Seventh Mission is the Japanese debut album by the South Korean boy band Boyfriend. It was released on May 29, 2013, in four different editions.[1]

Seventh Mission
HMV Lawson Edition Album Cover
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 29, 2013 (2013-05-29)
Recorded2012–2013
GenreJ-pop, dance-pop
Length1:41:56
LanguageJapanese
LabelBeing Group
Boyfriend chronology
"ON&ON'
(2013)
Seventh Mission
(2013)
Pinky Santa
(2013)
Singles from Seventh Mission
  1. "Be My Shine"
    Released: August 22, 2012
  2. "Dance Dance Dance / MY LADY"
    Released: November 28, 2012
  3. "Melody of Eyes"
    Released: March 27, 2013

Background

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The title of the album "SEVENTH MISSION" represents the six members and the seventh is their fans coming together for one mission, the album. The album, which will include eleven songs, will release in four different versions: Limited Type A, Limited Type B, CD Only, and The Lawson and HMV Versions. Limited Type A is said to include an extra DVD with footage from the guys’ "Nippon Budokan Premium Showcase Live" and a member character charm; Limited Type B will include a 30-minute DVD; the Lawson and HMV versions will have additional content; and the CD Only will include a bonus track.

Composition

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The album is composed of eleven songs, four singles, seven new songs and short edit of Korean version Melody of Eyes. The track Melody of Eyes was originally recorded in Japanese and released on their latest Japanese single Melody of Eyes[2]

Singles

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Three songs from the album were released as singles:

The first single from the album is original Japanese song, "Be My Shine". It was released on August 22, 2012 as the group's Japanese debut single.[3] It peaked number 4 on Oricon's Weekly chart with around 56,000 copies sold to date.[4]

The second single from the album is another original Japanese song "Dance Dance Dance / MY LADY", with two sided disc songs, Dance Dance Dance and MY LADY.[3] It was released on November 28, 2012. It peaked number 3 in Oricon's Weekly chart with around 37,800 copies sold to date.[5]

The third and final single from the album is original Japanese single "Melody of Eyes".[3] It was released on March 27, 2013. It peaked number 4 in Oricon's Weekly chart with around 34,010 copies sold to date.[6]

Track listing

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CD+DVD+GOODS[7]
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."CODE NAME; SPY GET LOVE"  3:34
2."Be My Shine"GORO Matsui, Song Soo YoonG-High, Han Jae Ho, Lee Joo Hyoung, Kim Seung Soo3:50
3."Dance Dance Dance"La TerreK & K Factory4:10
4."First Kiss"KOMUSadahiro Nakano5:16
5."Party Plane"Akihiko NakaharaAnders Wigelius, Erik Wigelius4:08
6."Supernatural"Kei Noguchi, Song Soo YoonHwang Hyun3:25
7."Dangerous"ma-sayaSHIROSE from WHITE JAM/COACHE2:16
8."My I"Saki Nishina, G-high, Lee Joo HyounG-high, Lee Joo Hyoung3:11
9."Waikiki"ma-sayaJP & Lee3:34
10."MY LADY"Boy-Boy, SONG SOO YOONHAN JAE HO, KIM SEUNG SOO, G-High, LEE JOO HYOUNG3:33
11."Melody of Eyes"La TerreK & K Factory4:59
12."NIPPON BUDOKAN PREMIUM SHOWCASE LIVE" (DVD)  60:00
13."Chibi Character" (GOODS)   
14."Special Box" (GOODS)   
CD+DVD[7]
No.TitleLength
15."Special Movie" (Special DVD)30:00
CD+PHOTOBOOK[8]
No.TitleLength
16."A4 SIZE PHOTOBOOK (48P)" (w/ attache case) 
CD only[9]
No.TitleLength
17."Melody of Eyes" (KRN ver. (Short Edit)) 

Charts

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Oricon Chart Peak Debut sales
Daily Albums Chart 4
Weekly Albums Chart 7 11,811
Monthly Albums Chart 23 11,811
Yearly Albums Chart 439 13,085

References

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  1. ^ "BOYFRIEND 待望の1stALBUM「SEVENTH MISSION」 5月29日(水)リリース決定!!!". Boyfriend-jp. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
  2. ^ "[INFO] Boyfriend's 1st Album SEVENTH MISSION Tracklist". Facebook. 2013-04-16. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
  3. ^ a b c "瞳のメロディ』". boyfriend-jp (Official Japanese Website). Retrieved 2013-04-27.
  4. ^ "2012年08月20日~2012年08月26日のCDシングル週間ランキング (Oricon's Weekly Singles chart for September 3rd)". Oricon. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
  5. ^ "2012年11月26日~2012年12月02日のCDシングル週間ランキング(Oricon's Weekly Singles chart for December 2nd)". Oricon. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
  6. ^ "2013年03月25日~2013年03月31日のCDシングル週間ランキング (Oricon's Weekly Single chart for April 8th". Oricon. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
  7. ^ a b "★初回限定盤B [CD+DVD]". boyfriendjp (Official Japanese Website). Retrieved 2013-04-27.
  8. ^ "★ローソン・HMV限定盤[CD+豪華写真集]". boyfriendjp (Official Japanese Website). Retrieved 2013-04-27.
  9. ^ "★通常盤 [CD]". boyfriendjp (Official Japanese Website). Retrieved 2013-04-27.