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
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.

Editions

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

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. 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. The album entered the September monthly chart at number four, with 81,763 cumulative sales, and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) shortly afterwards, denoting 100,000 physical copies sold. It was the 48th best-selling album of the year in Japan per Oricon's annual album chart for 2016.

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 [ja] 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)	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.
^
- "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.

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.