LOL! (Meisa Kuroki song)

"LOL!"
Single by Meisa Kuroki
from the album Magazine
Released October 3, 2010
(see release history)
Format CD single, CD+DVD single, rental CD, Digital download
Genre J-pop, dance-pop, electropop
Length 4:07
Label Sony
Writer(s) Kaoru Kami, June
Producer(s) June
Meisa Kuroki singles chronology
"5 (Five)"
(2010)		 "LOL!"
(2010)		 "One More Drama"
(2011)
Alternative cover
CD+DVD edition cover

"LOL!" is a song by Japanese fashion model, actress and musician Meisa Kuroki, released as her third physical single in early October, 2010.[1] The song, as of 2010, is her most popular single, outselling her other singles in terms of physical copies,[2] and also being her only single to receive a digital download certification from RIAJ.[3]

Promotion

The song was used in commercials for Kit Kats in Japan, in 2010.[1] Kuroki set up an official Twitter account, https://twitter.com/Meisa_Kuroki, on September 7 in promotion for the single.[4] Originally, Kuroki intended to only use the Twitter account for a month, until October 7,[4] however is currently still using the service. She promoted the single with two handshake events on October 9 held on the same day, one in Shinjuku, Tokyo and one in Nishinomiya.[5]

Kuroki appeared on TV shows Music Lovers, Music Japan and Sakigake! Ongaku Banzuke Eight in promotion of the event.[6] She also appeared on radio shows on Tokyo FM, most notably Love Connection four times throughout October.[6] Kuroki was featured in many magazines to promote the single, such as 25ans, Floor, Nikkei Magazine, Gyao Magazine, Ori Star, Sweet and WWD Japan.[6][7]

Music video

Meisa Kuroki in the music video

The music video was directed by Shigeaki Kubo.[8] It was initially aired on the internet on September 11, for a limited period of 24 hours.[9] The video features Kuroki in a summery room, reclined on the floor reading a magazine, along with several other girls. Interspersed with these scenes are Kuroki and two back-up dancers in a monochrome room, as well as scenes inside a red cluttered room, in which Kuroki stands in a bath-tub. Occasional 3D speech bubbles appear with the lyrics of the song around Kuroki, as well as other computer graphics.

Track listing

No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "LOL!"  Kaoru KamiJune 4:07
2. "Be Like That"  Momo "Mocha" N.U-Key Zone 4:41
3. "LOL! (Instrumental)"  KamiJune 4:04
4. "Be Like That (Instrumental)"  Momo "Mocha" N.U-Key Zone 4:39
Total length:
 17:31
DVD
No. TitleDirector Length
1. "LOL! (Music Video)"  Shigeaki Kubo  
2. "Special Making of LOL!"     

Chart rankings

Chart Peak
position
Billboard Japan Hot 100[10] 62
Oricon weekly singles[11] 12
RIAJ Digital Track Chart Top 100[12] 4

Sales and certifications

Chart Amount
Oricon physical sales[2] 12,000
RIAJ full-length cellphone downloads[3] Gold (100,000+)

Personnel

Release history

Region Date Format
Japan September 25, 2010[13] Ringtone
October 3, 2010[3] Full-length cellphone download
October 6, 2010[1][14] CD single, CD+DVD single, rental CD

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "[CD] LOL! [DVD付初回限定盤] / 黒木メイサ". Neowing (in Japanese). Retrieved December 1, 2010.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. Retrieved December 1, 2010. (subscription only)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 レコード協会調べ　9月度有料音楽配信認定 ＜略称：9月度認定＞. RIAJ (in Japanese). November 22, 2010. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "新曲「LOL!」がキットカットのＣＭソングに決定！＆メイサが期間限定TWITTER（ツイッター）スタート！？". Sony (in Japanese). September 7, 2010. Archived from the original on December 1, 2010. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
  5. ↑ "☆黒木メイサ、3rd「LOL！」リリース記念　トーク＆握手会決定！☆10月9日（土）、アーティストとして、関西初上陸！". Sony (in Japanese). September 22, 2010. Archived from the original on December 1, 2010. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 メディア情報更新！. Sony (in Japanese). September 22, 2010. Archived from the original on December 1, 2010. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
  7. ↑ メディア情報更新！. Sony (in Japanese). October 1, 2010. Archived from the original on December 1, 2010. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
  8. ↑ "MEISA KUROKI 楽曲名 LOL!". Space Shower (in Japanese). Retrieved December 1, 2010.
  9. ↑ "「LOL!」ＰＶフル視聴24時間限定企画のお知らせ". Sony (in Japanese). September 9, 2010. Archived from the original on December 1, 2010. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
  10. ↑ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. October 18, 2010. Archived from the original on December 1, 2010. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
  11. ↑ Oricon. ＬＯＬ！（初回生産限定盤） - 黒木メイサ (in Japanese). Retrieved December 1, 2010.
  12. ↑ "レコード協会調べ 2010年10月13日～2010年10月19日 ＜略称：レコ協チャート（「着うたフル(R)」）＞". RIAJ. October 20, 2010. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
  13. ↑ "ニューシングル「LOL!」着うた配信開始！". Sony (in Japanese). September 25, 2010. Archived from the original on December 1, 2010. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
  14. ↑ ＬＯＬ！/黒木メイサ 音楽. Tsutaya (in Japanese). Retrieved December 1, 2010.