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Born Gene

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Born Gene
Digital cover
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 13, 2022 (2022-09-13)
GenreK-pop
Length32:48
LanguageKorean
LabelC-JeS Entertainment
Kim Jae-joong Korean studio albums chronology
No.X
(2016)
Born Gene
(2022)
Singles from Born Gene
  1. "Nobody Like You"
    Released: September 13, 2022

Born Gene is the third Korean-language and sixth overall studio album by South Korean singer Kim Jae-joong, released on September 13, 2022, through C-JeS Entertainment. It includes the lead single "Nobody Like You" and is Kim's first Korean-language album in six years, following 2016's No.X.[1] The album debuted at number five on the Korean Circle Album Chart. Kim toured Asia in support of the record from September 17 to October 8, 2022.

Background

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The album is Kim's first full Korean-language album in six years.[2] Kim stated that he intended Born Gene to have tracks that "make everyone excited like they're at a festival, the moment they first hear" them. He also co-wrote the songs "Locking Love" and "Broken Mirror".[1]

Commercial performance

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Born Gene debuted at number five on the Circle Album Chart with first-week sales of 47,359 in South Korea.[3] It also debuted at number 13 on the Japanese Oricon Albums Chart, with 2,920 physical sales there in its first week.[4]

Track listing

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Born Gene track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Nobody Like You"3:00
2."Tick-Tack" (featuring Zuho of SF9)3:05
3."BPM"3:13
4."I Want to Ask You" (묻고싶다)4:34
5."Locking Love"3:55
6."Broken Mirror"4:22
7."Walking on Water"3:44
8."In the Rain"3:55
9."Nobody Like You" (instrumental)3:00
Total length:32:48

Charts

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Chart performance for Born Gene
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[5] 13
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[6] 13
South Korean Albums (Circle)[3] 5

References

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  1. ^ a b Yang, Haley (September 13, 2022). "Kim Jae-joong drops third full-length album 'Born Gene'". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  2. ^ Kim, Jae-hee (September 2, 2022). "The return of 1st- and 2nd-generation boy group members". Dong-a Ilbo. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Circle Album Chart – Week 38, 2022". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  4. ^ オリコン週間 アルバムランキング 2022年09月12日~2022年09月18日 [Oricon Weekly Album Ranking September 12, 2022 – September 18, 2022] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on September 21, 2022. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
  5. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2022-09-26/p/2" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  6. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums: 2022/09/21 公開". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved September 23, 2022.