Younha to release 2nd full-length Japan album next month

Younha [Lion Media]

'Oricon comet' Younha's second Japanese studio album will be out next month, her first full-length release in five years.The 22-year-old singer's agency Lion media said on Wednesday that "ひとつ空の下 (Hitotsu Soranoshita)", translated into 'under a single sky,' will go on sale in Japan on September 22 and in Korea a week later.The new album will contain a total of 12 songs including eight new tracks and four existing singles while a limited number of DVDs will contain five music videos.Of the songs in the upcoming record, "ソラトモ ～空を見上げて (Soratomo Soraomiagete)," meaning 'look up into the sky,' has been picked as a supporting song for Weathernews Inc., the world's largest private weather service company in the world based in Japan. The music video for the song can be viewed at Younha owes her nickname to her success on Japan's prestigious Oricon chart -- she became the second Korean, after BoA, to break into the top 20 spots of the chart. Younha has released a total of eight singles in the country as well since her debut at the young age of 16 in 2004.She has also led a strong singing career in her home country where she debuted two years later, holding numerous hits under her name including "Password 486," "Comet" and "Telepathy."Jessica Kim jesskim@<ⓒ10Asia All rights reserved>