Piece (Monsta X album)

Piece is the first Japanese-language album and second studio album of the South Korean boy group Monsta X. It was released and distributed by Universal Music Japan on April 25, 2018.

Piece
Regular version album cover for Piece
Studio album by
Monsta X
ReleasedApril 25, 2018
GenreJ-pop
Length34:33
LanguageJapanese
LabelUniversal Music Japan
Monsta X chronology
The Connect: Dejavu
(2018)		 Piece
(2018)		 Take.1 Are You There?
(2018)
Singles from Piece
  1. "Hero (Japanese version)"
    Released: April 26, 2017
  2. "Beautiful (Japanese version)"
    Released: August 2, 2017
  3. "Spotlight"
    Released: January 31, 2018
  4. "Puzzle"
    Released: April 10, 2018

Background and release

The album was announced in February 2018, as Monsta X's first Japanese album. The album consists of ten tracks, including four new tracks, while the other six were already released singles or Japanese versions of some of the group's earlier Korean tracks.[1] Just prior to the release of this album, in March 2018, "Spotlight", originally released in January that year, became a certified gold single by RIAJ, the first of the group's Japanese singles to achieve this certification.[2]

On April 10, a music video for the track "Puzzle" was released in advance of the album, with a short version of the music video posted to YouTube.[3]

The album was released in three versions, the regular version and limited editions A and B.[4]

Following the release of the album, Monsta X held their first Japanese tour, through April and May 2018.[4][5]

Commercial performance

The album sold more than 55,000 copies in Japan.[6] The album had three tracks which charted in Japan, although the track "Puzzle" did not; these are the Japanese versions of "Hero" and "Beautiful", as well as "Spotlight".[7]

Track listing
Piece track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Killin' Me"ZERO
3:22
2."Shine Forever" (Japanese version)ZERO
  • Lish
  • Stereo14
  • Bintage
3:28
3."Stuck" (Japanese version)ZEROPunch Sound3:45
4."Ready or Not" (Japanese version)ZERO
  • Lish
  • Stereo14
  • Esbee
3:16
5."Hero" (Japanese version)ZEROPunch Sound3:39
6."Spotlight"ZERO
  • Albin Nordqvist
  • Adrian Mckinnon
  • Gashima
3:56
7."Aura"
  • Jooheon
  • Lee Jin-ho
  • Ok Jae Won
3:11
8."Beautiful" (Japanese version)
  • ZERO
  • Galactika
 3:23
9."PUZZLE"ZERO
  • Drew Ryan Scott
  • Joacim Persson
  • Johan Alkenas
3:13
10."#GYFL"ZERO
  • Simon Janiov
  • Andreas Öberg
3:21
Total length:34:33

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart performance for Piece
Chart (2018) Peak
position
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[8] 7
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[9] 3

Weekly charts

Certification and sales
Region Work Certification Certified units/Sales
Album
Japan Piece — 55,042[12]
Songs
Japan (RIAJ)[13] "Hero" (Japanese version) — 69,713 (Phy.)[14]
"Beautiful" (Japanese version) — 68,218 (Phy.)[15]
"Spotlight" Gold 94,651 (Phy.)[16]

References
  1. MONSTA X、日本ファースト・アルバム『PIECE』 - TOWER RECORDS ONLINE. Tower Records Online (in Japanese). Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  2. 一般社団法人 日本レコード協会. RIAJ (in Japanese). Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  3. MONSTA X、日本1stアルバム『PIECE』より「PUZZLE」のMVが公開. Billboard Japan (in Japanese). April 11, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  4. MONSTA X、日本1stアルバム「PIECE」発売＆全国ツアー実施. Natalie Official (in Japanese). February 14, 2018. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  5. これぞMONSTA X！カリスマあふれるパフォーマンスと笑いのギャップで魅せた初全国ツアー完走＜最終公演ライブレポート＞ - モデルプレス. Model Press (in Japanese). May 19, 2018. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  6. Billboard Japan charts for Piece:
  7. MONSTA Xのシングル売上ランキング. Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  8. Billboard Japan Hot Albums: 2018/05/23 公開. Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  9. 週間 アルバムランキング - 2018年05月07日付. Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  10. "Monsta X Chart History: Billboard Japan Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  11. 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.
  12. Cumulative sales for Piece:
  13. 月次認定作品 認定年月：2018年 3月 - Spotlight. RIAJ (in Japanese). Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  14. "Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales Chart for May 29, 2017 (see #2)". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  15. "Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales Chart for September 4, 2017 (see #1)". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved September 5, 2017.
  16. Cumulative sales for Spotlight:
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