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. The album debuted at number two on the

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weekly chart. ''The Secret Code'' is Tohoshinki's last original studio album to feature members Jejung, Yuchun, and

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Chart performance

In Japan, ''The Secret Code'' debuted at number two on the

daily charts selling nearly 83,000 copies. On the weekly chart the album took the number two spot selling over 157,900 copies, behind pop singer

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's '' Next Level''. The album seemed even more successful in Taiwan. On the J-Pop and Combo charts the album debuted at number-one, bringing in 51.1% and 12.09% of sales on their respective charts. Select Week 15 Select Week 15

Singles

The first single that was released from the album was the

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, " Beautiful You/Sennen Koi Uta", on April 23, 2008. The single debuted at number-one on the Oricon singles charts. The second single was " Dōshite Kimi o Suki ni Natte Shimattandarō?", which was released on July 16, 2008. The third single was " Jumon: Mirotic", which was a Japanese language version of their lead single from their fourth Korean studio album with the same name. Two singles were released in 2009: the triple A-side " Bolero/Kiss the Baby Sky/Wasurenaide" and the last single from the album, "

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". All of the singles were number-ones for the group except "Survivor", which came in at number three on the Oricon chart.

Track listing

Charts

Sales and certifications

References

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