Beautiful Target

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"Beautiful Target"
Single by B1A4
from the album It B1A4
ReleasedSeptember 16, 2011 (2011-09-16)
Recorded2011
Genre K-pop, dance-pop
Length3:18
Label WM Entertainment
Songwriter(s) CNU, Baro, 우리형과 내동생, Shoko Fujibayashi (Japanese lyrics)
Koreansingles chronology
"Only Learned Bad Things"
(2011)		"Beautiful Target"
(2011)		"My Love"
(2011)

"Beautiful Target" is a song released by the South Korean boy band B1A4. The song is the lead single from the group's second mini album It B1A4 , released on September 16, 2011. [1] The song was re-recorded in Japanese and used as the group's debut single in Japan, released on June 27, 2012.

Contents

Composition

The song was composed by the members CNU and Baro and composed by 우리형과 내동생. In the mini album It B1A4, the song is listed as the track 1.

Promotions

The group started promoting the song on September 16, 2011, on KBS' Music Bank . It was also promoted on the shows Show! Music Core , [2] Inkigayo , M! Countdown and MTV The Show. The promotions of the song ended in November 2011 on SBS' Inkigayo and followed by the song "My Love". The song "Chu Chu Chu", from It B1A4, was used as an intro for the comeback week performances. [3]

Music video

A teaser of the music video was released on September 9, 2011. [4] The full video was released one week after, on September 16, 2011, along with the EP digital release. Another version of the music video, called "Zoom Zoom" version, was released on October 7, 2011. [5]

Chart performance

The song debuted at the position number 86 in Gaon's Weekly singles chart, on the week of September 25, with 4,030,414 points. On the following week the song climbed nineteen positions and charted at number 67, which is the current peak of the song.

Charts

Chart (2011)Peak
position
Gaon Weekly singles[ citation needed ]67
Gaon Monthly singles[ citation needed ]113

Japanese version

"Beautiful Target"
BeautifulTarget-Regulared.jpeg
Regular edition cover
Single by B1A4
from the album 1
B-side "Chu Chu Chu" (Japanese version)
ReleasedJune 27, 2012 (2012-06-27)
Recorded2011–2012
Genre J-pop, dance-pop
Label Pony Canyon
Songwriter(s) CNU, Baro, Urihyeong-gwa Naedongsaeng, Shoko Fujibayashi (Japanese lyrics), Urihyeong-gwa Naedongsaeng
B1A4 Japanesesingles chronology
"Beautiful Target"
(2012)		"Oyasumi Good Night"
(2012)

Almost one year after its original release, the group's agency, WM Entertainment announced that the song was re-recorded in Japanese and will be used as their debut single in Japan. [6] The single was released on June 27, 2012, in three different editions: CD+DVD, [7] CD+Goods [8] and a Regular edition. [9]

Composition

The song was translated in Japanese by Shoko Fujibayashi. The b-side "Chu Chu Chu" was originally written by Song Bong-jo and Song Jae-won and translated in Japanese by MEG.ME. The song "Bling Girl", included as a bonus track of the CD+Goods edition, was originally written by the members Jinyoung and Baro and translated in Japanese by MEG.ME. The song is originally in Korean and it was released on their debut EP Let's Fly . [10] The song "Ready to Go", included as a bonus track of the Regular edition, is an original Japanese song written by Yuki Shirai.

Music video

The music video of the Japanese version of the song was released on June 3, 2012, in Pony Canyon's YouTube account. Although this version has different studios and looks, the music video follows the same concept of the Korean version.

Track listing

CD+DVD edition [7]
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Beautiful Target" (Japanese version)CNU, Baro, Urihyeong-gwa Naedongsaeng, Shoko Fujibayashi (Japanese lyrics)Urihyeong-gwa Naedongsaeng3:22
2."Chu Chu Chu" (Japanese version)Song Bong-jo, Song Jae-won, MEG.ME (Japanese lyrics)Song Bong-jo3:31
3."Beautiful Target" (Instrumental) Urihyeong-gwa Naedongsaeng3:21
4."Chu Chu Chu" (Instrumental) Song Bong-jo3:31
Total length:13:45
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Beautiful Target" and "O.K" (Live from Japan Showcase 2011) 
2."Jacket Making-of" (Off-shot movie) 
CD+Goods edition [8]
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Beautiful Target" (Japanese version)CNU, Baro, Urihyeong-gwa Naedongsaeng, Shoko Fujibayashi (Japanese lyrics)Urihyeong-gwa Naedongsaeng3:22
2."Chu Chu Chu" (Japanese version)Song Bong-jo, Song Jae-won, MEG.ME (Japanese lyrics)Song Bong-jo3:31
3."Bling Girl" (Japanese version)Jinyoung, Baro, MEG.ME (Japanese lyrics)Jinyoung3:38
4."Beautiful Target" (Instrumental) Urihyeong-gwa Naedongsaeng3:21
5."Chu Chu Chu" (Instrumental) Song Bong-jo3:31
6."Bling Girl" (Instrumental) Jinyoung3:35
Total length:20:58
Regular edition [9]
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Beautiful Target" (Japanese version)CNU, Baro, Urihyeong-gwa Naedongsaeng, Shoko Fujibayashi (Japanese lyrics)Urihyeong-gwa Naedongsaeng3:22
2."Chu Chu Chu" (Japanese version)Song Bong-jo, Song Jae-won, MEG.ME (Japanese lyrics)Song Bong-jo3:31
3."Ready to Go"Yuki ShiraiDamon Sharpe, Jimmy Burney, Charles "Chizzy" Stephens III3:51
4."Beautiful Target" (Instrumental) Urihyeong-gwa Naedongsaeng3:21
5."Chu Chu Chu" (Instrumental) Song Bong-jo3:31
6."Ready to Go" (Instrumental) Damon Sharpe, Jimmy Burney, Charles "Chizzy" Stephens III3:49
Total length:21:22

Charts

Oricon chart

Oricon ChartPeakDebut SalesSales TotalChart Run
Daily Singles Chart4 [11] 15,858 (Daily)[ citation needed ]
32,665 (Weekly; Monthly)[ citation needed ]		36,521+[ citation needed ]7 weeks
Weekly Singles Chart4 [12]
Monthly Singles Chart12[ citation needed ]

Other charts

ChartPeak
position
Billboard Japan Hot 100 [13] 8

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabel
South Korea September 16, 2011 Promotional single WM Entertainment
Japan June 27, 2012 CD single, Digital download [14] Pony Canyon

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