Tail of Hope explained
"Tail of Hope" is a song recorded by South Korean singer BoA, released on June 26, 2013. The song serves as the theme song for the Japanese Fuji-TV drama Hakui no Namida. The B-side is the song "Baby You...", a rewritten Japanese version of her Korean song "Disturbance".
Background
"Tail of Hope" is the theme song for the Japanese drama Hakui no Namida, which began airing on April 1, 2013.[1] [2] This is BoA's thirty-third Japanese single and was released on June 26, 2013.[3] A Japanese version of BoA's self-written Korean song "Disturbance" released earlier in January 2013 is the single's B-side.[4] An English version of the song released as a separate special edition CD was also made available exclusively to members of BoA's official fan club who purchased both the CD and CD+DVD editions.[5]
Charts
Personnel
Personnel details were sourced from the liner notes booklet of "Tail of Hope."[8]
- Anna – Hair, make-up
- Andrew Gilbert – arrangement (#1, #3)
- Yu Hamashima – "Tail of Hope" music video producer
- Kim Terung – arrangement (#2, #4)
- Kim Yongshin – arrangement (#2, #4)
- Kwon BoA – vocals
- Kwon Soonwook – "Disturbance" music video director
- Metaoloz Creative Group – "Disturbance" music video production
- Daniel Sherman – arrangement (#1, #3)
- Satsuki Naono – creative coordination
- Claire Rodrigues – arrangement (#1, #3)
- Chie Sekine – graphic design
- Shino Suganuma – styling
- Toshiyuki Suzuki – art direction, "Tail of Hope" music video director
- Tisch – photographer
Notes and References
- Web site: BoA and Kawamura Ryuichi to sing theme songs for daytime drama, Hakui no Namida. March 30, 2013. March 30, 2013. TokyoHive. 6Theory Media, LLC..
- Web site: BoA, 河村隆一がフジ昼ドラ「白衣のなみだ」テーマ曲担当. March 29, 2013. March 30, 2013. Natalie. Natasha. Japanese.
- Web site: "Tail of Hope" of BoA. CDJapan.co.jp. September 29, 2013.
- Web site: BoA to release single 'Disturbance' for her first solo concert. January 23, 2013. January 28, 2013. Allkpop. 6TheoryMedia.
- Web site: "BoA"NEW SINGLE「Tail of Hope」豪華2形態連動特典決定！！"もれなく"＜スペシャルCD＞プレゼント!!. Avex Marketing. May 8, 2013. September 29, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131002140346/http://avex.jp/boa/news/news_detail.php?id=1003201. October 2, 2013. live. Japanese.
- Web site: Oricon Weekly Singles Chart (11—20). June 24–30, 2013. Oricon. September 28, 2013. Japanese.
- Web site: Billboard-Japan Weekly Singles Chart. July 8, 2013. September 28, 2013. Billboard-Japan. Japanese.
- Tail of Hope . . 2013 . Japanese . Avex . Tokyo, Japan.
