Beautiful Target Explained

Beautiful Target
Type:single
Artist:B1A4
Album:It B1A4
Recorded:2011
Genre:K-pop, dance-pop
Label:WM Entertainment
Chronology:Korean
Prev Title:Only Learned Bad Things
Prev Year:2011
Next Title:My Love
Next Year:2011

"Beautiful Target" is a song released by the South Korean boy band B1A4. The song is the lead single from the group's second mini album It B1A4, released on September 16, 2011.[1] The song was re-recorded in Japanese and used as the group's debut single in Japan, released on June 27, 2012.

Composition

The song was composed by the members CNU and Baro and composed by 우리형과 내동생. In the mini album It B1A4, the song is listed as the track 1.

Promotions

The group started promoting the song on September 16, 2011, on KBS' Music Bank. It was also promoted on the shows Show! Music Core,[2] Inkigayo, M! Countdown and MTV The Show. The promotions of the song ended in November 2011 on SBS' Inkigayo and followed by the song "My Love". The song "Chu Chu Chu", from It B1A4, was used as an intro for the comeback week performances.[3]

Music video

A teaser of the music video was released on September 9, 2011.[4] The full video was released one week after, on September 16, 2011, along with the EP digital release. Another version of the music video, called "Zoom Zoom" version, was released on October 7, 2011.[5]

Chart performance

The song debuted at the position number 86 in Gaon's Weekly singles chart, on the week of September 25, with 4,030,414 points. On the following week the song climbed nineteen positions and charted at number 67, which is the current peak of the song.

Charts

Chart (2011)Peak
position
Gaon Weekly singles67
Gaon Monthly singles113

Japanese version

Beautiful Target
Cover:BeautifulTarget-Regulared.jpeg
Border:yes
Caption:Regular edition cover
Type:single
Artist:B1A4
Album:1
B-Side:"Chu Chu Chu" (Japanese version)
Recorded:2011–2012
Genre:J-pop, dance-pop
Label:Pony Canyon
Chronology:B1A4 Japanese
Next Title:Oyasumi Good Night
Next Year:2012

Almost one year after its original release, the group's agency, WM Entertainment announced that the song was re-recorded in Japanese and will be used as their debut single in Japan.[6] The single was released on June 27, 2012, in three different editions: CD+DVD,[7] CD+Goods[8] and a Regular edition.[9]

Composition

The song was translated in Japanese by Shoko Fujibayashi. The b-side "Chu Chu Chu" was originally written by Song Bong-jo and Song Jae-won and translated in Japanese by MEG.ME. The song "Bling Girl", included as a bonus track of the CD+Goods edition, was originally written by the members Jinyoung and Baro and translated in Japanese by MEG.ME. The song is originally in Korean and it was released on their debut EP Let's Fly.[10] The song "Ready to Go", included as a bonus track of the Regular edition, is an original Japanese song written by Yuki Shirai.

Music video

The music video of the Japanese version of the song was released on June 3, 2012, in Pony Canyon's YouTube account. Although this version has different studios and looks, the music video follows the same concept of the Korean version.

Charts

Oricon chart

Oricon ChartPeakDebut SalesSales TotalChart Run
Daily Singles Chart4[11] 15,858 (Daily)
32,665 (Weekly; Monthly)
36,521+7 weeks
Weekly Singles Chart4[12]
Monthly Singles Chart12

Other charts

Release history

Country Date Format Label
South KoreaSeptember 16, 2011Promotional singleWM Entertainment
JapanJune 27, 2012CD single, Digital download[14] Pony Canyon

Notes and References

  1. Web site: (EP) it B1A4 (2nd SPECIAL 미니앨범) / Daum 뮤직 :: 언제 어디서나 Music on Daum . 2011-09-06 . . 2012-08-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141216212201/http://music.daum.net/album/main?album_id=578272 . 2014-12-16 . dead .
  2. Web site: 음악중심 : B1A4 - Beautiful Target - 비원에이포 - 뷰티풀 타겟, Music Core 20110917 . 2012-01-13 . MBC's K-Pop YouTube account . 2012-08-21.
  3. Web site: B1A4 - Chu Chu Chu, Beautiful Target.110918.인기가요 . 2011-09-19 . SBS's Music YouTube account . 2012-08-21.
  4. Web site: B1A4 - Beautiful Target (Teaser) - YouTube . 2011-09-08 . B1A4's YouTube account . 2012-08-21.
  5. Web site: B1A4 - Beautiful Target (ZOOM ZOOM Ver.) - YouTube . 2011-10-06 . B1A4's YouTube account . 2012-08-21.
  6. Web site: B1A4, 6월 27일 일본 전격 데뷔 "오리콘 1위 하고파" . 2011-04-23 . Osen . 2012-08-21.
  7. Web site: Beautiful Target -Japanese ver.-(初回限定盤A) B1A4のプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE . . 2012-08-21.
  8. Web site: Beautiful Target -Japanese ver.-(初回限定盤B) B1A4のプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE . . 2012-08-21.
  9. Web site: Beautiful Target -Japanese ver.- B1A4のプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE . . 2012-08-21.
  10. Web site: (EP) Let's Fly / Daum 뮤직 :: 언제 어디서나 Music on Daum . 2011-04-21 . . 2012-08-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111105214017/http://music.daum.net/album/main?album_id=559214 . 2011-11-05 . dead .
  11. Web site: 비원에이포 B1A4, 日 데뷔 싱글 오리콘차트 4위 '돌풍' . https://archive.today/20130129185343/http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=106&oid=023&aid=0002409295 . dead . 2013-01-29 . 2012-06-28 . . 2012-08-21 .
  12. Web site: 2012年06月25日~2012年07月01日のCDシングル週間ランキング (Oricon's Weekly Singles chart for July 9th) . . 2012-08-21.
  13. Web site: Japan Hot 100 / Billboard JAPAN (Billboard Japan Hot 100 for July 9th). 2012-07-09. Billboard. 2012-08-15. Japanese.
  14. Web site: iTunes - ミュージック - B1A4「Beautiful Target-Japanese ver.- 通常盤 - EP」. 2012-06-27. iTunes Store. 2012-08-21. Japanese.