In particular, various overseas artists were said to have participated in producing the tracks of the album including Pharrell Williams' guitarist Brent Paschke and Far East Movement's keyboardist Mister Rocks.

[7] On July 4, Kim posted the CD jacket image for Timing, just before his pre-release of "His Habit" song at noon of the same day.

[10] Two days after his agency's announcement, Kim has pre-released "His Habit" single on July 4 prior to his album release.

For instance, he attended his Japanese concert in Yokohama Arena on July 29 and 30 titled 2014 Kim Hyun Joong World Tour: Fantasy in Japan gathering over 20,000 fans.

[15] He also promoted his just completed Korean series Inspiring Generation, a premium event prior to his concert in Osaka on August 5, garnering 13,000 fans.