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| Released | December 9, 2015 | |||
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| Language | Japanese | |||
| Label | Warner Music Japan | |||
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AM302 is the debut Japanese-language studio album from South Korean singer Lee Hong-gi, the main singer of the band F.T. Island. It was released on December 9, 2015, by Warner Music Japan.[1] The album is the Japanese version of Lee Hong-gi's previous Korean-language album FM302, and it includes Japanese versions of five songs from that album in addition to three new Japanese songs.[2] The album features the lead single "モノローグ (Monologue)".[2]
Background and release
[edit]The album was announced on November 12, 2015.[3] A release date of December 9, 2015, was later confirmed by FNC Entertainment.[2] The name AM302 is a combination of the AM radio frequency and Lee Hong-gi's birthday, which is March 2.[2][4][5] The radio concept is supposed to reflect the idea that the album contains various genres of music that people can listen to at any time, much like a radio.[4][5]
The lead single "モノローグ (Monologue)" was arranged by Lee Hong-gi himself, who also considered doing the song with the full F.T. Island band.[4] The theme of the song is parting with a lover,[4][3] and Billboard Japan characterized the song as painful, sad, or heartbreaking (切ない).[4] KpopStarz described the song as a "sad ballad".[3] The music video for "モノローグ (Monologue)" was released on November 12, 2015 (JST).[3]
To promote the album, Lee Hong-gi held the LEE HONG GI 1st Solo Concert「Merry 302 MHz」 at Pacifico Yokohama in Yokohama from December 16–17 and at Grand Cube Osaka in Osaka from December 24–25.[2][5][6]
Track listing
[edit]Charts
[edit]| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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| Japan Weekly Albums (Oricon)[1] | 6 |
| Japan Hot Albums (Billboard)[9] | 10 |
References
[edit]- 1 2 "AM302 | イ・ホンギ(from FTISLAND)". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved December 23, 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Lee, JinHo (December 8, 2015). "FT Island′s Lee Hong Gi to Release First Solo Album 'AM302' in Japan". Mwave. CJ ENM. Archived from the original on December 24, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 "FTISLANDイ・ホンギ、「モノローグ」ミュージックビデオ公開！（動画）". KpopStarz (in Japanese). November 12, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "イ・ホンギ インタビュー到着「ラジオみたいにいつでもどこでも聴けるものにしたい」というアルバムへこめられた想いとは？". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). December 9, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
- 1 2 3 近藤陽介 (December 11, 2015). "イ・ホンギが「ルーマニアに行ってみたい」ある理由とは". 週刊女性PRIME. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
- ↑ "イ・ホンギ（from FTISLAND）初の単独コンサート開催". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). December 18, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
- 1 2 "イ・ホンギ（from FTISLAND）「AM302（通常盤）」". Warner Music Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved December 23, 2018.
- 1 2 "イ・ホンギ (from FTISLAND) - AM302 ［CD+DVD+フォトブックレット］＜初回限定盤＞". Tower Records. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
- ↑ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums: 2015/12/21 付け". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved December 23, 2018.
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