Youth (BTS album)

{{Infobox album

| name = Youth

| type = studio

| artist = BTS

| cover = BTS Youth album cover.jpg

| caption = Limited edition cover

| alt =

| released = September 7, 2016

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = {{hlist|J-pop|pop|dance-pop|hip hop|R&B}}

| length = 49:06

| language = Japanese

| label = Pony Canyon

| producer = Pdogg

| prev_title = The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever

| prev_year = 2016

| next_title = Wings

| next_year = 2016

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Youth

| type = studio

| single1 = For You

| single1date = June 17, 2015

| single2 = I Need U (Japanese Ver.)

| single2date = December 8, 2015

| single3 = Run (Japanese Ver.)

| single3date = 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.{{Cite web|title =YOUTH - 防弾少年団|url =https://music.apple.com/jp/album/youth/1147102999|website =Itunes|access-date = September 8, 2016}}

Editions

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

{{cite web|title=YOUTH (ALBUM + DVD) (First Press Limited Edition) (Japan Version)|url=https://www.yesasia.com/global/youth-album-dvd-first-press-limited-edition-japan-version/1050772684-0-0-0-en/info.html|website=yesasia.com|access-date=6 December 2017}}
{{cite web|title=YOUTH (Normal Edition) (Japan Version)|url=https://www.yesasia.com/global/youth-normal-edition-japan-version/1050772686-0-0-0-en/info.html|website=yesasia.com|access-date=6 December 2017}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/d/2016-09-06/|script-title=ja:デイリー CDアルバムランキング 2016年09月06日付|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|trans-title=Daily CD Album Ranking – September 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160908010233/http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/d/2016-09-06/|archive-date=September 8, 2016|url-status=dead|access-date=September 8, 2016}}{{cite web|url =http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0000648192|script-title=ko:방탄소년단 日 정규 2집, 오리콘·타워레코드 차트 1위 기염|last=Jeon|first=Ah-ram|date=September 8, 2016|publisher=Xports News|language=ja|trans-title=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180429092501/http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0000648192|archive-date=April 29, 2018|url-status=live|access-date=January 19, 2023|via=Naver}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2016-09-19/|script-title=ja:週間 CDアルバムランキング 2016年09月19日付|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|trans-title=Weekly CD Album Ranking – September 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914103933/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2016-09-19/|archive-date=September 14, 2016|url-status=dead|access-date=January 19, 2023}} The album entered the September monthly chart at number four, with 81,763 cumulative sales,{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/m/2016-09/|script-title=ja:月間 CDアルバムランキング 2016年09月度|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|trans-title=Monthly CD Album Ranking – September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012125048/http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/m/2016-09/|archive-date=October 12, 2016|url-status=dead|access-date=January 19, 2023}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/y/2016/p/5/|script-title=ja:年間 CDアルバムランキング 2016年度|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|trans-title=Annual CD Album Ranking – 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161226145322/http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/y/2016/p/5/|archive-date=December 26, 2016|url-status=dead|access-date=January 19, 2023}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| all_lyrics = KM-MARKIT

| extra_column = Producer

| total_length = 49:06

| title1 = Introduction: Youth

| writer1 = {{hlist|Ryuja|RM|"Hitman" Bang|Pdogg|Suga|V|Jungkook|J-Hope|UTA|Hiro|Brother Su|Devine-Channel}}

| extra1 = Ryuja

| length1 = 2:16

| title2 = Run

| note2 = Japanese version

| writer2 = {{hlist|Pdogg|"Hitman" Bang|RM|Suga|V|Jungkook|J-Hope}}

| extra2 = Pdogg

| length2 = 3:55

| title3 = Fire

| note3 = Japanese version

| writer3 = {{hlist|Pdogg|"Hitman" Bang|RM|Suga|Devine-Channel}}

| extra3 = Pdogg

| length3 = 3:24

| title4 = Dope

| note4 = 超ヤベー) (Japanese version

| writer4 = {{hlist|Pdogg|Ear Attack|"Hitman" Bang|RM|Suga|J-Hope}}

| extra4 = Pdogg

| length4 = 4:05

| title5 = Good Day

| writer5 = {{hlist|{{ill|Matt Cab|ja|マット・キャブ}}|Ryuja|Suga|J-Hope|RM}}

| extra5 = {{hlist|Matt Cab|Ryuja}}

| length5 = 4:25

| title6 = Save Me

| note6 = Japanese version

| writer6 = {{hlist|Pdogg|Ray Michael|Djan Jr|Ashton Foster|Samantha Harper|RM|Suga|J-Hope}}

| extra6 = Pdogg

| length6 = 3:19

| title7 = フンタン少年団

| note7 = Boyz with Fun) (Japanese version

| writer7 = {{hlist|Suga|Pdogg|"Hitman" Bang|RM|J-Hope|Jin|Jimin|V}}

| extra7 = {{hlist|Suga|Pdogg}}

| length7 = 4:06

| title8 = ペップセ

| note8 = Baepsae) (Japanese version

| writer8 = {{hlist|Pdogg|Supreme Boi|RM|Slow Rabbit}}

| extra8 = Pdogg

| length8 = 3:55

| title9 = Wishing on a Star

| writer9 = {{hlist|Matt Cab|Willie Weeks|Daisuke|RM|Suga|J-Hope}}

| extra9 = {{hlist|Matt Cab|Willie Weeks}}

| length9 = 4:29

| title10 = Butterfly

| note10 = Japanese Ver.

| writer10 = {{hlist|"Hitman" Bang|Slow Rabbit|Pdogg|Brother Su|RM|Suga|J-Hope}}

| extra10 = Pdogg

| length10 = 4:04

| title11 = For You

| writer11 = {{hlist|UTA|Hiro|RM|Suga|J-Hope|Pdogg}}

| extra11 = Pdogg

| length11 = 4:39

| title12 = I Need U

| note12 = Japanese version

| writer12 = {{hlist|Pdogg|"Hitman" Bang|RM|Suga|J-Hope|Brother Su}}

| extra12 = Pdogg

| length12 = 3:33

| title13 = Epilogue: Young Forever

| note13 = Japanese version

| writer13 = {{hlist|Slow Rabbit|RM|"Hitman" Bang|Suga|J-Hope}}

| extra13 = {{hlist|RM|Slow Rabbit}}

| length13 = 2:54

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = DVD

| title1 = For You

| note1 = music video

| length1 =

| title2 = For You

| note2 = Behind the Scene -Music Video Shooting-

| length2 = 4:16

| title3 = I Need U

| note3 = (Japanese version) -Music Video-

| length3 = 3:56

| title4 = I Need U

| note4 = (Japanese version) (Behind the Scene) -Music Video Shooting-

| length4 = 4:05

| title5 = Run

| note5 = (Japanese version) -Music Video-

| length5 = 3:50

| title6 = Run

| note6 = (Japanese version) (Behind the Scene) -Music Video Shooting-

| length6 =

}}

Certifications

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|type=album|artist=BTS|title=Youth|award=Gold|relyear=2016|certyear=2016|certmonth=9|access-date=August 31, 2019|refname=Youth RIAJ}}

Release history

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" \|+Release history and formats for Youth ! Country ! Date ! Format ! Label
scope="row"\|Japan \|September 7, 2016 \|CD, digital download \|Pony Canyon

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

|+Release history and formats for Youth

! Country

! Date

! Format

! Label

scope="row"|Japan

|September 7, 2016

|CD, digital download

|Pony Canyon