Valenti (album)
Valenti is the second Japanese studio album (fourth overall) by South Korean recording artist BoA, released through Avex Trax on January 29, 2003. The album's lyrics were written by multiple contributors including Natsumi Watanabe and Kenn Kato, with composition on the album handled by a team of composers including Kazukiro Hara, Bounceback, Kosuke Morimoto, Ken Harada, and Akira. Valenti is a pop record containing influences from R&B and dance music, and is primarily recorded in Japanese with minor phrases in English.
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Released | January 29, 2003 | |||
Recorded | 2002–2003 | |||
Genre | J-pop | |||
Length | 57:44 | |||
Language | Japanese | |||
Label | Avex Trax | |||
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Valenti experienced commercial success upon its release. It became BoA's second consecutive number-one album on the Japanese Oricon Albums Chart, debuting at the top spot with first week sales of 615,218 copies. In its 59-week chart run, Valenti sold over 1,200,000 copies and became the fifth best-selling album of 2003. It became her second album to be certified million by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). Combined with the sales of its three singles, Valenti sold over 1,700,000 copies during the year.
BoA promoted the album with three singles that were released the previous year: the title track "Valenti", double A-side "Kiseki / No. 1" and double A-side "Jewel Song / Beside You (Boku o Yobu Koe)". All three releases reached number one on the Oricon Singles Chart, and received gold certifications in physical sales by the RIAJ. BoA promoted several tracks from the album in live television appearances in 2003. She embarked on her first concert tour in support of the album titled the Valenti Live Tour, which spanned nine concerts across three cities in Japan.
Commercial performance
Valenti topped the weekly Japanese Oricon Albums Chart with first week sales of 615,218 copies. It marked BoA's second number one studio album in Japan, following her debut album, Listen to My Heart (2002); her next four studios albums would also rank atop the chart, with her sixth Japanese album The Face (2008) setting a record for the second-most number one albums by a solo artist in the country.[1] Valenti remained atop the chart for a second week, selling 20,000 copies more than the second place album, Glay Rare Collectives Vol. 1, which was released the week after Valenti. It ranked first on the Oricon monthly chart in February 2003. The album surpassed sales of 1 million copies on March 3, 2003, making it the first album by a non-Japanese Asian artist to have achieved the feat in Oricon's history.[2] Valenti remains the singer's best-selling album to date.
In South Korea, Valenti peaked at number one on the international monthly album chart compiled by the Music Industry Association of Korea (MIAK) in February 2004, becoming her first record to top the international chart. It was the 26th best-selling international album in South Korea during 2004, selling 17,958 copies.[3]
Accolades
Valenti won Best Rock & Pop Album of the Year at the annual Japan Gold Disc Awards, marking her second consecutive win in the category after Listen to My Heart (2002).[4] At the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards Japan, the single "Valenti" received a nomination for Best Pop Video, but lost to "One Love" by English boy band Blue.
Track listing
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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1. | "Valenti" | Chinka Yasushi | Kazuhiro Hara | Kazuhiro Hara | 4:18 |
2. | "Jewel Song" | Natsumi Watanabe | Kazuhiro Hara | Kazuhiro Hara | 5:27 |
3. | "B.I.O" | Kenn Kato | Kosuke Morimoto | Akira | 4:17 |
4. | "Sekai no Katasumi de (世界の片隅で, lit. In a Corner of the World)" | Narumi Yamamoto | Dansyu Goya | Manao Doi | 4:25 |
5. | "Kiseki (奇蹟, lit. Miracle)" | Natsumi Watanabe | Kosuke Morimoto | Ken Matsubara | 4:20 |
6. | "Winding Road" (featuring Dabo) |
| Miyake Mitsuyuki | Minami Shiyunsuke | 4:31 |
7. | "Searching for Truth" | Kenn Kato | Face2Fake | Face2Fake | 4:00 |
8. | "Moon & Sunrise" |
| Ken Matsubara | Ken Matsubara | 5:14 |
9. | "Discovery" | Natsumi Watanabe | Ken Harada | Ken Harada | 4:50 |
10. | "Flower" | Ryoushi Sonoda | Bounceback | Akira | 4:24 |
11. | "Beside You: Boku wo Yobu Koe (Beside You -僕を呼ぶ声-, lit. Beside You: (The Voice That Calls Me))" | Natsumi Watanabe | Bounceback | H•wonder | 4:23 |
12. | "Feel the Same" | Shoko Fujibayash | Akira | Akira | 4:41 |
13. | "No. 1" | Ryoju Sonoda | Sigurd Rosnes | Iksoo Ahn | 3:14 |
Total length: | 58:04 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Listen to My Heart" (Video clip) | |
2. | "Valenti" (Video clip) |
Charts
Weekly charts
Monthly charts
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Year-end charts
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Sales and certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Japan (RIAJ)[7] | Million | 1,249,197[8] |
South Korea | — | 17,958[3] |
Release history
Region | Date | Format | Label |
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Japan[9] | January 29, 2003 | CD | |
Japan | CD & DVD | ||
South Korea[3] | February 24, 2004 | CD |
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References
- "BoA Takes Sole Possession of 2nd Place of All Time. Brother and Sister of the Jackson Family Reach the Top 10 Together" (in Japanese). Oricon. March 4, 2008. Archived from the original on December 30, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2008.
- "BoA、ベスト盤が100万枚を突破!" [BoA, best compilation album tops 1 million!] (in Japanese). Oricon. May 24, 2005. Archived from the original on February 25, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2008.
- "2004년총결산 POP음반 판매량집계" [2004 Year End International Music Sales]. Recording Industry Association of Korea. 2005. Archived from the original on February 13, 2009. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
- The Record (in Japanese), vol. 521, Recording Industry Association of Japan, April 2003, p. 6
- "BoAのリリース一覧" [List of BoA's Releases]. Oricon. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
- "2004.02월 – 가요 음반 판매량" [February 2004 Overseas Album Sales]. Music Industry Association of Korea. 2006. Archived from the original on March 7, 2006. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
- "Japanese album certifications – BoA – Valenti" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2003年01月 on the drop-down menu
- "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree']. Oricon. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
- "Valenti | BoA". Oricon News (in Japanese). January 29, 2003. Retrieved March 16, 2024.