Perfect World is the third Japanese studio album (fifth overall) by South Korean girl group Twice. It was released on July 28, 2021, by Warner Music Japan. The album features 10 tracks, including the title track, "Perfect World", and three previously released singles, "Fanfare", "Better", and "Kura Kura". Lyrically, the album expresses various forms of love, including love for fans, family, and friends.
Release and promotion On May 19, 2021, a photo teaser was posted on Twice's Japanese social media accounts. On June 22, the track listing was revealed. Two music video teasers for the title track, "Perfect World", were posted before its release on June 29. The album was released on July 28, and the group held an online event to commemorate the release. To promote the album, they performed "Perfect World" on Music Station Summer Fes, on August 20. Jeongyeon was absent from both events, as she was taking a health-related hiatus due to panic disorder.
Commercial performance Perfect World debuted at number 2 on the Oricon Albums Chart for the chart issue dated July 26 – August 1, 2021. The album debuted at number 1 on the Billboard Japan Hot Albums for the chart issue dated August 4, 2021.
Track listing
Personnel Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.
Musicians
Twice – vocals, background vocals Woo Min Lee "collapsedone" – all instruments, guitar, synthesizer (1) LACND – all instruments, synthesizer (1) Swan Yoo – guitar (1) Sayulee – background vocals (1, 3, 5–7, 9–10) Perrie – vocal director (1) Eunsol – all instruments (2) Kate – background vocals (2, 4) Armadillo – vocal director (2) Deez – all instruments, background vocals (3) Yunsu – all instruments (3) SAAY – background vocals (3) Sophia Pae – vocal director (3, 6–10) Atsushi Shimada – all instruments (4) Kenichi Sakamuro – all instruments (4) UTA – all instruments (5) Red Anne – vocal director (5) Kim Jong-sung – guitar (6) earattack – all instruments, vocal director (6) eniac – all instruments (6) Andy Gilbert – all instruments (7) Isaac Han – synthesizer, drums, vocal director (8) Walter Pok – bass (8) Jinwon Lee – guitar (8) YHEL – background vocals (8) Aaron Kim – vocal director (8) B-Rock – piano (9) J-Lin – synthesizer (9) minGtion – all instruments, vocal director (10)
Technical
Woo Min Lee "collapsedone" – digital editing (1) Goo Hye-jin – recording (1, 8) Tony Maserati – mixing (1–2, 5) Kwon Nam-woo – mastering (1, 3, 6–10) Park Eun-jung – recording (2), mixing (9–10) Chris Gehringer – mastering (2, 5) Choi Hye-jin – recording (3–4, 6–10) KayOne Lee – digital editing (3, 9) Deez – digital editing (3) Lim Hong-jin – mixing (3, 8) Naoki Yamada – mixing (4, 7) Park Jung-un – mastering (4) Eom Se-hee – recording (5) earattack – recording (6) Lee Sang-yeop – recording (6, 10) Jiyoung Shin NYC – digital editing (6) Lee Tae-sub – mixing (6) Ashe Ahn – digital editing (8) minGtion – digital editing (10)
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for Perfect World Chart (2021) Peakposition Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan) 1 Japanese Albums (Oricon) 2
Year-end charts + Year-end chart performance for Perfect World Chart (2021) Position Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan) 48 Japanese Albums (Oricon) 43
Certifications
Release history + Release dates and formats for Perfect World Region Date Format(s) Edition Label Various July 28, 2021 Regular Edition Warner Music Japan Japan CD CD + DVD Limited Edition A CD Limited Edition B December 6, 2023 Vinyl Limited Edition
See also List of Billboard Japan Hot Albums number ones of 2021
References