[Machine Translation] An unstoppable sensation! 1D's second album continues to expand their unprecedented sensation! The group's debut album debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. charts, the first time for a group from the U.K. to achieve this historic feat. The total worldwide sales of the album exceeded 12 million. In addition to these sales and chart action, the band has garnered 400 million video views, 25 million followers on Twitter and 9 million on Facebook, and sold out hundreds of thousands of tours one after another. One Direction (1D), a 5-member group consisting of Harry, Zayn, Liam, Nile, and Louis, with an average age of 18, has created an unprecedented sensation around the world and has quickly risen to the No. 1 group. Their performance at the closing ceremony of the London Olympics is still fresh in our minds, and in Japan, where they made their debut in August, they have been in the top 10 of the Oricon album ranking for two weeks in a row (August 20 and August 27), and their single "What Makes You Beautiful" has also been at No. 1 in a row. The album is the second album released while the band's momentum and fan base continues to expand on a global scale, and is a more powerful album in every aspect. The album features a diverse lineup of artists, including Savant Kotecha/Rami Jacob/Carl Falk, who wrote "What Makes You Beautiful" and "One Thing" and the first single "Live While We're Young" that defined 1D's popularity, as well as popular British singer/songwriters Ed Sheeran and Rami Jacob/Karl Falk. The group also includes popular British singer/songwriters Ed Sheeran, Dr. Luke (Avril Lavigne's "Girlfriend" / Katy Perry's "Kiss A Girl" / Kesha's "Tik Tok" and others), Shellback (Maroon 5's "Moves Like Jagger" and others), Toby Gad (Beyonce's If I Were A Boy, etc.), and Toby Gad (Beyonce (If I Were A Boy, etc.)). The band recently won a total of three awards at the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs), one of the biggest music awards in the U.S., and has now released their first single, "Live While We're Young", which is a perfect example of 1D's appeal that has been enhanced in every aspect. With the release of their powerful second album, "1D Pop Perfection," and a post-release performance at New York's Madison Square Garden, as well as a series of huge events and world tours planned for 2013 and 2014, 1D is set to become an even bigger pop sensation around the world and can be considered a social phenomenon. The momentum of this social phenomenon is sure to continue to accelerate.
Note: This is an import edition (manufactured outside of Japan).