Story (Yesung album)

Story is the debut Japanese studio album by South Korean singer Yesung, it was released on February 13, 2019, under Avex Trax. The album contains 11 tracks — three previously released songs and eight new material.

Background
The pre-distribution of the album commenced on February 6, where it won first place in the iTunes K-pop ranking in Japan and other 10 countries and regions around the world. A week later, Yesung's management agency confirmed the singer would have a Japanese comeback through a full-length album on February 20 marking his Japanese comeback since the release of "Splash" in 2017. The album is supported by the release of "Because I Love You" as its lead track on February 9. The music video for the song was recorded in Prague, Czech Republic. On that same day, Yesung released the music video for "If You" as a Valentine's Day gift for the fans.

Composition
Yesung participated in the production of several songs and the album featured an appearance by bandmates Donghae and Eunhyuk through their sub-unit Super Junior-D&E for the "For Dream" track.

Promotion
On November 11, 2018, three months before the album's release, SM Entertainment Japan announced Yesung would embark on a nationwide tour across Japan in a series of concerts called SUPER JUNIOR-YESUNG Special Live "Y’s STORY". The concert became Yesung's third solo Japanese tour. Shortly after the album's release Yesung promoted Story from February 20 until March 14.