Lucifer (Shinee song)

"Lucifer"
Single by Shinee
from the album Lucifer
Released July 19, 2010 (2010-07-19)
Format Digital download
Recorded SM Studios in Seoul, South Korea
Genre Dance-pop, Electropop
Length 03:54
Label SM Entertainment
Writer(s) Yoo Young-jin
Producer Lee Soo-man (Executive)
Shinee singles chronology
"Ring Ding Dong"
(2009)		 "Lucifer"
(2010)		 "Hello"
(2010)
Music video
"Lucifer" on YouTube

"Lucifer" (Korean title: 루시퍼; Japanese title: ルシファー) is a song performed by South Korean boy band Shinee. The song was written by Yoo Young-jin, who also penned the lyrics of many other songs performed by Shinee.[1]

Contents

Korean version

The Korean version of the song is the lead single from the group's second studio album of the same name, Lucifer, released in 2010. The song was released as a digital single on July 19, 2010, one day after the South Korean release of the album.[1]

Promotion

The teaser for the song's music video was released on July 14, 2010 via the official YouTube channel of SM Entertainment.[2] The full music video for was released on July 19, 2010.[3] The group made their comeback on July 23, 2010 on Music Bank, a variety show on KBS.[4] They performed the song live in during the following days on KBS and other broadcasting channels. Minho did not participate in the dances, however, sitting on a chair due to a leg injury[5] which had already delayed the album's release and promotion.[6] Like their promotions of previous songs, "Lucifer" also featured a dance cover. Choreography of the promotional single was released on YouTube on August 3, 2010.[7] The dance, which introduced the "Handcuff Dance", was choreographed by choreographers Sim Jae-Won (who was previously a member of Black Beat) and Rino Nakasone-Razalan.

Music Video

The beginning of the music video has close up shots of the members individually. Onew is then shown inside a room full of mirrors then pans to the group dancing in a room with three cars. The three cars headlights are the main lighting in the room. It then shows the other members residing in their own separate environment. With Taemin in the wind tunnel, Jonghyun in front or inside a car, Key crouching on a huge block and Minho in a narrow path. All the while there’s a mysterious aura which viewers can conclude to be the “Lucifer”.

The music video has over 27 million views.

Japanese version

"Lucifer"

Regular Edition CD+DVD Cover
Single by Shinee
from the album The First
B-side Love Like Oxygen
Released October 12, 2011 (2011-10-12)
Format Digital download, CD single, CD+DVD
Recorded SM Studios in Seoul, South Korea
Genre R&B, dance-pop, synthpop
Length 03:56
Label EMI Music Japan
Writer(s) Yoo Young-jin
Producer San-e Ichii, Lee Soo-man (both executive)
Shinee Japanese singles chronology
"Juliette"
(2011)		 "Lucifer"
(2011)
Music video
"Lucifer" on YouTube

On September 9, 2011, EMI Music Japan tweeted that Shinee will be releasing their third Japanese single Lucifer on October 12, 2011.[8] This news has been confirmed on their official Japanese homepage.[9]

Tracklisting

Japanese single:
No. Title Length
1. "Lucifer" (Japanese version) 3:56
2. "Love Like Oxygen" (Japanese version) 3:05
3. "Lucifer" (Korean version) (CD+DVD Type A and B only) 3:54
4. "Love Like Oxygen" (Korean version) (CD+DVD Type A and B only) 3:04
Total length:
 13:57

Chart performance

Oricon Chart

Released Oricon Chart Peak Debut Sales Sales Total Chart Run
October 12, 2011 Daily Singles Chart 1 50,398 50,398+ 1 week
Weekly Singles Chart 2
Monthly Singles Chart

References

  1. ^ a b (Korean)"Album info, Second album, SHINee, SM Town". SM Entertainment. http://shinee.smtown.com/pages/shinee/version06/albuminfo.sm?info=intro. Retrieved October 7, 2010. 
  2. ^ "SHINee(샤이니)_LUCIFER_티져무비(TEASER MOVIE)". SM Entertainment. YouTube. July 14, 2010. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bQ4FJ2o-vA.. Retrieved October 7, 2010. 
  3. ^ "SHINee(샤이니)_LUCIFER_뮤직비디오(MusicVideo) HD". SM Entertainment. YouTube. July 19, 2010. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dww9UjJ4Dt8. Retrieved October 7, 2010. 
  4. ^ "SHINee unleashes Lucifer music video". allkpop.com. July 20, 2010. http://www.allkpop.com/2010/07/shinee-unleashes-lucifer-music-video. Retrieved October 7, 2010. 
  5. ^ "SHINee’s Minho injured during Dream Team Season 2 filming again". allkpop. July 8, 2010. http://www.allkpop.com/2010/07/shinees-minho-injured-during-dream-team-season-2-filming-again. Retrieved November 15, 2010. 
  6. ^ "SHINee’s comeback to be delayed after Minho’s ruptured calf muscle". allkpop. July 8, 2010. http://www.allkpop.com/2010/07/shinees-comeback-to-be-delayed-after-minhos-ruptured-calf-muscle. Retrieved November 15, 2010. 
  7. ^ "SHINee(샤이니) - Lucifer_Dance ver.". SM Entertainment. YouTube. August 3, 2010. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovztfpWPo5M&feature=channel. Retrieved October 7, 2010. 
  8. ^ "NEW SINGLE「LUCIFER」10月12日（水）発売決定！". EMI Music Japan. September 9, 2011. http://twitter.com/#!/EMI_JP_DOM. Retrieved September 9, 2011. 
  9. ^ "NEW SINGLE「LUCIFER」10月12日（水）発売決定！". EMI Music Japan. September 9, 2011. http://shinee.jp/news/new-release/2011/0909_000242.php. Retrieved September 9, 2011. 

External links

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Studio albums
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Extended plays
Singles
Korean
"Replay" · "Love Like Oxygen" · "Amigo" · "Juliette" · "Ring Ding Dong" · "Jo Jo" · "Lucifer" · "Hello"
Japanese
"Replay" · "Juliette" · "Lucifer"
Concert tours
Affiliated tours
Reality shows
Shinee's YunHaNam · Let's Go Dream Team! (Minho and Taemin) · Shinee's Hello Baby
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