Everybody Go is the first single by Japanese boy band Kis-My-Ft2 released on August 10, 2011. It debuted in number one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart[1] and reached number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.[2] It was the 10th best-selling single in Japan in 2011, with 441,680 copies.[3]
| "Everybody Go" | ||||
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| Single by Kis-My-Ft2 | ||||
| from the album Kis-My-1st | ||||
| Released | August 10, 2011 (Japan) | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Length | 4:42 | |||
| Kis-My-Ft2 singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Everybody Go" on YouTube | ||||
Overview
editThe CD release was announced on June 24, 2011.[4][5] The CD was originally scheduled to be released in May,[6] but was postponed due to 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. In addition, the lyrics and tune of the title song were changed and arranged to be a song that lights up and gives hope to Japan. The album was also released in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand, the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, and South Korea.[7]
It was released in four formats: First Edition A, First Edition B, Regular Edition, and Kis-My-Ft2 SHOP Limited Edition. In addition, there are "red jacket edition" and "white jacket edition" for the standard edition, and only the "white jacket edition" comes with a lyrics booklet (20 pages).
The title song "Everybody Go" is the theme song for the TBS Television (Japan) Friday night drama He is Beautiful starred Yuta Tamamori and Taisuke Fujigaya.[4]
On September 3, at the "13th Tokyo Girls Collection 2011 A/W" event held at Saitama Super Arena, Taisuke Fujigaya and Yuta Tamamori, who were the cast of the drama, appeared on the tie-in stage for the drama as appeared as secret guests and performed the theme song.[8]
The song was performed during their first appearance on the 70th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen broadcast on December 31, 2019.[9]
Chart performance
editThe song debuted at No. 1 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart dated August 22. With 316,000 first-week sales,[10] it became the third-highest first-week sales record for a debut single, following KAT-TUN's "Real Face" (754,000 copies) and Arashi's "Arashi (song)" (557,000 copies). It became the fourth highest all-time record.[10]
Track listing
editCD
edit- "Everybody Go" [4:42] (Ken Katoh, catcher of the Yomiuri Giants, used it as his appearance song (2012 - 2016))
- "S.O.KISS" [3:50].
- "Kiss For U" [3:43]. (only Regular edition)
- "Young People" [4:29]. (only Regular edition)
DVD
edit- Limited First Edition A
- "Everybody Go" Music Video
- Music video making movie
- Limited First Edition B “Kis-My-Ft Aiite de Show vol.3 at Yoyogi National Gymnasium 2011.2.12 -Live Video-”.
- "Fire beat"
- "Kis-My-Calling!"
- Bonus Movie Kis-My-Calling!
References
edit- ^ "2012年08月13日～2012年08月19日のCDシングル週間ランキング（2012年08月27日付）". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2011/08/22". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved October 13, 2014.
- ^ "Oricon reveals full list for "2011 Yearly Single Ranking"". toykohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. December 19, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
- ^ a b "Kis-My-Ft2、延期されていたCDデビューが8月10日に決定". barks.jp (in Japanese). 2011-06-24. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Kis-My-Ft2、8月10日デビュー決定＆avexオフィシャルサイトオープン！". Staff blog (in Japanese). 2011-06-24. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
- ^ "キスマイ、エイベックスから5月にCDデビュー決定". oricon (in Japanese). 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
- ^ "キスマイ、ＣＤデビュー18日で東京ドーム". nikkan (in Japanese). 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
- ^ "A.N.JELLが『東京ガールズコレクション』にゲスト出演!!". Ikemen_Desune2011 (in Japanese). TBS Television. 2011-09-07. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
- ^ "【紅白】初出場のキスマイ、華麗なローラースケートで魅了". oricon (in Japanese). 2019-12-31. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
- ^ a b "【オリコン】キスマイ、デビュー作が首位 歴代3位の初週31.6万枚". oricon (in Japanese). 2011-08-16. Retrieved 2024-05-17.