Valenti
Studio album by
BoA
ReleasedJanuary 29, 2003
Recorded2002–2003
GenreJ-pop
Length57:44
LanguageJapanese
LabelAvex Trax
Producer
  • Kazuhiro Hara
  • Kosuke Morimoto
  • Ken Matsubara
  • Bounceback
  • Akira
BoA chronology
Miracle
(2002) 		Valenti
(2003) 		Atlantis Princess
(2003)
Singles from Valenti
  1. "Valenti"
    Released: August 28, 2002
  2. "Kiseki / No. 1"
    Released: September 19, 2002
  3. "Jewel Song / Beside You (Boku o Yobu Koe)"
    Released: December 11, 2002

Valenti is the second Japanese studio album (fourth overall) by South Korean singer BoA. It was released on January 29, 2003. Valenti debuted at number one on the Oricon Album Chart with over 615,000 copies in its first week, becoming her second number-one album.[1] Valenti was certified million by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) and remains BoA's best selling album.[2][3] It has since sold almost 1,250,000 copies in Japan according to Oricon.

Valenti spawned three singles: the title track "Valenti" and double A-side singles "Kiseki / No. 1" and "Jewel Song / Beside You (Boku o Yobu Koe)". Each single peaked within the top three on the Oricon Singles Chart and was certified gold by the RIAJ for having shipped over 100,000 physical copies.

Track listing

Valenti – Standard edition
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Valenti"Chinka YasushiKazuhiro HaraKazuhiro Hara4:18
2."Jewel Song"Natsumi WatanabeKazuhiro HaraKazuhiro Hara5:27
3."B.I.O"Kenn KatoKosuke MorimotoAkira4:17
4."Sekai no Katasumi de (世界の片隅で, lit. In a Corner of the World)"Narumi YamamotoDansyu GoyaManao Doi4:25
5."Kiseki (奇蹟, lit. Miracle)"Natsumi WatanabeKosuke MorimotoKen Matsubara4:20
6."Winding Road" (featuring Dabo)
  • Dabo
  • Emi K. Lynn
Miyake MitsuyukiMinami Shiyunsuke4:31
7."Searching for Truth"Kenn KatoFace2FakeFace2Fake4:00
8."Moon & Sunrise"
  • BoA
  • Natsumi Watanabe
Ken MatsubaraKen Matsubara5:14
9."Discovery"Natsumi WatanabeKen HaradaKen Harada4:50
10."Flower"Ryoushi SonodaBouncebackAkira4:24
11."Beside You: Boku wo Yobu Koe (Beside You -僕を呼ぶ声-, lit. Beside You: (The Voice That Calls Me))"Natsumi WatanabeBouncebackH•wonder4:23
12."Feel the Same"Shoko FujibayashAkiraAkira4:41
13."No. 1"Ryoju SonodaSigurd RosnesIksoo Ahn3:14
Total length:58:04
Valenti – DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Listen to My Heart" (Video clip) 
2."Valenti" (Video clip) 

Charts and sales

Sales and certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[7] Million 1,249,197[6]
South Korea (RIAK) — 17,958[8]

Singles

Date Title Peak position Sales
August 28, 2002 "Valenti" 2 201,810
September 19, 2002 "Kiseki" (奇蹟, lit. Miracle) / "No. 1" 3 129,462
December 11, 2002 "Jewel Song" / "Beside You (Boku o Yobu Koe)" 3 151,485

References

  1. ^ "オリコン アルバム 2003.2.10". geocities.jp. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  2. ^ "Valenti certification". RIAJ. Retrieved August 15, 2008.
  3. ^ "BoAのアルバム売上ランキング". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "BoAのリリース一覧" [List of BoA's Releases]. Oricon. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  5. ^ "2004.02월 – 가요 음반 판매량" [February 2004 Overseas Album Sales]. Recording Industry Association of Korea. 2006. Archived from the original on March 7, 2006. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
  6. ^ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree']. Oricon. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
  7. ^ "Japanese album certifications – BoA – Valenti" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2003年01月 on the drop-down menu
  8. ^ "2004년총결산 POP음반 판매량집계" [2004 Year End International Music Sales]. Recording Industry Association of Korea. 2005. Archived from the original on February 13, 2009. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
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