're My Miracle" (Japanese version)|

* Young-hu Kim
* H.U.B

| Young-hu Kim| Young-hu Kim| 4:06
5.| "Kiss (したまま、さよなら)"| Yoochun|

* Yoochun
* Jaejoong

* Yoochun
* Crusher Kimura

| 6:19
Total length:| 22:33

T CD + DVD Version DVDNo.| Title| Length

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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 1No.| Title| Length

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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 2No.| Title| Length

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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

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Japanese Albums (Oricon)[2] | 4

### Monthly charts

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Chart (2008)  | Peak
position

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Japanese Albums (Oricon)  | 30
South Korean Int'l Albums (MIAK)[3] | 1

## Sales and certifications

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Japan (RIAJ)[5] | Gold  | 158,524[4]
South Korea  | —  | 29,161[6]

### Singles

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Date  | Title  | Chart position

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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

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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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* Max Changmin

* Hero Jaejoong
* Micky Yoochun
* Xiah Junsu

Studio albums|

| Korean|

* Tri-Angle
* Rising Sun
* "O"-Jung.Ban.Hap.
* Mirotic
* Keep Your Head Down
* Catch Me
* Tense
* New Chapter #1: The Chance of Love
* 20&2

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Japanese|

* Heart, Mind and Soul
* Five in the Black
* T
* The Secret Code
* Tone
* Time
* Tree
* With
* Tomorrow
* XV
* Zone

Special albums|

* The Christmas Gift from TVXQ
* Rise as God
* New Chapter #2: The Truth of Love
* Epitaph

Compilation albums|

* Best Selection 2010
* Complete: Single A-side Collection
* Single B-side Collection
* Two of Us
* Fine Collection: Begin Again

Concert tours|

| World tours|

* "O" Asia Tour
* Catch Me World Tour
* Tistory Special Tour

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Japan tours|

* Heart, Mind and Soul Tour
* Tone Tour
* Time Tour
* Tree Tour
* With Tour
* Begin Again Tour
* Zone Tour

Affiliated tours|

* SM Town Live '10 World Tour
* SM Town Live World Tour III
* SM Town Live World Tour IV

Filmography|

* Banjun Theater
* I Am
* Analog Trip

Record companies|

* SM Entertainment
* Avex Group
* Avex Trax
* Rhythm Zone
* Avex Taiwan

Related topics|

* SM Town
* Lee Soo-man
* Yoo Young-jin
* JYJ

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* Albums
* Singles
* Awards and nominations
* Tours
* Japan Tours
* Videography
* List of recorded songs

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