2012 single by Shinee
"Dazzling Girl" |
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Regular edition CD cover |
Single by Shinee |
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from the album Boys Meet U |
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B-side | "Run with Me" |
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Released | October 3, 2012 (2012-10-03) (digital single) October 10, 2012 (2012-10-10) (physical album) |
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Recorded | 2012 |
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Genre | J-pop |
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Length | 3:32 |
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Label | EMI Music Japan |
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Songwriter(s) | Sara Sakurai, Rx |
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Producer(s) | Speedball (Justin Trugman & Jaakko Manninen), San-e Ichii (executive producer), Jiro Koyasu, Lee Soo Man |
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Shinee Japanese singles chronology |
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Music video |
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"Dazzling Girl" on YouTube |
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"Dazzling Girl" is the fifth Japanese single of South Korean boy group, Shinee, released on October 10, 2012. This is their first original Japanese single after their previous singles having been remakes of their Korean singles. Shinee ranked as the top-selling Korean artist in Japan for October with "Dazzling Girl".[1][better source needed] Selling over 109,032 copies in a month, "Dazzling Girl" was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for shipments of over 100,000.[2]
Background and release
On October 3, 2012, EMI released "Dazzling Girl" through iTunes Japan. On November 12, 2012, according to the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ), "Dazzling Girl" was certified Gold for shipped more than 100,000 albums and placed second on the Oricon Weekly Chart.[3]
A preview of "Dazzling Girl" was released in a commercial for Jewelry Maki on August 24, 2012.[4][better source needed] The song was selected to be the theme song of Japanese television show Sukkiri!! and it began to air with this theme song starting from October 1 for a month.[5][6][better source needed]
On October 12, 2012, Shinee performed "Dazzling Girl" for the first time live on the Japanese music show Happy Music.[7] Shinee continued to make appearances at Happy Music for 4 consecutive weeks as guests' comments. They also performed at Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ on October 21, 2012, and at Music Japan on October 28, 2012.[8]
Music video
The music video was directed by Hideaki Sunaga.[9] It features the members of Shinee as photographers, stylists, and make-up artists as they prepare a model (played by Natsuki Fujimoto[10]) for a photo shoot.
Track listing
Limited editions and CD only regular edition:No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Dazzling Girl" | Sara Sakurai, Rx | Drew Ryan Scott, Rob. A!, Justin Trugman, Jaakko Manninen, Walter Afanasieff, Rx | 3:32 |
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2. | "Run With Me" | Kanata Okajima | Peter Habib, Adam Nierow, Erika Nuri | 3:12 |
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Total length: | 06:45 |
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CD only regular edition:No. | Title | Length |
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3. | "Dazzling Girl" (Instrumental) | 3:32 |
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4. | "Run With Me" (Instrumental) | 3:12 |
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Limited Edition Type B:No. | Title | Length |
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3. | "Bodyguard" (Rearranged, Japanese version) | 3:15 |
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DVD (Limited Edition Type A)No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Dazzling Girl Music Video" | 4:12 |
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2. | "Dazzling Girl Jacket & Music Video Shooting Sketch" | 15:32 |
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Oricon Chart
Oricon Chart | Peak | Debut Sales | Sales Total | Chart Run |
Daily Singles Chart | 2 | 55,543 | 110,548+ [11] | 7 weeks |
Weekly Singles Chart | 2 | 97,111 |
Monthly Singles Chart | 4 | 109,032 |
Yearly Singles Chart | 71 | 110,230 |
Other charts
Country | Chart | Peak position |
Japan | Billboard Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay [12] | 28 |
Billboard Japan Hot Top Airplay [13] | 8 |
Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales [14] | 2 |
Billboard Japan Hot 100 [14] | 2 |
Taiwan | G-Music Asia Chart[15] | 1 |
G-Music Combo Chart [16] | 10 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
Japan (RIAJ)[2] | Gold | 100,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
References
- ^ "SHINee ranks as the top-selling Korean artist in Japan for October with "Dazzling Girl"". Retrieved November 13, 2012.
- ^ a b "Gold certifications of October 2012". Recording Industry Association of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2013-12-27.
- ^ "Dazzling Girl certified Gold". Retrieved November 17, 2012.
- ^ "SHINee's "Dazzling Girl" preview released in Jewelry Maki CM". Retrieved October 3, 2012.
- ^ "SHINee Releases MV Teaser for Upcoming Japanese Single "Dazzling Girl"". Retrieved October 3, 2012.
- ^ "{OFF} "Dazzling Girl" chosen as October theme song for Japanese television show, "Sukkiri!"". Retrieved October 3, 2012.
- ^ "Dazzling Girl live". Retrieved October 12, 2012.
- ^ "日本テレビ系「ハッピーMusic」10月19日~4週連続コメント出演!" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
- ^ "Dazzling Girl". Space Shower TV (in Japanese). Space Shower Networks Inc. Archived from the original on November 16, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
- ^ Fujimoto, Natsuki (2012-10-11). "*..SHINee / Dazzling Girl" (in Japanese). Ameba Blogs. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
- ^ "Oricon" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Adult Airplay" (in Japanese). billboard-japan.com.
year=2012, month=10, day=29
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Top Airplay" (in Japanese). billboard-japan.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-28. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
year=2012, month=10, day=22
- ^ a b "Billboard Japan Hot 100" (in Japanese). billboard-japan.com.
year=2012, month=12, day=24
- ^ "SHINee's "Dream Girl" ranks #1 on G-Music Asia Chart". Archived from the original on 12 May 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
- ^ "SHINee's "Dream Girl" ranks #2 on Hit FM's Asia Chart". Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
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