I. Introduction
TIME is the sixth Japanese full album for South Korean boy group TVXQ, known in Japan as Tohoshinki. It was released on March 6, 2013.
II. Background & Release
It had four physical versions - Version A (Past): a CD + DVD version with music videos; Version B (Present) a CD + DVD version with movies and live performances; Version C (Future), CD-only version with two bonus tracks; and Version D: a fan club limited edition. The album had five previously released singles: "Winter Rose" on November 30, 2011, "Still" on March 13, 2012, "ANDROID" on July 11, 2012 and "Catch Me - if you wanna" on January 16, 2013.
Track List
III. Time (All versions - CD)
# | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
1 | "Fated" | H.U.B. | Paul Drew, Greig Watts, Pete Barringer, Chris Wortley | DWB Music | 5:27 |
2 | "Catch Me - if you wanna" (Japanese version) | H.U.B. | Yoo Young-jin | Yoo Young-jin | 4:37 |
3 | "Aitakute Aitakute Tamaranai (逢いたくて逢いたくてたまらない)" (Really Want to See You" | Shinjiroh Inoue | Shinjiroh Inoue | Shinjiroh Inoue | 4:12 |
4 | "One More Thing" | H.U.B. | her0ism | her0ism | 3:54 |
5 | "Still" | Shinjiroh Inoue | Shinjiroh Inoue | Shinjiroh Inoue | 4:31 |
6 | "I Know" | Shinjiroh Inoue | T-SK, Tesung Kim, Andrew Choi | T-SK | 4:25 |
7 | "Y3K" | H.U.B. | Mattias Lindblom,Anders Wolbeck, Herbie Crichlow, Martin Mulholland | Anders Wolbeck, Mattias Lindblom | 4:09 |
8 | "BLINK" | H.U.B. | Johan Gustafson, Fredrik Haggstam, Sebastian Lundberg, Andrew Jackson | Johan Gustafson, Fredrik Haggstam, Sebastian Lundberg, Andrew Jackson | 3:50 |
9 | "Humanoids" (Japanese version) | H.U.B. | Thomas Troelsen, Donald "hAZEL" Sales | Thomas Troelsen, Donald "hAZEL" Sales | 3:30 |
10 | "ANDROID" | H.U.B. | Anders Grahn, Grace Tither, Emil Carlin | Anders Grahn, Grace Tither, Emil Carlin | 4:20 |
11 | "One and Only One" | Shinjiroh Inoue | Peter Kvint, Jonas Myrin | Shinjiroh Inoue, Peter Kvint, Jonas Myrin | 3:37 |
12 | "In Our Time" | Shinjiroh Inoue | Shinjiroh Inoue | Shinjiroh Inoue | 6:03 |
IIII. Version C (Future - CD bonus tracks)
13 | "Rat Tat Tat" | H.U.B. | Adam Nierow, Peter Habib, Ryan Marrone, Garrick "Smitty" Smith | Shinjiroh Inoue, Ryan Marrone, Garrick "Smitty" Smith |
14 | "Winter Rose" | Goro Matsui | Jeff Miyahara, Erik Lidbom | Jeff Miyahara, Erik Lidbom |
IIIII. Version A (Past) - DVD
"Winter Rose" MV |
"STILL" MV |
"ANDROID" MV |
"Catch Me - if you wanna" MV |
"I Know" MV |
"Humanoids" MV |
"In Our Time" MV |
"Shiawase Iro no Hana (シアワセ色の花)" (Tone: Live Tour 2012 Documentary) |
"ANDROID" (Dance Version) |
"Catch Me - if you wanna" (Dance Version) |
"Humanoids" (Dance Version) |
"Catch Me - if you wanna" (Lip only version / First press limited edition) |
IIIV. Version B (Present) - DVD
"Maximum" (Live at a-nation 2012 stadium festival) |
"Why? (Keep Your Head Down)" (Live at a-nation 2012 stadium festival) |
"Somebody to Love" (Live at a-nation 2012 stadium festival) |
"I Don't Know" (2011.11.2 at Tokyo International Forum) |
" B.U.T. (BE-AU-TY)" (2011.11.3 at Tokyo International Forum) |
"I Know" (Off Shot Movie) |
"Humanoids" (2011.11.2 at Tokyo International Forum) |
"Album Jacket Photoshoot" (Off Shot Movie) |
III. Spotify Playlist
IV. Videos
Winter Rose
Still
ANDROID
Catch Me - if you wanna
V. Reception
TIME was Tohoshinki's fastest selling album to date and its third consecutive album to debut at the top of the Japanese Oricon Albums Chart. It also debuted at the top of the Billboard Japan Top Albums Charts. The album became the 4th biggest selling of the year. Four of the album's singles reached #2 on the Oricon Weekly Charts. As with the group's past Japanese releases, many singles were released in advance of the album.