''Tarantallegra'' is the first Korean
studio album
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by
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 ...
member
Kim Junsu
Kim Jun-su (; born December 15, 1986) or simply Junsu, also known by the stage name Xia (stylized as XIA; ; ko, 시아) is a South Korean singer, model, dancer and stage actor. He is a member of the Korean pop group and later duo JYJ, and was ...
, released on May 14, 2012. It was the first album he released as a solo artist under the stage name XIA, and became one of the highest selling solo albums in 2012 on the
Gaon chart.
Composition
Xia participated in the producing, composing, and writing lyrics for most of the twelve songs.
Release and promotion
On May 10, ahead of the album's release, Xia released "사랑이 싫다구요 (I Don't Like Love)", a song used as the soundtrack for Korean drama "
Rooftop Prince
''Rooftop Prince'' () is a 2012 South Korean fantasy romantic comedy television drama, starring Park Yoo-chun, Han Ji-min, Jeong Yu-mi, Lee Tae-sung, Lee Tae-ri, Jung Suk-won, and Choi Woo-shik. It is about a Joseon crown prince who, after ...
".
On May 14, C-JeS published the music video for "Tarantallegra", with choreography by Jeri Slaughter, an American choreographer whom Xia has previously worked with.
On June 11, Xia released the dance version music video for "Tarantallegra". Unlike the original music video, the new version video focuses on the visuals and the choreography. It also contains previously unseen footage.
Reception
On May 4, shortly after pre-orders for ''Tarantallegra'' began on both online and offline stores, the online music market site Synnara experienced a server crash due to the sudden, overwhelming response. Xia's agency, C-JeS Entertainment revealed that the album has reached 100,000 copies in pre-orders. It also topped Japan's iTunes' pop albums chart without any promotion. The album is revealed to have had a greater reaction from fans than anticipated, leading to sell-outs. According to
Gaon, 122,000 copies of the album has been sold as of the end of May.
Repackaged version
On July 16, along with an announcement of a worldwide tour, Xia revealed that he's currently working on a repackaged album which will be aimed for the world market. The repackaged version will include an English single and its music video will be produced in the U.S. C-JeS Entertainment stated that renowned staff members in America will be taking part in the new album and music video. Xia will then embark on a world tour covering North America, South America and Europe with plans to make stops in two or three cities per continent.
Instead of a repackaged album, however, Xia released a single album entitled ''
Uncommitted
''Uncommitted'' is XIA's first single. It consists of title track "Uncommitted" and an oriental version of the title song of his first Korean studio album ''Tarantallegra'', which was released earlier in 2012. Both songs on this single are sung i ...
''.
Xia 1st Asia Tour Concert – Tarantallegra
XIA 1st World Tour Concert is the first solo concert tour by JYJ's member
Kim Junsu
Kim Jun-su (; born December 15, 1986) or simply Junsu, also known by the stage name Xia (stylized as XIA; ; ko, 시아) is a South Korean singer, model, dancer and stage actor. He is a member of the Korean pop group and later duo JYJ, and was ...
in support of his debut solo album ''Tarantallegra'', which was released on May 14, 2012. The tour kicked off its first show in
Seoul
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,
South Korea
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on May 19, 2012, at Seoul's
Jamsil Indoor Stadium
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. According to
MTV K
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, XIA was "the first South Korean male artist to embark on a true world tour".
His tour includes stops in Thailand, Indonesia, the United States, Europe and South America.
The 17,000 tickets for the Seoul concerts were sold out within five minutes of going on sale.
The Asian leg of the tour drew an audience of 40,000.
Shows
Track listing
Charts
Singles chart
Album chart
Other charted songs
Sales
Release history
References
External links
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