Cheers (Lee Hong-gi album)

Cheers is a Japanese-language studio album from South Korean singer Lee Hong-gi, the main singer of the band F.T. Island. It was released on December 5, 2018, by Warner Music Japan.[1] The album includes Japanese versions of three songs that were previously released in Lee Hong-gi's Korean-language album Do n Do.[2]

Cheers
Studio album by
Lee Hong-gi
ReleasedDecember 5, 2018 (2018-12-05)
Length30:23
LanguageJapanese
LabelWarner Music Japan
Lee Hong-gi chronology
Do n Do
(2018)		 Cheers
(2018)
Singles from Cheers
  1. "Pathfinders"
    Released: October 22, 2018 (2018-10-22)

Background and release

On September 27, 2018, Lee Hong-gi announced that his upcoming album Cheers will be released on December 5, 2018. The album is supposed to have a positive message, with a theme of challenging new things and pushing forward without fear.[3]

On October 22, the music video for "Pathfinders", the lead single of Cheers, was released. The video features Lee Hong-gi dancing with eight dancers from 1MILLION Dance Studio, including May J Lee, who worked together with Lee Hong-gi as trainers on Produce 48. The dance was choreographed by May J Lee and Jinwoo Yoon of 1MILLION Dance Studio.[4][5] A dance performance music video was released on October 25.[6] Lee Hong-gi later stated in an interview that the music video shows empathy spreading among people as they gradually join in to dance, as the many people with tattoos may often be seen with prejudice.[7]

The album tracklist was revealed on October 29,[2] and the album itself was released on December 5.[1]

Track listing
CD[8][9]
No.TitleLength
1."Pathfinders"4:07
2."Glorious Love"3:04
3."Cookies" (feat. Jung Il-hoon of BTOB)3:07
4."Come to Me" (feat. Zuho of SF9)3:26
5."I Am" (with Cheetah)3:54
6."Thank You"2:47
7."Bonfire" (feat. DinDin)3:20
8."Yellow Light"3:39
9."Good Night"3:13
Total length:30:23
DVD[8][9]
No.TitleLength
1."Pathfinders ＜Music Video＞" 
2."The Making of –Pathfinders–" 

Charts
Chart (2018) Peak
position
Japan Weekly Albums (Oricon)[1] 10
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard)[10] 13

References
  1. "週間 アルバムランキング 2018年12月17日付". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-12-15.
  2. "イ・ホンギ（FTISLAND）2ndソロアルバム『Cheers』全曲ダイジェスト＆トラックリスト公開". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 2018-10-29. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
  3. "FTISLANDのイ・ホンギが2ndソロアルバム『Cheers』発売へ、新たなアー写＆ジャケ写も公開". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 2018-09-27. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
  4. "Lee Hong Gi (from FTISLAND) to release his second solo album "Cheers" on December 5th". Neo-Tokyo 2099. 2018-10-26. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
  5. "イ・ホンギ（FTISLAND）、苦手なダンスを猛特訓して撮影した「Pathfinders」MV公開". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 2018-10-23. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
  6. "イ・ホンギ（FTISLAND）、ソロ・アルバムのリード・トラック「Pathfinders」ダンスMVも公開". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 2018-10-25. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
  7. "FTISLANDのイ・ホンギ、2ndソロ・アルバム『Cheers』に込めた想いを語る". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 2018-12-03. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
  8. "イ・ホンギ（from FTISLAND）「Cheers（初回限定盤）」". Warner Music Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-12-16.
  9. "イ・ホンギ (from FTISLAND) - Cheers ［CD+DVD+フォトブックレット］＜初回限定盤＞". Tower Records. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
  10. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums: 2018/12/17 付け". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-12-15.
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