Youth (BTS album)

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Youth
Limited edition cover
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 7, 2016
Genre
Length49:06
LanguageJapanese
LabelPony Canyon
ProducerPdogg
BTS chronology
The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever
(2016)
Youth
(2016)
Wings
(2016)
Singles from Youth
  1. "For You"
    Released: June 17, 2015
  2. "I Need U (Japanese Ver.)"
    Released: December 8, 2015
  3. "Run (Japanese Ver.)"
    Released: March 15, 2016

Youth is the second Japanese-language and third overall studio album by South Korean boy band BTS, which was released on September 7, 2016, through Pony Canyon. The album features 13 tracks.

Editions

Both versions have the complete track listing and a photocard came with all first edition albums.

Commercial performance

Youth sold 44,547 copies on its release day and topped the daily issue of the Oricon Albums Chart for September 6, 2016. It went on to sell 76,483 copies during the tracking period dated September 5–11, and debuted atop the subsequent weekly issue of the chart dated September 19. The album entered the September monthly chart at number four, with 81,763 cumulative sales, and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) shortly afterwards, denoting 100,000 physical copies sold. It was the 48th best-selling album of the year in Japan per Oricon's annual album chart for 2016.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by KM-MARKIT

No.TitleWriter(s)ProducerLength
1."Introduction: Youth"
Ryuja2:16
2."Run" (Japanese version)
  • Pdogg
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • RM
  • Suga
  • V
  • Jungkook
  • J-Hope
Pdogg3:55
3."Fire" (Japanese version)
  • Pdogg
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • RM
  • Suga
  • Devine-Channel
Pdogg3:24
4."Dope" (超ヤベー) (Japanese version)
  • Pdogg
  • Ear Attack
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • RM
  • Suga
  • J-Hope
Pdogg4:05
5."Good Day"
  • Matt Cab
  • Ryuja
4:25
6."Save Me" (Japanese version)
  • Pdogg
  • Ray Michael
  • Djan Jr
  • Ashton Foster
  • Samantha Harper
  • RM
  • Suga
  • J-Hope
Pdogg3:19
7."フンタン少年団" (Boyz with Fun) (Japanese version)
  • Suga
  • Pdogg
4:06
8."ペップセ" (Baepsae) (Japanese version)
  • Pdogg
  • Supreme Boi
  • RM
  • Slow Rabbit
Pdogg3:55
9."Wishing on a Star"
  • Matt Cab
  • Willie Weeks
4:29
10."Butterfly" (Japanese Ver.)
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • Slow Rabbit
  • Pdogg
  • Brother Su
  • RM
  • Suga
  • J-Hope
Pdogg4:04
11."For You"
  • UTA
  • Hiro
  • RM
  • Suga
  • J-Hope
  • Pdogg
Pdogg4:39
12."I Need U" (Japanese version)
  • Pdogg
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • RM
  • Suga
  • J-Hope
  • Brother Su
Pdogg3:33
13."Epilogue: Young Forever" (Japanese version)
  • Slow Rabbit
  • RM
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • Suga
  • J-Hope
  • RM
  • Slow Rabbit
2:54
Total length:49:06
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."For You" (music video) 
2."For You" (Behind the Scene -Music Video Shooting-)4:16
3."I Need U" ((Japanese version) -Music Video-)3:56
4."I Need U" ((Japanese version) (Behind the Scene) -Music Video Shooting-)4:05
5."Run" ((Japanese version) -Music Video-)3:50
6."Run" ((Japanese version) (Behind the Scene) -Music Video Shooting-) 

Certifications

Certifications for Youth
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ) Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history and formats for Youth
Country Date Format Label
Japan September 7, 2016 CD, digital download Pony Canyon

References

  1. ^ "YOUTH - 防弾少年団". Itunes. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  2. ^
  3. ^ デイリー CDアルバムランキング 2016年09月06日付 [Daily CD Album Ranking – September 6, 2016] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on September 8, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  4. ^ Jeon, Ah-ram (September 8, 2016). 방탄소년단 日 정규 2집, 오리콘·타워레코드 차트 1위 기염 (in Japanese). Xports News. Archived from the original on April 29, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2023 – via Naver.
  5. ^ 週間 CDアルバムランキング 2016年09月19日付 [Weekly CD Album Ranking – September 19, 2016] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  6. ^ 月間 CDアルバムランキング 2016年09月度 [Monthly CD Album Ranking – September 2016] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on October 12, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Japanese album certifications – BTS – Youth" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved August 31, 2019. Select 2016年9月 on the drop-down menu
  8. ^ 年間 CDアルバムランキング 2016年度 [Annual CD Album Ranking – 2016] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on December 26, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2023.

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