Flavors of Love explained

Flavors of Love is the third Japanese-language studio album of the South Korean boy group Monsta X. It was released and distributed by Universal Music Japan on May 5, 2021. The lead single of the same title was released on April 14.

Background and release

The album was announced on March 9, as a surprise announcement following the release of the single album Wanted.^[1] It also include five new Japanese tracks as well as six previously released tracks. These previously released tracks were from Monsta X's three single albums released in 2020 and early 2021: Wish on the Same Sky, Love Killa (Japanese version), and Wanted.^[1]

"Wanted" and "Neo Universe" were released as part of the single album Wanted, released on March 10. "Wanted" was pre-released on February 10 and its music video released on February 13.^{[2] [3]}

The group pre-released the lead single "Flavors of Love" on April 14.^[4]

Commercial performance

The album sold 20,312 copies for its first week, topping both the weekly charts for Billboard Japan and Tower Records Japan.^{[5] [6]}

Three of the tracks, released as singles, charted on both the weekly Oricon Singles Chart and Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart.

Charts

Album

Weekly charts

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Peak position
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[7]	1
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[8]	2

Songs

Weekly charts

Chart (2020)! scope="col"

Peak position
Japan Hot 100 (Billboard Japan)[9]	7
Japanese Singles (Oricon)[10]	2

Chart (2020)! scope="col"

Peak position
Japan Hot 100 (Billboard Japan)	36
Japanese Singles (Oricon)	8

Chart (2021)! scope="col"

Peak position
Japan Hot 100 (Billboard Japan)	24
Japanese Singles (Oricon)	2

Certification and sales

Region	Work	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Album
Japan	Flavors of Love	—	22,533[11]	--20,312 (1st week) + 2,221 (2nd week)-->Cumulative sales for Flavors of Love: Web site: Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales Chart for May 17, 2021 (see #1). Billboard Japan. 2021-05-28. Web site: Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales Chart for May 24, 2021 (see #11). Billboard Japan. 2021-05-28.
Songs
Japan	"Wish on the Same Sky"	—	75,736 [12]	--58,317 (1st week) + 9,460 (2nd week) + 2,596 (3rd week) + 1,197 (4th week) + 644 (5th week) + 843 (6th week) + 880 (7th week) + 824 (8th week) + 456 (9th week) + 519 (10th week)-->Cumulative sales for Wish on the Same Sky: Web site: Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales Chart for April 27, 2020 (see #2). Billboard Japan . Japanese . 2020-08-07. Web site: Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales Chart for May 4, 2020 (see #3). Billboard Japan . Japanese . 2021-01-26. Web site: Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales Chart for May 11, 2020 (see #9). Billboard Japan . Japanese . 2021-01-26. Web site: Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales Chart for May 18, 2020 (see #14). Billboard Japan . Japanese . 2021-01-26. Web site: Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales Chart for May 25, 2020 (see #20). Billboard Japan . Japanese . 2021-01-26. Web site: Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales Chart for June 1, 2020 (see #18). Billboard Japan . Japanese . 2021-01-26. Web site: Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales Chart for June 8, 2020 (see #31). Billboard Japan . Japanese . 2021-01-26. Web site: Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales Chart for June 15, 2020 (see #29). Billboard Japan . Japanese . 2021-01-26. Web site: Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales Chart for June 22, 2020 (see #44). Billboard Japan . Japanese . 2021-01-26. Web site: Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales Chart for June 29, 2020 (see #41). Billboard Japan . Japanese . 2021-01-26.
	"Love Killa" (Japanese version)	—	28,175 [13]
	"Wanted"	—	43,556 [14]	--38,964 (1st week) + 4,592 (2nd week)-->Cumulative sales for Wanted: Web site: Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales Chart for March 22, 2021 (see #2). Billboard Japan . ja. 2021-03-19. Web site: Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales Chart for March 29, 2021 (see #8). Billboard Japan . ja. 2021-03-25.

Notes and References

1. Web site: https://mdpr.jp/k-enta/detail/2474154. ja:MONSTA X、3枚目の日本アルバム「Flavors of Love」サプライズ発表 ティザー映像公開. Oricon News. Model Press. 2021-03-09. 2021-03-09. ja.
2. Web site: https://news.kstyle.com/article.ksn?articleNo=2162052. ja:MONSTA X、日本オリジナルの新曲「WANTED」先行配信スタート！CD購入者対象の個別通話イベント開催も決定. Kstyle. 2021-02-09. 2021-02-11. ja.
3. Web site: https://news.kstyle.com/article.ksn?articleNo=2162234. ja:MONSTA X、日本オリジナルの新曲「WANTED」MVがYouTubeにて2月13日にプレミア公開決定!. Kstyle. 2021-02-12. 2021-02-13. ja.
4. Web site: https://news.kstyle.com/article.ksn?articleNo=2166403. ja:MONSTA X、日本3rdアルバム「Flavors of love」先行配信スタート！LINE MUSICでキャンペーンも. KStyle. 2021-04-14. 2021-04-19. ja.
5. Web site: http://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/99779/2. ja:【ビルボード】MONSTA X『Flavors of love』初週20,312枚でアルバム・セールス首位. [Billboard] MONSTA X "Flavors of love" top album sales with 20,312 albums in the first week. Billboard Japan. 2021-05-10. ja.
6. Web site: https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/109/0004403104?lfrom=twitter. ko:몬스타엑스, 日 정규 3집 타워레코드 주간차트 1위[공식]. OSEN. Naver. Sun. Mi-kyung. 2021-05-10. 2021-05-11. ko.
7. Web site: http://billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums&year=2021&month=05&day=17. ja:Billboard Japan Hot Albums: 2021/05/12 公開. Billboard Japan. ja. 2021-05-12.
8. Web site: https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2021-05-17/. ja:週間 アルバムランキング - 2021年05月17日付. Oricon News. Oricon. 2021-05-11. ja.
9. Web site: Monsta X Chart History: Billboard Japan Hot 100. Billboard. 2021-03-10.
10. Web site: https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/651454/rank/single/. ja:Monsta Xのシングル売上ランキング. Monsta X single sales ranking. Oricon News. Oricon. 2021-03-10. ja.
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13. Web site: Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales Chart for December 28, 2020 (see #6). Billboard Japan . ja. 2021-01-25.
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