I. Introduction
20 [Twenty] (stylized as 20 [twenty]) is the third studio album released in Japan by South Korean rock band F.T. Island. It is their second studio album under Warner Music Japan and third studio album overall in the country.
Recorded in South Korea in the midst of the band's promotions there, the band aimed to make 20 [Twenty] their most mature album to date.
The album spawned three singles prior to its release—"Let It Go!", "Distance", and "Neverland"—which all charted within the top ten spots of the weekly Oricon singles chart.
II. Background & Release
After performing at the Nippon Budokan in 2011, F.T. Island recorded the song "Let It Go!" in commemoration of the event. Recorded during the same period, "Neverland" was composed by Choi Jong Hoon. Described as an energetic song, he recorded the guitar as the final bit to make the instrument the most prominent in the recording. He penned the song "Stay", which is based on his personal relationship experiences. He initially wrote the lyrics in Korean, then translated them into Japanese, using a translator where he was unable to translate the lyrics by himself.
Choi Min Hwan and Song Seung Hyun worked on the songs "Always" and "Compass" together while in high school. "Paper Plane" is a medium-tempo song, which features a dense snare drum. "Distance" was written by Kenn Kato, Song Seung Hyun and Lee Jae Jin, and composed by Corin. Lead singer Lee Hongki had difficulty singing the song, stating that the key he sang in was very high.
20 [Twenty] was recorded while F.T. Island was in the midst of promoting in South Korea, which limited their time on the project. F.T. Island aimed to make 20 [Twenty] their most mature album to date. The title of the album refers to the average age of the band members.
III. Tracklist
| Title | Writer | Producer | Length |
| "Let It Go!" | Kaji Katsura, Choi Min Hwan, Lee Hongki | Corin, Choi Jong Hoon | 3:42 |
| "Neverland" | Junji Ishiwatari | Youwhich, Suzuki "Daichi" Hideyuki, Choi Jong Hoon | 3:42 |
| "Stay" | Choi Jong Hoon, Kenn Kato | Choi Jong Hoon, Corin | 4:22 |
| "Wanna Go" | Song Seung Hyun, Kenn Kato | Song Seung Hyun, Choi Min Hwan, Corin | 3:26 |
| "Someday" | Lee Jae Jin | Lee Jae Jin | 4:08 |
| "Distance" | Kenn Kato, Song Seung Hyun, Lee Jae Jin | Corin | 5:16 |
| "Always" | Song Seung Hyun, Kenn Kato | Hiroki Horiko | 3:47 |
| "Compass" | Song Seung Hyun, Kenn Kato | Song Seung Hyun, Choi Min Hwan | 3:50 |
| "Paper Plane" | Lee Jae Jin, Kenn Kato | Lee Jae Jin, Corin | 4:05 |
| "Endless Story" | Lee Jae Jin, Kenn Kato | Lee Jae Jin, Suzuki "Daichi" Hideyuki | 4:10 |
| "Life" | Lee Jae Jin, Kenn Kato | Choi Jong Hoon | 3:41 |
IV. Spotify Playlist
V. Videos
Official MV(s)
Live Performance(s)
VI. Concept Picture(s)
VII. Reception
The album debuted at number four on the weekly Oricon albums chart and the Billboard Japan Top Albums. Selling over 41,000 copies in its first week. 20 [Twenty] earned F.T. Island their best first-week album sales in Japan.
"Let It Go!" was released as the first single on July 27, 2011. The single peaked at number four on the weekly Oricon singles chart and sold over 41,500 copies in Japan.
The second single "Distance" was released on November 30 in the same year, which also peaked at number four on the weekly Oricon singles chart, selling over 44,500 copies.
On April 18, 2012, "Neverland" was the third single released from the album. It peaked at number 10 on the weekly Oricon singles chart and sold over 30,500 copies in Japan.
VIII. Trivia
The song "Stay" was used as the opening theme song for TV Asahi's Music Ru TV and TV Tokyo's Japan Countdown, and was used as the ending theme for Nippon Television.
