Beautiful You / Sennen Koi Uta Explained

Beautiful You / Sennen Koi Uta
Cover:Beautiful you 千年之歌 CD.jpg
Caption:Beautiful You / 千年恋うた CD cover
Type:single
Artist:Tohoshinki
Album:The Secret Code
Released:April 23, 2008
Genre:J-Pop, R&B, Soul
Length:4:38
Label:Avex Trax/Rhythm Zone
Prev Title:Keyword / Maze
Prev Year:2008
Next Title:Dōshite Kimi o Suki ni Natte Shimattandarō?
Next Year:2008

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]

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]

Release history

CountryDate
JapanApril 23, 2008
South Korea

Music video

"Beautiful You"

In 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"

This music video features a lot of scenes from the movie called The Legend.

Chart positions

Oricon sales charts (Japan)

ReleaseChartPeak positionSales total
April 23, 2008Oricon Daily Singles Chart1
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart162,139
Oricon Monthly Singles Chart677,883
Oricon Yearly Singles Chart73119,213

External links

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20080409203505/http://toho-jp.net/index.html

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kbs Global . 2008-04-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080420154037/http://english.kbs.co.kr/entertainment/news/1518658_11858.html . 2008-04-20 . dead .
  2. http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/54161/full/ 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