Hello
안녕하세요
(Annyeonghaseyo)
こんにちは
(Konnichiwa)
你好
(Ni Hao)
I'm back with another B.A.P post, my first and last B.A.P post of 2018, this time I'm sharing with you Best. Absolute. Perfect, their first full length Japanese album.
Back in May 2013, B.A.P signed with King Records to release music in Japan. Then soon after on the 13th of September 2013, B.A.P, released their first M/V for their debut Japanese single Warrior.
Owned by King Records
On the 10th of October 2013, B.A.P released the M/V for their second Japanese single One Shot. The on the 8th of March 2014, B.A.P released the M/V for their third Japanese single No Mercy.
Then on the 11th of August 2014, they released the M/V for their fourth Japanese single Excuse Me.
Just over a year and a half later, B.A.P was back, on the 4th of March 2016, the M/V for their original Japanese track Kingdom was released to promote their debut Japanese album, Best. Absolute. Perfect which was released physically and digitally on the 30th of March 2016.
Best. Absolute. Perfect peaked at No.4 on the Oricon Albums Chart.
Oricon Sales:
24,327+
*YouTube views correct at time of writing post*
The M/V for Warrior has so far gained 2,655,444 million views, the M/V for One Shot has so far gained 2,575,049 million views, the M/V for No Mercy has so far gained 1,539,201 million views, the M/V for Excuse Me has so far gained 2,497,163 million views and the M/V for Kingdom has so far gained 1,324,417 million views, the views for each of the M/V's continue to increase on a daily basis.
Best. Absolute. Perfect was released in 3 editions, Type A, Type B and an Ultimate Edition.
Type A is set out in a double Cd case with slipcase and comes with Cd, DVD, photo book and random photo card.
Type B is set out in a Jewel Cd case and comes with Cd, photo/lyric book and random photocard.
The Ultimate Edition is set out in a large matte display box with a slipcase, holding a hardback book style case and contains Cd, photo book, random photo card and a Matoki leather bracelet, all three editions are designed differently and all 3 photo books are different.
Track List:
New World
Kingdom
Back In Time
Excuse Me
Hurricane
Coffee Shop
One Shot
Hajima
Crash
Dancing In The Rain
No Mercy
Power
Warrior
I have Type B of the album which is the usual regular edition when it comes to Japanese releases. Ten of the tracks on this album are Japanese versions of their previous Korean songs, with New World, Kingdom and Back In Time being original Japanese tracks, to which Kingdom was later given a Korean version and was the final track on their Noir album. The Japanese works and fits really well in their original Korean tracks, making the Japanese versions just as good as their Korean counterparts, their original Japanese tracks could be stand alone title tracks and have that B.A.P sound, but I do have to say that Kingdom is my favourite, normally I tend to prefer Korean originals better than the Japanese versions but with B.A.P I always love the Japanese versions just as much as the originals and vice versa with Korean versions of their Japanese tracks. For their first Japanese album B.A.P did an amazing job and I think it's an album that will stand the test of time.
New World
Kingdom
Back In Time
Excuse Me
Hurricane
Coffee Shop
One Shot
Hajima
Crash
Dancing In The Rain
No Mercy
Power
Warrior
A lot has happened for us BABYZ since my last B.A.P post, B.A.P made their final comeback as a full group back in 2017, they released their 3rd Japanese album this year (2018), leader Bang Yongguk left TS Entertainment when his contract expired (they warned at a previous concert that it could be the last time all 6 of them were on stage together, preparing us for that future (for the moment)), they headed off on another world tour, sadly for me, meant I missed out on them performing in London again and lastly with the expiration of his contract Zelo left TS Entertainment, meaning for now if B.A.P release any more albums before any more contracts expire then we will only see B.A.P as four. Fingers crossed once military enlistments are completed, we will see all 6 of B.A.P together again.
Whats your favourite Japanese original track from this album?
Were you a fan of the Japanese versions?
Let me know in the comments below.
See you soon!
안녕
(Annyeong)
さようなら
(Sayonara)
再见
(ZaiJian)
Bye
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