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".Mashup! 音王 MUSIO Interview 1/15/08 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 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
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)")
Charts Weekly charts Chart (2008)PeakpositionJapanese Albums (Oricon)Oricon Style 4
Monthly charts Chart (2008)PeakpositionJapanese Albums (Oricon) 30South Korean Int'l Albums (MIAK)무제 문서 1
Sales and certifications
Singles DateTitleChart position2007-06-13"Lovin' You"22007-08-01"Summer: Summer Dream/Song for You/Love in the Ice"22007-09-19"Shine/Ride On"22007-11-14"Forever Love"42007-12-09"Together"32008-01-16"Purple Line"1
Release history Country Date Label Japan January 22, 2008 Rhythm Zone Hong Kong January 30, 2008 Avex Asia South Korea SM Entertainment China February 2008 Polydor China
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