Face Yourself

Face Yourself
Studio album by BTS
Released April 4, 2018 (2018-04-04)
Genre
Length 44:19
Language Japanese
Label
BTS chronology
Love Yourself: Her
(2017)		 Face Yourself
(2018)		 Love Yourself: Tear
(2018)
Singles from Face Yourself
  1. "Blood, Sweat, & Tears (Japanese Ver.)"
    Released: May 10, 2017
  2. "Mic Drop/DNA/Crystal Snow"
    Released: December 6, 2017
  3. "Don't Leave Me"
    Released: April 4, 2018

Face Yourself is the third Japanese studio album (fifth overall) by South Korean boy band BTS, which was released on April 4, 2018. The album consists of 12 tracks in total, eight being the Japanese versions of songs previously released on their 2016 album Wings and 2017 EP Love Yourself: Her, and three original Japanese-language tracks: "Don't Leave Me", "Let Go", and "Crystal Snow", the latter one of which was first released in December 2017.[1] Its debut at number 43 on the Billboard 200 made it the third-highest-charting Japanese album in the history of the chart.[2] It is their first Japanese album to be certified Platinum by the RIAJ.[3]

Background and release

"Crystal Snow" was first released on December 6, 2017, as part of a triple A-side single album with the Japanese versions of "Mic Drop" and "DNA".[4][5]

The album was first announced on February 1, 2018, as well as its April 4 release date and three limited editions. New Japanese recordings of the tracks "Go Go" and "Best of Me" from BTS's 2017 Korean EP Love Yourself: Her were also revealed in a tentative tracklist.[6] A complete tracklist was later released on March 8.[7] The same day, the song "Don't Leave Me" was announced as the opening theme song for the Japanese drama Signal, a remake of the 2016 South Korean television series of the same name.[8] A preview of the song was aired on March 15, causing it to chart on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 prior to its official release, peaking at number 25.[9][10]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 1 on Oricon's Daily CD Album chart.[11] It remained in the top spot for seven consecutive days, which resulted in its coming in at number 1 on the Weekly Album chart with over 282,000 accumulated units sold,[12] breaking a six-year-five-month-long record, previously held by KARA, for the highest first-week sales by a Korean artist on the Oricon chart, and making it the highest-grossing album by a male artist on the Oricon chart for 2018 so far.[13][14] The album dropped down from its spot atop the Daily chart to number 12 on its eighth day of charting,[15] but surged back up over the course of the following weeks, reaching as high as number 2.[16] It spent thirteen successive weeks on the Oricon chart,[11] with 324,381 accumulated units sold,[11][17] and received Platinum certification by the RIAJ on May 10.[3]

In June, Oricon revealed that Face Yourself and BTS had made the top ten of their "Album Ranking" and "Artist Sales Ranking" charts for the first half of 2018, coming in at fourth and sixth respectively. They were the only Korean artist to rank on both charts, and the highest ranking international artist as well.[18]

Editions

There are four versions of this album available: Type A, Type B, Type C, and the regular version. All albums share the same track listing, while only Type A and B feature viewable content on Blu-ray or DVD.[19]

  • Limited Edition Type A (UICV-9277): This edition comes with a Blu-ray Disc and a 32-page booklet.
  • Limited Edition Type B (UICV-9278): This edition comes with a DVD and a 32-page booklet.
  • Limited Edition Type C (UICV-9279): This edition comes with a 68-page booklet.
  • Regular Edition (UICV-1095): This edition includes the CD only and a 24-page booklet.

Track listing

Original

Type A·B·C and Regular CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro: Ringwanderung"
  • UTA
1:26
2."Best of Me" (Japanese ver.)
  • "hitman" bang
  • ADORA
  • j-hope
  • Pdogg
  • Ray Michael Djan Jr.
  • RM
  • SUGA
  • Ashton Foster
  • Andrew Taggart
  • Sam Klempner
  • Andrew Taggart
  • Pdogg
3:47
3."Blood Sweat & Tears" (Japanese ver.)
  • "hitman" bang
  • j-hope
  • Pdogg
  • Kim Do Hoon
  • RM
  • SUGA
  • Pdogg
3:36
4."DNA" (Japanese ver.)
  • "hitman" bang
  • KASS
  • Pdogg
  • RM
  • SUGA
  • Supreme Boi
  • Pdogg
3:43
5."Not Today" (Japanese ver.)
  • "hitman" bang
  • ADORA
  • JUNE
  • Pdogg
  • RM
  • Supreme Boi
  • Pdogg
3:53
6."MIC Drop" (Japanese ver.)
  • "hitman" bang
  • j-hope
  • Pdogg
  • RM
  • Supreme Boi
  • Pdogg
3:58
7."Don't Leave Me"
  • "hitman" bang
  • Hiro
  • Pdogg
  • SUNNY BOY
  • UTA
  • UTA
3:47
8."Go Go" (Japanese ver.)
  • "hitman" bang
  • Pdogg
  • Supreme Boi
  • Pdogg
3:57
9."Crystal Snow"
  • SOMA GENDA
5:23
10."Spring Day" (Japanese ver.)
  • Pdogg
4:36
11."Let Go"
  • Hiro
  • Jun
  • SUNNY BOY
  • UTA
  • UTA
4:59
12."Outro: Crack"
  • UTA
  • UTA
1:14
Total length:44:19

Limited Edition Type A·B

Charts

Sales

Release history

Country Date Format Label Source
Japan April 4, 2018
  • CD
  • digital download
  • streaming
[49]
Worldwide
  • Digital download
  • streaming
United States November 16, 2018
  • CD
  • digital download
  • streaming
[50]

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  2. ↑ Kawamura, Takahiro (March 14, 2018). "Not heard of them? Nor have most people, but they're very big". The Asahi Shimbum. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "Japanese album certifications – BTS – Face Yourself" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan.
  4. ↑ Kelley, Caitlin (2017-12-08). "BTS' Japanese Song 'Crystal Snow' Yearns for a Fragile Love: See the Translated Lyrics". Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  5. ↑ "MIC Drop / DNA / Crystal Snow - Single". itunes. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
  6. ↑ "全米で大ブレイク中！BTS (防弾少年団)、待望の日本オリジナルアルバム4月4日発売決定！世界中で大ヒットした楽曲に、日本制作楽曲含む新録４曲を収録！初回限定盤には来日ドキュメンタリーほか、映像も収録！". bts-official.jp (in Japanese). February 1, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
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