Diamond
Digital artwork
Studio album by
4Minute
ReleasedDecember 15, 2010
Genre
Length42:57
Label
Producer
4Minute chronology
Hit Your Heart
(2010)		 Diamond
(2010)		 4Minutes Left
(2011)
Singles from Diamond
  1. "Muzik"
    Released: May 5, 2010
  2. "I My Me Mine"
    Released: July 28, 2010
  3. "First/Dreams Come True"
    Released: October 27, 2010

Diamond is the debut Japanese studio album by South Korean girl group 4Minute. It was released in Japan on December 15, 2010. It was released in two editions, regular CD only, and limited CD+DVD. The limited edition includes a 52-page photobook that highlights some of their single releases and Japanese debuts.[1] The album sold 7,060 copies in Japan, peaking at the #27 spot in the Oricon weekly charts. The Korean edition of the album was released on January 25, 2011, but doesn't includes the Korean songs from their debut EP "For Muzik".

Singles

The first single from the album (and also their Japanese debut single) is a Japanese version of the song "Muzik". It was released on May 5, 2010 and included Japanese versions of the Korean hits "Muzik" and "Hot Issue", as well as the Korean version of "Muzik". It ranked at number 12 in Oricon's Daily Singles chart., 21 in the weekly chart,, and sold 8,234 copies. The music video for the song shows the members in a blue room with flashing lights, along with scenes filmed in a red room. It also takes one of the Korean scenes where the members are together wearing the latex leggings.

The second single was a Japanese version of the song "I My Me Mine". It was released on July 28, 2010. It ranked #22 in Oricon Daily singles chart and #26 in Oricon Weekly singles chart[2] with 4,742 copies sold in the first week. It sold a total of 10,945 copies. The single also charted on South Korea's Gaon chart at number 15 overall and number 3 on the international chart.

The third and last single from the album was "First/Dreams Come True", their first double A-side single. It was released on October 27, 2010 and ranked no. 28 in Oricon's Weekly singles chart.[3] The single also included the song "Highlight" from Hit Your Heart. "Dreams Come True" was not part of Diamond, and was later included on the compilation album Best of 4Minute. A Korean version of the song "First" was later included on the group's first Korean album 4minutes Left.

Track listing

Lyrics credits feature both the Japanese and the original version where appropriate. They also include "rap making". Music credits feature the composers and arrangers.[1]

CD Tracklist[4]
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."For Muzik"Sung-in Hwang, Mario, Ji-yoon JeonSang-ho Lee, Shinsadong Tiger1:24
2."Muzik" (Japanese Version)Shoko Fujibayashi, Sang-ho Lee, S. TigerSang-ho Lee, S. Tiger, Jun-hyung Jong3:43
3."Bababa"Ji-won Kang, Ki-bum KimJi-won Kang, Ki-bum Kim3:24
4."Hot Issue"S. Tiger, Hey.JS. Tiger, Chae-kyu Lee3:28
5."Hide & Seek"S. Tiger, Kyu-sung ChoiS. Tiger, Kyu-sung Choi3:26
6."Who's Next?" (feat. Beast)S. TigerS. Tiger1:57
7."Huh"S. Tiger, Jun-hyung YongS. Tiger, Jun-hyung Yong3:48
8."Can't Make Up My Mind" (sung in Japanese)HooksJeff Miyahara3:42
9."What a Girl Wants"Sung-jin HwangSang-ho Lee, S. Tiger3:25
10."First" (sung in Japanese)Kanata Okajima, S. Tiger, Hey.J, EddieS. Tiger, Hey.J3:31
11."I My Me Mine" (Japanese Version)Michiko Motohashi, Sang-ho Lee, S. TigerSang-ho Lee, S. Tiger3:24
12."Already Gone"Sang-hyuck Im, Da9297Sang-hyuck Im, Da92973:33
13."December" (sung in Japanese)NaoNao3:58
Total length:42:36
Korean edition[5]
No.TitleLength
1."Muzik" (Japanese Version)3:43
2."Bababa"3:24
3."Hide & Seek"3:26
4."Who's Next? (featuring Beast)"1:57
5."Huh"3:48
6."Can't Make Up My Mind"3:42
7."First"3:31
8."I My Me Mine" (Japanese Version)3:24
9."Already Gone"3:33
10."December"3:58
Total length:34:21
DVD - Music Videos
No.TitleLength
1."Muzik" (Japanese Version) 
2."I My Me Mine" (Japanese Version) 
3."HUH" 
4."FIRST" 

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Japan Oricon Daily albums 18
Japan Oricon Weekly albums[6] 27
South Korea Gaon albums chart 10
South Korea Gaon International albums chart 2

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabel
Japan December 15, 2010 Digital download, CD Far Eastern Tribe Records
Cube Entertainment
South Korea January 25, 2011

References

  1. 1 2 4Minute Diamond (booklet). 4Minute. Japan: Universal Music. 2010. 2760099.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ↑ 2010年08月第2週の邦楽シングルランキング情報 (in Japanese). Oricon. August 11, 2010.
  3. ↑ "CDシングル 週間ランキング-ORICON STYLE ランキング (Oricon Weekly Singles chart for November 8)" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Diamond tracklist and infos" (in Japanese). 4minute Official Japanese Website. November 2010. Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
  5. ↑ "Diamond (Korean edition)" (in Korean). Soribada. June 2011.
  6. ↑ 2010年12月第4週の邦楽アルバムランキング情報 (in Japanese). Oricon. December 22, 2010.
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