I. Introduction
T is the third Japanese studio album for South Korean boy group TVXQ, known in Japan as Tohoshinki. The album was released on January 22, 2008.
II. Background & Release
The album was released in 3 versions: a CD, CD +DVD version with music videos and 2 CD + 2 DVD version with music videos. The 2 CD + 2 DVD version included five special tracks. The album had five pre-release singles: "Lovin' You" on June 13, 2007, "Summer (Summer Dream/Song For You/Love in the Ice)" on August 1, 2007, "Shine/Ride On" on September 19, 2007, "Forever Love" on November 14, 2007, "Together" on December 19, 2007 and "Purple Line" on January 16, 2008.
Track List
III. CD version only
| Title | Lyrics | Song | Length |
| "Trick" | H.u.b. | AKIRA | 4:27 |
| "No?" | H.u.b. | Dane Deviller, Sean Hosein, Steve Smith, Anthony Anderson, Ibrahim Lakhani | 3:44 |
| "Purple Line" | Ryoji Sonoda, Yoo Young-jin | Yoo Han-jin, Yoo Young-jin, JJ650 | 3:13 |
| "Forever Love" | Ryoji Sonoda | Fujiya Ichiro | 5:58 |
| "Summer Dream" | H.u.b. | Tatta Works | 4:59 |
| "Ride on" | H.u.b. | Philippe-Marc Anqneutil, Christopher Lee-Joe, Iain James Farquharson | 3:30 |
| "Darkness Eyes" | Ryoji Sonoda | Tommy Henriksen | 3:46 |
| "Lovin' You" | H.u.b. | Sakai Mikio | 5:49 |
| "Rainbow" | H.u.b. | N. Davidovich, H. Nadal, Darrell Pittman | 3:10 |
| "Shine" | H.u.b. | Reo | 4:35 |
| "Last Angel (Tohoshinki Version)" | Koda Kumi, H.u.b. | Negin, Lira, Gustafsson | 3:46 |
| "Clap!" | H.u.b. | Figge Bostrom | 3:15 |
| "Love in the Ice" | Ryoji Sonoda | Daisuke Suzuki | 3:46 |
| "Forever Love (A cappella version)" | Ryoji Sonoda | Fujiya Ichiro | 2:57 |
| "Lovin' You: Haru's Deep Water Mix" | H.u.b. | Sakai Mikio | 5:24 |
| "Together" (Bonus Track) | H.u.b. | Hara Hiroaki | 5:22 |
IIII. CD + DVD Version
| Title | Lyrics | Song | Length |
| CD | |||
| "Trick" | H.u.b. | AKIRA | 4:27 |
| "No?" | H.u.b. | Dane Deviller, Sean Hosein, Steve Smith, Anthony Anderson, Ibrahim Lakhani | 3:44 |
| "Purple Line" | Ryoji Sonoda, Yoo Young-jin | Yoo Han-jin, Yoo Young-jin, JJ650 | 3:15 |
| "Forever Love" | Ryoji Sonoda | Fujiya Ichiro | 5:57 |
| "Summer Dream" | H.u.b. | Tatta Works | 4:57 |
| "Ride on" | H.u.b. | Philippe-Marc Anqneutil, Christopher Lee-Joe, Iain James Farquharson | 3:28 |
| "Darkness Eyes" | Ryoji Sonoda | Tommy Henriksen | 3:46 |
| "Lovin' You" | H.u.b. | Sakai Mikio | 5:52 |
| "Rainbow" | H.u.b. | N. Davidovich, H. Nadal, Darrell Pittman | 3:35 |
| "Shine" | H.u.b. | Reo | 4:32 |
| "Last Angel (Tohoshinki Version)" | Koda Kumi, H.u.b. | Negin, Lira, Gustafsson | 3:46 |
| "Clap!" | H.u.b. | Figge Bostrom | 3:15 |
| "Love in the Ice" | Ryoji Sonoda | Daisuke Suzuki | 5:27 |
| "Together" (Bonus Track) | H.u.b. | Hara Hiroaki | 5:21 |
| DVD | |||
| "Lovin' You PV" | |||
| "Summer Dream PV" | |||
| "Shine PV" | |||
| "Forever Love PV" | |||
| "Together PV" | |||
| "Offshoot Movie" | only included in first press release |
IIIII. 2 CD + 2 DVD Version
| Title | Lyrics | Song |
| CD | ||
| "Trick" | H.u.b. | AKIRA |
| "No?" | H.u.b. | Dane Deviller, Sean Hosein, Steve Smith, Anthony Anderson, Ibrahim Lakhani |
| "Purple Line" | Ryoji Sonoda, Yoo Young-jin | Yoo Han-jin, Yoo Young-jin, JJ650 |
| "Forever Love" | Ryoji Sonoda | Fujiya Ichiro |
| "Summer Dream" | H.u.b. | Tatta Works |
| "Ride on" | H.u.b. | Philippe-Marc Anqneutil, Christopher Lee-Joe, Iain James Farquharson |
| "Darkness Eyes" | Ryoji Sonoda | Tommy Henriksen |
| "Lovin' You" | H.u.b. | Sakai Mikio |
| "Rainbow" | H.u.b. | N. Davidovich, H. Nadal, Darrell Pittman |
| "Shine" | H.u.b. | Reo |
| "Last Angel (Tohoshinki Version)" | Koda Kumi, H.u.b. | Negin, Lira, Gustafsson |
| "Clap!" | H.u.b. | Figge Bostrom |
| "Love in the Ice" | Ryoji Sonoda | Daisuke Suzuki |
| "Together" (Bonus Track) | H.u.b. | Hara Hiroaki |
| DVD | ||
| "Lovin' You PV" | ||
| "Summer Dream PV" | ||
| "Shine PV" | ||
| "Forever Love PV" | ||
| "Together PV" | ||
| "Offshoot Movie" | only included in first press release |
2CD + 2 DVD Version
| Title | Lyrics | Song |
| CD | ||
| "Trick" | H.u.b. | AKIRA |
| "No?" | H.u.b. | Dane Deviller, Sean Hosein, Steve Smith, Anthony Anderson, Ibrahim Lakhani |
| "Purple Line" | Ryoji Sonoda, Yoo Young-jin | Yoo Han-jin, Yoo Young-jin, JJ650 |
| "Forever Love" | Ryoji Sonoda | Fujiya Ichiro |
| "Summer Dream" | H.u.b. | Tatta Works |
| "Ride on" | H.u.b. | Philippe-Marc Anqneutil, Christopher Lee-Joe, Iain James Farquharson |
| "Darkness Eyes" | Ryoji Sonoda | Tommy Henriksen |
| "Lovin' You" | H.u.b. | Sakai Mikio |
| "Rainbow" | H.u.b. | N. Davidovich, H. Nadal, Darrell Pittman |
| "Shine" | H.u.b. | Reo |
| "Last Angel (Tohoshinki Version)" | Koda Kumi, H.u.b. | Negin, Lira, Gustafsson |
| "Clap!" | H.u.b. | Figge Bostrom |
| "Love in the Ice" | Ryoji Sonoda | Daisuke Suzuki |
| "Together" (Bonus Track) | H.u.b. | Hara Hiroaki |
| CD 2 | ||
| "Song for You" | H.u.b. | Hara Kazuhiro |
| "Day Moon 〜ハルダル〜" | Kim Jung-bae, H.u.b. | Kenzie |
| "Beautiful Life" | Jamie Jones, Jason Pennock, Jack Kugell, Sarah Nagourmey, Kim Young-hoo, Ryoji Sonoda | Jamie Jones, Jason Pennock, Sarah Nagourmey |
| "You're My Miracle" | Kim Young-hu, H.u.b. | Kim Young-hu |
| "Kiss したまま、さよなら" | Yuchun | Yuchun, Jejung |
| DVD | ||
| "Lovin' You PV" | ||
| "Summer Dream PV" | ||
| "Shine PV" | ||
| "Forever Love PV" | ||
| "Together PV" | ||
| "Offshoot Movie" | only included in first press release | |
| DVD 2 | ||
| "Soul Power Tokyo Summit 2007: Tohoshinki" | ||
| "2nd Live Tour: Five in the Black Special Edition" | ||
| "Premium Mini Live @Yokohama Blitz 2007.9.23" |
III. Videos
Purple Line
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Lovin' You
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Summer (Summer Dream/Song For You/Love in the Ice)
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Shine/Ride On
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Together
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IV. Reception
The album debuted at #4 on the weekly Japanese Oricon Album Charts, reached #2 on the daily charts and #30 on the monthly charts. The album also charted at #1 on the Korean foreign albums and singles chart. The albums lead single "Purple Line" had debuted and reached #1 in Oricon weekly sales before the album's release. All six singles reached the top 4: "Lovin' You", "Summer: Summer Dream/Song for You/Love in the Ice" and "Shine/Ride On" all reached #2, while "Together" and "Forever Love" reached #3 and #4 respectively. The album also received a gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of Japan in May 2008.
