Do Not Touch

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"Do Not Touch"
Single by MiSaMo
from the EP Masterpiece
LanguageJapanese
ReleasedJuly 26, 2023 (2023-07-26)
Studio JYPE Studios (Seoul)
Genre R&B [1]
Length3:05
Label Warner Japan
Composer(s)
  • Hyuk Shin (153/Joombas)
  • Ashley Alisha (153/Joombas)
  • MRey (153/Joombas)
Lyricist(s)
Producer(s) MRey (153/Joombas)
Music video
"Do Not Touch " on YouTube

"Do Not Touch" is a song recorded by MiSaMo. It was released as the lead single of their debut extended play Masterpiece . The song was pre-released for streaming and digital download on July 14, 2023.

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Background

On February 9, JYP Entertainment announced that the trio would debut as MiSaMo with an extended play of seven tracks, including "Bouquet", on July 26. [2] On June 14, they revealed the tracklist and "Do Not Touch" was confirmed as the lead single. The song was pre-released digitally on July 14 with an accompanying music video. [3] [4]

Composition

"Do Not Touch" is an R&B song [1] that highlights the charm, color and maturity of the three members. Lyrically, it discusses the importance of consent in relationships, and contains the message that everyone is a noble being worthy of respect. [5] [6] Its lyrical concept is a play on the phrase "Do not touch" used as a warning against touching artwork in art galleries. [7] [8] The song is composed in the key of E♭ minor with a tempo of 150 beats per minute. [9]

Promotion

To promote the song, MiSaMo performed on TV Asahi's Music Station , on July 21. [10] [11] On August 19, the group performed "Do Not Touch" on Venue101 Presents MiSaMo Masterpiece Show, a special live broadcast of NHK's music program Venue101. [12] They also performed the song on NHK's New Year's Eve television special, Kōhaku Uta Gassen , on December 31. [13]

Credits and personnel

Charts

Chart performance for "Do Not Touch"
Chart (2023)Peak
position
Japan (Japan Hot 100) [14] 58
Japan Combined Singles (Oricon) [15] 45
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [16] 17
US World Digital Song Sales ( Billboard ) [17] 13

Release history

Release history for "Do Not Touch"
RegionDateFormatLabelRef
VariousJuly 14, 2023 [18]

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