The Star (album)

The Star
The Star
	Normal edition cover
Studio album by JO1
Released	November 25, 2020
Recorded	2020
Genre	J-pop; house; hip-hop; EDM; R&B; trap;
Length	48:42 (Limited edition red); 48:55 (Limited edition green); 48:40 (Limited edition blue); 62:53 (Normal edition);
Language	Japanese;
Label	Lapone Entertainment
Producer	Eastwest; Yeul (1by1); Score (13); Megatone (13); KZ; Kim Seung-soo; Nthonious; KCKT; D.stus; Holy M; Minit [ko]; Hui; Eunsol (1008); Seo Yi-sung; Versachoi; Coach & Sendo [ko]; Bae Jae-sok (Solcire); Ouow;
JO1 chronology
Singles from The Star
	"Protostar"; Released: March 4, 2020; "Stargazer"; Released: August 26, 2020;

The Star (stylized in all caps) is the first studio album of Japanese boy group JO1, formed through the reality competition show Produce 101 Japan. Consisting of songs from their previous EP singles Protostar and Stargazer, the album was released by Lapone Entertainment into four different editions on November 25, 2020, with "Shine a Light" as the promotional single. It features participation of South Korean producers and producing teams, such as KCKT, Coach & Sendo [ko], 13, Hui, Yoske, and others.

To promote the album, the group performed in several awards and year-end music shows along with two solo performances by member Junki Kono on music YouTube channel The First Take. The group also held their first live streaming concerts titled Starlight and Starlight Deluxe, held on December 19, 2020, and February 20, 2021, respectively. The concerts amassed a total of more than 240,000 viewers from 40 countries and regions.

The album debuted at number two on Oricon Albums Chart and Billboard Japan Hot Albums only behind BTS's Be. It also received a Gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for over 100,000 units in shipments.

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