I'm Your Boy

I'm Your Boy is the third Japanese studio album by South Korean boy band Shinee, released on September 24, 2014 in Japan by Universal Music Japan sublabel EMI Records. The album features three previously released singles, "Boys Meet U", "3 2 1" and "Lucky Star".[1] It sold 45,000 copies during the first week of its release, marking the first time Shinee had reached the number one spot on the weekly chart since their Japanese debut in June 2011.

This article is about the Japanese-language Shinee album. For the horse, see New York Derby. For the song by Joy Electric, see Robot Rock (album).
I'm Your Boy
CD Cover Limited Edition (Type A)
Studio album by
Shinee
ReleasedSeptember 24, 2014 (2014-09-24) (Japan)
Recorded2012-14
Genre
Length39:52
LanguageJapanese
LabelEMI Records Japan (EMI Records)
ProducerLee Soo Man (executive)
Shinee chronology
Everybody
(2013)		 I'm Your Boy
(2014)		 Odd
(2015)
Singles from I'm Your Boy
  1. "Boys Meet U"
    Released: August 21, 2013
  2. "3 2 1"
    Released: December 4, 2013
  3. "Lucky Star"
    Released: June 25, 2014

Background and release

The album was released in three versions. A limited edition A containing a DVD, a 48-page photo booklet, and a photocard. The DVD includes the MV of "Boys Meet U", "3 2 1" and "Lucky Star" plus the Boys Meet U Special Showcase Live Movie. The limited edition B contains a DVD, a 48-page photo book, and a photocard. The DVD includes the MV of "Boys Meet U", "3 2 1" and "Lucky Star", plus the jacket shooting sketch and special interview about I'm Your Boy. The regular edition contains a 28-page photo book and a photocard.[2]

Singles

Three singles were spawned from the album, including "Boys Meet U" on August 21, 2013, which was certified gold in physical shipments of over 100,000 copies by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). "3 2 1" was made available on December 4, 2013.

"Lucky Star" was released as the third single on June 25, 2014, by Universal Music Japan sublabel EMI Records.[3] This single was distributed in two versions—the limited edition came with a bonus DVD containing the music video, a sketch of the music video's making, a photo card (1 out of 6 random cards) and a 28-page photo booklet. The regular edition came with a 12-page photo booklet. The music video teaser for "Lucky Star" was released through the label's YouTube channel on May 19, 2014 and the short version of the music video was released on May 30.[4]

Singles from I'm Your Boy
Release date Title Chart peaks Sales (JPN)
Oric.
[5]		 Hot
[6]
August 21, 2013 "Boys Meet U" 2 2 124,729[7]
December 4, 2013 "3 2 1" 3 2 82,236[8]
June 25, 2014 "Lucky Star" 3 2 41,324[9]

Promotion

Shinee performed "Downtown Baby" for the first time at Tokyo Girls Collection held at Saitama Super Arena on September 6, 2014. They also performed their debut song, "Replay -Kimi wa Boku no Everything-" and "Everybody".[10] On September 24, 2014, Shinee held a showcase at Shinjuku Tower Records in front of over 2,500 fans to promote their upcoming album.[11]

The group's Shinee World 2014 included songs from their third Japanese album, I'm Your Boy. They held a 30 show concert tour in 19 locations around Japan. The tour was divided in two according to the venue: a hall tour and an arena tour; from September 28, 2014 to December 14.

Track list

Credits adapted from the official homepage.[12]

I'm Your Boy
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Downtown Baby"
3:55
2."Lucky Star"
  • Sara Sakurai (T's Music)
  • Albi Albertsson (Mussashi)
  • Stephan Elfgren
  • Steven Lee
  • Mussashi
3:23
3."Everybody" (Japanese version)
  • Coach & Sendo
4:09
4."Picasso"
  • Sara Sakurai (T's Music)
  • Andreas Stone Johansson
  • Denniz Jamm
  • Matt Wong (The Heavyweights)
  • Steven Lee
  • Andreas Stone Johansson
  • Denniz Jamm
3:51
5."3 2 1"
  • Natsumi Kobayashi
3:33
6."365"
  • Akira (Palm Drive)
3:11
7."Sunny Day Hero"
  • Hidenori Tanaka (Agehasprings)
  • Tom Hugo
  • Kim Bergseth
  • Kim Bergseth
3:04
8."Perfect 10"
  • S-KEY-A
  • Mike Previti (Fission Music)
  • Steve Horner (Fission Music)
  • Fission Music
2:44
9."Bounce"
  • Amon Hayashi (Digz Inc.)
  • Erik Lidbom
  • Erik Lidbom
3:25
10."Dream Girl" (Japanese version)
3:10
11."Colors of the Season"
  • Sara Sakurai (T's Music)
  • Andreas Stone Johansson
  • Caroline Gustavsson
  • Takarot
  • Takarot
4:29
12."Boys Meet U"
3:15
Total length:42:09

Chart performance

Oricon
Oricon Chart Peak Debut sales Sales total Certification
Daily Albums Chart 1 11,506[13] (Daily)
45,053[14] (Weekly)
45,053[15] (Monthly)		 56,342+[14][16] —
Weekly Albums Chart 1
Monthly Albums Chart 1
Yearly Albums Chart —

South Korean Gaon Chart
Chart Peak
position
Gaon Weekly album chart[17] 9
Gaon Monthly album chart[18] 25

References
  1. "I'm Your Boy Album Specifications + Pre-Order Information". shinee.jp. August 30, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  2. "Shinee's Japanese discography". shinee.jp. August 30, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  3. "ニューシングル「LUCKY STAR」、6月25日（水）リリース決定！" (in Japanese). EMI.
  4. "ニューシングル「LUCKY STAR」、本日ミュージックビデオを公開！" (in Japanese). shineee.net.
  5. "Shinee Japanese Discography on Oricon Style" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 30, 2010.
  6. "Japan Hot 100: Shinee – Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
  7. "Oricon Yearly Charts 2013" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 3, 2015. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  8. "Archived from the original on January 9, 2014". December 2013. Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  9. Sales for "Lucky Star":
  10. "[2014/9/6] 第19回 東京ガールズコレクション 2014 A/W". shinee.jp. September 7, 2014. Archived from the original on September 7, 2014. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  11. "【SHINee】六本木ヒルズで生告白!? "僕はあなたのもの"". ure.pia.co.jp. September 24, 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
  12. "Shinee's Official Japanese Homepage". EMI Records Japan. September 1, 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  13. "Oricon Chart - September 22, 2014" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
  14. "SHINee Tops Oricon Weekly Chart for the First Time since Debut". September 29, 2014. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  15. "Oricon Sales for September 2014". September 29, 2014. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  16. "Oricon Chart - September 28, 2014" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  17. gaonchart.co.kr (2014-10-26). "Gaon Charts" (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2014-12-17.
  18. "Gaon Album Chart Monthly (10/2014)". Gaon. Archived from the original on November 6, 2014. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
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