Bo Peep Bo Peep
"Bo Peep Bo Peep" is a song by South Korean girl group T-ara. It is the first lead track (of two) from the album Absolute First Album, the other being "Like The First Time" (Korean: 처음처럼). The song won 5 weekly #1 awards on KBS Music Bank and SBS Inkigayo. It was later re-recorded in Japanese for the group's debut single, which was released on September 28, 2011. The single has sold a total of 81,805 copies to date, peaking at #1 on Oricon's weekly chart.
History
For the group's comeback, T-ara released three music videos for the songs "Bo Peep Bo Peep" and "Like the First Time". 9,000 netizens from over 9 music portal sites voted in a poll determining which song T-ara will be promoting, but despite "Like the First Time" being the winning song, the group promoted "Bo Peep Bo Peep" on music shows instead. T-ara held their comeback stage on KBS Music Bank on December 4.
Japanese version
On August 4, 2011, it was announced that T-ara will be debuting in Japan with a Japanese remake of "Bo Peep Bo Peep". The single was released on September 28 as two limited editions and a regular edition, with a Japanese version of their song "I Go Crazy Because of You" as the accompanying b-side.[2] The music video was released on September 1 on the Japanese cable television network Space Shower TV. The single debuted on Oricon's Daily Chart at No. 1 with 20,068 copies sold on the first day. They are the first Korean girl group to achieve the number 1 spot and the third Korean group after MBLAQ's "Your Luv" and SHINee's "Replay -Kimi wa Boku no Everything-".[3] The single debuted at No. 1 on Oricon's Weekly Chart with 49,712 copies sold, making them the first foreign group and also the first Korean girl group to debut at No. 1;".[4]
Tracklisting
| Lyrics |
Music |
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"Bo Peep Bo Peep" (Japanese version) |
Zoop |
Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Gyu Sung |
3:49 |
| 2. |
"LOVE ME! ～Anata no Sei de Kurisou" (あなたのせいで狂いそう; I Go Crazy Because of You) |
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Cho Young Soo, Kim Tae Hyun |
3:17 |
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"Bo Peep Bo Peep" (Inst.) |
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3:49 |
| 4. |
"LOVE ME! ～Anata no Sei de Kurisou" (Inst.) |
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3:15 |
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Total length:
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14:08 |
| 1. |
"Bo Peep Bo Peep (JAPAN ORIGINAL ver.)" |
7:06 |
Chart performance
Korean version
| Chart |
Peak
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| Gaon single chart[6] |
4 |
Japanese version
Oricon Chart
| Released |
Oricon Chart |
Peak |
Debut sales |
Sales total |
| September 28, 2011 |
Daily Singles Chart[7] |
1 |
49,712 |
80,070 |
| Weekly Singles Chart[4] |
1 |
| Monthly Singles Chart |
7 |
Other charts
Cover versions
In 2010, Taiwanese entertainer Lotus Wang did a cover of the song under the title "Bobee 保庇". It became a dance craze and was picked by CNN's Phil Han for the "Best Viral Video of the Week", which lead to controversy from Korean neitizens complaining that the song 'wasn't original' and that they failed to mention the original title or T-ara's name at all.[12]
Release history
References
- ^ (Korean) "티아라, 50억 근접 역대 최고가 전속계약..일본 J-ROCK과 47억". Newsen. July 7, 2011. http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201106071058151002.
- ^ (Japanese) "T-ARA、日本デビュー・シングル“Bo Peep Bo Peep”の発売日が決定". Tower Records. August 4, 2011. http://tower.jp/article/news/80925.
- ^ (Japanese) "T-ARA、日本デビュー作が初日首位 韓国グループ初のデビューシングル週間1位なるか". Oricon. September 29, 2011. http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/2002228/.
- ^ a b (Japanese) "【オリコン】史上初！韓国勢新作が同時首位…シングルT-ARA＆アルバム東方神起". Oricon. October 4. http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/2002368/full/. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
- ^ (Japanese) "T-ara Official Japanese Website". http://www.t-ara-official.com/. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
- ^ (Korean) "Gaon Search - T-ara". Gaon. August 2, 2011. http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/search/list.gaon?Search_str=%ED%8B%B0%EC%95%84%EB%9D%BC&x=42&y=10.
- ^ (Korean) "티아라 일본 오리콘 1위, 한국 걸그룹 사상 최초". Naver. September 28, 2011. http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=106&oid=311&aid=0000089930.
- ^ (Japanese) "Billboard Japan Hot 100". Billboard. http://www.billboard-japan.com/system/jp_charts/hot100. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
- ^ "Japan Hot 100 Music Chart / Billboard.com". Billboard. 2011-12-09. http://www.billboard.com/#/charts-year-end/japan-hot-100?year=2011. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
- ^ (Japanese) "RIAJ Digital Track Chart: Chart issue October 11, 2011". Recording Industry Association of Japan. http://satsuki.musicdb.gr.jp/all_info/ranking_weekly/WeeklyRankingAction.do?term=2011s&weeklyCd=20111011&rankKbn=50. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
- ^ (Japanese) "RIAJ Digital Track Chart: Chart issue October 4, 2011". Recording Industry Association of Japan. http://satsuki.musicdb.gr.jp/all_info/ranking_weekly/WeeklyRankingAction.do?term=2011s&weeklyCd=20111004&rankKbn=50. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
- ^ (Korean) ""원조가 묻혔네"..CNN, `보핍` 리메이크곡 열풍소개". Nate. January 1, 2011. http://news.nate.com/view/20110127n08012.
- ^ (Japanese) "iTunes - ミュージック - T-ARA「Bo Peep Bo Peep - EP」". iTunes. October 5, 2011. http://itunes.apple.com/jp/album/bo-peep-bo-peep-ep/id466162225.
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