Only One | ||||
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Released | July 22, 2012 | |||
Studio | SM Studios (Seoul) | |||
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Length | 30:56 | |||
Language | Korean | |||
Label | SM | |||
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Singles from Only One | ||||
Only One is the seventh Korean studio album (fifteenth overall) by South Korean recording artist BoA. It was released through SM Entertainment on July 22, 2012. The record features songwriting contributions from various regional and international musicians, including Miriam and Olivia Nervo, SM composer Kenzie, and Kim Tae-sung. The single "One Dream" was first released as a collaboration with Henry Lau and Key for the audition show K-pop Star in March 2012, while the titular single "Only One" and "The Shadow" were promoted after the release of the album.
Commercially, Only One peaked at number two on the South Korean Gaon Album Chart, and was the 46th best-selling album of the year with sales of over 36,000 copies. Elsewhere in Asia, the album peaked at number 63 on the Japanese Oricon Album Chart and number nine on the Taiwanese G-Music East Asian Albums chart. The single "Only One" peaked at number two on the Gaon Digital Chart upon the release of the album and received over 2,100,000 digital downloads, making it her highest charting and best-selling single on Gaon since its creation in 2010.