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2012 studio album by B1A4
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Regular edition cover
Studio album by B1A4
ReleasedOctober 24, 2012 (2012-10-24)
Recorded2011–2012
GenreJ-pop, Dance-pop
LanguageJapanese
LabelPony Canyon
B1A4 chronology
Ignition
(2012) 		1
(2012) 		In the Wind
(2012)
Singles from 1
  1. "Beautiful Target"
    Released: June 27, 2012
  2. "Oyasumi Good Night"
    Released: August 29, 2012

1 is the Japanese debut studio album by the South Korean boy band B1A4. It was released on October 24, 2012 in three different editions.

Background

The album was announced by the group's Korean agency, WM Entertainment, with details of the album release and along with a release of the group's first DVD B1A4 History 2011-2012 in Japan. The album was released in three different editions: a CD+DVD, including the CD and a DVD including the music videos of "Beautiful Target" and "Oyasumi Good Night", as well its making-of videos, a CD+Goods, including the CD and a special member figure (one out of five different types) and a regular edition, including the CD itself and a special trading card (one out of five different types). All editions came with a special lottery ticket to a Premium Event of their first Japanese album.

Composition

The album is composed of ten songs: two singles, five new songs, and three Japanese versions of songs previously recorded in Korean. The tracks "O.K", "Only One" and "Waruikoto Bakari Manande" were originally recorded in Korean and released on the group's debut mini album Let's Fly.

Singles

Two songs from the album were released as singles:

The first single from the album is a Japanese version of "Beautiful Target". It was released on June 27, 2012 as the group's Japanese debut single. The original version of the song, recorded in Korean, was released on the group's second mini album It B1A4. It peaked number 4 on Oricon's Weekly chart with around 38,000 copies sold to date.

The second and final single from the album is a Japanese version of "Baby Good Night", retitled in Japanese to "Oyasumi Good Night". It was released on August 29, 2012 and peaked number 4 in Oricon's Weekly chart with around 39,000 copies sold to date. The original version of the song, recorded in Korean, was released on the special version of the group's first Korean album, Ignition.

Track listing

CD+DVD and CD+Goods tracklist
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Beautiful Lie"Goro Matsui, Baro (Rap making)Jinyoung3:34
2."Oyasumi Good Night" (おやすみ good night; Sleep Well, Good Night) (JPN ver.)Jinyoung Baro MEG.ME (Japanese lyrics)Jinyoung, Baro3:21
3."Empty Mind"Takafumi Fujino, Steven LeeSteven Lee3:43
4."Waruikoto Bakari Manande" (悪いことばかり学んで; Only Learned Bad Things) (JPN ver.)Wheesung, Goro Matsui (Japanese lyrics), Baro (Rap making)Lim Sang-hyuk, Jeon Da-woon, Lee Sang-ho3:44
5."Tipping Point"Goro MatsuiHuba Kelemen, Jack David Elliott, Joleen Belle3:40
6."Wake Me Up"Goro MatsuiT-SK, Kim Tesung, Andrew Choi3:32
7."Only One" (JPN ver.)Hwang Sung-jin, Goro Matsui (Japanese lyrics), Baro (Rap making)Lee Ju-hyung, Lee Sang-ho3:36
8."Beautiful Target" (JPN ver.)CNU, Baro, Urihyeong-gwa Naedongsaeng, Shoko Fujibayashi (Japanese lyrics)Urihyeong-gwa Naedongsaeng3:22
9."One Love"B & C FactoryTesung Kim, Cha Cha Malone, Casper, No Day3:33
CD only and iTunes Store track
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
10."O.K" (JPN ver.)Geul Gong-jang, Shoko Fujibayashi (Japanese lyrics), Baro (Rap making)Seo Young-bae3:33
DVD (CD+DVD edition)
No.TitleLength
1."Beautiful Target" (Music video - Japanese version) 
2."Oyasumi Good Night" (Music video - Japanese version) 
3."Beautiful Target" (Music video - Making-of) 
4."Oyasumi Good Night" (Music video - Making-of) 

Charts

Oricon

Oricon Chart Peak Debut sales Sales total
Daily Singles Chart 2 10,372 23,338+
Weekly Singles Chart 5 20,547
Monthly Singles Chart 21 22,639

Release history

Country Date Format Label
Japan October 24, 2012 CD, Digital download, DVD Pony Canyon
Brazil September 29, 2014 CD Youkai Entertainment
November 30, 2014 CD, DVD

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