The boys of JYJ have been busy with promotions in Japan that have been put to a halt but long before then, there were rumors for a global album that have now been confirmed as true via the boys' page! They'll also be doing various showcases in different parts of the globe to promote this release along with Kanye West helping out with the production.
The boys of JYJ, whom are known well as Junsu, Jejung and Yuchun former members of one of the best selling boy bands in Asia "TVXQ", have teamed up with some great A-list produces such as Kanye West and Rodney Jerkins for their global album debut properly titled "The Beginning". The album title marks their journey since the trials started and it'll be the trio's first English language album.
JYJ has an enormous fan base worldwide since their tohoshinki days and the boys have made it into the Guinness Book of Worl Records both in '08 and '09 for having the 'World's Largest Official Fanclub' at over 800,000 members in Seoul alone. They're also one of the most photographed celebrities in the world with an estimated 500 million times spanning across magazines, album jackets, commercials since their debut in 2003 up until May 19 2009 with the rest of the DBSK members.
The lead single off the album is titled "Ayyy Girl" and along with being produced by Kanye West, he also lends some of his vocals to the song. The track will also feature the maestro of spoken word, Malik "The Poet" Yused. The song depicts the quest of seeking that perfect girl but when you find her, things are never quite as perfect as you envinsion them to be.
Besides what very possibly a catchy first single thanks to Kanye, The Beginning also contains original compositions by top music producer, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, whom has also produced some tracks for Britney Spears and other artists of the like. The two tracks that are produced by Jerkins are "Empty" and "Be My Girl".
Rodney Jerkins reportedly said,
“I’m really glad to work with JYJ on their debut album. It’s all about the East meeting the West these days and the world is becoming a melting pot of various cultures. To have Kanye and myself champion the cause of unifying the world through the international language of music and introducing top artistes from one end of the globe to this end in America makes this a very special project to us.”
On top of these collabs, we also have some tracks written by the boys themselves. These tracks are "Still in Love" which was written by Jejung, "I Can Soar" courtesy of Junsu and "I Love You" by Yuchun.
Mr. Baek Chang Ju, the trio’s manager and CEO of C-JeS Entertainment, commented,
“We have faced many challenges in these recent months but are glad to complete an album which the boys are extremely proud of. The Beginning is a product of their blood, sweat and tears, and they hope fans will see the efforts that went into making this excellent album. As a partaker in their journey, I am so proud of them at this moment for what they have achieved.”
The album's track list consists of 7 full tracks and 3 remixes. Jae Chong, one Asia's leading music producers has also contributed to the album and played a big role in organizing and producing the project witht he trio.
The Beginning is produced by Show Shop Entertainment and will be distributed by Warner Music worldwide. It's release date is set to October 12th in CD and digital outlets. There's also a limited edition release, called the 'Luxury Package' which will be numbered aside from being limited to only 99,999 editions.
The lead single off the album will be available via iTunes on the 19th of October.
The boys will embark on a small showcase tour that spans across 8 cities which will begin in October 15 and continue on to November through Asia and the US. You can find all the information on the tours stops at the boys' site. @ http://www.jyj-thebignning.com/
The official tracklist is as follows:
1. Intro ( Composed by S.Tiger)
2. Ayyy Girl_Feat. Kanye West / M. Yusef (Composed by Kanye West, K. Hamler, P. Phenom, M. Yusef, Jae Chong / Lyrics by K. Hamler, P. Phenom, M. Yusef)
3. Empty (Composed by Rodney Jerkins / Lyrics by Kyoko Hamler, L. Daniels, T. Parker)
4. Be My Girl (Composed by Rodney Jerkins / Lyrics by Kyoko Hamler, L. Daniels, T. Parker)
5. Still in Love (Composed by Hero Jae-joong / Lyrics by Kyoko Hamler)
6. I Love You_Feat. Flowsik (Composed by Micky Yu-cheon / Lyrics by Kyoko Hamler)
7. I Can Soar (Composed by Xiah Jun-su / Lyrics by Kyoko Hamler)
8. Be The One (Composed by Jae Chong / Lyrics by Jae Chong, Terry Shorter, Kyoko Hamler)
9. Ayy Girl_ S. Tiger Remix
10. Empty_DJ EON Remix
11. Be My Girl_DJ EON Remix
The dates for their 8 city showcase tour:
Bangkok Impact Challenger 15th October
Malaysia TBC 17th October
Hong Kong Asia World 24th October
Shanghai Grand Stage 7th November
New York Hammerstein 12th November
Seattle WAMU THEATER 13th November
San Francisco Bill Graham Auditorium 14th November
L.A Shrine Auditorium 19th November
(Post credited to http://www.gokpop.com/news/the-beginning-global-album-for-jyj!::1003.html)
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Ahhhhh SHIEEEEEETTT
I REALLY REALLY REALLY WANNA GO =(
SEE MY DREAM BOY
SIGHZZ........
but they will never come to Perth
and I will not be able to go back to Malaysia by 17th Oct
WHY.... =~(
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