AM302

AM302 is the debut Japanese-language studio album from South Korean singer Lee Hong-gi, the main singer of the band F.T. Island. It was released on December 9, 2015, by Warner Music Japan.^[1] The album is the Japanese version of Lee Hong-gi's previous Korean-language album FM302, and it includes Japanese versions of five songs from that album in addition to three new Japanese songs.^[2] The album features the lead single "モノローグ (Monologue)".^[2]

AM302
Studio album by Lee Hong-gi
Released	December 9, 2015 (2015-12-09)
Length	31:50
Language	Japanese
Label	Warner Music Japan
Lee Hong-gi chronology
FM302 (2015) AM302 (2015) Do n Do (2018)
Singles from AM302
"モノローグ (Monologue)" Released: November 12, 2015 (2015-11-12)

Background and release

The album was announced on November 12, 2015.^[3] A release date of December 9, 2015, was later confirmed by FNC Entertainment.^[2] The name AM302 is a combination of the AM radio frequency and Lee Hong-gi's birthday, which is March 2.^[2][4][5] The radio concept is supposed to reflect the idea that the album contains various genres of music that people can listen to at any time, much like a radio.^[4][5]

The lead single "モノローグ (Monologue)" was arranged by Lee Hong-gi himself, who also considered doing the song with the full F.T. Island band.^[4] The theme of the song is parting with a lover,^[4][3] and Billboard Japan characterized the song as painful, sad, or heartbreaking (切ない).^[4] KpopStarz described the song as a "sad ballad".^[3] The music video for "モノローグ (Monologue)" was released on November 12, 2015 (JST).^[3]

To promote the album, Lee Hong-gi held the LEE HONG GI 1st Solo Concert「Merry 302 MHz」 at Pacifico Yokohama in Yokohama from December 16–17 and at Grand Cube Osaka in Osaka from December 24–25.^[2][5][6]

Track listing

CD^[7][8]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"モノローグ" (Monoroogu / Monologue)	3:55
2.	"Anywhere"	4:15
3.	"Let's Seize the Day"	3:25
4.	"Kings for a Day"	3:20
5.	"Be Your Doll"	3:08
6.	"LOL (Loudness of Love)"	3:49
7.	"비가 와요 (雨が降ります)" (Biga Wayo [Ame Ga Orimasu] / In the Rain)	5:14
8.	"Miss X-Mas"	4:41
Total length:		31:50

DVD^[7][8]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"モノローグ ＜Music Video＞" (Monologue [Music Video])	4:07
2.	"モノローグ ＜Studio Session＞" (Monologue [Studio Session])	4:02
3.	"モノローグ ＜The Making Of -モノローグ-＞" (Monologue [The Making Of "Monologue"])	10:45

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Japan Weekly Albums (Oricon)[1]	6
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard)[9]	10

References

1. "AM302 | イ・ホンギ(from FTISLAND)". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-12-23.
2. Lee, JinHo (2015-12-08). "FT Island′s Lee Hong Gi to Release First Solo Album 'AM302' in Japan". Mwave. CJ ENM. Archived from the original on 2018-12-24. Retrieved 2018-12-23.
3. "FTISLANDイ・ホンギ、「モノローグ」ミュージックビデオ公開！（動画）". KpopStarz (in Japanese). 2015-11-12. Retrieved 2018-12-23.
4. "イ・ホンギ インタビュー到着「ラジオみたいにいつでもどこでも聴けるものにしたい」というアルバムへこめられた想いとは？". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 2018-12-09. Retrieved 2018-12-23.
5. 近藤陽介 (2015-12-11). "イ・ホンギが「ルーマニアに行ってみたい」ある理由とは". 週刊女性PRIME. Retrieved 2018-12-23.
6. "イ・ホンギ（from FTISLAND）初の単独コンサート開催". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 2015-12-18. Retrieved 2018-12-23.
7. "イ・ホンギ（from FTISLAND）「AM302（通常盤）」". Warner Music Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-12-23.
8. "イ・ホンギ (from FTISLAND) - AM302 ［CD+DVD+フォトブックレット］＜初回限定盤＞". Tower Records. Retrieved 2018-12-23.
9. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums: 2015/12/21 付け". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-12-23.