L.U.V

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"L.U.V"
BTOB LUV Regular A.jpeg
Single by BTOB
ReleasedJune 15, 2016
Recorded2016
Genre Ballad
Label Kiss Entertainment
BTOB singles chronology
"'Dear Bride'"
(2016)
"L.U.V"
(2016)

L.U.V is the fifth Japanese single of the South Korean boy group, BTOB. It was released on June 15, 2016 by Kiss Entertainment. The single album also peaked at #1 on the Daily and Weekly Oricon Singles Chart, making it BTOB's first Japanese single to reach number 1. It sold more than 62,000 copies on its first day, and 77,000 copies on its first week. [1] [2] [3] The song also reached number-one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100. [4]

Contents

The album is available in 5 different versions— a Limited Edition CD+DVD version, 3 Regular Edition CDs with different B-sides, and individual CD covers of each member. [5] [6] [7] [8]

Track listing

Limited Edition CD
No.TitleLength
1."L.U.V"4:42
2."Jump!"4:05
3."Go for it"3:29
4."Beyond the Time"5:22
5."L.U.V Instrumental"4:42
Total length:22:20
Limited Edition DVD
No.TitleLength
1."L.U.V PV" 
2."PV Making" 
Regular Edition - Type A
No.TitleLength
1."L.U.V"4:42
2."Jump!"4:05
3."L.U.V Instrumental"4:42
4."Jump! Instrumental"4:05
Total length:17:34
Regular Edition - Type B
No.TitleLength
1."L.U.V"4:42
2."Go for it"3:29
3."L.U.V Instrumental"4:42
4."Go for it Instrumental"3:29
Total length:16:22
Regular Edition - Type C
No.TitleLength
1."L.U.V"4:42
2."Beyond the Time"5:22
3."L.U.V Instrumental"4:42
4."Beyond the Time Instrumental"5:22
Total length:20:08

Chart performance

Released Oricon ChartPeakDebut salesSales total
June 15, 2016Daily Singles Chart [9] 162,13178,836
Weekly Singles Chart [10] 176,591
Monthly Singles Chart [11] 478,836
Yearly Singles Chart [12] 6778,836

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