D'scover is the debut Japanese studio album by South Korean artist, Daesung, also known by his Japanese stage name, D-Lite, member and main vocalist of boy band Big Bang. The album consists of a number of rearrangements and remakes of Japanese songs as well as multiple original pieces and was released on February 27, 2013.
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| Released | February 27, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2012–2013 | |||
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| Length | 58:23 | |||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| Label | YGEX | |||
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Background edit
Following the success of Big Bang's fifth mini-album, Alive, and their world tour, the members decided to pursue solo activities. During this time, the leader of BigBang, G-Dragon released his first mini-album and plans were made for another solo album by vocalist, Taeyang.[1] The remaining members, T.O.P and Seungri, undertook ventures away from music such as acting and hosting and guesting on Japanese variety TV shows.[2] Daesung himself wanted to release an album in Japan and began making preparations in late 2012.
Promotion edit
Release edit
On December 5, 2012, a press release was held by Daesung's label YG Entertainment revealing their intentions to release a solo album on February 27, 2013. It was announced that is would be composed of 12 songs, including rearrangements of popular Japanese songs as well as his original songs "Baby Don't Cry" and "Wings". It was also announced that he would be holding his first solo concerts at Kobe’s World Memorial Hall from March 23 to the 24th and the Tokyo Nippon Budokan from March 30 to the 31st to promote the album.[3]
A month before its release, on January 30, 2013, the track list and album covers were revealed, as well as details about the differing versions of the album. The album will be released in a CD only version, a CD and DVD version, and a Playbutton version. The DVD will contain music videos of "Singer's Ballad" (Japanese: 歌うたいのバラッド; Romanization: Utautai no Ballad) and "Wings" as well as a 'making of' video. Additionally, previews of multiple songs were released by various Japanese radio stations to promote the album.[4][5]
On February 5, 2013, the music video (short version) for "Singer's Ballad" was released.[6] Several days later, on February 9, 2013, the full music video for "Singer's Ballad" was aired on Japanese music video programs.[7]
D'scover Tour 2013 in Japan edit
Initially, it was announced that Daesung would hold a total of four concerts at Kobe and Tokyo to promote the album. However, on February 28, it was announced that due to high demand, Daesung would be holding an additional 21 concerts over 17 cities, bringing the total to 25 concerts over 18 cities. The concert tour began on March 23 at Kobe's World Memorial Hall and ended on June 18 at Kanagawa's Yokohama Arena.[8]
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Original Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Sunny Hill" (陽のあたる坂道; Hi no Ataru Sakamichi) | Do As Infinity | Do As Infinity | Do As Infinity | 4:39 |
| 2. | "Love" (アイ; Ai) | Hata Motohiro | Hata Motohiro | Hata Motohiro (秦基博) | 5:50 |
| 3. | "Singer's Ballad" (歌うたいのバラッド; Utautai no Ballad) | Kazuyoshi Saito | Kazuyoshi Saito | Kazuyoshi Saito (斉藤和義) | 6:00 |
| 4. | "Powerful Boy" (全力少年; Zenryoku Shounen) | Ōhashi Takuya, Tokida Shintaro | Ōhashi Takuya, Tokida Shintaro | Sukima Switch (スキマスイッチ) | 4:03 |
| 5. | "Hello" | Ayaka | Ayaka, Matsuura Akihisa | Ayaka (絢香) | 4:49 |
| 6. | "Joyful" (じょいふる; Joifuru) | Mizuno Yoshiki | Mizuno Yoshiki | Ikimono-gakari (いきものがかり) | 3:46 |
| 7. | "Like Overflowing with Kindness" (やさしさで溢れるように; Yasashisa de Afureru You ni) | Ogura Shinko, Kameda Seiji | Ogura Shinko | JUJU (ジュジュ) | 4:59 |
| 8. | "Missing You Now" (逢いたくていま; Aitakute Ima) | MISIA | Jun Sasaki | MISIA (ミーシャ) | 6:01 |
| 9. | "The Flower Bud Of My Dream" (夢の蕾; Yume no Tsubomi) | Fujimaki Ryota | Fujimaki Ryota | Remioromen (レミオロメン) | 5:26 |
| 10. | "Baby Don't Cry" (Japanese Version) | Shoko Fujibayashi | e.knock | Daesung (D-Lite) | 4:36 |
| 11. | "Wings" (Japanese Version) | RJ Project | G-Dragon, Choi Pil Kang | Daesung (D-Lite) | 3:46 |
| 12. | "Tonight is Boogie Back" (今夜はブギ―・バック; Konya wa Boogie Back (feat. VERBAL of m-flo)) | K.Ozawa, M.Koshima, S.Matsumoto, Y.Matsumoto | K.Ozawa, M.Koshima, S.Matsumoto, Y.Matsumoto | Kenji Ozawa (小沢健二) | 4:28 |
| Total length: | 58:23 | ||||
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Singer’s Ballad" (歌うたいのバラッド; Utautai no Ballad) (Music Video) | |
| 2. | "Wings" (Music Video) | |
| 3. | "Making of D'scover" |
Charts edit
Oricon Charts (Japan) edit
| Release | Oricon Singles Chart | Peak Position | Debut sales | Sales Total | Chart Run |
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| February 27, 2013 | Daily Chart | 2 | 50,223 | 8 week | |
| Weekly Chart | 2 | 35,205 | |||
| Monthly Chart (February) | 9 | 35,205 | |||
| Monthly Chart (March) | 45 | 13,519 | |||
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Release history edit
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Edition |
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| Japan | February 27, 2013 | YGEX | CD, Digital download | CD, CD+DVD, Playbutton |
References edit
- ^ 네이버 뮤직 :: 찾는 기쁨 듣는 즐거움, 네이버 뮤직 (in Korean). Naver. 2012-09-15. Retrieved 2013-02-19.
- ^ "Big Bang to focus on solo activities after their world tour ends". Allkpop. 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2013-02-19.
- ^ "Big Bang's Daesung to release debut Japanese solo album next year". Allkpop. 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2013-01-30.
- ^ a b "D-LITE（from BIGBANG）J-POPカバーアルバム収録各曲が本日ラジオでOA解禁" (in Japanese). Excite Japan. 2013-01-30. Archived from the original on 2013-01-31. Retrieved 2013-01-30.
- ^ a b "Daesung's "D-Lite D'scover" Album Cover Photos + Updates". bigbangupdates. 2013-01-30. Archived from the original on 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2013-01-30.
- ^ "D-LITE (from BIGBANG)『歌うたいのバラッド』M/V (Japanese Short Ver.)". YouTube. 2013-02-05. Retrieved 2013-02-05.
- ^ "Daesung's (D-Lite) full PV for "Utautai no Ballad" revealed". Allkpop. 2013-02-09. Retrieved 2013-02-09.
- ^ "TOUR :: D-LITE OFFICIAL WEBSITE" (in Japanese). avex marketing. 2013-02-28. Retrieved 2013-02-28.