Rising Sun (TVXQ album)

Rising Sun
Studio album by TVXQ
Released	September 12, 2005
Recorded	2005
Genre	K-pop rap rock electropop hip hop R&B
Length	48:50
Language	Korean
Label	S.M. Entertainment
Producer	Lee Soo-man
TVXQ chronology
The Christmas Gift from TVXQ (2004) Rising Sun (2005) Heart, Mind and Soul (2006)
Singles from Rising Sun
"Tonight" Released: August 2005 "Beautiful Life" Released: September 1, 2005 "Rising Sun (순수)" Released: September 5, 2005 "약속했던 그때에 (Always There...)" Released: January 2006

Rising Sun is the second Korean studio album by South Korean pop group TVXQ, released on September 12, 2005 by S.M. Entertainment. The songs are written by well-known musicians such as Yoo Young Jin, Kenzie, Hwang Sung Je and All-4-one member Jamie Jones.

The year 2007 is said to be K-pop's biggest slump in sales^[1] in South Korea, with the highest selling album by SG Wannabe at only 190,998 copies sold. TVXQ's "Rising Sun" still managed to make it onto the Korean Top 100 yearly charts, despite its release in 2005. It was the highest selling "old" album in 2007 with #67 position on the charts. In April 2009 the title track of the album, "Rising Sun", was featured in Fast & Furious, during Paul Walker's opening scene. It was credited at the end as sung by TVXQ.^[2]

As of July 2012, the album has sold over 297,000 copies in South Korea.^[3]

Track listing

CD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Tonight"	4:40
2.	"Beautiful Life"	3:37
3.	"Rising Sun (순수)"	4:42
4.	"바보 (Unforgettable)"	4:16
5.	"네가 허락할테니 (Love Is Never Gone)"	4:44
6.	"Love After Love"	3:47
7.	"Dangerous Mind"	3:56
8.	"One"	4:03
9.	"Love Is..."	3:41
10.	"Free Your Mind (feat. TRAX)"	4:06
11.	"작은 고백 (Love Is All I Need)"	4:01
12.	"약속했던 그때에 (Always There...)"	3:17

CD: Japanese release
Track listing
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Beautiful Life (Japanese version)"

CD: CD + VCD version (Except Taiwanese release)
Track listing
No.	Title	Length
13.	"바보 (Unforgettable) 中文版"
14.	"Rising Sun (순수) 中文版"

VCD: CD + VCD version (Japanese release)
Track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Always There... (Music video)"
2.	"Rising Sun (Music video)"
3.	"Rising Sun (Music video - Behind the Scenes) (Japanese subtitles)"

VCD: CD + VCD version (Hong Kong release)
Track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Rising Sun (Music video)"
2.	"Rising Sun (Music video - Behind the Scenes) (Chinese subtitles)"

VCD: CD + VCD version (Thailand release)
Track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Always There... (Music video)"
2.	"Rising Sun (Music video)"
3.	"Rising Sun (Music video - Behind the Scenes)"

VCD: CD + VCD version (Taiwanese release)
Track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Always There... (Music video)"

Release history

Country	Date	Format
South Korea	September 12, 2005	CD, cassette
Taiwan	October 9, 2005	CD
Hong Kong	December 7, 2005
Thailand	July 15, 2007
Japan	July 31, 2007	CD+VCD
	October 24, 2007	CD

Charts and sales

Korea Top 100 Yearly Chart

Year	Position	Sales	Total sales
2005	4	222,472[4]	297,000+[3]
2006	31	40,521[5]
2007	67	12,445 [6]

References

1. "Kpop Industry Undergoing Slump". Korea Times. 2008-01-28. p. 1. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
2. "TVXQ in Fast and Furious". Allkpop. 2009-03-26. Retrieved 2012-12-26.
3. "2세대 아이돌, 음반 판매량 순위 공개 'SM-동방신기 올킬'" (in Korean). Star Today. 2012-07-19. Retrieved 2013-01-03.
4. "2005 Year End Chart" (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
5. "2006 Year End Sales" (in Korean). Music Industry Recording of Korea. Archived from the original on 2007-03-29. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
6. "2007 sales" (in Korean). Music Industry Recording of Korea. Archived from the original on 2008-05-08. Retrieved 2013-01-14.