Fiction and Fact is the first full-length studio album of South Korea boy band Beast. It was released in Korea on May 17, 2011 and contains 10 songs total: 8 new songs, an unplugged version of "Lightless" and an orchestra version of title track "Fiction". The album peaked at number 1 on Gaon's Monthly Chart for May 2011 with 90,000 copies sold. The album garnered them a win for Artist of the Year (Album) for the 2nd quarter of 2011 at the Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards and their title song, "Fiction", won Song of the Year at the 2011 KBS Music Festival.

On May 9, 2011, Cube Entertainment announced on their official website that Beast would release their first official studio album on May 17, 2011. They stated that Beast had a new sound with a modern feel that was unexpected based on their past background. They also stated that the album had a dramatic storytelling-like arrangement that would make any listener feel as if they were reading through different novels.

On May 12, 2011, “On Rainy Days" (비가 오는 날엔; Biga Oneun Naren) was released as a digital single. It went on to become the ninth biggest-selling digital single in South Korea for 2011. A Japanese-language version was included as the B-side of Beast's Japanese single, "Midnight -Hoshi wo Kazoeru Yoru-", released October 17, 2012, and as a track on the Japanese album So Beast.

On May 13, 2011, an intro music video for their title track "Fiction" was released on their official YouTube channel which Cube Entertainment described as "like a scene from a movie". The music video for "Fiction" and the Fiction and Fact album were released on May 17, 2011. A special limited edition of the album was released on May 25, 2011 which included new pictures, three fashion cap buttons, and a special T-shirt. The album ranked first on Gaon's monthly album chart for May 2011 with a total sales of 90,000 copies.

An orchestral version of "Fiction" was also included on the album. The original version placed at number 16 on Gaon's year-end digital songs chart of 2011. Japanese-language versions of both the original and orchestral version of the song were included on Beast's Japanese album So Beast.

The first single released, “On Rainy Days“, was written by Choi Gyu-seong with the rap lyrics written by Beast member Yong Jun-hyung. The song was actually recorded on a rainy day in order to emphasize the feeling of sorrow. While recording, a company representative stated that “the members of BEAST were drunk with emotions and all shed tears” and “the recording had to be stopped multiple times because they couldn’t hold back their tears.”

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