Unlimited (Kim Hyun-joong album)

{{Infobox album | name = Unlimited | type = Studio album | artist = Kim Hyun-joong | cover = Kim Hyun-joong Unlimited Normal Edition Album Cover.jpg | alt = | caption = Normal Edition cover | released = {{Start date|2012|12|12}} | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = J-pop | length = | label = Delicious Deli Records <br/>Universal Music Japan | producer = Steven Lee | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = Imademo | next_year = 2015 | misc = {{Singles | name = Unlimited | type = studio | single1 = Kiss Kiss / Lucky Guy | single1date = January 25, 2012 | single2 = Heat | single2date = July 4, 2012 }} }}

'''''Unlimited''''' is Kim Hyun-joong's first full Japanese length studio album. It was released on December 12, 2012 and consists of 14 tracks, including most of his songs from his previous two Japanese singles ''KISS KISS / Lucky Guy'' and ''HEAT''.<ref name="Japanese HP News">[http://kimhyunjoong.jp/news/read.php?tcode=221 "キム・ヒョンジュン、待望の日本ソロ・デビュー・アルバム「unlimited」の発売が決定！！"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121030024136/http://kimhyunjoong.jp/news/read.php?tcode=221 |date=2012-10-30 }} ''Kim Hyun-joong's official Japanese website''. Retrieved 2012-10-05. {{in lang|ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Kusanagi|first=Melissa|title=Kim Hyun Joong Conquers Nippon Budokan For Japan Fanclub Anniversary|url=http://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/15173/20121005/kim-hyun-joong-conquers-nippon-budokan-for-fanclub-anniversary-celebration.htm|access-date=2012-10-06|newspaper=KpopStarz|date=5 October 2012|archive-date=2021-12-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205083610/https://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/15173/20121005/kim-hyun-joong-conquers-nippon-budokan-for-fanclub-anniversary-celebration.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> The album was created in different versions – the Normal version with the original 14 songs and two Limited editions, which include a DVD, each featuring a different music video and its making of.<ref>[http://www.yesasia.com/global/unlimited-normal-edition-japan-version/1031748324-0-0-0-en/info.html "''Unlimited (Normal Edition)'' product info"] ''YesAsia''. Retrieved 2012-10-06.</ref><ref>[http://www.yesasia.com/global/unlimited-jacket-a-album-dvd-first-press-limited-edition-japan-version/1031748322-0-0-0-en/info.html "''Unlimited (Jacket A, Limited Edition)'' product info"] ''YesAsia''. Retrieved 2012-10-06.</ref><ref>[http://www.yesasia.com/global/unlimited-jacket-b-album-dvd-first-press-limited-edition-japan-version/1031748323-0-0-0-en/info.html "''Unlimited (Jacket B, Limited Edition)'' product info"] ''YesAsia''. Retrieved 2012-10-06.</ref>

On November 27, Universal Music Japan released an album teaser video on their official YouTube channel, which includes a preview of the music video for "Your Story".<ref>{{cite video |year=2012 |title=キム・ヒョンジュン - 『UNLIMITED』 teaser |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bScPJaYlQLQ |medium=Teaser |language=ja |trans-title=Kim Hyun-joong - ''Unlimited'' teaser |publisher=Universal Music Japan |location=YouTube |access-date=2012-12-07 }}</ref> "Your Story" was released as digital download on December 5, a week ahead of the release of the album.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kwon|first=Hyun-jin|title=김현중, 日정규 타이틀 'Your Story' 선공개...'관심 폭발!'|url=http://www.isportskorea.com/entertainment/all/?mode=view&no=20121205110139779|access-date=2012-12-07|newspaper=Sports Korea|date=5 December 2012|language=ko}}</ref>

==Track listing==

===Normal Edition=== {{track listing | headline = | extra_column = Arrangement | title1 = Save Today | note1 = | lyrics1 = Steven Lee, Sean Alexander, Jimmy Richard | music1 = Steven Lee, Sean Alexander, Jimmy Richard | extra1 = Kim Sun-il (DAYBREAK), Alex (DOWNHELL), Yang Hye-seung (PIA) | length1 = 03:59

| title14 = I'm Yours | note14 = Inst. | lyrics14 = | music14 = | extra14 = | length14 = 03:24 }}

===Limited Editions A and B=== {{track listing | headline = | extra_column = Arrangement | title1 = Save Today | note1 = | lyrics1 = Steven Lee, Sean Alexander, Jimmy Richard | music1 = Steven Lee, Sean Alexander, Jimmy Richard | extra1 = Kim Sun-il (DAYBREAK), Alex (DOWNHELL), Yang Hye-seung (PIA) | length1 = 03:59

| title14 = I'm Yours | note14 = Inst. | lyrics14 = | music14 = | extra14 = | length14 = 03:24 }} {{track listing | headline = Jacket A, Limited Edition: DVD | title1 = Your Story | note1 = MV + Making Of }} {{track listing | headline = Jacket B, Limited Edition: DVD | title1 = Save Today | note1 = MV + Making Of }}

==Music videos== * "Your Story" * "Save Today" * "Let's Party"

==Release history== {| class="wikitable" style="width:500px" |- ! Country !! Date !! Label !! Format |- | rowspan=3|Japan || rowspan=3|December 12, 2012 || rowspan=3|Delicious Deli Records || CD (Normal Edition) |- | CD+DVD (Limited Edition A) |- | CD+DVD (Limited Edition B) |}

==Charts== {| class="wikitable" |- ! style="width:180px;"| Chart ! style="width:80px;"| Country ! style="width:160px;"| Period ! style="width:40px;"| Peak |- |Oricon Daily Album Chart |style="text-align:center" rowspan=4|Japan |style="text-align:center"|December 11, 2012 |style="text-align:center"|#1<ref>[http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/d/2012-12-11/ "Oricon Daily Album Chart, 2012-12-11"] ''Oricon''. Retrieved 2012-12-13.</ref> |- |Oricon Weekly Album Chart |style="text-align:center"|December 10–16, 2012 |style="text-align:center"|#3<ref>[http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2012-12-24/ "Oricon Weekly Album Chart, Week of 2012-12-10 to 2012-12-16"] ''Oricon''. Retrieved 2012-12-19.</ref> |- |Oricon Western Album Chart |style="text-align:center"|December 10–16, 2012 |style="text-align:center"|#1<ref>[http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/wa/w/2012-12-24/ "Oricon Western Album Chart, Week of 2012-12-10 to 2012-12-16"] ''Oricon''. Retrieved 2012-12-24.</ref> |- |Oricon Yearly Album Chart |style="text-align:center"|2013 |style="text-align:center"|#79<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/y/2013/more/4/ |title=2013年のCDアルバム年間ランキング |trans-title=2013 CD Albums Yearly Ranking |publisher=Oricon |language=ja |year=2013 |access-date=December 26, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131226074419/http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/y/2013/more/4/ |archive-date=December 26, 2013}}</ref> |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{official website|http://www.kimhyunjoong.jp/|Kim Hyun-joong's official Japanese website}} * {{YouTube|u=kimhyunjoong606|Kim Hyun-joong}} * {{YouTube|u=universalmusicjapan|Universal Music Japan}}

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