"Vampire" is the third Japanese single by South Korean–Japanese girl group Iz*One. It was released in Japan by EMI Records on September 25, 2019.

"Vampire"
Type A cover
Single by Iz*One
from the album Twelve
LanguageJapanese
ReleasedSeptember 25, 2019 (2019-09-25)
GenreJ-pop
Label
Producer(s)Yasushi Akimoto
Iz*One singles chronology
"Buenos Aires"
(2019)
"Vampire"
(2019)
"Fiesta"
(2020)
Music video
"Vampire" on YouTube

Lyrics

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The lyrics of the song talk about wanting to be a vampire so the members can turn a love they long for into an invulnerable one.[1]

Track listing

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Physical releases include DVDs with music video for the title track.[2]

All lyrics written by Yasushi Akimoto. Track "Love Bubble" is written by Cho Yoon-kyung, Sakura Miyawaki and Kim Min-ju.

Type A
No.TitleMusicArrangementLength
1."Vampire"Chocolate MixChocolate Mix3:48
2."Kimi Igai" (君以外)Hara KazuhiroHara Kazuhiro3:32
3."Love Bubble"Dro, Bin, CapitalistDro3:17
Type A  – physical edition
No.TitleLength
4."Vampire" (Instrumental)3:48
5."Kimi Igai" (Instrumental)3:32
6."Love Bubble" (Instrumental)3:17
Type A  – DVD
No.TitleDirector(s)Length
1."Vampire" (Music video)Takahiro Shiraishi 
2."Our Time [first part]" (Special Video)  
Type B
No.TitleMusicArrangementLength
1."Vampire"Chocolate MixChocolate Mix3:48
2."Kimi Igai"Hara KazuhiroHara Kazuhiro3:32
3."Shigaisen Nanka Buttobase" (紫外線なんかぶっとばせ)Maesako Junya, Rikimaru TakeruRikimaru Takeru4:13
Type B  – physical edition
No.TitleLength
4."Vampire" (Instrumental)3:48
5."Kimi Igai" (Instrumental)3:32
6."Shigaisen Nanka Buttobase" (Instrumental)4:13
Type B  – DVD
No.TitleDirector(s)Length
1."Vampire" (Music video)Takahiro Shiraishi 
2."Our Time [last part]" (Special Video)  
3."Making of Vampire Music Video"  
Wiz*One Edition
No.TitleMusicArrangementLength
1."Vampire"Chocolate MixChocolate Mix3:48
2."Kimi Igai"Hara KazuhiroHara Kazuhiro3:32
3."Fushigi Lucy" (不機嫌Lucy)Chocolate Mix, The ShowChocolate Mix, The Show3:33
Wiz*One  – physical edition
No.TitleLength
4."Vampire" (Instrumental)3:48
5."Kimi Igai" (Instrumental)3:32
6."Fushigi Lucy" (Instrumental)3:33

Charts

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Weekly charts
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[3] 1
Japan (Oricon)[4] 1
South Korea (K-pop Hot 100)[5] 52
Year-end charts
Chart (2019) Position
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[6] 84

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[7] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Tamar, Herman (September 13, 2019). "IZ*ONE Yearn for Eternal Love in New Japanese Single 'Vampire': Watch the Music Video". billboard.com. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
  2. ^ "日本3rdシングル「Vampire」収録曲 公開!! | News | IZ*ONE JAPAN OFFICIAL SITE". Archived from the original on 2020-11-07. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  3. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2019/10/7". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  4. ^ 週間 シングルランキング 2019年10月07日付 [Weekly Single Ranking 2019/10/07] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  5. ^ "Billboard K-pop Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  6. ^ "Japan Hot 100 – Year-End 2019" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  7. ^ "ゴールドディスク認定 一般社団法人 日本レコード協会" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved October 12, 2019. Note: To retrieve all album certifications, 1) type in IZ*ONE in the box "アーティスト", 2) click 検索