Stay Gold (CNBLUE album)

Stay Gold
Regular Edition cover
Studio album by
CNBLUE
ReleasedOctober 18, 2017 (2017-10-18)
Length38:35
LanguageJapanese, English
LabelWarner Music Japan
CNBLUE chronology
7°CN
(2017) 		Stay Gold
(2017) 		Best of CNBLUE / Our Book [2011-2018]
(2018)
Singles from Stay Gold
  1. "Shake"
    Released: May 10, 2017
  2. "Starting Over"
    Released: October 6, 2017

Stay Gold (stylized STAY GOLD) is the sixth major-label Japanese studio album (eighth overall) by South Korean pop-rock idol band CNBLUE. It was released on October 18, 2017, under Warner Music Japan. The album was released in four editions: Regular Edition, Limited Editions A and B, and a fan club-only Boice Limited Edition. It went on to debut at number three on Japan's national weekly Oricon Albums Chart. The band will embark on the CNBLUE 2017 Arena Tour Live "Starting Over" from November to December in Osaka, Tokyo, Fukui, Fukuoka, Aichi, and Kanagawa.

It was the final CNBLUE release to include Jonghyun, who left the band in August 2019.[1]

Release and promotion

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CNBLUE released "Shake" as the first single from the album on May 10, 2017. It peaked at number five on the country's national Oricon Singles Chart, charting for four weeks and selling over 26,000 copies domestically.[2][3] Stay Gold was announced as CNBLUE's sixth studio album on August 29, 2017, with a release date of October 18. A video teaser for the album was concurrently released.[4] A 30-second teaser for the single "Starting Over" was uploaded on September 7, with the full music video was premiered eleven days later on Yahoo! Japan's service GyaO.[5][6] On September 25, an album digest video was uploaded on YouTube.[7] "Starting Over" was released as a digital download on October 6.[8]

Stay Gold was released in four editions: Regular Edition; Limited Edition A with bonus DVD content that includes the music video and a special feature of "Starting Over"; Limited Edition B with bonus DVD content that includes multi-angle performance footage of "Shake" and "Lie" from the CNBLUE Spring Live 2017 "Shake! Shake!" arena tour; and Boice Limited Edition with "special goods".[9]

The band will embark on the CNBLUE 2017 Arena Tour Live "Starting Over" from November 3 to December 1, 2017. The concerts will take place at the Osaka-jō Hall in Osaka, the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, the Sun Dome Fukui in Fukui, the Marine Messe Fukuoka arena in Fukuoka, the Nippon Gaishi Hall in Aichi, and the Yokohama Arena in Kanagawa.[4]

Commercial performance

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Stay Gold shifted 21,428 copies on its first day of release.[10] On the chart dated October 30, 2017, the album debuted at number three on Japan's weekly national Oricon Albums Chart, selling 28,060 copies in its first week.[11] It also ranked at number three on the Billboard Japan Hot Albums.[12] According to Oricon, the album has sold 30,778 copies domestically since its release.[13]

Track listing

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Track listing[14]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Intro" Jung Yong-hwa 1:12
2."Starting Over"Jung Yong-hwaJung Yong-hwa, Han Seung-hoon, Didrik Thott, David BjorkDavid Bjork3:34
3."This Is"Jung Yong-hwaJung Yong-hwa, Han Seung-hoon, Erik Lidbom, Simon Janlov, MLC 3:38
4."Captivate"Lee Jong-hyunLee Jong-hyun, Magnus Funemyr, Emil GotthardMagnus Funemyr2:46
5."Only Beauty"Lee Jong-hyunLee Jong-hyun, HasegawaTienowa4:20
6."Butterfly"Jung Yong-hwa, HasegawaJung Yong-hwa7th Avenue, Tienowa3:59
7."Mirror"Jung Yong-hwaJung Yong-hwa, Kim Jie-yang, Bitcrusher, Bob Sacamano 3:50
8."Shake"Jung Yong-hwaJung Yong-hwa, Lee Jong-hyun, Albi Albertsson, Justin ReinsteinMussashi2:55
9."Seeds"Lee Jong-hyunLee Jong-hyun, Magnus FunemyrMagnus Funemyr3:34
10."Someone Else"Jung Yong-hwa, Han Seung-hoonJung Yong-hwa, Han Seung-hoon 4:05
11."Book"Jung Yong-hwaJung Yong-hwa, Han Seung-hoon, Albi Albertsson, Justin ReinsteinMussashi4:42
Total length:38:35
Limited Edition A — bonus DVD content[9]
No.TitleLength
1."Starting Over" (music video) 
2."Starting Over" (special feature) 
Limited Edition B — bonus DVD content[9]
No.TitleLength
1."Shake" (Spring Live 2017 "Shake! Shake!" @Osaka-jō Hall) 
2."Lie" (Spring Live 2017 "Shake! Shake!" @Osaka-jo Hall) 

Charts

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Chart (2017) Peak
position
Billboard Japan Hot Albums[12] 3
Oricon Albums Chart[11] 3

References

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  1. ^ Herman, Tamar (August 28, 2019). "Lee Jong Hyun Departs K-Pop Group Cnblue Following Chatroom Controversy". Billboard. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  2. ^ "SHAKE(初回限定盤A)". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
  3. ^ オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 －CD・ブルーレイ・DVD・書籍・コミック－. Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  4. ^ a b CNBLUEが新作アルバム「STAY GOLD」リリース、6都市回るアリーナツアーへ. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 29, 2017. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
  5. ^ "500" 10月18日発売6thアルバム「STAY GOLD」リード曲「Starting Over」MVの30秒スポット公開！. CNBLUE Official Website (in Japanese). FNC Music Japan. September 7, 2017. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  6. ^ "500" 10月18日発売6thアルバム「STAY GOLD」リード曲「Starting Over」MV Full ver.GYAOにて独店公開！. CNBLUE Official Website (in Japanese). FNC Music Japan. September 18, 2017. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  7. ^ "500" CNBLUE 6th ALBUM 「STAY GOLD」全曲ダイジェスト視聴スタート！. CNBLUE Official Website (in Japanese). FNC Music Japan. September 25, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  8. ^ 10月18日（水）発売6thアルバム「STAY GOLD」リード曲「Starting Over」の先行配信スタート！ (in Japanese). CNBLUE Official Website. October 6, 2017. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  9. ^ a b c CNBLUE、バンド史上最高のポップサウンドを追求した6th AL『STAY GOLD』10月発売。アリーナツアーも. Barks (in Japanese). Japan Music Network. August 29, 2017. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
  10. ^ オリコンデイリー CDアルバムランキング 2017年10月17日付. Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on October 18, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  11. ^ a b オリコン週間 CDアルバムランキング 2017年10月16日～2017年10月22日. Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on October 25, 2017. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
  12. ^ a b "Billboard Japan Hot Albums". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Hankyu Hanshin Holdings. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
  13. ^ オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 －CD・ブルーレイ・DVD・書籍・コミック－. Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  14. ^ Stay Gold (liner notes). CNBLUE. Warner Music Japan. 2017. 1061766829.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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