Suki to Iwasetai explained

Suki to Iwasetai
Type:single
Cover:Suki to Iwasetai Cover A.png
Caption:Type A cover
Artist:Iz*One
Album:Twelve
Language:Japanese
Genre:J-pop
Producer:Yasushi Akimoto
Chronology:Iz*One
Prev Title:La Vie en Rose
Prev Year:2018
Next Title:Rise
Next Year:2019

is the Japanese debut single by South Korean–Japanese girl group Iz*One, a project group formed through the 2018 Mnet reality competition show Produce 48. It was released in Japan by EMI Records on February 6, 2019.

Promotion

Iz*One held their Japanese debut showcase at Tokyo Dome City Hall on January 20, 2019.[1]

Music video

The music video was released on January 25, 2019, and achieved more than 1.7 million views in the first 24 hours of its release on YouTube.[2] It exceeded more than 5 million views within six days of its release.[3]

Commercial performance

"Suki to Iwasetai" debuted atop the daily ranking of the Oricon Singles Chart on its first day with 193,469 physical copies sold. With this, Iz*One also set the highest first day sales for a female Korean group, surpassing Twice's Wake Me Up.[4] [5] It ended up at no. 2 on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart with 221,640 units sold, while Billboard Japan recorded 303,745 sales from February 4–10, 2019.[6] [7]

Track listing

Physical releases include DVDs with music videos for the title track and one B-side.

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[8] 2
Japan (Oricon)2

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 아이즈원 "세계 각국으로부터 사랑 받고파"…日 데뷔 쇼케이스 성료. MBC Sports. January 21, 2019. April 2, 2019. ko.
  2. Web site: IZ*ONE's "Suki to Iwasetai" receives 1.74 million views in 24 hours, the highest first-day views on YouTube for Japan debut music video for a female idol group?. 2019-01-26 . 2019-02-06 .
  3. Web site: IZ*ONE NEWS: 'Suki to Iwasetai' music video surpasses 5 million views, IZ*ONE on "Seventeen" Magazine and more!. 2019-01-31 . 2019-02-06 .
  4. Web site: https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/2019-02-05/. Oricon. ja. ja:デイリー シングルランキング 2019年02月05日付. Daily Single Ranking February 05, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190206104138/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/2019-02-05/. February 6, 2019. dead. February 15, 2019.
  5. Web site: IZ*ONE Overtakes TWICE's Oricon Daily Record For Highest First Day Sales Mwave. www.mwave.me. en. 2019-02-15.
  6. Web site: https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/w/2019-02-18/. Oricon. ja. ja:週間 シングルランキング 2019年02月18日付. Weekly Single Ranking February 18, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190213044554/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/w/2019-02-18/. February 13, 2019. dead. February 15, 2019.
  7. Web site: 【ビルボード】Kis-My-Ft2「君を大好きだ」が3冠で総合首位獲得 総合2位のIZ*ONE「好きと言わせたい」とわずか約250ポイント差 Daily News. Billboard JAPAN. ja. 2019-02-15.
  8. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot 100 2019/02/18. Billboard Japan. ja. February 13, 2019.