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{{About|the Tohoshinki album|the Aya Kamiki album|Secret Code}}
{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = The Secret Code
| Type = Studio
| name = The Secret Code
| Artist = [[TVXQ]]
| type = Studio
| Cover = The Secret CodeCDonly.jpg
| artist = [[TVXQ|Tohoshinki]]
| Caption = CD cover
| cover = The_Secret_Code.jpg
| Released = March 25, 2009
| alt =
| Recorded =
| released = March 25, 2009
| recorded = 2008&ndash;2009
| Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
| Length =
| venue =
| Label = [[Rhythm Zone]]
| studio =
| Producer =
| genre = * [[J-pop]]
* [[dance-pop]]
| Reviews =
* [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
| Last album = [[Mirotic (album)|Mirotic]]<br>(2008)
| length = 52:49
| This album = '''The Secret Code'''<br>(2009)
| Next album =
| language = Japanese
| Misc =
| label = [[Rhythm Zone]]
| producer = [[Max Matsuura|Masato "Max" Matsuura]] <small>([[Executive producer|Exec]])</small>, Ryuhei Chiba <small>(exec)</small>, [[Lee Soo Man]] <small>(exec)</small>, Beatardz, The Conglomerate, Robert Habolin, Yoo Young Jin
{{Extra album cover 2
| prev_title = [[Mirotic]]
| Upper caption = Alternate Covers
| Type = studio
| prev_year = 2008
| next_title = [[Best Selection 2010]]
| Cover = The_Secret_Code2CD.jpg
| next_year = 2010
| Lower caption = 2CD cover
| misc = {{Singles
}}
| name = The Secret Code
{{Extra album cover 2
| Type = studio
| type = studio
| single1 = [[Beautiful You/Sennen Koi Uta]]
| Cover = The_Secret_Code.jpg
| single1date = April 23, 2008
| Lower caption = 2CD+DVD cover
| single2 = [[Dōshite Kimi o Suki ni Natte Shimattandarō?]]
}}
| single2date = July 16, 2008
| single3 = [[Jumon: Mirotic]]
| single3date = October 15, 2008
| single4 = [[Bolero/Kiss the Baby Sky/Wasurenaide]]
| single4date = January 21, 2009
| single5 = [[Survivor (TVXQ song)|Survivor]]
| single5date = March 17, 2009
}}
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1557846|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref>
}}<!-- Automatically generated by DASHBot-->
'''''The Secret Code''''' is the fourth Japanese studio album (eighth overall) by South Korean pop group [[TVXQ|Tohoshinki]], released on March 25, 2009 by [[Rhythm Zone]]. The album debuted at number two on the [[Oricon]] weekly chart. ''The Secret Code'' is Tohoshinki's last original studio album to feature members [[Kim Jae-joong|Jejung]], [[Park Yoo-chun|Yuchun]], and [[Kim Jun-su|Junsu]].

==Chart performance==
In Japan, ''The Secret Code'' debuted at number two on the [[Oricon]] daily charts selling nearly 83,000 copies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/64562/|title=東方神起、4thアルバムが初登場2位にランクイン|publisher=[[Oricon]]|accessdate=2009-07-05|language=ja}}</ref> On the weekly chart the album took the number two spot selling over 157,900 copies, behind [[pop music|pop]] singer [[Ayumi Hamasaki]]'s ''[[Next Level (Ayumi Hamasaki album)|Next Level]]''.<ref name="behind">{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/64689/full/|script-title=ja:前人未到！浜崎あゆみ、デビューから11年連続首位 |publisher=[[Oricon]]|accessdate=2009-07-05|language=ja}}</ref> The album seemed even more successful in Taiwan. On the J-Pop and Combo charts the album debuted at number-one, bringing in 51.1% and 12.09% of sales on their respective charts.<ref name="jpop">{{in lang|zh}} Select Week 15 {{cite web|url=http://www.g-music.com.tw/GMusicBillboard0.aspx |title=G-Music 風雲榜 (綜合榜) |work=G-Music |accessdate=2009-07-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120710040255/http://www.g-music.com.tw/GMusicBillBoard0.aspx |archivedate=July 10, 2012 }}</ref><ref name="combo">{{in lang|zh}} Select Week 15 {{cite web|url=http://www.g-music.com.tw/GMusicBillboard3.aspx|title=G-Music 風雲榜 (東洋榜)|work=G-Music|accessdate=2009-07-05}}</ref>


==Singles==
'''''The Secret Code''''' is Korean [[boy band]] TVXQ's forthcoming fourth Japanese studio album, which was released on March 25, 2009.
The first single that was released from the album was the [[double A-side]], "[[Beautiful You/Sennen Koi Uta]]", on April 23, 2008. The single debuted at number-one on the Oricon singles charts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/54161/full/|script-title=ja:東方神起、約24年ぶりに欧陽菲菲のアジア記録に並ぶ |date=2008-04-02|accessdate=2009-07-05|language=ja}}</ref> The second single was "[[Dōshite Kimi o Suki ni Natte Shimattandarō?]]", which was released on July 16, 2008. The third single was "[[Jumon: Mirotic]]", which was a Japanese language version of their lead single from their fourth Korean studio album with the [[Mirotic|same name]]. Two singles were released in 2009: the triple A-side "[[Bolero/Kiss the Baby Sky/Wasurenaide]]" and the last single from the album, "[[Survivor (TVXQ song)|Survivor]]". All of the singles were number-ones for the group except "Survivor", which came in at number three on the Oricon chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/56557/|script-title=ja:東方神起が欧陽菲菲を上回り外国人アーティスト歴代1位に！ |publisher=[[Oricon]]|accessdate=2009-07-05|date=2008-07-22|language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/59210/|script-title=ja:東方神起、2008年トップとなる4作目のシングル首位！|publisher=[[Oricon]]|accessdate=2009-07-05|date=2008-10-21|language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/62483/full/|script-title=ja:東方神起、シングル4作連続で首位獲得|publisher=[[Oricon]]|accessdate=2009-07-05|date=2009-01-27|language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/64174/full/|title=KAT-TUN、1stシングルから10作連続1位|publisher=[[Oricon]]|accessdate=2009-07-05|date=2009-03-17|language=ja}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{track listing
===CD 1===
| headline = ''The Secret Code'' track listing
# Secret Game
| extra_column = Arrangement
# Force
| total_length = 52:49
# [[Dōshite Kimi o Suki ni Natte Shimattandarō?]]
# Nobody Knows
# [[Beautiful You / Sennen Koi Uta|Beautiful You]]
# [[Bolero/Kiss the Baby Sky/Wasurenaide|Wasurenaide]]
# 9095
# [[Jumon: Mirotic]]
# Taxi
# Stand Up!
# [[Survivor (TVXQ song)|Survivor]]
# [[Bolero/Kiss the Baby Sky/Wasurenaide|Kiss the Baby Sky]]
# [[Bolero/Kiss the Baby Sky/Wasurenaide|Bolero]]
# 9096 <ref>http://shimbi.livejournal.com/129743.html?thread=344527</ref><ref>http://sharingyoochun.wordpress.com/2009/03/24/aud-tohoshinki-4th-album-the-secret-code/</ref><ref>http://colorfultokyosounds.heavenlypsycho.net/?p=485</ref>


| title1 = Secret Game
===CD 2===
| lyrics1 = H.U.B
# We Are!
| music1 = {{ill|Akira (Palm Drive)|lt=Akira|ja|AKIRA (PALM DRIVE)}}
# Take Your Hands -i.am.electro REMIX-
| extra1 = Akira
# Box In The Ship
| length1 = 2:04
# Sennen Koi Uta
# [[Purple Line (TVXQ song)|Purple Line]] (Bonus Track)


| title2 = Force
===DVD===
| lyrics2 = H.U.B
# Purple Line (PV)
| music2 = {{hlist|Adam Royce|Adolphus|Jason Gill}}
# Beautiful you (PV)
| extra2 = The Beatardz
# Dōshite Kimi o Suki ni Natte Shimattandarō? (PV)
| length2 = 3:45
# Jumon: Mirotic (PV)
# Bolero (PV)
# Survivor (PV)
# Kiss the Baby Sky (PV)


| title3 = [[Dōshite Kimi o Suki ni Natte Shimattandarō?|Why Did I Have to End Up Falling Completely in Love with You?]]
==Chart==
| note3 = {{nihongo krt||どうして君を好きになってしまったんだろう？|Dōshite Kimi o Suki ni Natte Shimattandarō?}}
{| class="wikitable" width="750px"
| lyrics3 = {{hlist|{{ill|Shinjiroh Inoue|ja|井上慎二郎}} ({{ill|Lambsey|ja|ラムジ (音楽ユニット)|zh}})|{{ill|Yuki Yamashita|ja|山下祐樹|zh|山下祐樹}} ({{ill|Lambsey|ja|ラムジ (音楽ユニット)|zh}})}}
!Chart
| music3 = {{hlist|[[Murlyn Music Group|Fredrik "Fredro" Odesjo]]|Sylvia Bennett-Smith|[[Murlyn Music Group|Mats Berntoft]]}}
!Peak Position
| extra3 = [[Murlyn Music Group]]
!Sales Total
| length3 = 3:18
!Chart Run
|-
|Oricon Daily Chart
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|82,891


| title4 = Nobody Knows
|rowspan="4"|
| lyrics4 = H.U.B
|-
| music4 = {{ill|Nao Tanaka|ja|田中直}}
|Oricon Weekly Chart
| extra4 = Nao Tanaka
|align="center"|
| length4 = 3:58
|

|-
| title5 = [[Beautiful You/Sennen Koi Uta|Beautiful You]]
|Oricon Monthly Chart
| lyrics5 = H.U.B
|align="center"|
| music5 = {{hlist|Steve Smith (SA TrackWorks)|Anthony Anderson (SA TrackWorks)|Joleen Belle}}
|
| extra5 = {{hlist|SA TrackWorks|Joleen Belle|Shinjiroh Inoue (Lambsey)}}
|-
| length5 = 4:37
|Oricon Yearly Chart

|align="center"|
| title6 = {{nihongo|[[Bolero/Kiss the Baby Sky/Wasurenaide|Don't Forget]]|忘れないで|Wasurenaide}}
|
| note6 =
|}
| lyrics6 = [[Kim Jae-joong|Hero Jaejoong]]
| music6 = {{hlist|Hero Jaejoong|[[Young-hu Kim]]}}
| extra6 = Young-hu Kim
| length6 = 5:19

| title7 = 9095
| lyrics7 = H.U.B
| music7 = Hero Jaejoong
| extra7 = Hero Jaejoong
| length7 = 3:43

| title8 = [[Mirotic (song)|Mirotic]]
| note8 = {{nihongo krt|Magic Spell|呪文|Jumon}}
| lyrics8 = {{hlist|[[Yoo Young-jin]]|{{ill|Ryoji Sonoda|ja|園田凌士}}}}
| music8 = {{hlist|[[Remee|Mikkel Sigvardt]]|[[Lucas Secon]]|[[Thomas Troelsen]]}}
| extra8 = Yoo Young-jin
| length8 = 3:28

| title9 = Taxi
| lyrics9 = Shinjiroh Inoue (Lambsey)
| music9 = Nao Tanaka
| extra9 = Nao Tanaka
| length9 = 5:31

| title10 = Stand Up!
| lyrics10 = H.U.B
| music10 = {{hlist|{{ill|Jan Kask|sv|Janne Kask}}|Luciano Peirone|[[Peter Mansson]]}}
| extra10 = {{hlist|Jan Kask|Luciano Peirone|Peter Mansson}}
| length10 = 3:59

| title11 = [[Survivor (TVXQ song)|Survivor]]
| lyrics11 = H.U.B
| music11 = {{hlist|[[Iain James]]|Robert "Deadbeat" Habolin|Adam Powers}}
| extra11 = {{hlist|YU|Robert "Deadbeat" Habolin}}
| length11 = 3:13

| title12 = [[Bolero/Kiss the Baby Sky/Wasurenaide|Kiss the Baby Sky]]
| lyrics12 = [[Park Yoo-chun|Micky Yoochun]]
| music12 = Micky Yoochun
| extra12 = {{hlist|Micky Yoochun|Shinjiroh Inoue (Lambsey)}}
| length12 = 3:50

| title13 = [[Bolero/Kiss the Baby Sky/Wasurenaide|Bolero]]
| lyrics13 = {{hlist|Shinjiroh Inoue (Lambsey)|Yuki Yamashita (Lambsey)}}
| music13 = {{hlist|[[Daisuke Suzuki (musician)|Daisuke Suzuki]]|{{ill|Keiichi Tomita|ja|冨田恵一}}}}
| extra13 = Daisuke Kahara
| length13 = 6:04
}}

{{track listing
| headline = ''The Secret Code'' CD only version additional track list
| extra_column = Arrangement
| total_length = 61:47

| title14 = [[Purple Line (song)|Purple Line]]
| note14 = Bonus track
| lyrics14 = {{hlist|[[Yoo Young-jin]]|{{ill|Ryoji Sonoda|ja|園田凌士}}}}
| music14 = {{hlist|Yoo Young-jin|{{ill|Yoo Han-jin|ko|유한진}}|JJ650}}
| extra14 = {{hlist|Yoo Young-jin|[[Lee Soo-man]]}}
| length14 = 3:13

| title15 = [[Dōshite Kimi o Suki ni Natte Shimattandarō?|Why Did I Have to End Up Falling Completely in Love with You?]]
| note15 = {{nihongo krt||どうして君を好きになってしまったんだろう？|Dōshite Kimi o Suki ni Natte Shimattandarō?}}) ([[A cappella|Acapella]] version) (bonus track
| lyrics15 = {{hlist|{{ill|Shinjiroh Inoue|ja|井上慎二郎}} ({{ill|Lambsey|ja|ラムジ (音楽ユニット)|zh}})|{{ill|Yuki Yamashita|ja|山下祐樹|zh|山下祐樹}} ({{ill|Lambsey|ja|ラムジ (音楽ユニット)|zh}})}}
| music15 = {{hlist|[[Murlyn Music Group|Fredrik "Fredro" Odesjo]]|Sylvia Bennett-Smith|[[Murlyn Music Group|Mats Berntoft]]}}
| extra15 = {{ill|Shinichiro Murayama|ja|村山晋一郎}}
| length15 = 3:18

| title16 = 9096
| note16 = Hidden track
| lyrics16 = H.U.B
| music16 = [[Kim Jae-joong|Hero Jaejoong]]
| extra16 = Hero Jaejoong
| length16 = 3:43
}}
{{track listing
| headline = ''The Secret Code'' 2CD+DVD version CD 2 track list
| extra_column = Arrangement
| total_length = 3:43

| title14 = 9096
| note14 = Hidden track
| lyrics14 = H.U.B
| music14 = [[Kim Jae-joong|Hero Jaejoong]]
| extra14 = Hero Jaejoong
| length14 = 3:43
}}
{{track listing
| headline = ''The Secret Code'' 2CD version CD 2 track list (''Non-Stop Mix'')
| extra_column = Arrangement
| total_length = 71:14

| title1 = [[Shine/Ride On|Shine]]
| lyrics1 = H.U.B
| music1 = Nishikawa Reo
| extra1 = {{ill|Akira (Palm Drive)|lt=Akira|ja|AKIRA (PALM DRIVE)}}
| length1 = 4:32

| title2 = [[Close to You/Crazy Life|Close to You]]
| lyrics2 = H.U.B
| music2 = Akira
| extra2 = Akira
| length2 = 2:49

| title3 = [[Five in the Black|Zion]]
| lyrics3 = H.U.B
| music3 = {{hlist|[[Iain James]]|Christopher Lee-Joe|Curtis Richardson|[[Rob Davis (musician)|Rob Davis]]}}
| extra3 = [[Tommy Henriksen]]
| length3 = 3:02

| title4 = [[Two Hearts/Wild Soul|Wild Soul]]
| note4 = [[Max Changmin]] solo
| lyrics4 = {{ill|Ryoji Sonoda|ja|園田凌士}}
| music4 = {{ill|corin.|ja}}
| extra4 = corin.
| length4 = 2:27

| title5 = [[Purple Line (song)|Purple Line]]
| lyrics5 = {{hlist|[[Yoo Young-jin]]|{{ill|Ryoji Sonoda|ja|園田凌士}}}}
| music5 = {{hlist|Yoo Young-jin|{{ill|Yoo Han-jin|ko|유한진}}|JJ650}}
| extra5 = {{hlist|Yoo Young-jin|[[Lee Soo-man]]}}
| length5 = 2:51

| title6 = [[Runaway/My Girlfriend|Runaway]]
| lyrics6 = H.U.B
| music6 = Akira
| extra6 = Akira
| length6 = 3:06

| title7 = [[Last Angel]]
| note7 = TVXQ version
| lyrics7 = {{hlist|[[Koda Kumi]]|H.U.B}}
| music7 = {{hlist|{{ill|Negin Djafari|sv}}|Ian-Paolo Lira|Hugo Lira|[[Thomas G:son]]}}
| extra7 = {{hlist|Negin Djafari|Ian-Paolo Lira|Hugo Lira|Thomas G:son}}
| length7 = 3:46

| title8 = [[Two Hearts/Wild Soul|Two Hearts]]
| lyrics8 = H.U.B
| music8 = Akira
| extra8 = Akira
| length8 = 3:43

| title9 = [[If...!? / Rainy Night (JUNSU from 東方神起)|Rainy Night]]
| note9 = [[Kim Junsu|Xiah Junsu]] solo
| lyrics9 = H.U.B
| music9 = Xiah Junsu
| extra9 = {{hlist|[[Park Yoo-chun|Micky Yoochun]]|[[H-Wonder]]}}
| length9 = 3:03

| title10 = [[T (TVXQ album)|Darkness Eyes]]
| lyrics10 = Ryoji Sonoda
| music10 = Tommy Henriksen
| extra10 = Tommy Henriksen
| length10 = 3:46

| title11 = [[Lovin' You (TVXQ song)|Lovin' You]]
| lyrics11 = H.U.B
| music11 = [[Mikio Sakai]]
| extra11 = Mikio Sakai
| length11 = 5:52

| title12 = [[Keyword/Maze|Keyword]]
| lyrics12 = H.U.B
| music12 = Akira
| extra12 = Akira
| length12 = 3:13

| title13 = [[T (TVXQ album)|No?]]
| lyrics13 = H.U.B
| music13 = {{hlist|Dane Deviller (Sean & Dave)|Sean Hosein (Sean & Dave)|Steve Smith (SA TrackWorks)|Anthony Anderson (SA TrackWorks)|Ibrahim Lakhani}}
| extra13 = {{hlist|Sean & Dave|SA TrackWorks|Ibrahim Lakhani}}
| length13 = 3:44

| title14 = [[Runaway/My Girlfriend|My Girlfriend]]
| note14 = Micky Yoochun solo
| lyrics14 = Micky Yoochun
| music14 = {{ill|Jun Suyama|ja|陶山隼}}
| extra14 = Jun Suyama
| length14 = 2:56

| title15 = [[If...!? / Rainy Night (JUNSU from 東方神起)|If...!?]]
| lyrics15 = H.U.B
| music15 = Akira
| extra15 = Akira
| length15 = 3:29

| title16 = [[Five in the Black|Dead End]]
| lyrics16 = H.U.B
| music16 = {{hlist|Paul Drew (DWB Music)|Greig Watts (DWB Music)|Pete Barringer (DWB Music)}}
| extra16 = DWB Music
| length16 = 3:17

| title17 = [[T (TVXQ album)|Clap!]]
| lyrics17 = H.U.B
| music17 = [[Figge Boström|Fredrik "Figge" Boström]]
| extra17 = Fredrik "Figge" Boström
| length17 = 3:15

| title18 = [[Close to You/Crazy Life|Crazy Life]]
| note18 = [[U-Know Yunho]] solo
| lyrics18 = H.U.B
| music18 = {{hlist|Christopher Lee-Joe (BNA Productions)|[[Phrased Differently|Philipe-Marc Anquetil (BNA Productions)]]|Marcus Johnson}}
| extra18 = {{hlist|BNA Productions|Marcus Johnson}}
| length18 = 3:10

| title19 = [[Shine/Ride On|Ride on]]
| lyrics19 = H.U.B
| music19 = {{hlist|Christopher Lee-Joe (BNA Productions)|Philipe-Marc Anquetil (BNA Productions)|[[Iain James]]}}
| extra19 = BNA Productions
| length19 = 3:28

| title20 = [[Five in the Black|Choosey Lover]]
| lyrics20 = Yoko Hiji
| music20 = {{ill|Ryuichiro Yamaki|ja|Rhythm zone#和名（五十音順） 3}}
| extra20 = Ryuichiro Yamaki
| length20 = 3:11

| title21 = [[T (TVXQ album)|Trick]]
| lyrics21 = H.U.B
| music21 = Akira
| extra21 = Akira
| length21 = 4:27

| title22 = [[Keyword/Maze|Maze]]
| note22 = [[Kim Jae-joong|Hero Jaejoong]] solo
| lyrics22 = Ryoji Sonoda
| music22 = {{ill|Ichiro Fujiya|ja|藤谷一郎}}
| extra22 = {{ill|tasuku|ja}}
| length22 = 4:17
}}
{{track listing
| headline = ''The Secret Code'' 2CD+DVD version CD 2 track list
| extra_column = Arrangement
| total_length = 18:09

| title1 = [[Share the World/We Are!|We Are!]]
| note1 = {{nihongo2|ウィーアー！}}
| lyrics1 = [[Shoko Fujibayashi]]
| music1 = [[Kohei Tanaka (composer)|Kōhei Tanaka]]
| extra1 = {{ill|Akira (Palm Drive)|lt=Akira|ja|AKIRA (PALM DRIVE)}}
| length1 = 3:37

| title2 = [[Survivor (TVXQ song)|Take Your Hands: I.Am.Electro Remix]]
| lyrics2 = {{ill|Ryoji Sonoda|ja|園田凌士}}
| music2 = {{hlist|Steve Smith (SA TrackWorks)|Anthony Anderson (SA TrackWorks)|{{ill|Jenson David Aubrey Vaughan|de|Jenson Vaughan}}|[[D-Cru|Craig Smart]]}}
| extra2 = Star Wax for THE ULTRA☆MEN
| length2 = 3:04

| title3 = [[Dōshite Kimi o Suki ni Natte Shimattandarō?|Box in the Ship]]
| lyrics3 = H.U.B
| music3 = {{hlist|[[Phrased Differently|Philipe-Marc Anquetil (BNA Productions)]]|[[Iain James]]|Marcus Killian Thompson|Yacine Azeggagh}}
| extra3 = {{ill|AILI|ja}}
| length3 = 4:14

| title4 = [[Beautiful You/Sennen Koi Uta|One Thousand Year Love Song]]
| note4 = {{nihongo krt||千年恋歌|Sennen Koi Uta}}) (Japanese version
| lyrics4 = {{hlist|Lim Bo-kyung|H.U.B}}
| music4 = [[Joe Hisaishi]]
| extra4 = {{ill|Maestro-T|ja|豊島吉宏}}
| length4 = 4:01

| title5 = [[Purple Line (song)|Purple Line]]
| note5 = Bonus track
| lyrics5 = {{hlist|[[Yoo Young-jin]]|Ryoji Sonoda}}
| music5 = {{hlist|Yoo Young-jin|{{ill|Yoo Han-jin|ko|유한진}}|JJ650}}
| extra5 = {{hlist|Yoo Young-jin|[[Lee Soo-man]]}}
| length5 = 3:13
}}

{{track listing
| headline = DVD
| title1 = Purple Line
| title2 = Beautiful You
| title3 = Dōshite Kimi o Suki ni Natte Shimattandarō?
| title4 = Jumon: Mirotic
| title5 = Bolero
| title6 = Survivor
| title7 = Kiss the Baby Sky
| title8 = Footage from the 3rd Live Tour 2008: T
}}
{{track listing
| headline = DVD: First Press
| title9 = Cover photoshoot
| title10 = Kiss the Baby Sky PV
}}


===Singles===
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
!Chart (2009)
!align="left"|Date
!Peak<br>position
!align="left"|Title
!align="center"|Chart Pos.
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Japanese Albums ([[Oricon]])<ref name="o-disco">{{cite web |title=Tohoshinki Japanese Discography on ORICON STYLE |url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/348854/ |publisher=[[Oricon]] |language=ja |accessdate=November 5, 2009}}</ref>
|align="left"|April 23, 2008
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
|align="left"|"[[Beautiful You / Sennen Koi Uta]]"
|align="center"|1
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Taiwanese Combo Albums ([[G-Music]])<ref name="combo" />
|align="left"|July 14, 2008
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
|align="left"|"[[Dōshite Kimi o Suki ni Natte Shimattandarō?]]"
|align="center"|1
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Taiwanese J-pop Albums (G-Music)<ref name="jpop" />
|align="left"|October 15, 2008
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
|align="left"|"[[Jumon: Mirotic]]"
|align="center"|1
|-
|-
|align="left"|January 21, 2009
|align="left"|"[[Bolero/Kiss the Baby Sky/Wasurenaide]]"
|align="center"|1
|-
|align="left"|March 11, 2009
|align="left"|"[[Survivor (TVXQ song)|Survivor]]"
|align="center"|3
|}
|}


==Sales and certifications==
==External links==
{{Certification Table Top}}
[http://toho-jp.net/index.html Official Japanese website]
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This article is about the Tohoshinki album. For the Aya Kamiki album, see Secret Code.
The Secret Code
Studio album by
Tohoshinki
ReleasedMarch 25, 2009
Recorded2008–2009
Genre
Length52:49
LanguageJapanese
LabelRhythm Zone
ProducerMasato "Max" Matsuura (Exec), Ryuhei Chiba (exec), Lee Soo Man (exec), Beatardz, The Conglomerate, Robert Habolin, Yoo Young Jin
Tohoshinki chronology
Mirotic
(2008) 		The Secret Code
(2009) 		Best Selection 2010
(2010)
Singles from The Secret Code
  1. "Beautiful You/Sennen Koi Uta"
    Released: April 23, 2008
  2. "Dōshite Kimi o Suki ni Natte Shimattandarō?"
    Released: July 16, 2008
  3. "Jumon: Mirotic"
    Released: October 15, 2008
  4. "Bolero/Kiss the Baby Sky/Wasurenaide"
    Released: January 21, 2009
  5. "Survivor"
    Released: March 17, 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

The Secret Code is the fourth Japanese studio album (eighth overall) by South Korean pop group Tohoshinki, released on March 25, 2009 by Rhythm Zone. The album debuted at number two on the Oricon weekly chart. The Secret Code is Tohoshinki's last original studio album to feature members Jejung, Yuchun, and Junsu.

Chart performance

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In Japan, The Secret Code debuted at number two on the Oricon daily charts selling nearly 83,000 copies.[2] On the weekly chart the album took the number two spot selling over 157,900 copies, behind pop singer Ayumi Hamasaki's Next Level.[3] The album seemed even more successful in Taiwan. On the J-Pop and Combo charts the album debuted at number-one, bringing in 51.1% and 12.09% of sales on their respective charts.[4][5]

Singles

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The first single that was released from the album was the double A-side, "Beautiful You/Sennen Koi Uta", on April 23, 2008. The single debuted at number-one on the Oricon singles charts.[6] The second single was "Dōshite Kimi o Suki ni Natte Shimattandarō?", which was released on July 16, 2008. The third single was "Jumon: Mirotic", which was a Japanese language version of their lead single from their fourth Korean studio album with the same name. Two singles were released in 2009: the triple A-side "Bolero/Kiss the Baby Sky/Wasurenaide" and the last single from the album, "Survivor". All of the singles were number-ones for the group except "Survivor", which came in at number three on the Oricon chart.[7][8][9][10]

Track listing

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The Secret Code track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Secret Game"H.U.BAkira [ja]Akira2:04
2."Force"H.U.B
  • Adam Royce
  • Adolphus
  • Jason Gill
The Beatardz3:45
3."Why Did I Have to End Up Falling Completely in Love with You?" (どうして君を好きになってしまったんだろう？ (Dōshite Kimi o Suki ni Natte Shimattandarō?))
Murlyn Music Group3:18
4."Nobody Knows"H.U.BNao Tanaka [ja]Nao Tanaka3:58
5."Beautiful You"H.U.B
  • Steve Smith (SA TrackWorks)
  • Anthony Anderson (SA TrackWorks)
  • Joleen Belle
  • SA TrackWorks
  • Joleen Belle
  • Shinjiroh Inoue (Lambsey)
4:37
6."Don't Forget (忘れないで, Wasurenaide)"Hero Jaejoong
Young-hu Kim5:19
7."9095"H.U.BHero JaejoongHero Jaejoong3:43
8."Mirotic" (呪文 (Jumon, Magic Spell))
Yoo Young-jin3:28
9."Taxi"Shinjiroh Inoue (Lambsey)Nao TanakaNao Tanaka5:31
10."Stand Up!"H.U.B
  • Jan Kask
  • Luciano Peirone
  • Peter Mansson
3:59
11."Survivor"H.U.B
  • YU
  • Robert "Deadbeat" Habolin
3:13
12."Kiss the Baby Sky"Micky YoochunMicky Yoochun
  • Micky Yoochun
  • Shinjiroh Inoue (Lambsey)
3:50
13."Bolero"
  • Shinjiroh Inoue (Lambsey)
  • Yuki Yamashita (Lambsey)
Daisuke Kahara6:04
Total length:52:49
The Secret Code CD only version additional track list
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
14."Purple Line" (Bonus track)
3:13
15."Why Did I Have to End Up Falling Completely in Love with You?" (どうして君を好きになってしまったんだろう？ (Dōshite Kimi o Suki ni Natte Shimattandarō?)) (Acapella version) (bonus track)
Shinichiro Murayama [ja]3:18
16."9096" (Hidden track)H.U.BHero JaejoongHero Jaejoong3:43
Total length:61:47
The Secret Code 2CD+DVD version CD 2 track list
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
14."9096" (Hidden track)H.U.BHero JaejoongHero Jaejoong3:43
Total length:3:43
The Secret Code 2CD version CD 2 track list (Non-Stop Mix)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Shine"H.U.BNishikawa ReoAkira [ja]4:32
2."Close to You"H.U.BAkiraAkira2:49
3."Zion"H.U.B
Tommy Henriksen3:02
4."Wild Soul" (Max Changmin solo)Ryoji Sonoda [ja]corin. [ja]corin.2:27
5."Purple Line"
2:51
6."Runaway"H.U.BAkiraAkira3:06
7."Last Angel" (TVXQ version)
  • Negin Djafari
  • Ian-Paolo Lira
  • Hugo Lira
  • Thomas G:son
3:46
8."Two Hearts"H.U.BAkiraAkira3:43
9."Rainy Night" (Xiah Junsu solo)H.U.BXiah Junsu
3:03
10."Darkness Eyes"Ryoji SonodaTommy HenriksenTommy Henriksen3:46
11."Lovin' You"H.U.BMikio SakaiMikio Sakai5:52
12."Keyword"H.U.BAkiraAkira3:13
13."No?"H.U.B
  • Dane Deviller (Sean & Dave)
  • Sean Hosein (Sean & Dave)
  • Steve Smith (SA TrackWorks)
  • Anthony Anderson (SA TrackWorks)
  • Ibrahim Lakhani
  • Sean & Dave
  • SA TrackWorks
  • Ibrahim Lakhani
3:44
14."My Girlfriend" (Micky Yoochun solo)Micky YoochunJun Suyama [ja]Jun Suyama2:56
15."If...!?"H.U.BAkiraAkira3:29
16."Dead End"H.U.B
  • Paul Drew (DWB Music)
  • Greig Watts (DWB Music)
  • Pete Barringer (DWB Music)
DWB Music3:17
17."Clap!"H.U.BFredrik "Figge" BoströmFredrik "Figge" Boström3:15
18."Crazy Life" (U-Know Yunho solo)H.U.B
  • BNA Productions
  • Marcus Johnson
3:10
19."Ride on"H.U.B
  • Christopher Lee-Joe (BNA Productions)
  • Philipe-Marc Anquetil (BNA Productions)
  • Iain James
BNA Productions3:28
20."Choosey Lover"Yoko HijiRyuichiro Yamaki [ja]Ryuichiro Yamaki3:11
21."Trick"H.U.BAkiraAkira4:27
22."Maze" (Hero Jaejoong solo)Ryoji SonodaIchiro Fujiya [ja]tasuku4:17
Total length:71:14
The Secret Code 2CD+DVD version CD 2 track list
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."We Are!" (ウィーアー！)Shoko FujibayashiKōhei TanakaAkira [ja]3:37
2."Take Your Hands: I.Am.Electro Remix"Ryoji Sonoda [ja]
Star Wax for THE ULTRA☆MEN3:04
3."Box in the Ship"H.U.B
AILI [ja]4:14
4."One Thousand Year Love Song" (千年恋歌 (Sennen Koi Uta)) (Japanese version)
  • Lim Bo-kyung
  • H.U.B
Joe HisaishiMaestro-T [ja]4:01
5."Purple Line" (Bonus track)
3:13
Total length:18:09
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Purple Line" 
2."Beautiful You" 
3."Dōshite Kimi o Suki ni Natte Shimattandarō?" 
4."Jumon: Mirotic" 
5."Bolero" 
6."Survivor" 
7."Kiss the Baby Sky" 
8."Footage from the 3rd Live Tour 2008: T" 
DVD: First Press
No.TitleLength
9."Cover photoshoot" 
10."Kiss the Baby Sky PV" 

Charts

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Chart (2009) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[11] 2
Taiwanese Combo Albums (G-Music)[5] 1
Taiwanese J-pop Albums (G-Music)[4] 1

Sales and certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[13] Platinum 317,699[12]

References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "東方神起、4thアルバムが初登場2位にランクイン" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
  3. ^ 前人未到！浜崎あゆみ、デビューから11年連続首位 (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
  4. ^ a b (in Chinese) Select Week 15 "G-Music 風雲榜 (綜合榜)". G-Music. Archived from the original on July 10, 2012. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
  5. ^ a b (in Chinese) Select Week 15 "G-Music 風雲榜 (東洋榜)". G-Music. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
  6. ^ 東方神起、約24年ぶりに欧陽菲菲のアジア記録に並ぶ (in Japanese). 2008-04-02. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
  7. ^ 東方神起が欧陽菲菲を上回り外国人アーティスト歴代1位に！ (in Japanese). Oricon. 2008-07-22. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
  8. ^ 東方神起、2008年トップとなる4作目のシングル首位！ (in Japanese). Oricon. 2008-10-21. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
  9. ^ 東方神起、シングル4作連続で首位獲得 (in Japanese). Oricon. 2009-01-27. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
  10. ^ "KAT-TUN、1stシングルから10作連続1位" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2009-03-17. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
  11. ^ "Tohoshinki Japanese Discography on ORICON STYLE" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 5, 2009.
  12. ^ "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 December 4, 2015.
  13. ^ "Japanese album certifications – Tohoshinki – The Secret Code" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2009年4月 on the drop-down menu
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