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1 by B1A4 Also Known As Hangul Kanji Pinyin Released October 24, 2012 Composer Writer Genre J-pop Dance-pop Length 30:05 Label Pony Canyon Producer Jung Jinyoung Discography previous "Ignition" next "In The Wind" Singles from 1 1. Beautiful Target (Released: June 27, 2012) 2. Oyasumi Goodnight (Released: August 29, 2012) 3.

1 is the debut Japanese studio album by the South Korean boy band B1A4.

It was released on October 24, 2012 in three different editions.

Background

The album was announced by the group's Korean agency, WM Entertainment, with details of the album release and along with a release of the group's first DVD B1A4 History 2011-2012 in Japan.

The album was released in three different editions: the CD+DVD set, the CD+Goods set, and the regular edition. The CD+DVD version included the CD and a DVD including the music videos of "Beautiful Target" and "Oyasumi Good Night", as well its making-of videos. The CD+Goods version included the CD and a special member figure (one out of five different types). The third edition, the regular edition, including the CD itself and a special trading card (one out of five different types). All editions comes with a special lottery ticket to a Premium Event of their first Japanese album.

Singles

Two songs from the album were released as singles:

The first single from the album is a Japanese version of Beautiful Target. It was released on June 27, 2012 as the group's Japanese debut single. The original version of the song, recorded in Korean, was released on the group's second Korean EP, It B1A4. It peaked number 4 on Oricon's Weekly chart with around 38,000 copies sold to date.

The second and final single from the studio album is a Japanese version of Baby Goodnight, retitled in Japanese to "Oyasumi Good Night" (おやすみ good night). It was released on August 29, 2012 and peaked number 4 in Oricon's Weekly chart with around 39,000 copies sold to date. The original version of the song, recorded in Korean, was released on the special version of the group's first Korean album, Ignition.

Tracklist

Number	Title	Lyrics	Composer	Length
1	Beautiful Lie	Goro Matsui Baro (Raps)	Jung Jinyoung	3:34
2	Oyasumi Good Night (Japanese Version) おやすみ good night	Jung Jinyoung Baro MEG.ME (Japanese lyrics)	Jung Jinyoung Baro	3:21
3	Empty Mind	Takafumi Fujino Steven Lee	Steven Lee	3:43
4	Only Learned the Bad Things (Japanese Version) 悪いことばかり学んで	Wheesung Goro Matsui (Japanese lyrics) Baro (Raps)	Lim Sang-hyuk Jeon Da-woon Lee Sang-ho	3:44
5	Tipping Point	Goro Matsui	Huba Kelemen Jack David Elliott Joleen Belle	3:40
6	Wake Me Up	Goro Matsui	T-SK Kim Tesung Andrew Choi	3:32
7	Only One (Japanese Version)	Hwang Sung-jin Goro Matsui (Japanese lyrics) Baro (Raps)	Lee Ju-hyung Lee Sang-ho	3:36
8	Beautiful Target (Japanese Version)	CNU Baro Urihyeong-gwa Naedongsaeng Shoko Fujibayashi (Japanese lyrics)	Urihyeong-gwa Naedongsaeng	3:22
9	One Love	B & C Factory	Tesung Kim Cha Cha Malone Casper No Day	3:33
10	O.K.(Japanese Version)	Geul Gong-jang Shoko Fujibayashi (Japanese lyrics) Baro (Raps)	Seo Young-bae	3:34
				Total Length: 30:05

CD+DVD Edition

• Beautiful Target MV _{(Japanese Version)}
• Oyasumi Good Night MV _{(Japanese Version)}
• Beautiful Target Behind-the-Scenes _{(Japanese Version)}
• Oyasumi Good Night Behind-the-Scenes _{(Japanese Version)}

Chart Rankings

The album "rose as high as second place on the Oricon Daily Chart. B1A4 came close to taking over the no. 1 spot currently taken up by the Japanese singer/songwriter LEO, and in Tower Records even rose to no. 1 on its Daily Sales chart."

External Links

• English Wikipedia

References