I U (stylized as I□U) is the first Japanese extended play by South Korean singer-songwriter IU, released on December 14, 2011. It was IU's first release in the Japanese domestic market and was a selection of remastered versions from her original Korean discography of Korean-language songs released between 2008 and 2011.[1]
IU first performed in Japan at two charity concerts for the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami: Tokyo Densetsu 2011 (東京伝説2011) on May 15, 2011, and the Seoul-Osaka Music of Heart 2011 Fighting Japan! concert on June 8, 2011.[2][3]
LOEN Entertainment signed IU with Japanese music label EMI Music Japan, now a sublabel of Universal Music Japan. Her Japanese debut was first announced on November 16, 2011, along with the announcement of the extended play.[4] The album was a first step into the domestic Japanese market, and was marketed as a pre debut album.[4] IU later debuted properly in Japan in March 2012, with a Japanese version of her song "Good Day" serving as her debut single.
The extended play was released 15 days after her second Korean-language studio album, Last Fantasy, was released in South Korea.
Writing and productionedit
The extended play features material mostly from 2010 and 2011, but also includes her debut song "Lost Child" from her debut extended play Lost and Found. "Nagging", a duet with Im Seulong of the South Korean boyband 2AM, is featured on the album, along with the single's B-side "Rain Drop". Neither song had been released on an IU album before. "Good Day" from Real (2010) and "The Story Only I Didn't Know" from Real+ (2011) also feature on the album. The title track from Last Fantasy (2011) was added to the album as a bonus track.
All the songs had English names except two which were given Japanese translated titles, "Nagging" which was called "Ko Go To" (コ・ゴ・ト, "Scolding") and "The Story Only I Didn't Know" which was "Watashi Dake Shiranai" (私だけ知らない, "Only I Don't Know").
The DVD of the single features a documentary entitled I with U: The Story of IU, directed by Kim Do-yeon. IU also worked with a Japanese design team on the photoshoot and the booklet.[5]
Japanese versions of the songs "Good Day" and "Rain Drop" were released as her debut Japanese single on March 21, 2012.
Promotion and releaseedit
IU held her first Japanese concert, IU Japan Premium: Special Live, on January 24, 2012, at the Tokyo Bunkamura Orchard Hall to an audience of 4,000. The concert consisted of five songs sung in Korean and English, along with "Good Day" sung in Japanese for the first time.[6][7]
Chart receptionedit
The album debuted at number 15 on Oricon's albums chart, selling 7,000 copies.[8][9] After charting for seven weeks in the top 300 albums, the extended play sold a total of 12,000 copies.[9]
^ ab"Ｉ□Ｕ 【DVD付】". HMV Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved November 25, 2013.
^"東方神起、2PMら豪華K-POPアーティスト16組が『東京伝説2011』に出演☆２部♪" [16 amazing K-Pop artists like TVXQ and 2PM perform at Tokyo Densetsu 2011 (part 2)]. Ran Ran Entertainment. May 22, 2011. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
^「東方神起」など韓国の１２チームが震災支援ライブ [TVXQ and other Korean artists make 12 teams for earthquake live] (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun. June 8, 2011. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
^ ab"韓国の"国民の妹"IU、来春日本デビュー決定" [The "Nation's Little Sister" of South Korea, IU, to debut in Japan next spring] (in Japanese). Oricon. November 16, 2011. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
^"IU's Japanese Showcase a Success with an Audience of 4,000". Soompi. January 26, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
^"韓国"国民の妹"IU、3月21日に日本デビュー決定" [The "Nation's Little Sister" of South Korea, IU, to debut in Japan on March 21] (in Japanese). Oricon. January 25, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
^ abＩＵのリリース一覧 [A look at IU's releases] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
^ abc"オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service "You Big Tree"]. Oricon. Retrieved November 16, 2013. (subscription only)
^Ｉ□Ｕ／ＩＵ (in Japanese). Tsutaya. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
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I U stylized as I U is the first Japanese extended play by South Korean singer songwriter IU released on December 14 2011 It was IU s first release in the Japanese domestic market and was a selection of remastered versions from her original Korean discography of Korean language songs released between 2008 and 2011 1 I UEP by IUReleasedDecember 14 2011 2011 12 14 Recorded2008 2011GenreK pop dance popLength24 46LanguageKoreanLabelEast WorldIU chronologyLast Fantasy 2011 I U 2011 Spring of a Twenty Year Old 2012 Contents 1 Background and development 2 Writing and production 3 Promotion and release 4 Chart reception 5 Track listing 6 Chart rankings 6 1 Sales and certifications 7 Release history 8 ReferencesBackground and development editIU first performed in Japan at two charity concerts for the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami Tokyo Densetsu 2011 東京伝説2011 on May 15 2011 and the Seoul Osaka Music of Heart 2011 Fighting Japan concert on June 8 2011 2 3 LOEN Entertainment signed IU with Japanese music label EMI Music Japan now a sublabel of Universal Music Japan Her Japanese debut was first announced on November 16 2011 along with the announcement of the extended play 4 The album was a first step into the domestic Japanese market and was marketed as a pre debut album 4 IU later debuted properly in Japan in March 2012 with a Japanese version of her song Good Day serving as her debut single The extended play was released 15 days after her second Korean language studio album Last Fantasy was released in South Korea Writing and production editThe extended play features material mostly from 2010 and 2011 but also includes her debut song Lost Child from her debut extended play Lost and Found Nagging a duet with Im Seulong of the South Korean boyband 2AM is featured on the album along with the single s B side Rain Drop Neither song had been released on an IU album before Good Day from Real 2010 and The Story Only I Didn t Know from Real 2011 also feature on the album The title track from Last Fantasy 2011 was added to the album as a bonus track All the songs had English names except two which were given Japanese translated titles Nagging which was called Ko Go To コ ゴ ト Scolding and The Story Only I Didn t Know which was Watashi Dake Shiranai 私だけ知らない Only I Don t Know The DVD of the single features a documentary entitled I with U The Story of IU directed by Kim Do yeon IU also worked with a Japanese design team on the photoshoot and the booklet 5 Japanese versions of the songs Good Day and Rain Drop were released as her debut Japanese single on March 21 2012 Promotion and release editIU held her first Japanese concert IU Japan Premium Special Live on January 24 2012 at the Tokyo Bunkamura Orchard Hall to an audience of 4 000 The concert consisted of five songs sung in Korean and English along with Good Day sung in Japanese for the first time 6 7 Chart reception editThe album debuted at number 15 on Oricon s albums chart selling 7 000 copies 8 9 After charting for seven weeks in the top 300 albums the extended play sold a total of 12 000 copies 9 Track listing editNo TitleLyricsMusicLength1 Good Day Kim EanaLee Min soo3 562 Nagging with Seulong コ ゴ ト Ko Go To Kim EanaLee Min soo3 503 Rain Drop G GorillaG Gorilla3 504 Lost Child Choi Gap WonLee Jong Hoon Min Woong Sik3 445 Only I Didn t Know 私だけ知らない Watashi Dake Shiranai Kim EanaYoon Sang3 276 Last Fantasy Bonus track Kim EanaKim Hyeong seok6 10Total length 24 46 DVDNo TitleLength1 I with U The Story of IU Chart rankings editChart 2011 PeakpositionJapan Oricon weekly albums 8 15Sales and certifications edit Chart AmountOricon physical sales 9 12 000Release history editRegion Date Format Distributing label Catalogue codesJapan December 14 2011 1 CD DVD EMI Music Japan TOCT 22322December 26 2011 10 Rental CD DVDReferences edit a b Ｉ Ｕ DVD付 HMV Japan in Japanese Retrieved November 25 2013 東方神起 2PMら豪華K POPアーティスト16組が 東京伝説2011 に出演 ２部 16 amazing K Pop artists like TVXQ and 2PM perform at Tokyo Densetsu 2011 part 2 Ran Ran Entertainment May 22 2011 Retrieved November 25 2013 東方神起 など韓国の１２チームが震災支援ライブ TVXQ and other Korean artists make 12 teams for earthquake live in Japanese The Asahi Shimbun June 8 2011 Retrieved November 25 2013 a b 韓国の 国民の妹 IU 来春日本デビュー決定 The Nation s Little Sister of South Korea IU to debut in Japan next spring in Japanese Oricon November 16 2011 Retrieved November 25 2013 I U Media notes in Japanese IU Tokyo Japan EMI Music Japan 2011 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link IU s Japanese Showcase a Success with an Audience of 4 000 Soompi January 26 2012 Retrieved November 25 2013 韓国 国民の妹 IU 3月21日に日本デビュー決定 The Nation s Little Sister of South Korea IU to debut in Japan on March 21 in Japanese Oricon January 25 2012 Retrieved November 25 2013 a b ＩＵのリリース一覧 A look at IU s releases in Japanese Oricon Retrieved November 16 2013 a b c オリコンランキング情報サービス you大樹 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