Piece (Monsta X album)

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

Piece
Studio album by
Monsta X
ReleasedApril 25, 2018
Genre
Length34:33
Label
Monsta X chronology
The Connect: Dejavu
(2018)		 Piece
(2018)		 Take.1 Are You There?
(2018)
Singles from Piece
  1. "Hero (Japanese ver.)"
    Released: April 26, 2017
  2. "Beautiful (Japanese ver.)"
    Released: August 2, 2017
  3. "Spotlight"
    Released: January 31, 2018
  4. "Puzzle"
    Released: April 10, 2018

Background and release

The album was announced in February 2018, as Monsta X's first Japanese album. The album contains 10 tracks, with four being 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 the album, in March 2018, "Spotlight", originally released in January that year, became a certified gold single by the RIAJ, the first of the group's Japanese singles to achieve this certification.[2]

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

The album was released in three versions, a 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.[5][4]

Commercial Performance

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

Track listing

Credits adapted from Naver.[8]

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
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)ZEROPunch Sound3:45
4."Ready or Not" (Japanese version)ZERO
  • Lish
  • Stereo14
  • Esbee
3:16
5."Hero" (Japanese version)ZEROPunch Sound3:39
6."Spotlight"ZERO
  • Albin Nordqvist
  • Adrian Mckinnon
  • Gashima
3:56
7."Aura"
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

Weekly charts
Chart (2018) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[9] 3
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[10] 7

References
  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. 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:
  7. MONSTA Xのシングル売上ランキング. Oricon News (in Japanese). Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  8. "Piece - album details". Vibe (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  9. "Weekly album ranking dated May 7, 2018". Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  10. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums Sales for May 28, 2018". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved August 7, 2020.
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