Two of Us (TVXQ album)

Two of Us
Remix album by Tohoshinki
Released	October 5, 2016
Recorded	2011–2014
Genre	J-pop lounge soul rock
Label	Avex Trax
Tohoshinki chronology
Rise as God (2015) Two of Us (2016)

Two of Us is the fourth Japanese remix album by South Korean pop act Tohoshinki, and their first remix album as a duo. It was released on October 5, 2016, by Avex Trax.

The album contains remixes of tracks from Tohoshinki's first four albums since becoming a duo—Tone (2011), Time (2013), Tree (2014), and With (2014). The music in the album is influenced by variations of 1950's to 1960's lounge music and soft rock, including surf music, bossa nova, Philly soul, and lovers rock.^[1]

Two of Us debuted at number two on the Oricon Albums Chart and Billboard Japan Top Albums Chart, selling 28,000 copies.

Background

Two of Us was announced on August 19, 2016 by Avex Trax through Tohoshinki's official website.^[1] The album was created while both members of Tohoshinki were fulfilling their compulsory service in South Korea.

Rather than mixing the songs into dance or club tracks, Tohoshinki and their label opted for a more "colorful" approach to the remixes. The theme of the album focuses on relaxing sounds throughout the day, and incorporates serene beach remix styles such as lounge music. The cover of Two of Us features a colorful painting of Tohoshinki, which is based on a series of photos that Tohoshinki shot for their "Sweat / Answer" single in 2014.

On September 2, Avex Trax released short snippets of "Baby, don't cry" and "OCEAN".

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Remix	Length
1.	"Intro ~The Dawn Sky~"		Tsukiko Nakamura	Shinjiroh Inoue	1:38
2.	"Baby, don’t cry" (Two of Us ver.)	H.U.B.	Fredrik Jernberg Erik Lidbom Hide Nakamura	Goro Ito	4:26
3.	"Believe In U" (Two of Us ver.)	Shinjiroh Inoue	Shinjiroh Inoue	KONCOS	4:56
4.	"Sweat" (Two of Us ver.)	H.U.B.	Hanif Sabzevar Kevin Borg Nicklas Eklun	Mamoru S Tsuyoshi Fujita	4:05
5.	"Interlude ~This Dear Ocean~"		Inoue	Inoue	0:40
6.	"Aitakute Aitakute Tamaranai (逢いたくて逢いたくてたまらない)" (Really Want to See You) (Two of Us ver.)	Inoue	Inoue	Inoue	5:13
7.	"One More Thing" (Two of Us ver.)	H.U.B.	her0ism	Gota Yashiki	4:09
8.	"In Our Time" (Two of Us ver.)	Inoue	Inoue	Koichi from Sawagi	6:01
9.	"OCEAN" (Two of Us ver.)	Inoue	Inoue	Mamoru S Tsuyoshi Fujita	5:05
10.	"Interlude ~Sinking Sun~"		Inoue	Inoue	0:55
11.	"Duet" (Two of Us ver.)	Inoue	Inoue	Yoichiro Kakizaki	4:54
12.	"Interlude ~Blue Moment~"		Inoue	Inoue	0:52
13.	"One and Only One" (Two of Us ver.)	Inoue	Peter Kvint Jonas Myrin	Eiichi Kogrey George (MOP of HEAD)	4:01
14.	"Time Works Wonders" (Two of Us ver.)	Inoue	Peter Gordeno Jamie Hartman	Kakizaki	4:28
15.	"Chandelier" (Two of Us ver.)	H.U.B.	Matthew Tishler Andrew Underberg	Gakuji "CHABE" Matsuda	4:36
16.	"Weep" (Two of Us ver.)	Inoue	solaya	Matsuda	4:22
17.	"Outro ~Silence of The Night~"		Tsukiko Nakamura	Inoue	1:38
Total length:					1:01:59

Credits and personnel

Credits for Two of Us, taken from the liner notes of the album.

• Tohoshinki – main vocals
• Shinjiroh Inoue – music, arrangement, programming, mixer, recorder, guitar
• Tsukiko Nakamura – vocals, music, guitar
• Goro Ito – remixer, classical guitar, programming
• Keita Ogawa – drums, percussion
• Masayasu Tzboguchi – Rhodes piano
• KONCOS – remixer
• Taichi Furukawa – piano, drums, synthesizers
• Hiroshi Sato – guitar
• Gakuji "MABE" Matsuda – technical advisor, remixer, triangle, conga
• Tsutomu Oikawa – mixer, recorder
• Mamoru S – mixer, programming, guitar
• Tsuyoshi Fujita – remixer, programming, electric guitar
• Atsushi Hattori – mixer
• Tadashi Iwamura – drums
• Taizo Nakamura – bass
• Gota Yashiki – remixer, programming, drums
• Dub Maxer X – mixer
• Mitsuhiro Tanigawa – recorder
• KOICHI from SAWAGI – remixer, piano
• Yoichiro Kakizaki – programmer, remixer, piano, guitar
• Kitaro Nakamura – bass
• Obawo Nakajima – percussion
• Kiyoto Konda – guitar
• Tatsuya Morokaji – mixer, recorder
• Eiichi Kogrey – remixer, drums, bass, recorder
• George (MOP of HEAD) – remixer, piano, synthesizers, mixer, recorder
• Mio Abe – violin
• Akico Maruyama – violin
• TSUTCHIE – mixer
• Mastered by Yuka Koizumi
• Illustrator: Hitoshi Kuroki
• Booklet liner notes: Takashi Inomata
• Art direction and design: Masaru Nakagawa

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[2]	2
Billboard Japan Top Albums[3]	2

Sales

Released	Oricon chart	Peak	Debut sales	Sales total	Chart run
October 5, 2016	Daily Albums Chart[4]	1	22,801	30,255	3 weeks
	Weekly Albums Chart	2	27,951
	Monthly Albums Chart	TBA	TBA
	Yearly Albums Chart	TBA	TBA

References

1. "2016/10/5(水) 東方神起 リミックスアルバム「Two of Us」ジャケット写真公開！！" [Tohoshinki's remix album 'Two of Us' to be released on 2016/10/5 (Wed.)]. Tohoshinki @ Avex Group (in Japanese). August 19, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
2. "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2016-10-17" (in Japanese). Oricon.
3. "Billboard Japan Top 100 Albums: 2016-10-17", Billboard (in Japanese), retrieved October 13, 2016
4. "Oricon Daily Top 50 Albums: 2016-10-04", Oricon (in Japanese), archived from the original on October 5, 2016, retrieved October 13, 2016