''Delight'' is the first Japanese

extended play An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.

of South Korean artist, Daesung, also known by his Japanese stage name, D-Lite, member and lead vocalist of boy band Big Bang. The album includes 9 versions of 4 songs, including 3 new

enka is a Japanese music genre considered to resemble traditional Japanese music stylistically. Modern ''enka'', however, is a relatively recent musical form, which adopts a more traditional musical style in its vocalism than '' ryūkōka'' music, ...

songs, all of which recorded in Japanese. The album was released through 'Enka! Avex Produced by YGEX.'

Background and release

On September 18, 2014, YG Entertainment announced that Daesung will be releasing a concept album ''D-Lite'' on October 29 in celebration of year-end party season. The album will contain a total of nine tracks, including three new enka songs, the lead track will be "Look at me, GwiSoon", originally written by

G-Dragon Kwon Ji-yong (; born August 18, 1988), also known by his stage name G-Dragon (지드래곤), is a South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur and fashion designer, known as the " King of K-pop". G-Dragon is the recipi ...

, but the Japanese lyrics will be written by

Kenichi Maeyamada , also known as , is a Japanese composer, lyricist, and musician. His primary work is composing anime theme songs and for J-pop musicians. He contracts through Supalove, a Japanese record label. He has released a number of anime and video game mu ...

. The album contains songs under trot genre. The album will have CD, and a DVD include the music video for "Look at me, GwiSoon" and "Shut Up" as well as the summer episode of ''How to Enjoy Vacation in Hokkaido''. On the first day of release the album sold 65,048 copies in Japan, topping Oricon daily chart. The album sold total 71,000 in the first week of its release, topping Oricon Weekly Chart, and become the highest first week sale for Daesung.

Track listing

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Release history

References

{{Daesung Avex Group EPs YG Entertainment EPs Daesung EPs Albums produced by G-Dragon 2014 EPs