| Dazzling Girl | |
| Cover: | Shineedgcover.jpg |
| Caption: | Regular edition CD cover |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Shinee |
| Album: | Boys Meet U |
| B-Side: | Run with Me |
| Released: | (digital single) (physical album) |
| Recorded: | 2012 |
| Genre: | J-pop |
| Length: | 03:32 |
| Label: | EMI Music Japan |
| Producer: | Speedball (Justin Trugman & Jaakko Manninen), San-e Ichii (executive producer), Jiro Koyasu, Lee Soo Man |
| Chronology: | Shinee Japanese |
| Prev Title: | Sherlock |
| Prev Year: | 2012 |
| Next Title: | 1000nen, Zutto Soba ni Ite... |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
"Dazzling Girl" is the fifth Japanese single of South Korean boy group, Shinee, released on October 10, 2012. This is their first original Japanese single after their previous singles having been remakes of their Korean singles. Shinee ranked as the top-selling Korean artist in Japan for October with "Dazzling Girl".[1] Selling over 109,032 copies in a month, "Dazzling Girl" was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for shipments of over 100,000.[2]
On October 3, 2012, EMI released "Dazzling Girl" through iTunes Japan. On November 12, 2012, according to the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ), "Dazzling Girl" was certified Gold for shipped more than 100,000 albums and placed second on the Oricon Weekly Chart.[3]
A preview of "Dazzling Girl" was released in a commercial for Jewelry Maki on August 24, 2012.[4] The song was selected to be the theme song of Japanese television show Sukkiri!! and it began to air with this theme song starting from October 1 for a month.[5] [6]
On October 12, 2012, Shinee performed "Dazzling Girl" for the first time live on the Japanese music show Happy Music.[7] Shinee continued to make appearances at Happy Music for 4 consecutive weeks as guests' comments. They also performed at Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ on October 21, 2012, and at Music Japan on October 28, 2012.[8]
The music video was directed by Hideaki Sunaga.[9] It features the members of Shinee as photographers, stylists, and make-up artists as they prepare a model (played by Natsuki Fujimoto[10]) for a photo shoot.
| Oricon Chart | Peak | Debut Sales | Sales Total | Chart Run |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily Singles Chart | 2 | 55,543 | 110,548+ [11] | 7 weeks |
| Weekly Singles Chart | 2 | 97,111 | ||
| Monthly Singles Chart | 4 | 109,032 | ||
| Yearly Singles Chart | 71 | 110,230 |
| Country | Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | Billboard Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay [12] | 28 |
| Billboard Japan Hot Top Airplay [13] | 8 | |
| Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales | 2 | |
| Billboard Japan Hot 100 [14] | 2 | |
| Taiwan | G-Music Asia Chart[15] | 1 |
| G-Music Combo Chart [16] | 10 |
| Country | Date | Format | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | October 10, 2012 | CD, Digital download | EMI Music Japan | |
| South Korea | June 12, 2013 | Digital download | SM Entertainment |