Hey What's Up?

"Hey What's Up?"
Single by Jin Akanishi
from the album #JustJin
B-side Key To Your Heart
Released August 7, 2013
Format CD, CD+DVD
Recorded 2013
Genre Pop
Length 4:33
Label Warner Music Japan
Writer(s) Jin Akanishi
Jin Akanishi singles chronology
"Sun Burns Down"
(2012)		 "Hey What's Up?"
(2013)		 "Ai Naru Hō e"
(2013)

"Hey What's Up?" is the third physical solo single by Japanese singer-songwriter Jin Akanishi, released on August 7, 2013.[1]

Background

In 2013 "Hey What's Up?" was chosen as the first official theme song for the Tokyo Girls Collection fashion show, which was held on the 31st of that same month at the Saitama Super Arena.[2] In October was released the fifth single "Ai Naru Hō e" (To Where Love Rings),[3] and in November his second studio album #JustJin.

Release

The single was released in two different editions, the standard or regular edition, which opposite of the limited edition's only b-side song "Key To Your Heart", it additionally includes the song "Summer Loving".[4] There three different limited editions; the edition A includes a DVD featuring the title track’s music video as well as its making-of video,[4] edition B a DVD documenting the single's recording and jacket photo session,[4] while the edition C is CD-only (not standard) and features a 24-page photo booklet.[4] There are three different cover artworks for the limited edition.[4]

Akanishi commented about the title track, "Since the theme is "summer party", I absolutely wanted to put in a party scene. I wanted to present the amusement of Japan".[5]

Chart performance

The single was released on August 7, 2013 by Warner Music Japan, approximately a year and a half following his American debut studio album Japonicana.[6]

In the first week it debuted at number two on Oricon weekly singles chart.[7] It stayed on the charts for nine weeks,[8] and with 127,000 copies sold it was the 52nd best-selling single of the year,[9] and was certified Gold by RIAJ denoting over 100,000 shipments.[10]

It has peaked at number two on the Billboards Japan Hot 100,[11] and the Hot Singles Sales chart.[12] It also peaked at number thirteen on Hot Top Airplay,[13] and number eighteen on Adult Contemporary Airplay.[14]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Jin Akanishi, all music composed by Jin Akanishi, Zen Nishizawa.

Standard Edition
No. Title Length
1. "Hey What's Up?"   4:33
2. "Key To Your Heart -Kimi no Kokoro no Kagi-" (～君のココロの鍵～) 3:33
3. "Summer Loving"   3:46
4. "Hey What's Up?" (Instrumental) 4:33
5. "Key To Your Heart -Kimi no Kokoro no Kagi-" (Instrumental) 3:33
6. "Summer Loving" (Instrumental) 3:46

Charts

Charts (2013) Peak
position
Oricon Weekly Singles 2
Billboard Japan Hot 100 2
Billboard Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay 18

References

  1. ↑ "Jin Akanishi's New Song, 'Hey What's Up?' On Sale 8/7". Barks. Global Plus. July 19, 2013. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Akanishi Jin's comeback single chosen as first official song for 'Tokyo Girls Collection'". Tokyohive. 6Theory Media. August 10, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Akanishi Jin to release a new single in October". Tokyohive. 6Theory Media. August 31, 2013.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "New Single from Akanishi Jin". JaME World. Japanese Music Entertainment. June 26, 2013. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Jin Akanishi Reveals Short PV For Upcoming Single "Hey! What's Up?"". JpopAsia. July 21, 2013. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Jin Akanishi to Release First New Music Video in One Year, Five Months". Barks. Global Plus. August 14, 2013. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
  7. ↑ Jasy (August 15, 2013). "Oricon 2013 Week 33". JaME World. Japanese Music Entertainment. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Hey What's Up? on Oricon". Oricon. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
  9. ↑ Jasy (December 30, 2013). "Oricon Top 100 2013: Singles". JaME World. Japanese Music Entertainment. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
  10. ↑ ゴールド等認定作品一覧　2013年8月 [Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (August 2013)] (in Japanese). RIAJ. September 10, 2013. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Hey What's Up? on Japan Hot 100 chart". Billboard Japan. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Hey What's Up? on Hot Singles Sales chart". Billboard Japan. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Hey What's Up? on Hot Top Airplay chart". Billboard Japan. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Hey What's Up? on Adult Contemporary Airplay chart". Billboard Japan. Retrieved February 12, 2015.