Flavors of Love

Flavors of Love is the third Japanese-language studio album of the South Korean boy group Monsta X. It was released and distributed by Universal Music Japan on May 5, 2021. The lead single of the same title was released on April 14.[1]

Flavors of Love
Digital cover
Studio album by
Monsta X
ReleasedMay 5, 2021
GenreJ-pop
Length38:26
LanguageJapanese
LabelUniversal Music Japan
Monsta X chronology
Fatal Love
(2020)		 Flavors of Love
(2021)		 One of a Kind
(2021)
Singles from Flavors of Love
  1. "Wish on the Same Sky"
    Released: March 30, 2020
  2. "Love Killa (Japanese version)"
    Released: December 16, 2020
  3. "Wanted"
    Released: February 10, 2021
  4. "Flavors of Love"
    Released: April 14, 2021

Background and release

The album was announced on March 9, as a surprise announcement following the release of the single album Wanted.[2] It also include five new Japanese tracks as well as six previously released tracks. These previously released tracks were from Monsta X's three single albums released in 2020 and early 2021: Wish on the Same Sky, Love Killa (Japanese version), and Wanted.[2]

"Wanted" and "Neo Universe" were released as part of the single album Wanted, released on March 10. "Wanted" was pre-released on February 10 and its music video released on February 13.[3][4]

The group pre-released the lead single "Flavors of Love" on April 14.[1]

Commercial performance

The album sold 20,312 copies for its first week, topping both the weekly charts for Billboard Japan and Tower Records Japan.[5][6]

Three of the tracks, released as singles, charted on both the weekly Oricon Singles Chart and Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart.[7][8]

Track listing
Flavors of Love track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Wanted"Zero
  • Albin Nordqvist
  • Steven Lee
  • Sqvare
3:33
2."Follow" (Japanese version)
3:33
3."Fantasia" (Japanese version)
  • Joohoney
  • I.M
  • Brother Su
  • Willie Weeks
  • Michelle Bastiansen
  • Carlos Okabe
  • Ollipop
3:06
4."Re:Verse Day"Zero
  • Darren Ellis Smith
  • Sqvare
3:29
5."Diamond Heart"Zero
  • Phil Schwan
  • Alyssa Ayaka Ichinose
  • Sean Michael Alexander
  • Sqvare
3:49
6."Secret"Yves&Adams
3:09
7."Love Killa" (Japanese version)
  • Joohoney
  • I.M
  • Seo Ji-eum
  • Jeff Lewis
  • Andy Love
  • Willie Weeks
  • Brother Su
  • Kyler Niko
3:03
8."Detox"Zero
  • Daniel Caesar
  • Gregory Curtis
3:41
9."Wish on the Same Sky"Zero
  • Sean Michael Alexander
  • Phil Schwan
  • Drew Ryan Scott
3:46
10."Neo Universe"Zero
  • Mahoney
  • Josef Melin
4:02
11."Flavors of Love"
  • Jon Hallgren
  • Juanjo Monserrat
  • Lukas Hallgren
  • Yves&Adams
  • Yohan Bekka
Monsta X3:17
Total length:38:26

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart performance for Flavors of Love
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[9] 1
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[10] 2

Weekly charts

Certification and sales
Region Work Certification Certified units/Sales
Album
Japan Flavors of Love — 22,533[11]
Songs
Japan "Wish on the Same Sky" — 75,736 (Phy.)[12]
"Love Killa" (Japanese version) — 28,175 (Phy.)[13]
"Wanted" — 43,556 (Phy.)[14]

References
  1. MONSTA X、日本3rdアルバム「Flavors of love」先行配信スタート！LINE MUSICでキャンペーンも. KStyle (in Japanese). April 14, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  2. MONSTA X、3枚目の日本アルバム「Flavors of Love」サプライズ発表 ティザー映像公開. Oricon News (in Japanese). Model Press. March 9, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  3. MONSTA X、日本オリジナルの新曲「WANTED」先行配信スタート！CD購入者対象の個別通話イベント開催も決定. Kstyle (in Japanese). February 9, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  4. MONSTA X、日本オリジナルの新曲「WANTED」MVがYouTubeにて2月13日にプレミア公開決定!. Kstyle (in Japanese). February 12, 2021. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  5. 【ビルボード】MONSTA X『Flavors of love』初週20,312枚でアルバム・セールス首位 [[Billboard] MONSTA X "Flavors of love" top album sales with 20,312 albums in the first week]. Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  6. Sun, Mi-kyung (May 10, 2021). 몬스타엑스, 日 정규 3집 타워레코드 주간차트 1위[공식]. OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved May 11, 2021 – via Naver.
  7. Monsta Xのシングル売上ランキング [Monsta X single sales ranking]. Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  8. "Monsta X Chart History: Billboard Japan Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  9. Billboard Japan Hot Albums: 2021/05/12 公開. Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  10. 週間 アルバムランキング - 2021年05月17日付. Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  11. Cumulative sales for Flavors of Love:
  12. Cumulative sales for Wish on the Same Sky:
  13. "Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales Chart for December 28, 2020 (see #6)". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  14. Cumulative sales for Wanted:
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