''D-Day'' is the second

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n artist, Daesung, also known by his Japanese stage name, D-Lite, member of boy band Big Bang. The album was released digitally on March 28 and physically on April 12, 2017.

Background and composition

In December 2016, Daesung's first Dome Tour was announced, with shows in the Japanese cities of Saitama and

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. In support of this tour, a new album's name and release date was announced in February of the following year. ''D-Day'' contains seven songs written and composed by top Japanese artists, including

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and Mizuno Yoshiki.

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, who previously produced his Japanese covers album, ''

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'', will be the album's main producer. Daesung wrote some songs himself as well, including "Spring Breeze Melody." Compared to his previous album, Daesung stated that ''D-Day'' is more upbeat and energetic, and that he recorded with "the spirit of a 20-year-old." The track "Venus" is a funk song with a "groovy rhythm" reminiscent of his previous song "Joyful". In contrast, "Anymore" is a "heartrending ballad with emotional vocals" and rock elements.

Promotion

To promote the album, Daesung gave an interview to the radio station Tokyo FM and appeared in several Japanese TV shows, including Sakigake,

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. He also covered the magazine ''

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'' and landed editorials on '' Numéro Tokyo'', '' ViVi'' and ''TV Life''. On March 13, a teaser of the title track's music video was posted on Big Bang's official YouTube channel.

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released an exclusive behind the scenes video of "D-Day" the following day.

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then posted daily previews of the other tracks on their website. ''D-Day'' was Daesung's first album to be released for digital download in South Korea.

Commercial performance

After its digital release, ''D-Day'' debuted at number-two on

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's Digital Weekly Album Chart with 3,462 copies sold. A week later, the physical edition debuted at number one on Oricon's Daily Album Chart with 29,038 copies sold. ''D-Day'' debuted at number one at the Oricon Albums Chart weekly, with over 38,000 copies sold, making Daesung the second foreign male solo artist to have two consecutive number one albums in Japan after

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. Additionally, it was the best selling album by a Korean soloist in the first half of 2017 in Japan.

Track listing

Charts

Sales

Release history

References

External links

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