Xiah (EP)
| Xiah | ||||
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 Xiah Jacket A cover | ||||
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| Released | 26 May 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2010 | |||
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| Language | Japanese | |||
| Label | Rhythm Zone | |||
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Xiah is the debut Japanese EP by South Korean singer Kim Junsu of JYJ. It was released by Rhythm Zone on 26 May 2010 in two versions: Jacket A, a CD+DVD version which includes a music video with 4 tracks, and Jacket B, a CD only version which contains 5 tracks.
Despite having TVXQ's activities on hiatus due to a lawsuit filed by Xiah and two other members of TVXQ (Kim Jaejoong and Park Yuchun) against their South Korean label SM Entertainment, he decided to debut as a solo act in Japan. Prior to its release, 160,000 copies of the album had been pre-ordered. It came in #2 on the Oricon Daily Charts with first day sales amounted to 118,510 units.
Album
[edit]The EP consists of title song "Intoxication", an R&B track and two ballads, "君がいれば～Beautiful Love～" and "悲しみのゆくえ".
"君がいれば～Beautiful Love～" and "Intoxication" were featured in Bee-TV's drama「君がいれば～Beautiful Love～」, starring JYJ member Yoochun and Japanese actress Aya Ōmasa.[1] The other track on the album, "悲しみのゆくえ", is featured in the drama ５年後のラブレター (A Love Letter 5 Years From Now) as its theme song.[2]
On May 22, Xiah performed "Intoxication" for the first time at the Girls Awards 2010, a fashion and music event held at Yoyogi First Gymnasium in Japan.[3] The other songs on the EP were also performed at JYJ's four-day Thanksgiving Live in Dome Tour concert held at Osaka Dome and Tokyo Dome in June.[4] Xiah also performed "Intoxication" at Avex's nationwide a-nation tour throughout August. In October 2010, Xiah sang the Korean version of "Intoxication" at the Kim Junsu Musical Concert, Levay with Friends.
Musical style
[edit]"Intoxication", the lead track of the album, features a sexual theme based on the lyrics itself. The style is influenced by African-American R&B music and the lyrics are influenced by the world's point of view. The song is meant to give a masculine feel.[5]
"君がいれば～Beautiful Love～" is specially written for the drama「Beautiful Love～君がいれば～」itself. The song's lyrics are based on the drama's plot development, about how Yoonsu (Yoochun), a lonely stuck-up rich tycoon falls in love with a Japanese girl Hinata (Aya Ōmasa).[6]
"悲しみのゆくえ" is a sorrowful song, meant to express the feeling of silent grief and intended as the opposite of "Intoxication". It depicts a feeling of helplessness.[7]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Arranger | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intoxication" | Xiah | Xiah | 4:00 |
| 2. | "君がいれば～Beautiful Love～" | Shinjiroh Inoue | Shinjiroh Inoue | 5:02 |
| 3. | "Intoxication (Instrumental)" | Xiah | Xiah | 4:00 |
| 4. | "君がいれば～Beautiful Love～ (Instrumental)" | Shinjiroh Inoue | Shinjiroh Inoue | 4:59 |
| Total length: | 18:01 | |||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intoxication PV" | 04:40 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Arranger | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intoxication" | Xiah | Xiah | 4:00 |
| 2. | "悲しみのゆくえ" | Shinjiroh Inoue | Shinjiroh Inoue | 5:30 |
| 3. | "君がいれば～Beautiful Love～ (Short Version)" | Shinjiroh Inoue | Shinjiroh Inoue | 3:44 |
| 4. | "Intoxication (Instrumental)" | Xiah | Xiah | 4:00 |
| 5. | "悲しみのゆくえ (Instrumental" | Shinjiroh Inoue | Shinjiroh Inoue | 5:30 |
| Total length: | 22:44 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "君がいれば～Beautiful Love～" and "Intoxication" featured in Bee-Tv's Beautiful Love～君がいれば～ Archived November 20, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "悲しみのゆくえ" featured in Japanese drama Love Letter, after 5 years" Archived December 10, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Xiah Junsu performs at Girls Award 2010
- ^ JYJ's Thanksgiving Live in Dome in June 2010 Archived December 6, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Xiah Junsu's single "Intoxication" interview
- ^ JYJ's Junsu and Yoochun's Interview on Bee-Tv's Beautiful Love～君がいれば～
- ^ Xiah Junsu's "悲しみのゆくえ" interview
