''Born Gene'' is the third Korean-language and sixth overall

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by South Korean singer

Kim Jae-joong Kim Jae-joong (; born January 26, 1986), also known mononymously as Jaejoong in South Korea and in Japan, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, actor and director. He is a member of the Korean pop group JYJ and was one of the original members ...

, released on September 13, 2022, through

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. It includes the lead single "Nobody Like You" and is Kim's first Korean-language album in six years, following 2016's ''

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''. The album debuted at number five on the Korean

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. Kim toured Asia in support of the record from September 17 to October 8, 2022.

Background

The album is Kim's first full Korean-language album in six years. Kim stated that he intended ''Born Gene'' to have tracks that "make everyone excited like they're at a festival, the moment they first hear" them. He also co-wrote the songs "Locking Love" and "Broken Mirror".

Commercial performance

''Born Gene'' debuted at number five on the

with first-week sales of 47,359 in South Korea. It also debuted at number 13 on the Japanese

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, with 2,920 physical sales there in its first week.

Track listing

Charts

References

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