Rising Sun (TVXQ album)

Rising Sun is the second Korean-language studio album by South Korean boy group TVXQ, released on through SM Entertainment on September 12, 2005.

[1] A commercial success, Rising Sun debuted at number one on the South Korean monthly record chart compiled by the Music Industry Association of Korea (MIAK) and was the fourth best-selling album during 2005, selling over 222,000 copies.

On April 19, 2006, a physical edition of the song was released in Japan as a double A-side single titled "Rising Sun / Heart, Mind and Soul".

The year 2007 is said to be K-pop's biggest slump in sales in South Korea,[6] with the highest selling album by SG Wannabe recording 190,998 copies sold.

[7] Sina Entertainment named it one of the Top 10 Asian Albums of 2005, alongside releases such as BoA's Best of Soul, Ayumi Hamasaki's My Story, Koda Kumi's Best: First Things, and Mika Nakashima's Music.