"Beautiful You / Sennen Koi Uta" (千年恋歌, lit. One Thousand Year Love Song) is Tohoshinki's 22nd Japanese single, released on April 23, 2008 shortly before the completion of the T album Japan tour. "Sennen Koi Uta" was used as the opening theme for "The Legend (太王四神記)", a Korean drama that was later aired in Japan. Oricon News predicted that the consecutive releases of the previous single albums as well as the popularity of the historical drama series were expected to boost the sales of the latest single.[1]
| "Beautiful You / Sennen Koi Uta" | ||||
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 Beautiful You / 千年恋うた CD cover | ||||
| Single by Tohoshinki | ||||
| from the album The Secret Code | ||||
| Released | April 23, 2008 | |||
| Genre | J-Pop, R&B, Soul | |||
| Length | 4:38 | |||
| Label | Avex Trax/Rhythm Zone | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Lyrics: Composition: Arrangement: | |||
| Tohoshinki singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Beautiful You" on YouTube | ||||
It is Tohoshinki's second #1 single on the Weekly Oricon Charts. Similar to their "Purple Line" single, they wrote history again in the Japanese music industry by becoming the second foreign artist, next to Ou Yang Fei Fei, to have 2 chart-toppers. According to the Oricon, TVXQ succeeded Ou Yang Fei Fei's position after 24 years and 5 months.[2]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Beautiful You" | H.u.b | Joleen Belle, Steve Smith, Anthony Anderson | 4:37 |
| 2. | "Sennen Koi Uta" (千年恋歌 One Thousand Year Love Song) | H.u.b, Lim Bo Kyung | Joe Hisaishi | 4:01 |
| 3. | "CLAP! -SOUL of SOUL remix-" (CD only) | H.u.b | Figge Boström | 3:10 |
| 4. | "Beautiful You (Less Vocal)" | 4:37 | ||
| 5. | "Sennen Koi Uta (Less Vocal)" | 4:01 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Beautiful You" | |
| 2. | "Off Shot Movie" (First press only) |
Release history
edit| Country | Date |
|---|---|
| Japan | April 23, 2008 |
| South Korea |
Music video
edit"Beautiful You"
editIn the music video for "Beautiful You" it shows all the members in a house in other rooms like the bathroom or sitting near the stairs. There is other scenes of them dancing.
"Sennen Koi Uta"
editThis music video features a lot of scenes from the movie called The Legend.
Chart positions
editOricon sales charts (Japan)
| Release | Chart | Peak position | Sales total |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 23, 2008 | Oricon Daily Singles Chart | 1 | |
| Oricon Weekly Singles Chart | 1 | 62,139 | |
| Oricon Monthly Singles Chart | 6 | 77,883 | |
| Oricon Yearly Singles Chart | 73 | 119,213 |
References
edit- ^ "Kbs Global". Archived from the original on 2008-04-20. Retrieved 2008-04-19.
- ^ 東方神起、約24年ぶりに欧陽菲菲のアジア記録に並ぶ ニュース-ORICON STYLE