Boys Meet U

Boys Meet U is the second Japanese studio album by South Korean boy band Shinee, released on June 26, 2013, in Japan by EMI Records Japan.

For the song, see Boys Meet U (song).
Boys Meet U
Studio album by
Shinee
ReleasedJune 26, 2013 (2013-06-26)
Recorded2012-2013
GenrePop, Dance, R&B
Length45:57
LanguageJapanese
LabelEMI Records Japan
ProducerLee Soo Man (executive)
Shinee chronology
Sherlock
(2012)		 Boys Meet U
(2013)		 The Misconceptions of Us
(2013)
Singles from Boys Meet U
  1. "Sherlock"
    Released: May 16, 2012
  2. "Dazzling Girl"
    Released: October 3, 2012
  3. "1000-nen, Zutto Soba ni Ite..."
    Released: December 12, 2012
  4. "Fire"
    Released: March 13, 2013
  5. "Breaking News"
    Released: June 25, 2013

Background and release

At least four of the songs from the album, "Sherlock", "Dazzling Girl", "1000-nen, Zutto Soba ni Ite..." and "Fire", have been released as A-side singles in Japan. Another track, "Breaking News", was aired on Tokyo FM during the Yamada Hisashi's Radian Limited F. The short version of the music video for the same song was released on 21 June 2013 on Universal Music Japan's official YouTube channel.[1] The full list of tracks in the album and their preview in the form of a medley was released on June 23, 2013.[2]

The album was released on June 26, 2013, on online music portal sites for digital download as well as in three different physical versions, regular CD version, a CD + DVD version and a limited edition which contains a CD, a DVD, and a photo book.[3]

Singles

A Japanese version of "Sherlock" was released in Japan on May 16, 2012, as their fourth Japanese single. It included the original Japanese song "Keeping Love Again" as a B-side. It was released in two versions, a limited edition that came with a bonus DVD, a 28-page photo booklet, and a trading card, and a regular edition with a poster photo booklet.[4][5] The single peaked at number 2 on Oricon's daily and weekly singles charts.

Track listing
Boys Meet U
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Password"Natsumi Kobayashi
4:52
2."Breaking News"
  • Hidenori Tanaka (Agehasprings)
3:38
3."Dazzling Girl"
  • Sara Sakurai (T's Music)
  • Rx
3:32
4."1000-nen, Zutto Soba ni Ite..." (1000年、ずっとそばにいて...)
4:16
5."Run With Me"
  • Peter Habib (Mr. Fantastic)
  • Adam Nierow (Mr. Fantastic)
  • Erika Nuri
  • Mr. Fantastic
3:21
6."Kiss Yo"
  • Sara Sakurai (T's Music)
  • Anders Wigelius
  • Erik Wigelius
  • Anders Wigelius
  • Erik Wigelius
4:14
7."The World Where You Exist" (Kimi ga Iru Sekai (君がいる世界))
  • H.U.B
3:22
8."Keeping Love Again"
  • Sara Sakurai (T's Music)
3:54
9."BURNING UP!"
  • Sara Sakurai (T's Music)
  • Steven Lee
  • Jorge Mhondera
  • Paul Drew (DWB Music)
  • Greig Watts (DWB Music)
  • Pete Barringer (DWB Music)
3:35
10."Sherlock" (Japanese version)
3:57
11."Fire"
  • Tak Miyazawa
  • Bach Logic
3:36
12."I'm With You"
  • H.U.B
  • Sammy Naja
  • Drew Ryan Scott
  • Josef Salimi
  • Sammy Naja
  • Drew Ryan Scott
  • Josef Salimi
4:05
Total length:46:22

Charts

Oricon
Oricon Chart Peak Debut sales Sales total Certification
Daily Albums Chart 2 36,402 (Daily)

56,215 (Weekly)

 69,010+[6] RIAJ: Gold[7]
Weekly Albums Chart 2
Monthly Albums Chart 8
Yearly Albums Chart 92

Other charts
Country Chart Peak
position
Japan Billboard Japan Hot 100[8] 2
Taiwan G-Music Asia Chart 2
G-Music Combo Chart 10
G-Music J-Pop Chart 2

Release history
CountryDateFormatLabel
Japan June 26, 2013 CD, Digital download EMI Music Japan
South Korea July 5, 2013 Digital download SM Entertainment

References
  1. "SHINee – 「Breaking News」Music Video". Universal Music Japan. YouTube. June 21, 2013. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
  2. "Get an ear full of SHINee in 'Boys Meet U' album medley + full tracklist". Allkpop. June 23, 2013. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
  3. "Boys Meet U [w/DVD, Limited Edition]". cdjapan.co.jp. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  4. "Sherlock [Japanese ver.]". Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  5. "Sherlock [Japanese ver.] [Regular Edition]". Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  6. "Oricon" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
  7. RIAJ Certifications for July, 2013 http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/201307.html August 9, 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2013
  8. "Billboard Japan Hot 100 - 2013/09/02 付け" (in Japanese). billboard-japan.com. September 2, 2013.
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