Unlimited is Kim Hyun-joong 's first full Japanese length studio album. It was released on December 12, 2012 and consists of 14 tracks, including most of his songs from his previous two Japanese singles KISS KISS / Lucky Guy and HEAT .[ 1] [ 2] The album was created in different versions – the Normal version with the original 14 songs and two Limited editions, which include a DVD, each featuring a different music video and its making of.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
On November 27, Universal Music Japan released an album teaser video on their official YouTube channel, which includes a preview of the music video for "Your Story".[ 6] "Your Story" was released as digital download on December 5, a week ahead of the release of the album.[ 7]
Title Lyrics Music Arrangement 1. "Save Today" Steven Lee , Sean Alexander, Jimmy RichardSteven Lee , Sean Alexander, Jimmy RichardKim Sun-il (DAYBREAK), Alex (DOWNHELL), Yang Hye-seung (PIA) 03:59 2. "Let's Party" Kim Ji-hyang Steven Lee , Jimmy RichardSteven Lee 03:41 3. "U" (Jap. Ver.) Rina Moon Steven Lee , Drew R. ScottSteven Lee 03:37 4. "Kiss Kiss" (Jap. Ver.) Rina Moon Steven Lee , Drew R. Scott, Sean AlexanderSteven Lee 03:44 5. "I'm Yours" Steven Lee , Jimmy Richard, TC CarterSteven Lee , Jimmy Richard, TC CarterSteven Lee 03:24 6. "Your Story" Steven Lee , Jimmy Richard, Rina MoonSteven Lee , Jimmy RichardKim Sun-il (DAYBREAK) 04:23 7. "僕は君のもの" (I'm Your Man) (Jap. Ver.) Kim Chang-rock Kim Chang-rock 04:19 8. "Marry You" (Jap. Ver.) Steven Lee , Yannis Constantinou, Kim Bergseth 03:43 9. "Lucky Guy" (Jap. Ver.) Rina Moon Steven Lee Steven Lee 03:43 10. "Break Down (Ft. Double K)" (Jap. Ver.) Rina Moon Steven Lee Steven Lee 03:31 11. "Heat" Koshi Inaba Tak Matsumoto Hideyuki Terachi 04:05 12. "Your Story" (Inst.) 04:24 13. "Save Today" (Inst.) 03:58 14. "I'm Yours" (Inst.) 03:24
Limited Editions A and B
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Title Lyrics Music Arrangement 1. "Save Today" Steven Lee , Sean Alexander, Jimmy RichardSteven Lee , Sean Alexander, Jimmy RichardKim Sun-il (DAYBREAK), Alex (DOWNHELL), Yang Hye-seung (PIA) 03:59 2. "Let's Party" Kim Ji-hyang Steven Lee , Jimmy RichardSteven Lee 03:41 3. "U" (Jap. Ver.) Rina Moon Steven Lee , Drew R. ScottSteven Lee 03:37 4. "Kiss Kiss" (Jap. Ver.) Rina Moon Steven Lee , Drew R. Scott, Sean AlexanderSteven Lee 03:44 5. "I'm Yours" Steven Lee , Jimmy Richard, TC CarterSteven Lee , Jimmy Richard, TC CarterSteven Lee 03:24 6. "Your Story" Steven Lee , Jimmy Richard, Rina MoonSteven Lee , Jimmy RichardKim Sun-il (DAYBREAK) 04:23 7. "僕は君のもの" (I'm Your Man) (Jap. Ver.) Kim Chang-rock Kim Chang-rock 04:19 8. "Marry Me" (Jap. Ver.) Steven Lee , Yannis Constantinou, Kim Bergseth 03:43 9. "Lucky Guy" (Jap. Ver.) Rina Moon Steven Lee Steven Lee 03:43 10. "Break Down (Ft. Double K)" (Jap. Ver.) Rina Moon Steven Lee Steven Lee 03:31 11. "Heat" Koshi Inaba Tak Matsumoto Hideyuki Terachi 04:05 12. "Your Story" (Inst.) 04:24 13. "Save Today" (Inst.) 03:58 14. "I'm Yours" (Inst.) 03:24
Jacket A, Limited Edition: DVD Title 1. "Your Story" (MV + Making Of)
Jacket B, Limited Edition: DVD Title 1. "Save Today" (MV + Making Of)
"Your Story"
"Save Today"
"Let's Party"
Country
Date
Label
Format
Japan
December 12, 2012
Delicious Deli Records
CD (Normal Edition)
CD+DVD (Limited Edition A)
CD+DVD (Limited Edition B)
Chart
Country
Period
Peak
Oricon Daily Album Chart
Japan
December 11, 2012
#1[ 8]
Oricon Weekly Album Chart
December 10–16, 2012
#3[ 9]
Oricon Western Album Chart
December 10–16, 2012
#1[ 10]
Oricon Yearly Album Chart
2013
#79[ 11]
^ "キム・ヒョンジュン、待望の日本ソロ・デビュー・アルバム「unlimited」の発売が決定!!" Archived 2012-10-30 at the Wayback Machine Kim Hyun-joong's official Japanese website . Retrieved 2012-10-05. (in Japanese)
^ Kusanagi, Melissa (5 October 2012). "Kim Hyun Joong Conquers Nippon Budokan For Japan Fanclub Anniversary" . KpopStarz . Retrieved 2012-10-06 .
^ "Unlimited (Normal Edition) product info" YesAsia . Retrieved 2012-10-06.
^ "Unlimited (Jacket A, Limited Edition) product info" YesAsia . Retrieved 2012-10-06.
^ "Unlimited (Jacket B, Limited Edition) product info" YesAsia . Retrieved 2012-10-06.
^ キム・ヒョンジュン - 『UNLIMITED』 teaser [Kim Hyun-joong - Unlimited teaser ] (Teaser) (in Japanese). YouTube: Universal Music Japan. 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-07 .
^ Kwon, Hyun-jin (5 December 2012). "김현중, 日정규 타이틀 'Your Story' 선공개...'관심 폭발!' " . Sports Korea (in Korean). Retrieved 2012-12-07 .
^ "Oricon Daily Album Chart, 2012-12-11" Oricon . Retrieved 2012-12-13.
^ "Oricon Weekly Album Chart, Week of 2012-12-10 to 2012-12-16" Oricon . Retrieved 2012-12-19.
^ "Oricon Western Album Chart, Week of 2012-12-10 to 2012-12-16" Oricon . Retrieved 2012-12-24.
^ "2013年のCDアルバム年間ランキング" [2013 CD Albums Yearly Ranking] (in Japanese). Oricon . 2013. Archived from the original on December 26, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2013 .