Youth (BTS album)

Youth
Youth
	Limited edition cover
Studio album by BTS
Released	September 7, 2016
Genre	J-pop; pop; dance-pop; hip hop; R&B;
Length	49:06
Language	Japanese; English;
Label	Pony Canyon
Producer	Pdogg
BTS chronology
Singles from Youth
	"For You"; Released: June 17, 2015; "I Need U (Japanese Ver.)"; Released: December 8, 2015; "Run (Japanese Ver.)"; Released: March 15, 2016;

Youth is the second Japanese-language and third overall studio album by South Korean boy band BTS, which was released on September 7, 2016, through Pony Canyon. The album features 13 tracks.^[1]

Editions

Both versions have the complete track listing and a photocard came with all first edition albums.^[2]

Album + DVD edition (PCCA-4434): This edition comes with a DVD containing "For You", "I Need U (Japanese version)", and "Run (Japanese version)" music videos.
Regular edition (PCCA-4435): N/A

Commercial performance

Youth sold 44,547 copies on its release day and topped the daily issue of the Oricon Albums Chart for September 6, 2016.^[3]^[4] It went on to sell 76,483 copies during the tracking period dated September 5–11, and debuted atop the subsequent weekly issue of the chart dated September 19.^[5] The album entered the September monthly chart at number four, with 81,763 cumulative sales,^[6] and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) shortly afterwards, denoting 100,000 physical copies sold.^[7] It was the 48th best-selling album of the year in Japan per Oricon's annual album chart for 2016.^[8]

Awards and nominations
Organization	Year	Award	Result	Ref.
Japan Gold Disc Awards	2017	Best 3 Albums in the (Asia)	Won	^[9]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by KM-MARKIT.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer	Length
1.	"Introduction: Youth"	Ryuja RM "Hitman" Bang Pdogg Suga V Jungkook J-Hope UTA Hiro Brother Su Devine-Channel	Ryuja	2:16
2.	"Run" (Japanese version)	Pdogg "Hitman" Bang RM Suga V Jungkook J-Hope	Pdogg	3:55
3.	"Fire" (Japanese version)	Pdogg "Hitman" Bang RM Suga Devine-Channel	Pdogg	3:24
4.	"Dope" (超ヤベー) (Japanese version)	Pdogg Ear Attack "Hitman" Bang RM Suga J-Hope	Pdogg	4:05
5.	"Good Day"	Matt Cab Ryuja Suga J-Hope RM	Matt Cab Ryuja	4:25
6.	"Save Me" (Japanese version)	Pdogg Ray Michael Djan Jr Ashton Foster Samantha Harper RM Suga J-Hope	Pdogg	3:19
7.	"フンタン少年団" (Boyz with Fun) (Japanese version)	Suga Pdogg "Hitman" Bang RM J-Hope Jin Jimin V	Suga Pdogg	4:06
8.	"ペップセ" (Baepsae) (Japanese version)	Pdogg Supreme Boi RM Slow Rabbit	Pdogg	3:55
9.	"Wishing on a Star"	Matt Cab Willie Weeks Daisuke RM Suga J-Hope	Matt Cab Willie Weeks	4:29
10.	"Butterfly" (Japanese Ver.)	"Hitman" Bang Slow Rabbit Pdogg Brother Su RM Suga J-Hope	Pdogg	4:04
11.	"For You"	UTA Hiro RM Suga J-Hope Pdogg	Pdogg	4:39
12.	"I Need U" (Japanese version)	Pdogg "Hitman" Bang RM Suga J-Hope Brother Su	Pdogg	3:33
13.	"Epilogue: Young Forever" (Japanese version)	Slow Rabbit RM "Hitman" Bang Suga J-Hope	RM Slow Rabbit	2:54
Total length:				49:06

DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"For You" (music video)
2.	"For You" (Behind the Scene -Music Video Shooting-)	4:16
3.	"I Need U" ((Japanese version) -Music Video-)	3:56
4.	"I Need U" ((Japanese version) (Behind the Scene) -Music Video Shooting-)	4:05
5.	"Run" ((Japanese version) -Music Video-)	3:50
6.	"Run" ((Japanese version) (Behind the Scene) -Music Video Shooting-)

Certifications

Certifications for *Youth*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)^[7]	Gold	100,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history and formats for *Youth*
Country	Date	Format	Label
Japan	September 7, 2016	CD, digital download	Pony Canyon

References

^ "YOUTH - 防弾少年団". Itunes. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
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- "YOUTH (ALBUM + DVD) (First Press Limited Edition) (Japan Version)". yesasia.com. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- "YOUTH (Normal Edition) (Japan Version)". yesasia.com. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
^ デイリー CDアルバムランキング 2016年09月06日付 [Daily CD Album Ranking – September 6, 2016] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on September 8, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
^ Jeon, Ah-ram (September 8, 2016). 방탄소년단 日 정규 2집, 오리콘·타워레코드 차트 1위 기염 (in Japanese). Xports News. Archived from the original on April 29, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2023 – via Naver.
^ 週間 CDアルバムランキング 2016年09月19日付 [Weekly CD Album Ranking – September 19, 2016] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
^ 月間 CDアルバムランキング 2016年09月度 [Monthly CD Album Ranking – September 2016] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on October 12, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Japanese album certifications – BTS – Youth" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved August 31, 2019. Select 2016年9月 on the drop-down menu
^ 年間 CDアルバムランキング 2016年度 [Annual CD Album Ranking – 2016] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on December 26, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
^ "The Japan Gold Disc Awards 2017". Japan Golden Disc Awards. Archived from the original on February 27, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2019.

External links

[1] "YOUTH - 防弾少年団". Itunes. Retrieved September 8, 2016.

[2] 
"YOUTH (ALBUM + DVD) (First Press Limited Edition) (Japan Version)". yesasia.com. Retrieved 6 December 2017.

"YOUTH (Normal Edition) (Japan Version)". yesasia.com. Retrieved 6 December 2017.

[3] "YOUTH (ALBUM + DVD) (First Press Limited Edition) (Japan Version)". yesasia.com. Retrieved 6 December 2017.

[4] "YOUTH (Normal Edition) (Japan Version)". yesasia.com. Retrieved 6 December 2017.

[3] デイリー CDアルバムランキング 2016年09月06日付 [Daily CD Album Ranking – September 6, 2016] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on September 8, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2016.

[4] Jeon, Ah-ram (September 8, 2016). 방탄소년단 日 정규 2집, 오리콘·타워레코드 차트 1위 기염 (in Japanese). Xports News. Archived from the original on April 29, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2023 – via Naver.

[5] 週間 CDアルバムランキング 2016年09月19日付 [Weekly CD Album Ranking – September 19, 2016] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2023.

[6] 月間 CDアルバムランキング 2016年09月度 [Monthly CD Album Ranking – September 2016] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on October 12, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2023.

[Youth_RIAJ-7] "Japanese album certifications – BTS – Youth" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved August 31, 2019. Select 2016年9月 on the drop-down menu

[8] 年間 CDアルバムランキング 2016年度 [Annual CD Album Ranking – 2016] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on December 26, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2023.

[9] "The Japan Gold Disc Awards 2017". Japan Golden Disc Awards. Archived from the original on February 27, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2019.

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