Mister (song)

"Mister"
Single by Kara
from the album Girl's Talk
B-side "Umbrella"
Released August 11, 2010 (2010-08-11) (Japan)
Format CD single, digital download
Recorded 2010
Genre Dance-pop
Length 03:12
Label Universal Sigma
Kara Japanese singles chronology
"Mister"
(2010)		 "Jumpin'"
(2010)
Alternative Cover
Type A - CD + DVD cover
Type B - CD+Photobook cover

"Mister" (ミスター Misutā?) is the Japanese debut single of South Korean girl group Kara. The single was released on August 11, 2010. It was released in four editions, one includes a DVD, another one is CD with a 28-page photobook, and two CD only editions, first press and regular.[1] The song was originally taken from their second Korean album, Revolution.

Contents

Background

The song was originally from the group's second Korean album Revolution. The group performed this song as a part of their comeback stage special alongside Revolution's lead single, "Wanna", starting on July 31, 2009, beginning with KBS's Music Bank then onto MBC's Show! Music Core and finally on SBS's Inkigayo. [2] After wrapping up their comeback stages to begin promotions for their second full-length Korean album, "Mister" proved to be popular with the viewers due to its addicting "butt dance" that is featured prominently in the choreography;[2][3] helping the group's Revolution album to perform well on various music charts prompting the group to promote the song more on music programs rather than the actual lead single, "Wanna".

Due to the overwhelming response that "Mister" received, the group's overall popularity in South Korea increased, with numerous advertisement requests coming in for the group as they have had more advertisements in October 2009 than the previous two years.[4]

On May 8, 2010, it was announced at a press conference in Akasaka that the group would be making their long-awaited Japanese debut with a Japanese version of "Mister" during summer. Upon release, their Japanese debut single ranked #5 in the Oricon daily chart.[5] The group also held a surprise performance at Shibuya109 in Tokyo on the same day. Although this event was not officially announced, 3,000 fans who heard the news immediately gathered to watch the group perform. As soon as a greater number of people than expected arrived for the concert, the group's Japanese management company, Universal Japan Sigma, had to suspend the concert in 3 minutes when it was supposed to last 30. The reason for this was because the location of Kara’s concert was a famous traffic area in Tokyo, and the massive gathering of the crowd could be dangerous for the peoples’ safety. Multiple Japanese news media, including Sankei Sports, has reported this unbelievable event, and confirmed the group's successful debut in Japan. [6] On July 15, 2010, Universal Music Japan released the promotional video teaser of "Mister" stating that their single will be released on August 11.

USEN also recently revealed that Mister ranked #18 for the year, based on hit song rankings, song requests, and broadcasts. Japan's Karaoke charts also ranked Mister #1 for the months of November and December, revealing Kara's popularity potential in Japan.[7]

Composition

It is the Japanese version of "미스터" ("Mr.") from the group's second Korean full-length album, Revolution. The song is about a girl who has a crush on someone, but is too shy to approach them. As she doesn't know the person very well, she refers to him as "Mr."

The B-side, "Umbrella", is originally from the group's third mini-album, Lupin.

Live performances

The group performed a short version of the song as a part of their comeback stage special alongside Revolution's lead single, "Wanna", starting on July 31, 2009, beginning with KBS's Music Bank then onto MBC's Show! Music Core and finally on SBS's Inkigayo.[2] The group eventually filmed a live performance of the whole song on August 19, 2009 at MBC's Show! Music Core.[8] Afterwards, the group began promoting the song more on other music programs due to the song's sudden rise of popularity for its popular "butt dance" choreography.

The group made their Japanese debut with the single and had their first live performance on TV Asahi's program "Music Station" for the first time on October 15, 2010, showing off the popular "butt dance" to the Japanese audience.[9]

Cultural impact

The song's popular "butt-dance" has been featured in various TV programs and other media outlets in Japan. A parody of it was featured in popular anime series "Doraemon".[10] The song was also included into the Japanese release of Nintendo Wii video game Just Dance.

Track listings

Japanese Single
No. Title Length
1. "Mister" (ミスター) 3:12
2. "Umbrella" (アンブレラ) 3:45
3. "Mister (Instrumental)"   3:12
Total length:
 10:09
Bonus Track (Limited Edition Version C)
No. Title Length
4. "Mister" (미스터) (Korean Version) 3:12
Total length:
 13:21

Chart performance

Upon release, Kara's "Mister" debut single exceeded expectations as it ranked #5 in the Oricon daily chart.[11] "Mister" was ranked #1 on Japan iTunes as most downloaded video and song.[12] On August 17, 2010 it was announced by Oricon Style that Kara’s single debut album "Mister" ranked #5 in the weekly singles making them the first ever Korean girl group to do so. Oricon Style reported the girls’ success as, “First time in 29 years and 8 months since a foreign girl group has entered the top 10 with their debut album.”[13]

The song was certified Platinum by the RIAJ for cellphone digital downloads.[14][15]

Chart Peak
position
RIAJ Digital Track Chart weekly top 100[14] 2
RIAJ Digital Track Chart yearly top 100[16] 24

Oricon Chart

Released Oricon Chart Peak Debut Sales Sales Total Chart Run
August 11, 2010 Daily Singles Chart 5[11] 29,238 150,000+ 55 weeks
Weekly Singles Chart 5[11]
Monthly Singles Chart 16
Yearly Singles Chart 67

Sales and certifications

Chart Amount
RIAJ physical single[17] Gold (100,000+)
RIAJ ringtone downloads[18] 3× Platinum (750,000+)
RIAJ full-length cellphone downloads[19] 3× Platinum (750,000+)
RIAJ PC downloads[20] Platinum (250,000+)

Release

Country Date Format Label
Japan August 11, 2011 CD single, Digital download Universal Sigma
Taiwan August 20, 2011 CD+DVD

References

  1. ^ http://www.universal-music.co.jp/kara/disco.html
  2. ^ a b c (Korean) Kang, Eun-yeong. "카라 '엉덩이춤' 너무 귀여워~" ("Kara's 'Butt Dance' is So Cute~"). Sports Hankook. August 5, 2009. Retrieved August 4, 2009.
  3. ^ (Korean) 카라 ‘엉덩이춤’ 눈길 확~ 대박 조짐 (Kara's "Butt Dance" is Eye-grabbing; Huge Hit). Joins.com/Newsen. August 5, 2009. Retrieved August 4, 2009.
  4. ^ (Korean) Kim, Won-gyeong. 실룩샐룩! 카라 ‘엉덩이’에 CF계 홀렸다 (Shake, Shake! Commercials Fall for Kara's "Butts"). Nate News. November 18, 2009. Retrieved December 4, 2010.
  5. ^ (Korean) 카라 日 데뷔앨범 ‘미스터’ 오리콘 5위 입성 대박. Newsen. August 11, 2010. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
  6. ^ http://www.tokyohive.com/2010/08/karas-guerilla-concert-in-tokyo-is-suspended-after-3-minutes/
  7. ^ 日 신인1위 올킬 카라 ‘일본 최고 신인가수 10배, 적수 없다’. "Nate". December 20, 2010. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
  8. ^ http://www.allkpop.com/2009/08/kara_performs_mister_in_full_on_music_core
  9. ^ Nifty News. "Nifty News". September 30, 2010. Retrieved October 3, 2010.
  10. ^ http://www.allkpop.com/2011/09/kara-appears-in-japanese-anime-doraemon
  11. ^ a b c (Korean) 카라 日 데뷔앨범 ‘미스터’ 오리콘 5위 입성 대박. Newsen. August 11, 2010. Retrieved December 4, 2010.
  12. ^ (Korean) 카라 ‘미스터’ 日 아이튠즈 뮤비 차트도 1위 석권 ‘반응 심상치 않네’. Nate. August 12, 2010. Retrieved December 4, 2010.
  13. ^ (Japanese) 카라 日 데뷔앨범 韓国ガールズグループ・KARA、ノーランズ以来29年8ヶ月ぶりの海外女性グループデビュー作TOP10入り. Oricon Style. August 171, 2010. Retrieved December 4, 2010.
  14. ^ a b "レコード協会調べ　11月度有料音楽配信認定 ＜略称：11月度認定＞" (in Japanese). RIAJ. December 20, 2010. http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w101220.html. Retrieved December 20, 2010. 
  15. ^ 카라 韓 걸그룹 최초 일본서 플래티넘 등극 ‘연일 인기폭발’. "Newsen". December 21, 2010. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
  16. ^ "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. http://www.riaj.or.jp/release/2010/pdf/pr101220.pdf. Retrieved December 22, 2010. 
  17. ^ "ゴールド等認定作品一覧　2010年12月 [Record Association report: March digital music download certifications (Abbreviation: March Certifications)]" (in Japanese). RIAJ. September 27, 2011. http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/201012.html. Retrieved September 27, 2011. 
  18. ^ "レコード協会調べ　3月度有料音楽配信認定＜略称：3月度認定＞ [Record Association report: March digital music download certifications (Abbreviation: March Certifications)]" (in Japanese). RIAJ. April 20, 2011. http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w110420.html. Retrieved April 20, 2011. 
  19. ^ "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＞ [Record Association report: May digital music download certifications (Abbreviation: May Certifications)]" (in Japanese). RIAJ. June 20, 2011. http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w110520.html. Retrieved June 20, 2011. 
  20. ^ "レコード協会調べ　2月度有料音楽配信認定 ＜略称：2月度認定＞ [Record Association report: February digital music download certifications (Abbreviation: February Certifications)]" (in Japanese). RIAJ. March 25, 2011. http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w110325.html. Retrieved March 25, 2011. 

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