Lovey-Dovey (T-ara song)

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"Lovey-Dovey"
Lovey-DoveyRegular.png
Japanese regular edition
Single by T-ara
from the album Funky Town and Jewelry Box
ReleasedJanuary 3, 2012 (2012-01-03)
Genre K-pop • Nu-disco • Dance-pop
Length3:35
Label Core Contents Media, EMI Music Japan
Songwriter(s) Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Kyu-sung, Shoko Fujibayashi (JP)
Producer(s) Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Kyu-sung
T-ara Koreansingles chronology
"We Were in Love"
(2011)		"Lovey-Dovey"
(2012)		"Day by Day"
(2012)
T-ara Japanesesingles chronology
"Roly-Poly"
(2012)		"Lovey-Dovey"
(2012)		"Sexy Love"
(2012)
Japanese single:
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Lovey-Dovey" (Japanese ver.) Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Kyu-sung, Shoko Fujibayashi Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Kyu-sung 
Limited edition DVD:
No.TitleLength
1."Lovey-Dovey (Japanese ver.) Music video" 

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2012)Peak
position
Japan (Oricon) [17] 9
Japan (Japan Hot 100) [18] 11
South Korea (Gaon) [19] 1
South Korea (K-pop Hot 100) [20] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2012)Position
South Korea (Gaon) [21] 7

Sales

CountrySales
South Korea (digital)3,758,864 [22]
Japan (physical)23,623 [23]

Accolades

Listicles

PublisherYearListRankRef.
Spin 2012Top 20 K-pop singles of 201212th [9]
Google Korea Most searched songs in South Korea 20124th [24]
Northwest Asian Weekly 2013The 10 Best Asian Pop Songs in 20124th [11]
Popkultur2019The 82 best K-pop songs of all time82nd [10]
YouTube Music 2020Best Dance Tracks of All TimePlaced [25]

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations
Award ceremonyYearCategoryResultRef.
Annual Home Shopping Awards2012Top 10 Songs2nd place [26]
Gaon Chart Music Awards Song of the Month – JanuaryWon [27]
Golden Disc Awards Digital BonsangWon [28]
Digital DaesangNominated
Mnet 20's Choice Awards 20's Online MusicNominated
Seoul Music Awards 2013Main Prize (Bonsang)Won [29]

Music program awards

ProgramDate
Mnet's M! Countdown January 12, 2012
January 19, 2012
SBS's Inkigayo January 15, 2012
January 22, 2012
January 29, 2012
JTBC's Music on Top January 19, 2012
January 26, 2012
February 2, 2012
February 9, 2012
KBS's Music Bank January 20, 2012
January 27, 2012
February 10, 2012
February 17, 2012

Release history

RegionDateFormat
South KoreaJanuary 3, 2012 Digital download
JapanMay 2, 2012 [30] Digital download
May 23, 2012 [31] CD single

See also

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