Ace of Angels is the first studio album and major Japanese release by South Korean girl group AOA. It was released on October 14, 2015 through Universal Music Japan.
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| Released | October 14, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2014–2015 | |||
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| Language | Japanese | |||
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To promote the album, AOA embarked on their first Japan concert tour, Angels World 2015 ~Oh Boy Academy~, in December 2015.
Background and release
editAfter releasing three singles in the Japanese market, including "Miniskirt", "Like a Cat", and "Heart Attack", AOA announced that they would release their debut Japanese studio album titled Ace of Angels on October 14, 2015, including eight previously released songs and three new original songs, "Oh Boy", "Lemon Slush", and "Stay with Me".[1]
A music video and a dance version for the track "Oh Boy" were released along with the formal release of the album on October 14, 2015.
Editions
editAce of Angels was released in ten different physical versions: A Limited CD+DVD Edition (Type A), a Limited CD+Desk Calendar Edition (Type B), seven Limited Picture Label Member CD Editions, and a Regular CD Edition.[2]
- Limited CD+DVD edition comes with a bonus DVD featuring "Oh Boy"'s original and dance versions of the music video, plus "Miniskirt", "Like a Cat", and "Heart Attack" Japanese music videos.
- Limited CD+Desk Calendar edition comes with a bonus desk calendar.
- Limited picture label member CD editions come in a standard jewel case without album cover and lyrics booklet. There are a total of seven editions in matching with seven members.
- Regular CD edition comes in a standard jewel case with a lyrics-only booklet.
Singles
edit"Miniskirt" is AOA's debut single in Japanese. The single was the first ever Japanese-language track released by AOA on October 1, 2014 in Japan. The short version of music video "Miniskirt" was released on September 8, 2014.[3] The full music video for "Miniskirt" was released on September 10, 2014. The physical single also included the Japanese version of "Short Hair" and the original version of the Korean track "Get Out".[4]
AOA released their second Japanese single titled "Like a Cat" on February 25, 2015. The short version of music video was released on February 8, 2015.[5] A dance version was officially released on February 25, 2015 on AOA's Vevo channel.[6] The physical single included the Japanese versions of "Elvis" and "Just the Two of Us", which were previously available on AOA's first single album Angels' Story (2012) and their second EP, Like a Cat (2014), respectively.
The third Japanese single, "Heart Attack," was physically released on July 29, 2015. The short version of music video was released on July 19, 2015.[7] The full music video was released on the next day, July 20, 2015. A dance version was available on July 4, 2015 on AOA's Vevo channel. The physical single included the Japanese versions of "Confused" and "Joa Yo!", which were previously available on the fourth Korean single album Red Motion (2013) and the first EP Short Hair (2014), respectively.
The first track, "Oh Boy", was released digitally as the only promotional single for the album on October 1, 2015, and two versions of its music video were included in the DVD of the album.[8]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Oh Boy" |
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| 3:31 |
| 2. | "Heart Attack" (Japanese Version) (胸キュン; "Mune Kyun") |
| 3:17 | |
| 3. | "Elvis" (Japanese Version) |
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| 3:23 |
| 4. | "Joa Yo!" (Japanese Version) (チョアヨ!; "Choa Yo!") |
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| 4:22 |
| 5. | "Luv Me" (Japanese Version) |
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| 3:32 |
| 6. | "Short Hair" (Japanese Version; ショートヘア) |
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| 3:37 |
| 7. | "Lemon Slush" |
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| 3:13 |
| 8. | "Like a Cat" (Japanese Version) |
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| 3:41 |
| 9. | "You Know That" (Japanese Version) |
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| 3:25 |
| 10. | "Stay with Me" |
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| 3:19 |
| 11. | "Miniskirt" (Japanese Version; ミニスカート) |
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| 3:01 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Miniskirt" (Japanese Version; music video) | 3:02 |
| 2. | "Like a Cat" (Japanese Version; music video) | 5:20 |
| 3. | "Heart Attack" (Japanese Version; music video) | 5:07 |
| 4. | "Oh BOY" (Music Video) | |
| 5. | "Oh BOY" (Music Video) (Dance Version) | |
| 6. | "Oh BOY" (music video and jacket making film) | |
| 7. | "AOA Log-in Tokyo #7" | |
| 8. | "AOA Log-in Tokyo 'Heart Attack' Digest" |
Charts
edit| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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| Japanese Weekly Albums (Oricon)[10] | 2 |
| Japanese Weekly Top Albums (Billboard)[11] | 1 |
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Format | Label | Edition(s) |
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| Japan | October 14, 2015 | CD + DVD | Universal Music Japan, Delicious Deli Records | Limited edition (type A) |
| CD + Desk Calendar | Limited edition (type B) | |||
| CD | Limited picture label member editions, regular edition | |||
| Digital download | Regular edition |
References
edit- ^ "AOA Japan 1st Album "Ace Of Angels"" (in Japanese). September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
- ^ AOA 'Ace Of Angels' Full Album
- ^ AOA Teases With Short MV for Japanese Version of “Mini Skirt”
- ^ "AOA to Make Japan Debut Today (10/1) with Japanese Version of 'Miniskirt'". Archived from the original on 2015-07-10. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
- ^ AOA is sexier than ever for the Japanese version of 'Like a Cat'
- ^ AOA releases short dance version of “Like a Cat” Japanese MV
- ^ AOA give you a 'Heart Attack' in short PV for their Japanese version!
- ^ AOA、日本ファースト・オリジナル・アルバムが発売
- ^ ACE OF ANGELS - First Press Limited Edition
- ^ Oricon Weekly Chart 26-10-2015
- ^ Billboard Japan Top Albums 26-10-2015