Ring a Ding Dong explained

Ring a Ding Dong
Cover:KaelaRingaDing.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Kaela Kimura
Album:8Eight8
Genre:J-pop
Length:3:24
Label:Columbia Music Entertainment
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"Ring a Ding Dong" is Japanese musician Kaela Kimura's 16th physical single, released on June 9, 2010.[1] The song was used in a wide-scale commercial campaign for NTT DoCoMo, which featured Kimura in the commercials.

Background

This single is the first to be released after Kimura's hit song "Butterfly," and the first after the announcement of her marriage to Japanese actor Eita.[2]

Music video

The music video was shot by director Takeshi Nakamura.[3] It features Kimura in a brightly painted room with many doors, dancing to the song along with four dancers, dressed in maid's outfits and suits and holding umbrellas. Through the video, more and more exotically dressed dancers enter the room and begin dancing.

Track listing

*Tracks 2-9 live recordings from Kimura's Live Tour 2010 "5 Years" @ Nippon Budōkan (March 27/28 2010).

Chart rankings

Chart Peak
position
Billboard Adult Contemporary Airplay[4] 1
Billboard Japan Hot 100[5] 2
Billboard yearly Japan Hot 100[6] 25
Oricon weekly singles[7] 1
RIAJ Digital Track Chart Top 100[8] 1
RIAJ Digital Track Chart yearly top 100[9] 28

Reported sales and certifications

Chart Amount
Oricon physical sales[10] 92,000<--92,359-->
RIAJ shipping certification[11] Gold (100,000)
RIAJ ringtones[12] Million (1,000,000)
RIAJ full-length cellphone downloads[13] Platinum (250,000)
RIAJ PC downloadsGold (100,000)

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ring a Ding Dong . . Japanese . 2010-07-24.
  2. Web site: http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000061553 . ja:木村カエラ「とても幸せです」 . Barks . Japanese . 2010-07-24.
  3. Web site: http://www.spaceshowertv.com/search/detail.cgi?mu=0080506&amp;ch=0 . ja:木村カエラ「とても幸せです」 . Space Shower . Japanese . 2010-07-24.
  4. Web site: Japan Billboard Adult Contemporary Airplay . Billboard Japan . June 21, 2010 . July 24, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110523170322/http://www.billboard-japan.com/system/jp_charts/adult_airplay/page:6 . dead . May 23, 2011.
  5. Web site: Japan Billboard Hot 100 . Billboard Japan . June 21, 2010 . July 24, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110523173710/http://www.billboard-japan.com/system/jp_charts/hot100/page:6 . dead . May 23, 2011.
  6. Web site: Japan Billboard Hot 100 . Billboard . December 10, 2010 . December 11, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101213160632/http://www.billboard-japan.com/system/jp_charts/hot100_year/11-50 . dead . December 13, 2010.
  7. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/77210/full/. ja:木村カエラ、デビュー6年目で初のシングル首位 . Oricon. July 21, 2010. Japanese.
  8. Web site: RIAJ Digital Track Chart: Chart issue June 15, 2010. Recording Industry Association of Japan. 2010-06-15. Japanese.
  9. Web site: レコード協会調べ 2009年12月16日～2010年12月14日「着うたフル(R)」 2010年有料音楽配信「年間チャート」（通称：レコ協チャート） . Record Association Analysis: December 16, 2009—December 14, 2010 Full-length Cellphone Download 2010 paid digital sales "Yearly Chart" (Abbreviated: RIAJ Chart) . RIAJ . December 20, 2010 . December 22, 2010.
  10. Web site: オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 . . 2010-06-12. (subscription only)
  11. Web site: ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2010年6月 . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/201006.html . . Japanese . July 2010 . 2010-07-24.
  12. Web site: ja:レコード協会調べ 5月度有料音楽配信認定 ＜略称：5月度認定＞ . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w100620.html . . Japanese . 2010-06-22 . 2010-07-24.
  13. Web site: ja:レコード協会調べ 10月度有料音楽配信認定 ＜略称：10月度認定＞ . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w101122.html . . Japanese . 2010-11-22 . 2010-11-22.

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