''Five'' is the fifth Japanese studio album by South Korean boy band
Shinee
Shinee ( ; ; ; stylized as SHINee) is a South Korean boy band formed by SM Entertainment in 2008. The group consists of four members: Onew, Key (entertainer), Key, Choi Min-ho, Minho, and Taemin. Originally a five-piece band, Jonghyun died on ...
. It was released digitally on January 27, 2017 by Universal Music Japan sub label
EMI Records
EMI Records (formerly EMI Records Ltd.) is a British multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group. It was originally founded as a British flagship label by the music company EMI in 1972, and launched in January 1973 as the succes ...
, while the physical edition was released on February 22, 2017. The album debuted at number three on
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics
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weekly chart, selling 68,102 copies. It was awarded in the Best 3 Albums (Asia) category at the 32nd
Japan Gold Disc Award
The is an award presented by the Record music Industry Association of Japan in the field of music. The Japan Gold Disc Awards have multiple Grand Prix categories, including: Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year (download and ...
.
This was Shinee's last original release to feature
Jonghyun
Kim Jong-hyun (; April 8, 1990 – December 18, 2017), known mononymously as Jonghyun, was a South Korean singer-songwriter, record producer, radio host, and author under the SM Entertainment label. He was the vocalist of the South Korean bo ...
in his lifetime before his death on December 18, 2017.
Promotion
To promote the album, Shinee embarked on their fifth Japan tour,
Shinee World 2017. The tour kicked off in
Fukui on January 28, 2017 and ended in Tokyo on April 30, 2017, with a total of 25 concerts in 10 cities.
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts
Monthly charts
Year-end charts
References
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Shinee albums
SM Entertainment albums
EMI Records albums
Universal Music Japan albums
2017 albums
2010s Japanese-language albums