Welcome to Secret Time

{{more citations needed|date=May 2015}} {{Infobox album | name = Welcome to Secret Time | type = studio | artist = Secret | cover = Welcome to Secret Time Album.JPG | border = yes | alt = | released = August 22, 2012 | recorded = 2011–2012 | venue = | studio = | genre = J-pop | length = | label = Sony Music | producer = Kim Taesung | prev_title = Shy Boy | prev_year = 2011 | next_title = Poison | next_year = 2012 | misc = {{Singles | name = Welcome to Secret Time | type = studio | single1 = Madonna | single1date = August 3, 2011 | single2 = So Much for Goodbye | single2date = February 29, 2012 | single3 = Twinkle Twinkle | single3date = June 20, 2012 | single4 = Love Is Move | single4date = August 22, 2012 }} }} {{Music ratings |rev1 = ''Rolling Stone Japan'' |rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstonejapan.com/reviews/archive/welcome-to-secret-time/|title=WELCOME to SECRET TIME|date=10 August 2012|website=rollingstonejapan.com|accessdate=4 March 2018}}</ref> }} '''''Welcome to Secret Time''''' (often stylized as ''Welcome to SECRET Time'') is the second studio album (first Japanese release) by South Korean girl group Secret. The album was released on August 22, 2012, by Sony Music Entertainment Japan.

==Background and release==

In August 2011, Secret made their official debut in Japan with the release of the Japanese version of their Korean hit, "Madonna". In November 2011, they released their first mini-album in the country with ''Shy Boy''. It was then followed by two original Japanese singles entitled "So Much for Goodbye" and "Twinkle Twinkle". On June 24, 2012 TS Entertainment officials confirmed, "SECRET will be releasing their first album with "Love is Move" as their title track in Japan next month.<ref name="AKP Gearing">{{cite web|title=SECRET gearing up for their Japanese album + Korean comeback in the fall|url=http://www.allkpop.com/2012/07/secret-gearing-up-for-their-japanese-album-korean-comeback-in-the-fall|publisher=6theory Media|accessdate=2012-07-29}}</ref> This will mark the beginning of their official activities." They continued, "The album contains not only "Love is Move", but a number of their Korean hits along with brand new tracks. The girls will be leaving for Japan in the beginning of August and spend a month promoting in both Korea and Japan."<ref name="AKP Gearing"/>

''Welcome to Secret Time'' was released on August 22, 2012.<ref name="AKP Welcome">{{cite web|title=SECRET to release their first Japanese album 'Welcome to SECRET Time'|url=http://www.allkpop.com/2012/07/secret-to-release-their-first-japanese-album-welcome-to-secret-time|publisher=6theory Media|accessdate=2012-07-13}}</ref><ref name="Natalie">{{cite web|title=Secret初の日本盤アルバム、初回盤はDVD付き2仕様|url=http://natalie.mu/music/news/72429|publisher=Natasha Inc|accessdate=2012-07-13|language=ja}}</ref> The Japanese version of "Love is Move", dubbed as "Ai wa Move", serves as the lead single. It also included the group's Korean releases "Madonna" and "Shy Boy," a Japanese version of "Starlight Moonlight," and their Japanese original singles "So Much for Goodbye" and "Twinkle Twinkle."<ref name="AKP Welcome"/><ref name="Natalie"/>

==Singles== ==="Madonna"=== On June 14, 2011, Secret released the Japanese music video of "Madonna"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allkpop.com/2011/06/secret-releases-japanese-music-video-for-madonna|title=SECRET releases Japanese music video for "Madonna"! - allkpop.com|website=allkpop.com|accessdate=4 March 2018}}</ref> The Japanese version of the song was released in Japan on August 3, 2011, on the CD single, ''Madonna''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allkpop.com/2011/08/secret-kicks-off-their-debut-promotions-in-japan-with-madonna|title=SECRET kicks off their debut promotions in Japan with "Madonna" - allkpop.com|website=allkpop.com|accessdate=4 March 2018}}</ref> The single also included a B-side, "My Boy". On August 10, the group performed the song on the popular Japanese music program, ''Coming Soon!!''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allkpop.com/2011/08/secret-performs-madonna-on-japans-coming-soon|title=SECRET performs "Madonna" on Japan's 'Coming Soon!!" - allkpop.com|website=allkpop.com|accessdate=4 March 2018}}</ref> The single ranked 9th on Oricon's weekly singles chart of August 10, with sales of 13,124 copies.<ref>[http://en.korea.com/secret/news/secret%E2%80%99s-japanese-song-%E2%80%9Cmadonna%E2%80%9D-ranks-9th-on-the-oricon-weekly-chart-2/ Secret’s Japanese song “Madonna” ranks 9th on the Oricon Weekly Chart]</ref> "Madonna" sold over 20,000 copies in Japan.

==="So Much for Goodbye"=== {{Nihongo|"So Much for Goodbye"|これくらいのサヨナラ|Kore Kurai no Sayonara}} was released as a CD single on February 29, 2012 through Sony Music Associated Records. The CD single contains three tracks namely "So Much for Goodbye", {{Nihongo|"Love Is a Long Run"|恋はロング・ラン|Koi wa Long Run}} and "Color of Love".<ref name=Koreaboo1>{{cite web|title=Secret releases audio to new Japanese ballad track "So Much For Goodbye"|url=http://www.koreaboo.com/index.html/_/music/secret-releases-audio-to-new-japanese-ballad-tr-r12687|publisher=Koreaboo|accessdate=2012-02-07|archive-date=2014-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407050922/http://www.koreaboo.com/index.html/_/music/secret-releases-audio-to-new-japanese-ballad-tr-r12687|url-status=dead}}</ref> "So Much for Goodbye" was produced by Im Sanghyuk and Jeon Daun, the same composers of "Don't Laugh" from the album ''Moving in Secret''. The Japanese lyrics were written by Junji Ishiwatari. Secret stated through their official Japanese website, "'So Much for Goodbye' is a ballad song accompanied with a beautiful piano, guitar and string instrument arrangement." The group embarked on their first promotional tour in Japan named "Secret 1st Japan Tour", held in March 2012 in support of the single.<ref name="Joongang Daily">{{cite web|title=Secret to release first Japanese album|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2956559|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126200624/http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2956559|url-status=usurped|archive-date=January 26, 2013|publisher=Joong Ang Media Network|accessdate=2012-07-29}}</ref>

The single peaked at number 14 and 17 on Oricon's daily and weekly singles charts respectively, selling 9,656 copies in two weeks. "So Much for Goodbye" also charted at number 55 on ''Billboard'''s Japan Hot 100.

==="Twinkle Twinkle"=== "Twinkle Twinkle" was released as a CD single on June 13, 2012 through Sony Music Associated Records. It also includes the B-side track, "First Kiss". An anime version of "Twinkle Twinkle" was used as the ending theme song of the Naruto spin-off, ''"Naruto SD: Rock Lee and his Ninja Pals"'' aired on TV Tokyo.<ref name="Naruto BG">{{cite web|title=Secret、4枚目のシングル！|url=http://www.hmv.co.jp/news/article/1204020011/|publisher=LAWSON HMV Entertainment, Inc|accessdate=2012-05-14}}</ref> Sony Music Japan released the official music video of "Twinkle Twinkle" on May 11.

The single peaked at number 11 and 16 on Oricon's daily and weekly singles charts respectively, selling 8,022 copies in four weeks. "Twinkle Twinkle" also charted at number 63 on the Japan Hot 100. ''Rolling Stone Japan'' rated the single two out of five stars.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstonejapan.com/reviews/archive/twinkle-twinkle/|title=トゥウィンクル・トゥウィンクル|date=8 June 2012|website=rollingstonejapan.com|accessdate=4 March 2018}}</ref>

==="Love Is Move"=== The Japanese version of "Love Is Move" is the album's lead single. "Love Is Move" is an uptempo song, composed in a contemporary pop style.<ref name=Enews2>{{Cite news|url=http://www.enewsworld.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=1002&idxType=KPop|title=Secret Says ′Come On′ with ′Love is MOVE′|last=Park|first=HyunMin|date=October 18, 2011|accessdate=January 11, 2012|work=enewsWorld|publisher=CJ E&M}}</ref> The song is also retro-inspired, with influences from 1930s swing music. The song's concept was inspired by the 1930s cartoon character Betty Boop.<ref name=akp1>{{cite web|title= TS Entertainment discusses the concept behind SECRET's "Move"|url=http://www.allkpop.com/2011/10/ts-entertainment-discusses-the-concept-behind-secrets-move|publisher=AllKpop|accessdate=3 January 2012}}</ref> Kang Ji Won and Kim Ki Bum both produced and wrote the song's lyrics and melody, while Kang Ji Won arranged the track.<ref name=linernotes>{{cite AV media notes |title=Moving in Secret(Liner Notes) |title-link=Moving in Secret |others=Secret (South Korean group) |year=2011 |type=Digital Download |publisher=LOEN Entertainment |location=Seoul, South Korea }}</ref>

==Track listing== The album was released in 3 different versions: Limited Edition A (CD+DVD), Limited Edition B (CD+DVD), and Regular Edition (CD-Only). The DVD for Limited Edition A features the Zepp Tokyo performance of the girls' first Japan tour, ''1st Japan Tour Secret Time 2012.'' Meanwhile, Limited Edition B comes with a DVD containing 5 music videos and their making-of footage.<ref name="AKP Welcome"/><ref name="Natalie"/><ref name="Welcome to Secret Time">{{cite web|title=Secret、日本デビュー1周年記念パーティ＜WELCOME TO SECRET TIME＞開催決定|url=http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20120717-00000489-bark-musi|publisher=Yahoo Japan Corporation|accessdate=2012-07-20|language=ja}}</ref>

===Standard Edition=== {{track listing | headline = Tracklist<ref name="Official Website - News">{{cite web|title=Secret Japanese Official Website|url=http://www.secret-jpn.com/news|publisher=Sony Music Associated Records|accessdate=2012-07-29|language=ja}}</ref><ref name="Yesasia WTST">{{cite web|title=WELCOME to SECRET TIME (Normal Edition)(Japan Version)| url=http://www.yesasia.com/global/welcome-to-secret-time-normal-edition-japan-version/1031135097-0-0-0-en/info.html|publisher=Yesasia|accessdate=2012-07-29}}</ref><ref name="Koreaboo 2">{{cite web|title=Secret reveals album covers to 1st Japanese album, "Welcome to Secret Time" + full tracklist|url=http://www.koreaboo.com/index.html/_/music/secret-reveals-album-covers-to-1st-japanese-alb-r16635|publisher=Koreaboo|accessdate=2012-07-29}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> | total_length = 48:13 | extra_column = Arrangement | title1 = Intro: Welcome to Secret Time | note1 = | lyrics1 = Zinger | music1 = | length1 = 1:21 | title2 = Ai wa Move | note2 = {{lang|ja|愛はムーブ}}; Love Is Move) (Japanese version | lyrics2 = Kang Jiwon, Kim Kibum, Junji Ishiwatari (Japanese lyrics) | music2 = Kang Jiwon, Kim Kibum | extra2 = Kang Jiwon | length2 = 3:19 | title3 = Madonna | note3 = Japanese – Album version | lyrics3 = Kang Jiwon | music3 = Kang Jiwon, Kim Kibum | extra3 = Kang Jiwon, Kim Kibum | length3 = 3:41 | title4 = Shy Boy | note4 = Japanese version | lyrics4 = Kang Jiwon, Kim Kibum, Junji Ishiwatari (Japanese lyrics) | music4 = Kang Jiwon, Kim Kibum | extra4 = Kang Jiwon | length4 = 3:39 | title5 = Starlight Moonlight | note5 = Japanese version | lyrics5 = Kang Jiwon, Kim Kibum, Junji Ishiwatari (Japanese lyrics) | music5 = Kang Jiwon, Kim Kibum | extra5 = Kang Jiwon, Kim Kibum | length5 = 3:53 | title6 = Manatsu no Mermaid | note6 = {{lang|ja|真夏のマーメイド}}; Mid-Summer Mermaid | lyrics6 = Junju Ishiwatari | music6 = Shinji Moroi, Mary, JUNKOO | length6 = 3:50 | title7 = I Miss You | note7 = | lyrics7 = Park Soo Suk, INOO, Junji Ishiwatari | music7 = Park Soo Suk | length7 = 3:56 | title8 = So Much for Goodbye | note8 = これくらいのサヨナラ; ''Kore Kurai no Sayonara'' | lyrics8 = Junji Ishiwatari | music8 = Im Sanghyuk and Jeon Daun | extra8 = Im Sanghyuk and Jeon Daun | length8 = 3:43 | title9 = Don't Laugh | note9 = New Groove Version – {{lang|ja|笑わないで}}; ''Warawanaide'' | lyrics9 = Im Sanghyuk, Jeon Daun, Zinger | music9 = Im Sanghyuk, Jeon Daun | extra9 = Im Sanghyuk, Jeon Daun | length9 = 3:43 | title10 = Twinkle Twinkle | note10 = | lyrics10 = Junji Ishiwatari | music10 = Hans.W | length10 = 3:20 | title11 = Drive to You | note11 = | lyrics11 = INOO, Junji Ishiwatari (Japanese lyrics) | music11 = Park Soo Suk | length11 = 3:32 | title12 = Walking | note12 = | lyrics12 = Junji Ishiwatari, Ricky | music12 = Ricky | length12 = 4:07 | title13 = Secret Dream | note13 = | lyrics13 = Junji Ishiwatari | music13 = Okoon | length13 = 4:01 }}

===Limited Edition A=== Limited Edition A contains the Standard Edition CD and the DVD contains the Zepp Tokyo performance of the girls’ first Japan tour, ''Secret 1st Japan Tour'' (16 tracks).<ref name="Koreaboo 2"/><ref name="AKP Welcome"/><ref name="Natalie"/><ref name="Welcome to Secret Time"/>

{{track listing | headline = DVD – Type A: 1st Japan Tour "Secret Time" 2012 at Zepp Tokyo | title1 = Opening | title2 = Magic | note2 = | title3 = Movie Star | note3 = Japanese version | title4 = Be Sexy | note4 = 섹시하게; ''Sexyhage'' | title5 = Love is Move | note5 = | title6 = Together | note6 = Japanese version | title7 = My Boy | note7 = New Arrange version | title8 = Shy Boy | note8 = Japanese version | title9 = Oh! Honey | note9 = | title10 = Warawanaide | note10 = Don't Laugh – Japanese version | title11 = La La La | note11 = Japanese version | title12 = I Wish | note12 = | title13 = Kore Kurai no Sayonara | note13 = | title14 = Color of Love | note14 = | title15 = Madonna | note15 = Japanese version | title16 = Starlight Moonlight | note16 = Japanese version) (Encore | title17 = Koi wa Long Run | note17 = Encore }}

===Limited Edition B=== Limited Edition B contains the Standard Edition CD and the DVD contains 5 music videos and their making-of footage. Music Videos for "Madonna," "Shy Boy," "So Much For Goodbye," "Twinkle Twinkle" and album's title track "Love Is Move" + making of "Love Is Move".<ref name="Koreaboo 2"/><ref name="AKP Welcome"/><ref name="Natalie"/><ref name="Welcome to Secret Time"/>

{{track listing | headline = DVD – Type B: Music videos | title1 = Ai wa Move | note1 = Music video – Japanese version | title2 = Madonna | note2 = Music video – Japanese version | title3 = Shy Boy | note3 = Music video – Japanese version | title4 = Kure Kurai no Sayonara | note4 = Music video | title5 = Twinkle Twinkle | note5 = Music video | title6 = Ai wa Move | note6 = Music video – Making-of }}

==Charts== ===Oricon=== {| class="wikitable" style="width:500px;" |- ! style="text-align:center;"|Oricon Chart ! style="text-align:center;"|Peak ! style="text-align:center;"|Debut Sales ! style="text-align:center;"|Sales Total ! style="text-align:center;"|Chart Run |- |align="left"|Daily Albums Chart | style="text-align:center;"|6 | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1"| — | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"|10,992 | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"|2 weeks |- |align="left"|Weekly Albums Chart | style="text-align:center;"|11 | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1"|9,437 |- |align="left"|Monthly Albums Chart | style="text-align:center;"|36 | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1"|10,992 |- |}

===Other Charts=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! style="text-align:center;"|Chart ! style="text-align:center;"|Peak Position |- |align="left"|''Billboard Japan'' Top Albums | style="text-align:center;"|11 |}

== Credits and personnel == These credits were adapted from the ''Welcome to Secret Time'' liner notes.<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Welcome to SECRET Time(Liner Notes) |title-link=Welcome to Secret Time |others=Secret (South Korean group) |year=2012 |type=Physical Single, Digital Download |publisher=Sony Music Associated Records |location=Tokyo, Japan}}</ref>

*Kim Tae-sung – executive producer co-producing *Song Jieun – vocals *Han Sunhwa – vocals *Jun Hyoseong – vocals *Jung Hana – vocals

==Release history== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Country ! Date ! Format ! Label |- |rowspan="1"|Worldwide |rowspan="2"|August 22, 2012 |rowspan="1"|Digital download |rowspan="2"|Sony Music Associated Records |- |rowspan="1"|Japan |CD, Digital download |- |}

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