''Tarantallegra'' is the first Korean

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by South Korean singer

Kim Junsu Kim Jun-su (; born December 15, 1986), known mononymously as Junsu or known under the stage name XIA ( ; ) is a South Korean singer-songwriter, dancer and musical actor. He is a member of JYJ, and was one of the original members of boy band T ...

under the stage name XIA. It was released on May 14, 2012, through

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and became one of the highest selling solo albums in 2012 on the Gaon chart.

Composition

Xia participated in the producing, composing, and writing lyrics for most of the twelve songs. The album consists of several genre from Dance, Pop Ballad, and R&B.

Background and release

On May 10, ahead of the album's release, Xia released "사랑이 싫다구요 (I Don't Like Love)", a song used as the soundtrack for Korean drama "

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". On May 14, C-JeS published the music video for "Tarantallegra", with choreography by Jeri Slaughter, an American choreographer whom Xia has previously worked with. On June 11, Xia released the dance version music video for "Tarantallegra". Unlike the original music video, the new version video focuses on the visuals and the choreography. It also contains previously unseen footage. On July 16, Following with an announcement of a worldwide tour, XIA revealed to be working his repackaged album for entered world market. The repackaged version will include an English single and its music video will be produced in the U.S. C-JeS Entertainment stated that renowned staff members in America will be taking part in the new album and music video. He will then embark on a world tour covering North America, South America and Europe with plans to make stops in two or three cities per continent. Instead of a repackaged album, XIA released a single album entitled ''

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''.

Reception

On May 4, shortly after pre-orders for ''Tarantallegra'' began on both online and offline stores, the online music market site Synnara experienced a server crash due to the sudden, overwhelming response. Xia's agency, C-JeS Entertainment revealed that the album has reached 100,000 copies in pre-orders. It also topped Japan's iTunes' pop albums chart without any promotion. The album is revealed to have had a greater reaction from fans than anticipated, leading to sell-outs. According to Gaon, 122,000 copies of the album has been sold as of the end of May.

Xia 1st Asia Tour Concert – Tarantallegra

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in support of his debut solo album ''Tarantallegra'', which was released on May 14, 2012. The tour kicked off its first show in

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on May 19, 2012, at Seoul's

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. According to

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, XIA was "the first South Korean male artist to embark on a true world tour". His tour includes stops in Thailand, Indonesia, the United States, Europe and South America. The 17,000 tickets for the Seoul concerts were sold out within five minutes of going on sale. The Asian leg of the tour drew an audience of 40,000.

Shows

Track listing

Charts

Singles chart

Album chart

Other charted songs

Sales

Release history

References

External links

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