''I'' is the first solo mini-album of South Korean singer
Kim Jaejoong, a member of pop group
JYJ
JYJ (formerly known as Junsu/Jejung/Yuchun in Japan) is a South Korean boy band formed in 2010 by Kim Junsu, Kim Jae-joong, and Park Yoo-chun, the three former members of TVXQ. Their group name is taken from the initial letters of each member's n ...
. The EP was released on 17 January 2013 and is composed of
rock
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* Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids
* Rock music, a genre of popular music
Rock or Rocks may also refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...
songs, two of which were composed by Kim Ba-da from the rock band
Sinawe
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.
One of the songs, "나만의 위로" (Healing for Myself), was a soundtrack from the film ''
Code Name: Jackal'', which starred Jaejoong and
Song Ji-hyo
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.
The album was an immediate commercial success, with all 120,000 initial copies of the album selling out within two weeks. An additional 20,000 copies manufactured to cope with the high demand were similarly sold out. A repackaged edition titled ''Y'', which includes two new tracks and two instrumental tracks, was released on 26 February 2013 and experienced similar success, with all 50,000 initial pressings of the album selling out within 24 hours of sale.
Reception
The mini-album debuted at the top of both the Hanteo and Gaon weekly charts in Korea and broke previous pre-order records in Japan. The first single, "One Kiss", was released digitally on 8 January. The album debuted at number two on the
''Billboard'' World Chart.
Track listing
Sales
Chart positions
Weekly album charts
Monthly album charts
Singles charts
Other charts
References
External links
Official music video of "Mine"
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2013 EPs
A&G Modes EPs
Kim Jae-joong albums
JYJ albums