I is the first solo mini-album of South Korean singer Kim Jaejoong, a member of pop group JYJ. The EP was released on 17 January 2013 and is composed of rock songs, two of which were composed by Kim Ba-da from the rock band Sinawe.[2] One of the songs, "나만의 위로" (Healing for Myself), was a soundtrack from the film Code Name: Jackal, which starred Jaejoong and Song Ji-hyo.[2] The album was an immediate commercial success, with all 120,000 initial copies of the album selling out within two weeks. An additional 20,000 copies manufactured to cope with the high demand were similarly sold out.[3][4] A repackaged edition titled Y, which includes two new tracks and two instrumental tracks, was released on 26 February 2013 and experienced similar success, with all 50,000 initial pressings of the album selling out within 24 hours of sale.[5]

I
EP by
Released17 January 2013[1]
Recorded2012
GenreRock
LanguageKorean
Label
Producer
  • Lee Chung Bok
  • Kim Jaejoong
Kim Jaejoong chronology
I
(2013)
WWW
(2013)
Singles from I
  1. "One Kiss"
    Released: 8 January 2013
  2. "Mine"
    Released: 17 January 2013

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
One Kiss review by IZM [6]     
Allkpop[7]          
Mnet Music[8]          

The mini-album debuted at the top of both the Hanteo and Gaon weekly charts in Korea and broke previous pre-order records in Japan.[9][10][11] The first single, "One Kiss", was released digitally on 8 January.[12] The album debuted at number two on the Billboard World Chart.[13]

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."One Kiss"Kim JaejoongKim Bada3:19
2."Mine"Kim JaejoongKim Bada, Shaun3:35
3."내안 가득히" (You Fill Me Up/There's Only You)Kim JaejoongJeon Hae Seong (전해성)3:26
4."나만의 위로" (Healing for Myself/My Only Comfort)Kim JaejoongKim Jaejoong3:12
5."All Alone"Kim JaejoongKim Jaejoong, Kim Se Jin (김세진)3:53
Y (Repackage edition)
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Kiss B" (feat. Flowsik)Kim Jaejoong, Lee-UKim Jaejoong, Lee-U4:10
2."Only Love" (feat. Flowsik)Kim Jaejoong, FlowsikKim Jaejoong, Flowsik3:16
3."내안 가득히" (You Fill Me Up/There's Only You)Jeon Hae Seong (전해성)Jeon Hae Seong (전해성)3:26
4."All Alone"Kim JaejoongKim Jaejoong, Kim Se Jin (김세진)3:53
5."One Kiss"Kim JaejoongKim Bada3:20
6."나만의 위로" (Healing for Myself/My Only Comfort)Kim JaejoongKim Jaejoong3:12
7."Mine"Kim JaejoongKim Bada, Shaun3:36
8."One Kiss" (instrumental)Kim JaejoongKim Bada3:20
9."All Alone" (instrumental)Kim JaejoongKim Jaejoong, Kim Se Jin (김세진)3:53

Sales

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Country Chart Edition Sales Cumulative Sales
South Korea Gaon Physical Sales I 148,074[14] 210,074
Y 62,000[14]
Japan Oricon Physical Sales I 22,994[15] 31,753
Y 8,759[16]

Chart positions

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Weekly album charts

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Country Chart Peak position
South Korea Gaon Weekly Album Chart[14] 1
Hanteo Weekly Chart[17] 1
Japan Oricon Weekly Albums Chart[18] 8
United States Billboard World Albums Chart[19] 2

Monthly album charts

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Country Chart Peak position
South Korea Gaon Monthly Album Chart[14] 2
Hanteo Monthly Chart[20] 2
Japan Oricon Monthly Albums Chart[15] 29

Singles charts

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Country Chart Song Peak position
South Korea Gaon Weekly Single Chart[21] "Mine" 8
"One Kiss" 15
"Healing for Myself" 99

Other charts

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Country Chart Song Peak Position
Thailand Channel [V] Asian Chart[22] "Mine" 1
China YinYueTai Korea V Chart[23] 1
Germany German Asian Music Chart[24] 1
South Korea KBS Music Bank[25] "Only Love" 16

References

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  1. ^ "Jaejoong to pre-release "One Kiss" ahead of solo mini album 'Mine'". Allkpop. 4 January 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  2. ^ a b "JYJ's Kim Jae Joong to Channel Inner Rock Star and Release First Solo Album". enewsworld. 18 December 2012. Archived from the original on 21 December 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  3. ^ ‘화려한 솔로’ 김재중, 12만장 완판 (in Korean). 30 January 2013.
  4. ^ "14만장 완판의 기록 김재중 리패키지 앨범 'Y' 발매" (in Korean). 25 February 2013.
  5. ^ "Jaejoong's 'Y' sees immediate success: sells out and tops iTunes charts".
  6. ^ "One Kiss". IZM. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
  7. ^ "Review: Jaejoong - I". Allkpop. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
  8. ^ "I". Mnet Music. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
  9. ^ "JYJ's Jaejoong tops weekly Hanteo Charts with 'I'". Allkpop. 20 January 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  10. ^ "Gaon Chart releases chart rankings for January 13th – January 19th". Allkpop. 24 January 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  11. ^ 김재중 솔로앨범, 日서도 뜨거운 관심 '예약판매 1위' (in Korean). Nate. 7 January 2013. Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  12. ^ 김재중 '원키스', 공개 하루만에 5개국 아이튠즈 1위 올라 (in Korean). Sports Chosun. 9 January 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  13. ^ "JYJ's Kim Jae Joong Lands on China's MV Chart and Billboard". 4 February 2013. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
  14. ^ a b c d "Gaon Album Chart" (in Korean).
  15. ^ a b "Oricon Monthly Albums Ranking: January 2013" (in Japanese). Oricon.
  16. ^ "Oricon Weekly Albums Ranking" (in Japanese). Oricon.
  17. ^ "Hanteo Weekly Chart" (in Korean).
  18. ^ "Oricon Weekly Albums Ranking: 2013-01-21 to 2013-01-27" (in Japanese).
  19. ^ "Billboard World Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  20. ^ "Hanteo Monthly Chart" (in Korean). Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  21. ^ "Gaon Single Chart" (in Korean).
  22. ^ "Asian Chart". Channel V. Archived from the original on 12 May 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  23. ^ "YinYueTai Korea V Chart". YinYueTai. Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  24. ^ "Jaejoong places first on German Music Chart with 'Mine'". Allkpop. 4 March 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  25. ^ "KBS Music Bank" (Youtube). 8 March 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
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