"Melody of Eyes (Hitomi no Melody)" is the third Japanese single by the South Korean boy band Boyfriend. It was released on March 27 in 4 different editions.[1] "Hitomi no Melody" was the 44th ending theme song of long time Japanese anime series Detective Conan and TO MOON was used as the ending theme song of Boyfriend's TV show in Japan entitled, Tokyo Etoile Academy of Music last January and February 2013.
| "Melody of Eyes" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Limited edition cover | ||||
| Single by Boyfriend | ||||
| from the album Seventh Mission | ||||
| B-side | "To Moon" | |||
| Released | March 27, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2013 | |||
| Genre | J-pop, Dance-pop | |||
| Length | 18:22 | |||
| Label | Being Group Starship Entertainment | |||
| Songwriter(s) | La Terre | |||
| Producer(s) | Daiko Nagato | |||
| Boyfriend singles chronology | ||||
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Background
editThe album was announced by the group's Japanese official website, with details of the album release and along with a release of the group's first DVD 1st Live DVD [Love Communication 2012~XMass Bell~]. The single was released in four different editions: a Normal Edition [CD] consists of 2 song with 2 instrumentals and extra trading card in 1 of 7; a Limited Edition [CD +DVD] with "Hitomi no Melody" music video and making of and a trading card (1 of 7); Lawson HMV Limited Edition [CD + DVD] with 40 page full color photobook and trading card (1 of 7); Lawson HMV Limited Edition [CD + DVD](Detective Conan version) with Hitomi no Melody (TV SIZE) and Detective Conan card (1 of 2).[2]
Singles
editHitomi no Melody/Melody of Eyes, the song was picked up as the 44th ending theme song for popular Japanese anime series Detective Conan.
Promotion
editMelody of Eyes makes to top five for six days and their highest ranked is second place on Oricon,[3] and they ranked number one on weekly chart of Billboard Hot Animation.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Melody of Eyes (瞳のメロディ)" | La Terre | K&K Factory | Hitoshi Munakata | 4:59 |
| 2. | "TO MOON" | SONG SOO YOON・Keiko Serizawa | HAN JAE HO・KIM SEUNG SOO・AN JUN SUNG | HAN JAE HO・KIM SEUNG SOO・AN JUN SUNG・HONG SEUNG HYUN | 4:12 |
| 3. | "Melody of Eyes (瞳のメロディ)" (Instrumental) | K&K Factory | Hitoshi Munakata | 4:59 | |
| 4. | "TO MOON" (Instrumental) | HAN JAE HO・KIM SEUNG SOO・AN JUN SUNG | HAN JAE HO・KIM SEUNG SOO・AN JUN SUNG・HONG SEUNG HYUN | 4:12 | |
| Total length: | 18:22 | ||||
Music videos
edit| Year | Song | Length | Notes | Official MV on YouTube |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Melody of Eyes" (short ver.) | 2:18 |
Charts
editOricon
edit| Oricon Chart | Peak | Debut sales | Sales total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily Singles Chart | 2 | 10,114 | — |
| Weekly Singles Chart | 4 | 34,010 | |
| Monthly Singles Chart | 20 | 36,004 | |
| Yearly Singles Chart | — | — |
Other charts
edit| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Japan Hot 100[5] | 5 |
| Billboard Japan Hot Singles sales[6] | 3 |
| Billboard Japan Hot Animation[6] | 1 |
Release history
edit| Country | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | March 27, 2013 | CD, Digital download | Being Group |
References
edit- ^ "3rdシングル『瞳のメロディ』2013年3月27日 リリース決定!!!". boyfriend-jp.com. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
- ^ 第27回日本ゴールドディスク大賞 ベスト3ニュー・アーティスト（アジア）受賞!!! (in Japanese). boyfriend-jp.com. Retrieved 2013-01-08.
- ^ "Boyfriend Stays at No. 2 on the Oricon". enewsworld. Archived from the original on April 13, 2013. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
- ^ "3rdシングル『瞳のメロディ』2013年3月27日 リリース決定!!!". boyfriendjp. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 / Billboard JAPAN (Billboard Japan Hot 100 for April 8th)". Billboard (in Japanese). 2013-04-08. Retrieved 2013-04-03.
- ^ a b "Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales / Billboard JAPAN (Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales for April 8th)". Billboard (in Japanese). 2013-04-08. Retrieved 2013-04-03.