In Heaven is the first Korean studio album (second overall) by South Korean boy band JYJ. It was released on 28 September 2011 under C-JeS Entertainment with three covers: Red, Blue and Brown Editions, and a Black Edition a week later. It was released as digital format on 15 September 2011, and physical format (CD) on 28 September 2011.

In Heaven
In Heaven (Brown Edition) cover
Studio album by
Released15 September 2011 (2011-09-15)
Recorded2010–11
Genre
LanguageKorean
Label
JYJ chronology
Their Rooms "Our Story"
(2011)
In Heaven
(2011)
Just Us
(2014)
Singles from In Heaven
  1. "Get Out"
    Released: 8 September 2011
  2. "In Heaven"
    Released: 15 September 2011

A Special Edition was released on 21 November 2011 with two new remix tracks and bonus DVD containing music videos and behind-the-scene footages.[1]

The music video for title track "In Heaven" features Kim Junsu and South Korean actress Song Ji-hyo. The single of it was released following the death of Park Yong-ha with his close friend Jaejoong.

Reception

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According to its agency, it sold 165,000 copies within 3 days of release and surpassed 450,000 sales mark.[2]

The album peaked at number one on Gaon Weekly Album Chart for the week starting on 2 October 2011[3] and was the best-selling album on Gaon Monthly Album Chart for September with 100,433 sales and second for October with 81,867 sales.

The title track "In Heaven" debuted on Billboard's Korea K-Pop Hot 100 at number 10 for the week of 22 September 2011.[4]

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangerLength
1."Get Out"Kim Jaejoong, Park YoochunKim Jaejoong, Park YoochunKim Jaejoong, Brian Kim, Yoo Seong-min4:41
2."In Heaven"Kim JaejoongKim JaejoongKim Jaejoong4:50
3."낙엽" (Fallen Leaves)Kim JunsuKim JunsuKim Junsu4:27
4."소년의 편지" (Boy’s Letter)Kim JaejoongKim Hyung-seokKim Hyung-seok, Yoo Seong-min5:20
5."Mission"JunoKim JunsuKim Junsu4:05
6."I.D.S" (I Deal Scenario)Kim JaejoongKim JaejoongYang Jun-young3:30
7."삐에로" (Pierrot)Kim JaejoongKim JaejoongKim Jaejoong4:27
8."You're"Kim JunsuKim Hyung-seokYoo Seong-min4:28
9."Nine"Kim JaejoongKim JaejoongKim Jaejoong5:09
10."이름없는 노래 Part1" (Nameless Song Part1)Park YoochunPark YoochunPark Yoochun8:04
Special Edition: Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Get Out" (Remix)3:45
12."In Heaven" (Remix)4:52
Special Edition: DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Get Out M/V (original version)" 
2."Get Out M/V (teaser version)" 
3."Get Out (making film)" 
4."In Heaven M/V (original version)" 
5."In Heaven M/V (full version)" 
6."In Heaven (making film)" 
7."QR Movies full Version" 
8."QR Movies making film" 

Music videos

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Release history

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Country Date Format Distributing Label
South Korea 15 September 2011 (2011-09-15) digital download C-JeS Entertainment
A&G Modes
28 September 2011 (2011-09-28) CD (Red, Blue and Brown Editions)
5 October 2011 (2011-10-05) CD (Black Edition)
21 November 2011 (2011-11-21) Special Edition (CD+DVD)

Charts

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Album chart

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Chart Country Period Peak position Notes/Ref
Gaon Weekly Album Chart South Korea 2–8 October 2011 #1 [5]
Gaon Monthly Album Chart September #1 100,433 sales[6]
October #3 81,867[6]
Five Music J-Pop/K-Pop Chart Taiwan* Week 40
(30 September – 6 October 2011)
#2 10.4% sales[7]

* Available in Taiwan as imports

Single chart

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Song Peak chart position
KOR KOR
Gaon Chart[8] K-Pop Billboard[9]
"Get Out" 8 10
"In Heaven" 5 10

Other songs charted

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Song Peak chart position
KOR KOR
Gaon Chart[8] K-Pop Billboard[9]
"Boy's Letter" 31 43
"You're" 44 63
"Fallen Leaves" 49 66
"Mission" 62 93
"Nine" 71 -
"I.D.S" 74 -
"Pierrot" 76 -

References

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  1. ^ Hong, Lucia "JYJ to reveal special edition album in two weeks" Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine 10 Asia. 11 November 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-18
  2. ^ "JYJ, 첫 한국어 앨범 '인 헤븐' 선주문만 30만장…서버까지 마비". NateNews (in Korean). 14 October 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
  3. ^ Hong, Lucia "Gaon Weekly Album Chart: 2-8 October 2011" Archived 7 July 2012 at archive.today 10 Asia. 13 October 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-18
  4. ^ "Korea K-Pop Hot 100 for week of 22 September 2011" Archived 12 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine Billboard. Retrieved 2011-10-07
  5. ^ (in Korean) "This links to current week - select the week from drop down menu" Archived 2012-01-19 at the Wayback Machine Gaon Album Chart. Retrieved 2011-11-14
  6. ^ a b (in Korean) "This links to current week - select the year/month from drop down menu" Archived 2012-01-19 at the Wayback Machine Gaon Album Chart. Retrieved 2011-11-14
  7. ^ (in Chinese) "J-Pop/K-Pop Chart Week 40 (30 September - 6 October 2011)" Archived 6 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine Five Music Chart. Retrieved 2011-11-18
  8. ^ a b (in Korean) "This links to current week - select the year/month from drop down menu" Archived 2011-12-05 at the Wayback Machine Gaon Single Chart. Retrieved 2012-06-14
  9. ^ a b "Korea K-Pop Hot 100 Music Chart". Billboard. 2011-10-01. Retrieved 2012-06-14.