Distortion

**Distortion** is the 2nd Studio album by Jada. It was released on October 21st, 2030 with 거울 속의 너 (Me In The Mirror) serving as the album's title track.

The album was the best-selling album of 2029 in South Korea. This album is currently the best-selling album in South Korea of all time. The album also had a #1 debut on the Billboard 200 charts and the Billboard Hot 100 charts, making it her 5th and 3rd number 1 on the charts, respectively.

As of 2029, the album has sold 7,152,245 copies in South Korea alone. This makes it the best selling album in South Korean History.

## Composition

*"It's Me... It's me but I see you looking back at me.*

*Distortion is... Normal. You are distorted as much as I am distorted, you just can't see it. It's small, but it doesn't always stay that way. It feeds off of your insecurities and delusions until there's nothing left. A "you" that is exceedingly different from the "you" before it.*

*Two contradicting voices collide, one telling me to keep the surface clear but the other telling, screaming to distort it. A whirlpool that slowly grows bigger and starts to take in everything in it's wake. The more desperate you get. the more you're sucked in.*

*It grows and grows until it's taken over you. Like leaving a glass under a tap, it's bound to run over and leak everywhere. But water has no sense of direction of it's own, so it leaks wherever it pleases, as I find myself getting submerged deeper and deeper into the distortion.*

*When I look in the mirror I see me... No... I see you. The collection of insecurities that has grown too large for me to handle and now leaks everywhere. The part of me that I tried to keep hidden has submerged me in itself. I am now the distortion, aren't I?*

*The thing that I tried to push against. I outstretch my hand but... Nothing... I'm the only one who can save myself.*

*It tells me "Let Go, free yourself from the chains of the surface". I slowly struggle less and less, and let myself fall into the distortion. Accept it. Embrace it, and become one with it. I fight against it no more. So much to say, so much to think about...*

*But I struggle no more... It was... tiring.*

*Will you tirelessly struggle against it, or will you let the distortion take you?*

*— **Distortion - The Story***

## Trivia

* When both versions are put together, the spines spell, "ME" (Surface version: M; Oeuvre Version (Submerged): E)
* The Oeuvre Version (Submerged) has an extra CD with orchestral pieces related to the tracks.
* The cover was taken by Photographer Soyeon Kim

## Commercial Success

As of September 7th, *Distortion* surpassed 5 million stock preorders, breaking the record of greatest number of stock pre-orders achieved in K-pop history previously held by SEVENTEEN's *Low*.

According to Hanteo Chart, *Distortion* sold a total of 4,792,666 copies on its first day of sales, breaking their previous first-week sales record in a single day. By the end of October 21st, it sold 5,124,849 copies, and a total of 5,617,499 copies in its first week.

On October 23rd, *Distortion* debuted at #10 on the United Kingdom's Official Album Charts while "거울 속의 너 (Me In The Mirror)" debuted at #18 on their Official Single Charts.

On October 29th, Billboard announced that *Distortion* debuted at #1 on its Top 200 Albums chart, making Jada the first Korean act to have 5 albums debut at #1 on the chart. It remained in the top 10 on its fifth consecutive week, in the top 12 on its seventh, #24 on its ninth, #34 on its eleventh, #13 on its twelfth , and #26 on its fourteenth, making it the first 2nd album to spent 14 consecutive weeks in the top 35. *Distortion* also debuted on #1 on the Top Album Sales chart, the Top Current Album Sales chart, and the World Albums chart, and on the Tastemaker Albums chart.

*Distortion* spent 50 consecutive weeks in total on the Billboard 200 charts, breaking TXT's previous record of 19 weeks, and placing itself 2nd as the album with the most consecutive weeks spent on Billboard 200.

As of November 2nd, *Distortion* has sold 7 million copies in South Korea alone, making it the best selling album in South Korean history.

## Versions

* **Surface Version**

- Photobook - Distortion Behind Book
 - CD
 - Photocard (Random 2 out of 8ea)
 - Postcard (Random 1 out of 5ea)
 - Poster (1ea)
 - Lyrics (1ea)
 - CD Player

* **Oeuvre Version (Submerged)**

- Photobook - Distortion Behind Book
 - CD
 - Photocard (5ea)
 - Postcard (5ea)
 - Poster (2ea)
 - Lyrics (1ea)
 - Distortion Film (CD)
 - CD Player
 - Orchestra Ver. (CD)
 - Premium photo (2ea)

## Track list

1. Drowning 2:11
2. 거울 속의 너 (Me In The Mirror) Title - 4:33
4. It's Your Birthday 3:35
5. Dancing In The Rain
7. I Hate Myself 3:03