Tarantallegra

Tarantallegra is the first Korean studio album by South Korean singer Kim Junsu under the stage name XIA. It was released on May 14, 2012 through C-Jes Entertainment and became one of the highest selling solo albums in 2012 on the Gaon chart.^[2]

Tarantallegra
Tarantallegra cover
Studio album by Kim Junsu
Released	May 14, 2012 (2012-05-14)
Recorded	2012
Genre	Dance Ballad R&B ^[1]
Length	44:13
Language	Korean
Label	C-JeS A&G Modes
Producer	XIA Fraktal
Kim Junsu chronology
Xiah (2010) Tarantallegra (2012) Incredible (2013)
Singles from Tarantallegra
"사랑이 싫다구요 (I Don't Like Love)" Released: May 10, 2012 "Tarantallegra" Released: May 13, 2012

Composition

Xia participated in the producing, composing, and writing lyrics for most of the twelve songs.^[3]The album consists of several genre from Dance, Pop Ballad and R&B.^[1]

Background and release

On May 10, ahead of the album's release, Xia released "사랑이 싫다구요 (I Don't Like Love)", a song used as the soundtrack for Korean drama "Rooftop Prince".^[4] On May 14, C-JeS published the music video for "Tarantallegra", with choreography by Jeri Slaughter, an American choreographer whom Xia has previously worked with.^[5]

On June 11, Xia released the dance version music video for "Tarantallegra". Unlike the original music video, the new version video focuses on the visuals and the choreography. It also contains previously unseen footage.^[6]

On July 16, Following with an announcement of a worldwide tour, XIA revealed to be working his repackaged album for entered world market. The repackaged version will include an English single and its music video will be produced in the U.S. C-JeS Entertainment stated that renowned staff members in America will be taking part in the new album and music video. He will then embark on a world tour covering North America, South America and Europe with plans to make stops in two or three cities per continent.^[7][8] Instead of a repackaged album, XIA released a single album entitled Uncommitted.

Reception

On May 4, shortly after pre-orders for Tarantallegra began on both online and offline stores, the online music market site Synnara experienced a server crash due to the sudden, overwhelming response. Xia's agency, C-JeS Entertainment revealed that the album has reached 100,000 copies in pre-orders. It also topped Japan's iTunes' pop albums chart without any promotion. The album is revealed to have had a greater reaction from fans than anticipated, leading to sell-outs.^[9][10][11] According to Gaon, 122,000 copies of the album has been sold as of the end of May.

Xia 1st Asia Tour Concert – Tarantallegra

XIA 1st World Tour Concert

World tour by Kim Junsu
Location	Asia, North America, Europe
Associated album	Tarantallegra
Start date	May 19, 2012 (2012-05-19)
End date	November 30, 2012 (2012-11-30)
Legs	11
No. of shows	7 in Asia 3 in North America 2 in South America 1 in Europe 13 in total
Kim Junsu concert chronology
Xia 1st World Tour Concert (2012) Xia 2nd Asia Tour Concert – Incredible (2013)

XIA 1st World Tour Concert is the first solo concert tour by JYJ's member Kim Junsu in support of his debut solo album Tarantallegra, which was released on May 14, 2012. The tour kicked off its first show in Seoul, South Korea on May 19, 2012, at Seoul's Jamsil Indoor Stadium.^[12] According to MTV K, XIA was "the first South Korean male artist to embark on a true world tour".^[13] His tour includes stops in Thailand, Indonesia, the United States, Europe and South America.

The 17,000 tickets for the Seoul concerts were sold out within five minutes of going on sale.^[14] The Asian leg of the tour drew an audience of 40,000.^[15]

Set list

• Intro: VCR Tarantallegra
• "Breath"
• "No Gain"
• "Lullaby"
• "Intoxication"
• "Set Me Free"
• VCR
• "You Are So Beautiful"
• Opening Ment
• "알면서도" (Even Though You Already Know)
• "돌고 돌아도" (Turn Around And Around)
• Dance Break
• "The Last Dance"
• "I am, I am Music"
• "Why Don't You Love Me"
• VCR
• "Tarantallegra"
• "Fever"
• "Too Love"
• "Mission"¹
• Ment
• "사랑이 싫다구요" (I Don't Like Love)
• "이슬을 머금은 나무" (The Tree Covered The Dew)
• Encore
• "앵콜 낙엽" (Fallen Leaves)

Shows

Date	City	Country	Venue	Attendance
May 19, 2012	Seoul	South Korea	Jamsil Indoor Stadium	40,000^[15]
May 20, 2012
May 27, 2012	Bangkok	Thailand	Royal Paragon Hall
June 16, 2012	Jakarta	Indonesia	JITEC
June 23, 2012	Taipei	Taiwan	NTU Sports Center
July 7, 2012	Shanghai	China	Shanghai International Gymnastic Center
August 26, 2012	Hong Kong		Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre
August 30, 2012	New York City	United States	Hammerstein Ballroom	—
September 2, 2012	Los Angeles		Hollywood Palladium	2,000^[16]
September 6, 2012	Mexico City	Mexico	Blackberry Auditorium	3,500^[17]
September 8, 2012	São Paulo	Brazil	Espacio Victory	1,300^[17]
September 10, 2012	Santiago	Chile	Teatro Caupolican	3,000^[18]
November 30, 2012	Oberhausen	Germany	Turbinenhalle	1,800^[19]
Total				53,800^[19]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arranger	Length
1.	"Sunset"	-	Xia	Xia	1:15
2.	"Tarantallegra" (feat. Flowsik)	JUNO	Xia	Xia	4:16
3.	"Set Me Free" (feat. Bizzy)	Xia, Fraktal	Xia, Fraktal	Fraktal	3:37
4.	"No Gain"	Kim Jaejoong	Kim Jaejoong	Kwon Bin-ki	3:49
5.	"사랑이 싫다구요" (I Don't Like Love)	Jung Hye-sung	Jung Hye-sung	Jung Hye-sung	3:43
6.	"돌고 돌아도" (Around and Around)	JUNO	Xia, Kim Sae-jin	Xia, Kim Sae-jin	3:40
7.	"Intoxication"	Xia	Xia	Xia	3:56
8.	"Breath" (feat. Double K)	Xia	Xia	Xia	3:23
9.	"알면서도" (Even Though I Already Know)	Kim Sae-jin	Kim Sae-jin, PJ	PJ	3:36
10.	"Lullaby" (feat. Gaeko of Dynamic Duo)	Xia, Fraktal	Xia	Fraktal	4:48
11.	"Fever"	Xia, JUNO	Xeno, Jedi	Xeno	3:49
12.	"이슬을 머금은 나무" (The Tree Covered In Dew)	Xia	Xia	Sung Jung-jin	5:01

Charts

Singles chart

Song	Peak chart position
	KOR
	Gaon Chart^[20]	K-Pop Billboard^[21]
"사랑이 싫다구요 (I Don't Like Love)"	18	15
"Tarantallegra"	22	39

Album chart

Chart	Peak position
South Korea Hanteo Weekly Album Chart	1
South Korea Gaon Weekly Album Chart^[22]	1
South Korea Gaon Monthly Album Chart^[22]	2
Japan Oricon Weekly Album Chart^[23]	9
Japan Oricon Monthly Album Chart^[24]	18
Japan Oricon Weekly Western Album Chart^[25]	1
United States Billboard World Albums^[26]	10

Other charted songs

Song
	Gaon Chart^[20]
"Set Me Free" (Feat. Bizzy)	69
"No Gain"	54
"돌고 돌아도"	50
"Intoxication"	83
"Breath" (Feat. Double K)	78
"알면서도"	61
"Lullaby" (Feat. 개코 Of Dynamic Duo)	45
"Fever"	81
"이슬을 머금은 나무"	67

Sales

Chart	Sales
South Korea Gaon Physical Sales^[22]	127,620
Japan Oricon Physical Sales	19,000

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Distributing Label
South Korea	May 14, 2012 (2012-05-14)	Digital download, CD	C-JeS Entertainment/A&G Modes
Worldwide	May 15, 2012 (2012-05-15)	Digital download

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External links

• C-JeS official website (in Korean)