''Xiah'' is the debut Japanese EP by

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 ...

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. It was released by

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on 26 May 2010 in two versions: Jacket A, a CD+DVD version which includes a music video with 4 tracks, and Jacket B, a CD only version which contains 5 tracks. Despite having

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's activities on hiatus due to a lawsuit filed by Xiah and two other members of

( Kim Jaejoong and

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) against their South Korean label

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, he decided to debut as a solo act in Japan. Prior to its release, 160,000 copies of the album had been pre-ordered. It came in #2 on the

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Daily Charts with first day sales amounted to 118,510 units.

Album

The EP consists of title song "Intoxication", an R&B track and two ballads, "君がいれば～Beautiful Love～" and "悲しみのゆくえ". "君がいれば～Beautiful Love～" and "Intoxication" were featured in Bee-TV's drama「君がいれば～Beautiful Love～」, starring

member

Yoochun Park Yoo-chun (born June 4, 1986), formerly known as Micky Yoochun and better known by the mononym Yoochun, is a South Korean singer-songwriter and actor. He is a former member of the South Korean boy bands JYJ and TVXQ. He has starred in drama ...

and Japanese actress

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."君がいれば～Beautiful Love～" and "Intoxication" featured in Bee-Tv's ''Beautiful Love～君がいれば～''
The other track on the album, "悲しみのゆくえ", is featured in the drama ''５年後のラブレター'' (A Love Letter 5 Years From Now) as its theme song."悲しみのゆくえ" featured in Japanese drama Love Letter, after 5 years"
On May 22, Xiah performed "Intoxication" for the first time at the Girls Awards 2010, a fashion and music event held at Yoyogi First Gymnasium in Japan.Xiah Junsu performs at Girls Award 2010
/ref> The other songs on the EP were also performed at

's four-day Thanksgiving Live in Dome Tour concert held at Osaka Dome and Tokyo Dome in June.JYJ's Thanksgiving Live in Dome in June 2010
Xiah also performed "Intoxication" at

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's nationwide a-nation tour throughout August. In October 2010, Xiah sang the Korean version of "Intoxication" at the Kim Junsu Musical Concert, Levay with Friends.

Musical style

"Intoxication", the lead track of the album, features a sexual theme based on the lyrics itself. The style is influenced by African-American R&B music and the lyrics are influenced by the world's point of view. The song is meant to give a masculine feel.Xiah Junsu's single "Intoxication" interview
/ref> "君がいれば～Beautiful Love～" is specially written for the drama「Beautiful Love～君がいれば～」itself. The song's lyrics are based on the drama's plot development, about how Yoonsu (Yoochun), a lonely stuck-up rich tycoon falls in love with a Japanese girl Hinata (Aya Ōmasa).JYJ's Junsu and Yoochun's Interview on Bee-Tv's ''Beautiful Love～君がいれば～''
/ref> "悲しみのゆくえ" is a sorrowful song, meant to express the feeling of silent grief and intended as the opposite of "Intoxication". It depicts a feeling of helplessness.
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Track listing

References

{{Authority control 2010 EPs Kim Junsu albums Japanese-language songs