''Flavors of Love'' is the third Japanese-language
studio album
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of the South Korean boy group
Monsta X
Monsta X (; stylized as MONSTA X) is a South Korean boy group formed through the reality survival program ''No.Mercy'' under Starship Entertainment. The group is currently composed of six members: Shownu, Minhyuk, Kihyun, Hyungwon, Joohoney ...
. It was released and distributed by
Universal Music Japan
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on May 5, 2021. The lead single of the same title was released on April 14.
Background and release
The album was announced on March 9, as a surprise announcement following the release of the single album ''Wanted''.
It also include five new Japanese tracks as well as six previously released tracks. These previously released tracks were from Monsta X's three single albums released in 2020 and early 2021: ''Wish on the Same Sky'', ''Love Killa (Japanese version)'', and ''Wanted''.
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"Wanted" and "Neo Universe" were released as part of the single album ''Wanted'', released on March 10. "Wanted" was pre-released on February 10 and its music video released on February 13.
The group pre-released the lead single "Flavors of Love" on April 14.]
Commercial performance
The album sold 20,312 copies for its first week, topping both the weekly charts for ''Billboard Japan
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'' and Tower Records Japan
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.Oricon Singles Chart
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and ''Billboard Japan'' Hot 100 chart.
Track listing
Charts
Album
Weekly charts
Songs
Weekly charts
Certification and sales
References
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2021 albums
Japanese-language albums
Universal Music Japan albums
Monsta X albums