Face Yourself is the third Japanese studio album (fifth overall) by South Korean boy band BTS, which was released on April 4, 2018. It contains Japanese versions of songs previously released on their 2016 Wings album and 2017 Love Yourself 承 'Her' EP, as well as three brand new, original Japanese-language tracks: "Don't Leave Me", "Let Go", and "Crystal Snow". It debut at number 43 on the Billboard 200 made it the third-highest-charting Japanese album in the history of the chart. It is their first Japanese album to be certified Platinum by the RIAJ.
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Released: April 4, 2018 Genre: J-pop Hip Hop Length: 44:19 Language: Japanese Label: Big Hit Universal Japan Virgin Def Jam
Background and Release The album was announced on February 1, 2018, along with an April 4 release date and details for three limited editions. A tentative tracklist revealed new Japanese recordings of the songs "Go Go" and "Best of Me" from the band's 2017 Korean EP Love Yourself 承 'Her', as well as the inclusion of "Crystal Snow", originally released back in December 2017 as part of a triple A-side single album with the Japanese versions of "Mic Drop" and "DNA". The completed tracklist was later released on March 8.
On the same day, "Don't Leave Me" was announced as the opening theme song for Japanese drama Signal, a remake of the 2016 South Korean television series of the same name. A preview of the song aired on March 15, causing it to chart on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 prior to its official release, peaking at number 25.
Commercial Performance The album debuted at number 1 on Oricon's Daily CD Album chart. It remained in the top spot for seven consecutive days, which resulted in its coming in at number 1 on the Weekly Album chart with over 282,000 accumulated units sold, breaking a six-year-five-month-long record, previously held by KARA, for the highest first-week sales by a Korean artist on the Oricon chart, and making it the highest-grossing album by a male artist on the Oricon chart for 2018 so far. The album dropped down from its spot atop the Daily chart to number 12 on its eighth day of charting, but surged back up over the course of the following weeks, reaching as high as number 2. It spent thirteen successive weeks on the Oricon chart, with 324,381 accumulated units sold, and received Platinum certification by the RIAJ on May 10.
In June, Oricon revealed that Face Yourself and BTS had made the top ten of their "Album Ranking" and "Artist Sales Ranking" charts for the first half of 2018, coming in at fourth and sixth respectively. They were the only Korean artist to rank on both charts, and the highest ranking international artist as well. Tower Records Japan reported the album was the second best selling album by a Korean artist in Japan for 2018.
Charts Album Weekly Charts (2018) Australian Albums (ARIA): 71 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria): 42 Belgian Albums (UltratopFlanders): 94 Canadian Albums (Billboard): 40 Dutch Albums (MegaCharts): 116 Estonian Albums (IFPI): 13 France Digital Albums (SNEP): 40 Irish Albums (IRMA): 53 Japan Weekly Albums (Oricon): 1 Japan Hot Albums (Billboard): 1 New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ): 7 Polish Albums (ZPAV): 44 Scottish Albums (OCC): 49 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE): 96 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade): 62 UK Albums (OCC): 78 US Billboard 200: 43 US World Albums (Billboard): 1 US Top Album Sales: 41
Yearly Charts (2017) Japanese Albums (Oricon): 7 US World Albums (Billboard): 13
Singles Crystal Snow Weekly Charts (2017) South Korea Download (Gaon): 85 US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard): 2
Let Go Weekly Charts (2018) France Digital Singles (SNEP): 172 Japan (Japan Hot 100): 40 South Korea Download (Gaon): 63
Sales Album Region: Japan (RIAJ) Certification: Platinum Sales: 324,381 (Physical ver.) 4,871 (Digital ver.)
Region: United States (Billboard) Sales: 4,000
Singles Crystal Snow Region: South Korea (Gaon) Digital Sales: 19,374
Don't Leave Me Region: Japan (Oricon) Digital Sales: 4,611
