Born Gene

Born Gene is the third Korean-language and sixth overall studio album by South Korean singer Kim Jae-joong, released on September 13, 2022, through C-JeS Entertainment. It includes the lead single "Nobody Like You" and is Kim's first Korean-language album in six years, following 2016's No.X.[1] The album debuted at number five on the Korean Circle Album Chart. Kim toured Asia in support of the record from September 17 to October 8, 2022.

Born Gene
Digital cover
Studio album by
Kim Jae-joong
ReleasedSeptember 13, 2022 (2022-09-13)
GenreK-pop
Length32:48
LanguageKorean
LabelC-JeS Entertainment
Kim Jae-joong Korean studio albums chronology
No.X
(2016)		 Born Gene
(2022)
Singles from Born Gene
  1. "Nobody Like You"
    Released: September 13, 2022

Background

The album is Kim's first full Korean-language album in six years.[2] Kim stated that he intended Born Gene to have tracks that "make everyone excited like they're at a festival, the moment they first hear" them. He also co-wrote the songs "Locking Love" and "Broken Mirror".[1]

Commercial performance

Born Gene debuted at number five on the Circle Album Chart with first-week sales of 47,359 in South Korea.[3] It also debuted at number 13 on the Japanese Oricon Albums Chart, with 2,920 physical sales there in its first week.[4]

Track listing
Born Gene track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Nobody Like You"3:00
2."Tick-Tack" (featuring Zuho of SF9)3:05
3."BPM"3:13
4."I Want to Ask You" (묻고싶다)4:34
5."Locking Love"3:55
6."Broken Mirror"4:22
7."Walking on Water"3:44
8."In the Rain"3:55
9."Nobody Like You" (instrumental)3:00
Total length:32:48

Charts
Chart performance for Born Gene
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[5] 13
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[6] 13
South Korean Albums (Circle)[3] 5

References
  1. Yang, Haley (September 13, 2022). "Kim Jae-joong drops third full-length album 'Born Gene'". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  2. Kim, Jae-hee (September 2, 2022). "The return of 1st- and 2nd-generation boy group members". Dong-a Ilbo. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  3. "Circle Album Chart – Week 38, 2022". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  4. オリコン週間 アルバムランキング 2022年09月12日～2022年09月18日 [Oricon Weekly Album Ranking September 12, 2022 – September 18, 2022] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on September 21, 2022. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
  5. "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2022-09-26/p/2" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  6. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums: 2022/09/21 公開". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved September 23, 2022.
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