Universal Music LLC (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Fujikura Hisashi; hereinafter referred to as “Universal Music”) will release BOYNEXTDOOR’s JP 1st Single “AND,” on Wednesday, July 10th.
BOYNEXTDOOR is a six-member boy group that debuted in Korea in May last year under KOZ ENTERTAINMENT, a label under HYBE.
This Japanese debut album will be released in 11 formats: First Limited Edition A, First Limited Edition B, Regular Edition, Weverse Shop Japan Limited Edition, UNIVERSAL MUSIC STORE Limited Edition, and Member Solo Jacket Edition. In addition to the title track “Earth, Wind & Fire” from their 2nd EP “HOW?”, and the Japanese versions of “One and Only” and “But Sometimes,” which are also popular in Japan, the album will feature BOYNEXTDOOR’s first original Japanese song.
The First Limited Edition A and the BOYNEXTDOOR Weverse Shop Japan Limited Edition come with a photo book, while the First Limited Edition B comes with a digital code card that allows you to see the jacket and making of the music video. Each edition comes with bonuses such as photo cards.
To commemorate the release of this work, we will be running a distribution campaign. In addition, we will be holding a POP-UP STORE at the Shibuya PARCO tie-up campaign “BOYNEXTDOOR AND, PARCO+” for a limited time from July 18th (Thursday) to July 28th (Sunday). We will be selling official merchandise and releasing unreleased shots that can only be enjoyed at the POP-UP STORE.
BOYNEXTDOOR (Voyeur Studio) ‘Earth, Wind & Fire (Japanese Ver.)’ Official MV
BOYNEXTDOOR (BOYNEXTDOOR) ‘One and Only’ Official MV
BOYNEXTDOOR JP 1st Single “AND,”
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
■ Track list on CD
・One and Only (Japanese Ver.)
・Earth, Wind & Fire (Japanese Ver.)
・But Sometimes (Japanese Ver.)
・Original Japanese songs
■ Product Contents
[First Limited Edition A (CD + Photobook)]
Product number UPCH-7671
Price: 1,870 yen (tax included)
・Sleeve case
・Photo book 36 pages
・Sticker sheet
・Photo card: 1 random type out of 6 types (A ver.)
[First Limited Edition B (CD + Digital Code Card)]
Product number UPCH-7672
Price: 1,870 yen (tax included)
・Sleeve case
・Booklet 4P
・One of six digital code cards at random
Video content: “Jacket Photo Behind The Scenes/MV Behind The Scenes”
・Lyric poster
・Photo card: 1 random type out of 6 types (B ver.)
[Regular Edition (CD)]
Product number UPCH-6031
Price: 1,100 yen (tax included)
・Booklet 8 pages
・One random unit photo card out of 9 types (C ver.)
[Weverse Shop Japan Limited Edition (CD + Photobook)]
Product number PROJ-5908
Price: 2,200 yen (tax included)
・Sleeve case
・Photo book 36 pages
・Lyric poster
・Standing photo card, 1 of 6 types, randomly selected
・One random unit photo card out of 9 types (C ver.)
・Photo card: 1 random type out of 6 types (D ver.)
[UNIVERSAL MUSIC STORE Limited Edition (CD)]
Product number PDCJ-5118
Price: 1,100 yen (tax included)
・Booklet 8 pages
・Photo card: 1 random type out of 6 types (E ver.)
[Member solo jacket version (CD)]
SUNGHO / RIWOO / JAEHYUN / TAESAN / LEEHAN / WOONHAK
Product number UPCH-7673~7678
Price: 1,100 yen (tax included)
・Booklet 12 pages
・Photo card with handwritten message (printed)
*The enclosed photo card with message will be of the same member as the solo jacket.
■CD purchase benefits
The first production run of all formats will include a serial number for the lottery entry.
*Prize contents and application details will be announced at a later date.
[BOYNEXTDOOR JP 1st Single “AND,” Release Commemoration Distribution Campaign Details]
https://www.universal-music.co.jp/boynextdoor/news/2024-07-10/
[POP-UP STORE to be held as part of the Shibuya Parco collaboration campaign “BOYNEXTDOOR AND, PARCO+”]
https://www.universal-music.co.jp/boynextdoor/news/2024-07-10-1/
JAPAN OFFICIAL HP:https://boynextdoor-official.jp
JAPAN OFFICIAL X:https://twitter.com/BOYNEXTDOOR_JP
OFFICIAL SITE:https://boynextdoor-official.com/
OFFICIAL YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@boynextdoor_official
OFFICIAL X:https://twitter.com/BOYNEXTDOOR_KOZ
OFFICIAL Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/boynextdoor_official/
OFFICIAL TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@boynextdoor_official?lang=ja-JP
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BOYNEXTDOOR, the first boy group from KOZ ENTERTAINMENT, a label under HYBE, means “the boys next door” and is meant to be familiar and close to people’s hearts with its natural charm. They debuted on May 30, 2023 with their first single ‘WHO!’. The easy-listening track, which sings of feeling pure excitement, confusion, and love for someone for the first time, was highly praised and sold 114,420 copies in the first week after its release, making it the No. 1 debut album for new K-POP groups in 2023 at the time. In September of the same year, they released their first EP ‘WHY..’, which ranked first on the Oricon Daily Album Ranking (as of September 4, 2023), and is highly popular in Japan as well.
Furthermore, on the 112th day since their debut, their first EP ‘WHY..’ made it onto the Billboard 200, the main album chart of the US Billboard. As of January 2024, they have won eight awards, including the Hottest Award at the 2023 THE FACT MUSIC AWARDS and the Global Rising Artist Award at the Melon Music Awards 2023. On April 15, 2024, they released their second EP, ‘HOW?’, which sold 397,090 copies on the first day of release in Korea, and won first place on the Hunt Chart’s daily album chart for two consecutive days following the first day. In Japan, they also won first place on the Oricon Daily Album Ranking (as of April 15 and 19, 2024), first place on the Oricon Weekly Album Ranking (as of April 29), and first place on the Oricon Weekly Combined Album Ranking (as of April 29). As a boy group that will lead the next generation, they are expected to have a wide range of activities and great expectations.