I love trying to track down older groups’ debut albums. I consider it to be the hallmark of where they were when they started, and where they are now. So, when I finally managed to find a copy of BTOB’s debut album, Born to Beat I was ecstatic. Keep reading to find out what comes with the album, my thoughts, and where you can pick up a copy.
Things to know about the BTOB Born to Beat The First Mini-Album:
Released on April 3rd, 2012, Born to Beat marks the very first release of BTOB. The album sold over 21,000 copies. Ranking 3rd on the Gaon Weekly Album Charts, the album had 2 songs that were released as title tracks: “Imagine”, a ballad, and “Insane”, a dance track. “Insane” was the song that was used for their TV debut on M! Countdown. The music video for Insane has 26 million views on Youtube.
- There is only 1 versions of this album
- Things that come with the album:
- CD
- Photobook (about 50 pages)
- This album has the following songs on it:
- Born to Beat
- 비밀 (Insane)
- Imagine
- Monday to Sunday
K-Points: 828/5
So this album is incredibly simple. Since it came out in 2012 though, this style of album was very common for the time and I will be judging it in relation to other albums that came out in that time frame. What I do really appreciate about this album is that the photo book is sizable. On top of that, I really appreciate that it isn’t a jewel CD case which was very common at the time.
If you want to watch me fangirl, I do also post reactions on my YouTube Channel. I have posted one for Seo Eun Kwang No One Knows, which you can watch below:
Where Can I Buy It?
You can get a copy of this at the following places:
- Music Plaza (I purchased mine here)
- Ebay (Can get Cashback with Rakuten)
- Amazon
- SubK Shop
If you want to see where I get almost all of the products I buy, you can see that here.
What is Rakuten?
Rakuten is a cashback site that gives you money for purchases you may have already made. They even have an extension for multiple browsers so when you go to a website that uses Rakuten, it will automatically pop up the cashback button to make sure you are saving money. I use this all the time, and I got over $80 back from them for purchases I was going to make anyway. That’s about 3 more albums I can buy!
If you’ve never used Rakuten before, you can use this link to get $10 when making a qualified purchase of $25 when using Rakuten. You will also get whatever percent cashback is being offered from the site you are purchasing from. Sephora, typically has 4% cashback, through here. Ulta typically has 3%. These are just some of the companies on the website, but there are other major retailers on there as well!
Rakuten also has a Google Chrome extension that will tell you as soon as you log onto a site that has cashback with a little pop-up in the corner so that you can ensure you are saving money!
What group’s debut is your favorite, K-Nuggets? Let me know in the comments below!
사랑합니다!
–Rachel
