One Drop (KAT-TUN song)

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"One Drop"
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Single by KAT-TUN
from the album Break the Records: By You & For You
A-side "ONE DROP"
B-side "D-T-S , On My Mind (First Press CD Only)"
Released February 11, 2009 (Japan)
Format CD
Recorded 2008
Genre
Length4:14
Label J-One Records
JACA-5128 (Limited Edition with DVD)
JACA-5130 (Regular Edition: First Press)
JACA-5131 (Regular Edition)
Composer(s) t-oga, M.U.R. (music),
Lyricist(s) Spin (lyrics), Joker (rap lyrics)

"One Drop" is a Japanese language song, and the ninth single, by Japanese boy band, KAT-TUN, and their third from their fourth studio album, Break the Records: By You & For You . It was released on February 11, 2009 and is the group's ninth consecutive number one single on the Oricon daily and weekly charts. [1]

A boy band is loosely defined as a vocal group consisting of young male singers, usually in their teenage years or in their twenties at the time of formation, singing love songs marketed towards young women. Being vocal groups, most boy band members do not play musical instruments, either in recording sessions or on stage, making the term something of a misnomer. However, exceptions do exist. Many boy bands dance as well as sing, usually giving highly choreographed performances.

KAT-TUN is a Japanese boy band formed under Johnny & Associates (Johnny's) in 2001. The group's name was originally an acronym based on the first letter of each member's family name: Kazuya Kamenashi, Jin Akanishi, Junnosuke Taguchi, Koki Tanaka, Tatsuya Ueda, and Yuichi Nakamaru. Their debut on March 22, 2006 was marked by a tripartite release of a CD single, album and music DVD on their exclusive record label J-One Records. Since then, all of their single, album and music DVD releases have debuted at number one on the Oricon music and DVD charts.

Contents

The song is sung in Japanese, but includes a few phrases sung in English, of which the title comes from the phrase "Only lonely your tear drop oh ...."

Single information

The single was released in three editions and featured alternate jacket artwork. [2] [3] [4] The limited edition came with a DVD featuring the music video and a featurette on the making of the video, the first press edition included a bonus track and the regular pressing came with the instrumental versions of the songs on the single."One Drop" is also the theme song for co-lead vocalist Kazuya Kamenashi's drama, Kami no Shizuku , in which he plays the lead character whilst "D-T-S" was used as the insert song for the Lotte "Plus X" television commercials. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Kazuya Kamenashi is a Japanese idol, singer–songwriter, actor, television personality, producer, radio host, and occasional model. Born and raised in Edogawa, Tokyo, he joined the Japanese talent agency, Johnny & Associates, at the age of 12.

<i>Kami no Shizuku</i> (TV series) television series

Kami no Shizuku (神の雫) is a Japanese multi-awards winner television comedy series, based on the manga series Les Gouttes de Dieu. Produced by Nippon TV and featuring Kazuya Kamenashi, Seiichi Tanabe, Riisa Naka, Nozomi Sasaki, and Yuki Uchida, it was first broadcast on January 13, 2009, running until to March 10, 2009.

Chart performance

In its first week of its release, the single topped the Oricon singles chart, reportedly selling 281,359 copies. KAT-TUN gained their ninth consecutive number one single on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart since their debut with all their singles sold more than 200,000 copies and continued to hold the second most consecutive number one singles since debut with fellow Johnny's group, NEWS.

By the end of the year, "One Drop" was reported by Oricon to sell 331,248 copies and was later certified Platinum by RIAJ denoting over 250,000 shipments. [6]

Track listings

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."ONE DROP"Spin (lyrics), Joker (rap lyrics), t-oga, M.U.R. (music), ha-j (arrangement) 
2."D-T-S"Sean-D (lyrics), Joker (rap lyrics), Morino (music), ha-j (arrangement) 
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."ONE DROP"  
2."D-T-S"  
3."On My Mind"madoca (lyrics); Ryuichiro Yamaki (music and arrangement) 
No.TitleLength
1."ONE DROP" 
2."D-T-S" 
3."ONE DROP (Instrumental Version)" 
4."D-T-S (Instrumental Version)" 

Sales and certifications

Country Provider Sales Certification
Japan RIAJ 331,248 Platinum

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References

  1. Charts: KAT-TUN goes nine straight, Tokyograph; retrieved on April 2, 2009.
  2. 1 2 One Drop [w/ DVD, Limited Edition, CDJapan; retrieved on December 22, 2008
  3. 1 2 KAT-TUN/One Drop (Regular Edition (First Press), CDJapan; retrieved on December 22, 2008
  4. 1 2 KAT-TUN/One Drop (Regular Edition), CDJapan; retrieved on December 22, 2008
  5. One Drop (Jacket C)(Normal Edition)(Japan Version), YesAsia; retrieved on December 22, 2008.
  6. February 2009 List of Certified
Preceded by
"Rōkyōku Ichidai" by Kiyoshi Hikawa
Japanese Oricon Chart number-one single
February 23, 2009
Succeeded by
"Milk/Nageki no Kiss" by aiko
Preceded by
"Wao!" by Unicorn
Billboard Japan Hot 100 number-one single
February 23, 2009
Succeeded by
"Milk" by aiko