The Secret Code (album) - Composition

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The Secret Code is the fourth Japanese studio album (eighth overall) by South Korean pop group Tohoshinki, released on March 25, 2009 by Rhythm Zone. The album debuted at number two on the Oricon weekly chart. The Secret Code is Tohoshinki's last original studio album to feature members Jejung, Yuchun, and Junsu.

The Secret Code

Studio album by

Tohoshinki

Released

March 25, 2009

Recorded

2008–09

Genre

J-pop, dance-pop, R&B

Language

Japanese

Label

Rhythm Zone

Producer

Masato "Max" Matsuura (Exec), Ryuhei Chiba (exec), Lee Soo Man (exec), Beatardz, The Conglomerate, Robert Habolin, Yoo Young Jin

Tohoshinki chronology

Mirotic
(2008)

The Secret Code
(2009)

Best Selection 2010
(2010)

Singles from The Secret Code

"Beautiful You/Sennen Koi Uta"
Released: April 23, 2008
"Dōshite Kimi o Suki ni Natte Shimattandarō?"
Released: July 16, 2008
"Jumon: Mirotic"
Released: October 15, 2008
"Bolero/Kiss the Baby Sky/Wasurenaide"
Released: January 21, 2009
"Survivor"
Released: March 17, 2009

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Chart performance

In Japan, The Secret Code debuted at number two on the Oricon daily charts selling nearly 83,000 copies.[2] On the weekly chart the album took the number two spot selling over 157,900 copies, behind pop singer Ayumi Hamasaki's Next Level.[3] 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.[4][5]

Singles

The first single that was released from the album was the double A-side, "Beautiful You/Sennen Koi Uta", on April 23, 2008. The single debuted at number-one on the Oricon singles charts.[6] 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, "Survivor". All of the singles were number-ones for the group except "Survivor", which came in at number three on the Oricon chart.[7][8][9][10]

Track listing

*The Secret Code* track listing
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Secret Game"	H.U.B	Akira [ja]	Akira	2:04
2.	"Force"	H.U.B	Adam Royce Adolphus Jason Gill	The Beatardz	3:45
3.	"Why Did I Have to End Up Falling Completely in Love with You?" (どうして君を好きになってしまったんだろう？ (Dōshite Kimi o Suki ni Natte Shimattandarō?))	Shinjiroh Inoue [ja] (Lambsey [ja; zh]) Yuki Yamashita [ja; zh] (Lambsey [ja; zh])	Fredrik "Fredro" Odesjo Sylvia Bennett-Smith Mats Berntoft	Murlyn Music Group	3:18
4.	"Nobody Knows"	H.U.B	Nao Tanaka [ja]	Nao Tanaka	3:58
5.	"Beautiful You"	H.U.B	Steve Smith (SA TrackWorks) Anthony Anderson (SA TrackWorks) Joleen Belle	SA TrackWorks Joleen Belle Shinjiroh Inoue (Lambsey)	4:37
6.	"Don't Forget (忘れないで, Wasurenaide)"	Hero Jaejoong	Hero Jaejoong Young-hu Kim	Young-hu Kim	5:19
7.	"9095"	H.U.B	Hero Jaejoong	Hero Jaejoong	3:43
8.	"Mirotic" (呪文 (Jumon, Magic Spell))	Yoo Young-jin Ryoji Sonoda [ja]	Mikkel Sigvardt Lucas Secon Thomas Troelsen	Yoo Young-jin	3:28
9.	"Taxi"	Shinjiroh Inoue (Lambsey)	Nao Tanaka	Nao Tanaka	5:31
10.	"Stand Up!"	H.U.B	Jan Kask [sv] Luciano Peirone Peter Mansson	Jan Kask Luciano Peirone Peter Mansson	3:59
11.	"Survivor"	H.U.B	Iain James Robert "Deadbeat" Habolin Adam Powers	YU Robert "Deadbeat" Habolin	3:13
12.	"Kiss the Baby Sky"	Micky Yoochun	Micky Yoochun	Micky Yoochun Shinjiroh Inoue (Lambsey)	3:50
13.	"Bolero"	Shinjiroh Inoue (Lambsey) Yuki Yamashita (Lambsey)	Daisuke Suzuki Keiichi Tomita [ja]	Daisuke Kahara	6:04
Total length:					52:49

*The Secret Code* CD only version additional track list
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
14.	"Purple Line" (Bonus track)	Yoo Young-jin Ryoji Sonoda [ja]	Yoo Young-jin Yoo Han-jin [ko] JJ650	Yoo Young-jin Lee Soo-man	3:13
15.	"Why Did I Have to End Up Falling Completely in Love with You?" (どうして君を好きになってしまったんだろう？ (Dōshite Kimi o Suki ni Natte Shimattandarō?)) (Acapella version) (bonus track)	Shinjiroh Inoue [ja] (Lambsey [ja; zh]) Yuki Yamashita [ja; zh] (Lambsey [ja; zh])	Fredrik "Fredro" Odesjo Sylvia Bennett-Smith Mats Berntoft	Shinichiro Murayama [ja]	3:18
16.	"9096" (Hidden track)	H.U.B	Hero Jaejoong	Hero Jaejoong	3:43
Total length:					61:47

*The Secret Code* 2CD+DVD version CD 2 track list
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
14.	"9096" (Hidden track)	H.U.B	Hero Jaejoong	Hero Jaejoong	3:43
Total length:					3:43

*The Secret Code* 2CD version CD 2 track list (*Non-Stop Mix*)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Shine"	H.U.B	Nishikawa Reo	Akira [ja]	4:32
2.	"Close to You"	H.U.B	Akira	Akira	2:49
3.	"Zion"	H.U.B	Iain James Christopher Lee-Joe Curtis Richardson Rob Davis	Tommy Henriksen	3:02
4.	"Wild Soul" (Max Changmin solo)	Ryoji Sonoda [ja]	corin. [ja]	corin.	2:27
5.	"Beautiful You"	H.U.B	Steve Smith (SA TrackWorks) Anthony Anderson (SA TrackWorks) Joleen Belle	SA TrackWorks Joleen Belle Shinjiroh Inoue [ja] (Lambsey [ja; zh])	4:37
6.	"Runaway"	H.U.B	Akira	Akira	3:06
7.	"Last Angel" (TVXQ version)	Koda Kumi H.U.B	Negin Djafari [sv] Ian-Paolo Lira Hugo Lira Thomas G:son	Negin Djafari Ian-Paolo Lira Hugo Lira Thomas G:son	3:46
8.	"Two Hearts"	H.U.B	Akira	Akira	3:43
9.	"Rainy Night" (Xiah Junsu solo)	H.U.B	Xiah Junsu	Micky Yoochun H-Wonder	3:03
10.	"Darkness Eyes"	Ryoji Sonoda	Tommy Henriksen	Tommy Henriksen	3:46
11.	"Lovin' You"	H.U.B	Mikio Sakai	Mikio Sakai	5:52
12.	"Keyword"	H.U.B	Akira	Akira	3:13
13.	"No?"	H.U.B	Dane Deviller (Sean & Dave) Sean Hosein (Sean & Dave) Steve Smith (SA TrackWorks) Anthony Anderson (SA TrackWorks) Ibrahim Lakhani	Sean & Dave SA TrackWorks Ibrahim Lakhani	3:44
14.	"My Girlfriend" (Micky Yoochun solo)	Micky Yoochun	Jun Suyama [ja]	Jun Suyama	2:56
15.	"If...!?"	H.U.B	Akira	Akira	3:29
16.	"Dead End"	H.U.B	Paul Drew (DWB Music) Greig Watts (DWB Music) Pete Barringer (DWB Music)	DWB Music	3:17
17.	"Clap!"	H.U.B	Fredrik "Figge" Boström	Fredrik "Figge" Boström	3:15
18.	"Crazy Life" (U-Know Yunho solo)	H.U.B	Christopher Lee-Joe (BNA Productions) Philipe-Marc Anquetil (BNA Productions) Marcus Johnson	BNA Productions Marcus Johnson	3:10
19.	"Ride on"	H.U.B	Christopher Lee-Joe (BNA Productions) Philipe-Marc Anquetil (BNA Productions) Iain James	BNA Productions	3:28
20.	"Choosey Lover"	Yoko Hiji	Ryuichiro Yamaki [ja]	Ryuichiro Yamaki	3:11
21.	"Trick"	H.U.B	Akira	Akira	4:27
22.	"Maze" (Hero Jaejoong solo)	Ryoji Sonoda	Ichiro Fujiya [ja]	tasuku	4:17
Total length:					71:14

*The Secret Code* 2CD+DVD version CD 2 track list
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"We Are!" (ウィーアー！)	Shoko Fujibayashi	Kōhei Tanaka	Akira [ja]	3:37
2.	"Take Your Hands: I.Am.Electro Remix"	Ryoji Sonoda [ja]	Steve Smith (SA TrackWorks) Anthony Anderson (SA TrackWorks) Jenson David Aubrey Vaughan [de] Craig Smart	Star Wax for THE ULTRA☆MEN	3:04
3.	"Box in the Ship"	H.U.B	Philipe-Marc Anquetil (BNA Productions) Iain James Marcus Killian Thompson Yacine Azeggagh	AILI [ja]	4:14
4.	"One Thousand Year Love Song" (千年恋歌 (Sennen Koi Uta)) (Japanese version)	Lim Bo-kyung H.U.B	Joe Hisaishi	Maestro-T [ja]	4:01
5.	"Purple Line" (Bonus track)	Yoo Young-jin Ryoji Sonoda	Yoo Young-jin Yoo Han-jin [ko] JJ650	Yoo Young-jin Lee Soo-man	3:13
Total length:					18:09

DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Purple Line"
2.	"Beautiful You"
3.	"Dōshite Kimi o Suki ni Natte Shimattandarō?"
4.	"Jumon: Mirotic"
5.	"Bolero"
6.	"Survivor"
7.	"Kiss the Baby Sky"
8.	"Footage from the 3rd Live Tour 2008: T"

DVD: First Press
No.	Title	Length
9.	"Cover photoshoot"
10.	"Kiss the Baby Sky PV"

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position	Certification (threshold)
Japan Oricon Weekly Chart[3]	2	Platinum[11]
Taiwan Combo Chart[5]	1
Taiwan J-Pop Chart[4]	1

References

Allmusic review
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前人未到！浜崎あゆみ、デビューから11年連続首位 (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
(in Chinese) Select Week 15 "G-Music 風雲榜 (綜合榜)". G-Music. Archived from the original on July 10, 2012. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
(in Chinese) Select Week 15 "G-Music 風雲榜 (東洋榜)". G-Music. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
東方神起、約24年ぶりに欧陽菲菲のアジア記録に並ぶ (in Japanese). 2008-04-02. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
東方神起が欧陽菲菲を上回り外国人アーティスト歴代1位に！ (in Japanese). Oricon. 2008-07-22. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
東方神起、2008年トップとなる4作目のシングル首位！ (in Japanese). Oricon. 2008-10-21. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
東方神起、シングル4作連続で首位獲得 (in Japanese). Oricon. 2009-01-27. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
"KAT-TUN、1stシングルから10作連続1位" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2009-03-17. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2009年4月 (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 2009-07-05.

TVXQ

U-Know Yunho
Max Changmin

Studio albums

Korean	Tri-Angle Rising Sun "O"-Jung.Ban.Hap. Mirotic Keep Your Head Down Catch Me Tense New Chapter #1: The Chance of Love
Japanese	Heart, Mind and Soul Five in the Black T The Secret Code Tone Time Tree With Tomorrow XV

Special albums

Compilation albums

Non-stop Mix Vol. 1
Best Selection 2010
Non-stop Mix Vol. 2
Premium Classic Collection
Complete: Single A-side Collection
Single B-side Collection
Two of Us
Fine Collection: Begin Again

Concert tours

World tours	Rising Sun Asia Tour "O" Asia Tour Mirotic Asia Tour Catch Me World Tour Tistory Special Tour Special Comeback Live: Your Present Circle Tour
Japan tour	Heart, Mind and Soul Tour Five in the Black Tour T Tour The Secret Code Tour Tone Tour Time Tour Tree Tour With Tour Begin Again Tour Tomorrow Tour XV Tour

Affiliated tours

SM Town Live '10 World Tour
SM Town Live World Tour III
SM Town Live World Tour IV
SM Town Live World Tour V in Japan
SM Town Live World Tour VI

Filmography

Banjun Theater
I Am
Analog Trip

Record companies

S.M. Entertainment
Avex Group
Avex Trax (Japan)
Rhythm Zone (Japan, former)
Avex Taiwan (Taiwan)