''Piece'' is the first Japanese-language album and second
studio album 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
, often referred to as just Universal Music Japan or UMJ, is a Japanese subsidiary of the Universal Music Group founded in 1990. It is the largest subsidiary for a foreign company in the country regarding music distribution. The company is resp ...
on April 25, 2018.
Background and release
The album was announced in February 2018, as Monsta X's first Japanese album. The album consists of ten tracks, including four new tracks, while the other six were already released singles or Japanese versions of some of the group's earlier Korean tracks. Just prior to the release of this album, in March 2018, "Spotlight", originally released in January that year, became a certified gold single by
RIAJ, the first of the group's Japanese singles to achieve this certification.
On April 10, a music video for the track "Puzzle" was released in advance of the album, with a short version of the music video posted to
YouTube
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.
The album was released in three versions, the regular version and limited editions A and B.
Following the release of the album, Monsta X held their first Japanese tour, through April and May 2018.
Commercial performance
The album sold more than 55,000 copies in Japan. The album had three tracks which charted in Japan, although the track "Puzzle" did not; these are the Japanese versions of "Hero" and "Beautiful", as well as "Spotlight".
Track listing
Charts
Album
Weekly charts
Songs
Weekly charts
Certification and sales
References
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2018 albums
Japanese-language albums
Universal Music Japan albums
Monsta X albums