XV (TVXQ album)

XV
Studio album by
Tohoshinki
ReleasedOctober 16, 2019 (2019-10-16)
Recorded2018–2019
Studio
  • Avex Azabu Studio (Tokyo)
  • Avex Studio Aoyama (Tokyo)
  • Bunkamura Studio (Tokyo)
  • Studio Tanta (Tokyo)
  • In Grid Studio (Seoul)
Genre
Length56:01
LanguageJapanese
LabelAvex Trax
Producer
  • Hi-yunk
  • Matthew Tishler
  • Crash Cove
  • Dr. R
  • Jonas Jeberg
  • Nicolas Scapa
  • John Read Fasse
  • Mats Valentin
  • Willie Weeks
  • Shinjiroh Inoue
  • Benny Jansson
  • Uta
  • Chris Wahle
  • Yoichiro Kakizaki
  • Steve Manovski
Tohoshinki chronology
New Chapter #2: The Truth of Love
(2018) 		XV
(2019) 		Epitaph
(2022)
Singles from XV
  1. "Jealous"
    Released: November 21, 2018
  2. "Hot Hot Hot / Mirrors"
    Released: July 31, 2019
  3. "Guilty"
    Released: October 16, 2019

XV is the tenth Japanese studio album by South Korean pop duo Tohoshinki, released on October 16, 2019 by Avex Trax. XV (fifteen) denotes Tohoshinki's fifteenth debut anniversary in Japan. The duo announced the album's release at the A-Nation Music Festival, which they headlined, on August 18, 2019.[1] XV was released in five physical versions: a standard CD version, a limited CD and Blu-ray version, a limited CD and DVD version, an exclusive fan club version, and a special "gift" version with a CD packaged in two different LP-size slips. Musically, XV is a varied electropop album that is influenced by a broad range of electronic musical genres, including influences from symphonic metal, soft rock, hip hop, dance-pop, and R&B. Recording for the album began shortly before the launch of their Japanese studio album Tomorrow in 2018.

"Jealous" was released as the album's lead single on November 21, 2018. The track debuted at number one on the Oricon Singles Chart and peaked at number three on the Billboard Japan Hot 100. "Hot Hot Hot" and "Mirrors" were released as a double A-side single on July 31, 2019, debuting at number two on the Oricon Singles Chart.

XV is Tohoshinki's eighth album to debut at number one on the Oricon Albums Chart, setting a new record for a foreign artist in Japan.[2] The album also debuted at number one on Billboard Japan Hot Albums,[3] with first-week sales of 155,000 copies.[4]

XV is the accompanying album for Tohoshinki's XV Tour, the duo's sixth nationwide dome tour in Japan.

  1. ^ "Tohoshinki's Official Website". Avex Group (in Japanese). 2019-08-18. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
  2. ^ Dong, Sun-hwa (2019-10-22). "TVXQ first foreign act to top Japanese music chart for 8th time". Korea Times. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
  3. ^ "XV on Billboard Japan Hot Albums, dated 28 October 2019". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  4. ^ "XV on Oricon Albums Chart, dated 28 October 2019". Oricon (in Japanese). 2019-10-23.