Stand by U

"Stand by U"
Single by TVXQ
A-side "Stand by U"
B-side "Tea for Two"
"Sky"
Stand by U (Luv Behind the Mld Mix)
Released July 1, 2009 (2009-07-01)
Format Maxi single, CD single, CD+DVD
Recorded Avex Studio Azabu, Sony Music Studio, Prime Sound Studio Aoyama
Genre Pop , R&B
Label Rhythm Zone
Writer(s) Shinjiroh Inoue, H.u.b.
Certification Gold
TVXQ singles chronology
"Share the World/We Are!"
(2009)		 "Stand by U"
(2009)		 "Break Out!"
(2010)

"Stand by U" is South Korean pop group TVXQ's twenty-eighth Japanese language single. "Stand by U" was released on July 1, 2009 by their label Rhythm Zone and was released in two formats: CD and CD+DVD.

Contents

Background

Shortly after the release of their twenty-seventh Japanese language single, "Share the World/We Are!", news about the group recording the single started to surfaced online.[1][2]

Chart performance

Upon the release of the single in Japan, it took the number two spot on the Oricon daily chart selling over 94,800 copies.[3][4] On July 5, 2009 daily chart the single peaked at the number-one spot selling nearly 29,300 copies.[5] On the issue date of July 13, 2009, "Stand by U" debuted at number two on the Oricon weekly chart behind pop boy band Arashi's "Everything"; selling a little more than 182,060 copies.[6][7]

Music video

Like their twenty-third Japanese single, "Dōshite Kimi o Suki ni Natte Shimattandarō?", two music videos were shot for "Stand by U": Stand by U (Drama ver.) and Stand by U (Member ver.). Both videos were shot by Hideaki Sunaga (須永秀明 Sunaga Hideaki?) and the video features the members in a hotel.[8][9] The drama version of "Stand by U" stars Narimiya Hiroki as the male lead and Noriko Iriyama as the female lead.[10]

Live performance

On June 20, 2009, TVXQ appeared on Music Fair and performed "Stand by U" as well as "Sky".[11] They also appeared on other shows such as NHK Save the Future 2009, Music Station and Music Japan, performing "Stand by U".[11][12][13]

Track list

No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "Stand by U"   Shinjiroh Inoue Uta, Reo 5:56
2. "Tea for Two"   H.u.b. Ichiro Fujiya 4:41
3. "Sky"   H.u.b. H-wonder 5:31
4. "Stand by U: Luv Behind the Mld Mix"       6:12
5. "Stand by U (Less Vocal)"       5:56
6. "Tea for Two (Less Vocal)"       4:39
DVD
No. Title Length
1. "Stand by U (Video Clip)"    
2. "Off Shot Movie"    

Credits

Charts, peaks and certifications

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Japan Oricon Daily Singles Chart[5] 1
Japan Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[6] 2
Taiwan G-Music J-Pop Chart[14] 1

Sales and certifications

Country Provider Sales Certification
Japan RIAJ 182,060+ Gold[15]

Chart procession and succession

Preceded by
Sorry, Sorry by Super Junior		 Taiwan J-Pop number-one album
July 27, 2009		 Succeeded by
Sorry, Sorry by Super Junior

Release history

Country Date Label
Japan July 1, 2009 (2009-07-01) Rhythm Zone
South Korea July 20, 2009 (2009-07-20)[16] SM Entertainment
Taiwan July 10, 2009 (2009-07-10)[17] Avex Taiwan

References

  1. ^ (Japanese) "勢いづく東方神起の未発表曲「Stand by U」を街中に響かせよう". Barks. 2009-05-01. http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000049083. Retrieved 2009-06-27. 
  2. ^ (Japanese) "東方神起 アニメ「ONE PIECE」タイアップシングルがオリコン1位！". Yahoo! Japan. 2009-04-28. http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20090428-00000007-exp-musi. Retrieved 2009-06-27. 
  3. ^ (Japanese) "東方神起、外国人記録の更新に向けて初日好発進". Oricon. 2009-07-02. http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/67363/. Retrieved 2009-07-06. 
  4. ^ (Korean) "동방신기, 日 싱글 하루만에 9만여 장 판매 '저력'". Asia Economic. 2009-07-02. http://www.asiae.co.kr/uhtml/read.php?idxno=2009070207491921511. Retrieved 2009-07-01. 
  5. ^ a b (Korean) "동방신기, 日오리콘차트 1위 등극…아라시도 제쳤다!". Newsen. 2009-07-06. http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200907062139281002&search=title&searchstring=%B5%BF%B9%E6%BD%C5%B1%E2. Retrieved 2009-07-06. 
  6. ^ a b (Korean) "동방신기, 아라시 이어 日 오리콘 주간 2위 등극 ‘18만장 판매 대박’". 2009-07-08. http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200907081143561002&search=title&searchstring=%B5%BF%B9%E6%BD%C5%B1%E2. Retrieved 2009-07-08. 
  7. ^ (Japanese) "2009年07月第2週の邦楽シングルランキング情報". Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=js&types=rnk&year=2009&month=7&week=2&submit4.x=0&submit4.y=0. Retrieved 2009-07-08. 
  8. ^ (Japanese) "Stand by U (Drama Ver.) director". jp:スペースシャワーTV. http://www.spaceshowertv.com/search/detail.cgi?mu=0074137&ch=0. Retrieved 2009-06-27. 
  9. ^ (Japanese) "Stand by U (Member Ver.) director". jp:スペースシャワーTV. http://www.spaceshowertv.com/search/detail.cgi?mu=0074406&ch=0. Retrieved 2009-06-27. 
  10. ^ (Japanese) "東方神起のビデオに出演する“思い出の恋人”は誰？". Oricon. 2009-06-27. http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/deview/67247/. Retrieved 2009-06-27. 
  11. ^ a b (Japanese) "Media：東方神起 オフィシャル ウェブ サイト". Avex Group. Rhythm Zone. http://toho-jp.net/media/. Retrieved 2009-06-27. 
  12. ^ (Japanese) "テレビ朝日｜ミュージックステーション". TV Asahi. Music Station. http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/music/contents/m_lineup/cur/. Retrieved 2009-06-28. 
  13. ^ (Japanese) "Music Japan". NHK. http://www.nhk.or.jp/mj/. Retrieved 2009-06-30. 
  14. ^ (Chinese) Select 第28週 on the drop down menu "G-Music 風雲榜 (東洋榜)". G-Music. http://www.g-music.com.tw/GMusicBillboard3.aspx. Retrieved 2009-07-22. 
  15. ^ (Japanese) "ゴールド等認定作品一覧　2009年7月". Recording Industry Association of Japan. http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200907.html#list1. Retrieved 2009-08-10. 
  16. ^ "Dong Bang Shin Ki - Stand By U (CD+DVD) (First Press Limited Edition) (Korea Version)". YesAsia. http://www.yesasia.com/us/dong-bang-shin-ki-stand-by-u-cd-dvd-first-press-limited-edition-korea/1020458068-0-0-0-en/info.html. Retrieved 2009-07-03. 
  17. ^ (Chinese) "東方神起最新單曲延至7月10日發行". Avex. http://www.avex.com.tw/4th/artist/artist_news.asp?aid=474877&id=1372&cateid=2. Retrieved 2009-07-03. 
TVXQ
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"Hug" · "The Way U Are" · "Hi Ya Ya Summer Day" · "Show Me Your Love" · "Fighting Spirit of Dong Bang" · "Yeo Haeng Gi (Traveling)"  · "Mirotic"  · "Wrong Number" · "Why? (Keep Your Head Down)" · "How Can I"  · "Before U Go"
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"Stay With Me Tonight" · "Somebody To Love" · "My Destiny" · "Asu wa Kuru Kara" · "Rising Sun / Heart, Mind and Soul" · "Begin" · "Sky" · "Miss You /“O”‐Sei・Han・Gō" · "Step By Step" · "Choosey Lover" · "Lovin' You" · "Summer: Summer Dream/Song for You/Love in the Ice" · "Shine/Ride On" · "Forever Love" · "Together" · "Purple Line" · "Two Hearts/Wild Soul" · "Runaway/My Girlfriend" · "If...!/Rainy Night" · "Close To You/Crazy Life" · "Keyword/Maze" · "Beautiful You / Sennen Koi Uta" · "Dōshite Kimi o Suki ni Natte Shimattandarō?" · "Purple Line" · "Jumon: Mirotic" · "Bolero/Kiss the Baby Sky/Wasurenaide" · "Survivor"  · "Share the World/We Are!" · "Stand by U"  · "Break Out!"  · "Toki o Tomete" · "Why? (Keep Your Head Down)" · "Superstar" · "B.U.T (BE-AU-TY)" · "Winter"
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