Heat (Kim Hyun-joong song) explained

HEAT
Cover:	Kim Hyun-joong Heat Cover Jacket E Normal Edition.jpg
Caption:	Jacket E, Normal Edition cover
Type:	single
Artist:	Kim Hyun-joong
Album:	Unlimited
Genre:	J-pop, Pop rock
Label:	Delicious Deli Records Universal Music Japan
Producer:	Steven Lee Taewan a.k.a. C-Luv
Prev Title:	Kiss Kiss / Lucky Guy
Prev Year:	2012
Next Title:	Tonight
Next Year:	2013

HEAT is Kim Hyun-joong's second Japanese single.^[1] There are five available versions of this single, three of which include the song "Let's Party" in addition to the CD's title track "Heat".^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

For "Heat" Kim Hyun-joong collaborated with Japanese rock duo B'z.^[1]

Although there are music videos for both, "Heat" and "Let's Party", the latter song was not promoted on TV programs.

The songs will be featured on Kim Hyun-joong's upcoming Japanese album Unlimited.^{[7] [8]}

Heat reached #31 on Oricon's Yearly Single Chart, having sold 202,672 copies.^[9]

Track listing

Jackets C and D (both Limited Editions)

Music videos

• "Heat"
• "Let's Party"

Release history

Country	Date	Label	Format
Japan	July 4, 2012		CD (Normal Edition)
			CD+DVD (Limited Edition A)
			CD+DVD (Limited Edition B)
			CD (Limited Edition C)
			CD (Limited Edition D)

Promotion

TV programs

• NHK Music Japan: "Heat" (2012/7/1)
• Fuji TV Non Stop: "Heat" (2012/7/4)
• NTV Happy Music: "Heat" (2012/7/6)
• Fuji TV Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ: "Heat" (2012/8/20)

Guerilla performances

• Tokyo (Odaiba Diver City): "Let's Party" (2012/7/4)
• Nagoya (Sunshine Sakae, Central Park, Oasis 21): "Let's Party" (2012/7/8)

Charts

Chart	Country	Period	Peak
Oricon Weekly Single Chart	Japan	Week of July 2–8	1^[10]
Oricon Monthly Single Chart		July 2012	3^[11]
Oricon Yearly Single Chart		2012	31^[12]
Five Music J-Pop/K-Pop Chart	Taiwan	Week 29 (July 13–19)	2^[13]
G-Music Combo Chart		Week 28 (July 13–19)	7^[14]
G-Music J-Pop Chart			2^[15]

Notes and References

1. News: Lee. Rachel. Kim Hyun-joong releases single 'Heat' in Japan. 2012-10-03. The Korea Times. 4 July 2012.
2. http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=UICV-9021 "Heat Jacket A Ltd. Ed. product info"
3. http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=UICV-9022 "Heat Jacket B Ltd. Ed. product info"
4. http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=UICV-9023 "Heat Jacket C Ltd. Ed. product info"
5. http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=UICV-9024 "Heat Jacket D Ltd. Ed. product info"
6. http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=UICV-5016 "Heat Jacket E Nor. Ed. product info"
7. http://kimhyunjoong.jp/news/read.php?tcode=221 "キム・ヒョンジュン、待望の日本ソロ・デビュー・アルバム「unlimited」の発売が決定！！"
8. http://www.yesasia.com/global/unlimited-normal-edition-japan-version/1031748324-0-0-0-en/info.html "Unlimited product info"
9. Web site: Kim Hyunjoong, Super Junior, TVXQ and more in the yearly Oricon for 2012 . 3 January 2013 . koreaboo . 2013-01-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130107121241/http://www.koreaboo.com/index.html/_/charts/kim-hyunjoong-super-junior-tvxq-and-more-in-t-r19422 . 7 January 2013 .
10. http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/w/2012-07-16/ "Oricon Weekly Single Chart, Week of July 2 - 8"
11. http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/m/2012-07/ "Oricon Monthly Single Chart, July 2012"
12. http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/y/2012/more/2/ "Oricon Yearly Single Chart, 2012"
13. http://www.5music.com.tw/CDTop.asp?top=2&pWeek=201229&sclass= "Five Music J-Pop/K-Pop Chart, Week 29 (July 13 - 19)"
14. http://www.g-music.com.tw/GMusicBillBoard0.aspx "This links to the current week - search for week number at the bottom of page"
15. http://www.g-music.com.tw/GMusicBillboard3.aspx "This links to the current week - search for week number at the bottom of page"