Target (T-ara song): Difference between revisions

"Target"
"Target"
	Target Limited edition cover
Single by T-ara
from the album Treasure Box
Language	Japanese
Released	July 10, 2013
Recorded	2013
Genre	J-pop, dance
Label	EMI Japan/Universal Music
T-ara Japanese singles chronology
Music video
	"Target" on YouTube

Browse history interactively

← Previous edit

Content deleted Content added

VisualWikitext

Inline

Latest revision as of 14:27, 7 March 2024

Target is a Japanese song by South Korean girl group T-ara. It was released on July 10, 2013.^[1] This is the 7th Japanese single from T-ara and their final from their second Japanese album Treasure Box.^[2] Its music-video was marked as the first of it kind, being the first full-length animation by a K-Pop artist.^[3] The song is described an electronic dance music with an up-tempo rhythm.

Due to the unstable diplomatic relations between South Korea and Japan at the time, Target didn't receive any formal local or international promotion like its predecessor.

Background & release

The song is the seventh Japanese single from T-ara, written and composed by MEG.ME with arrangement by KOH. The song to be included in their second Japanese album,Treasure Box. The single was released in 3 different versions: a limited CD+DVD edition and two regular CD-only editions with different covers.^[4] An MV teaser was released on July 2, 2013. It was later re-released on the group's 2014 Best hits album T-ARA Single Complete Best Album "Queen of Pops".^[5]

The single's first jacket visuals and the music video are all inspired by Japanese animation. T-ara members cosplay as "little devils" in the music video. Merchandise included stickers and collectibles based on the animated characters.

An app was later released based on the music video of the song. It allowed users to play with an animated version of each member through mini-games, it also contains unlockable costumes, pictures, and songs.

Music video

A preview for the song's music video was released on July 1, 2013, on Universal Music's channel on YouTube. The full version was released on the same channel on July 10 but similarly to all T-ara's previous Japanese releases, it was only available in Japan.^[6]

The music video was marked as the first full-length animation produced by a K-Pop artist. It was produced by Masao Maruyama, who has produced projects such as "TRIGUN", "MONSTER", "Paprika", "NANA", and "Summer Wars". It was marketed using the acrobatic movements of T-ARA dressed as small devils "that cannot be expressed in live action".^[3]

Promotion & live performances

Due to the unstable diplomatic relations between South Korea and Japan, Target did not receive a formal promotion and did not have its own showcase tour like the album's previous 2 singles Sexy Love and Bunny Style!. However, it was performed on the group's second Japanese tour which promoted Treasure Box. It was also performed at the pre-game ceremony of "Chiba Lotte Marines VS Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles" held at Ksta Miyagi on July 28, 2013. It marked T-ara's first sport-game event in the country. According to Model Press, the performance was well-received by the crowd and had loud cheers. After the performance, T-ara received commemorative gifts from the Rakuten players.^[7]

Commercial performance

The single debuted and peaked at number 9 on Oricon's daily chart, becoming the group's 7th consecutive Top 10 hit on the chart. On the weekly chart, it peaked at number 12 selling over 13,000 copies. The single charted for 4 weeks before dropping out of the Top 200. By the end of July, Target scored over 15,000 copies sold in Japan according to Oricon.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Japan Hot 100 (Billboard)	27
Japan Album Sales (Billboard)	12
Japan weekly singles (Oricon)	12
Japan Adult Contemporary (Billboard)	70

Oricon chart

Released	Oricon chart	Peak	Debut sales	Sales total
July 10, 2013	Daily singles chart	9	—	15,608
	Weekly singles chart	12	13,443
	Monthly singles chart	42	15,608

References

^ T-ara to release Japanese singles and albums next month. "티아라, 다음달 일본 싱글·앨범 잇달아 발표". KBS 뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-02-19.
^ "티아라, 다음달 일본 싱글·앨범 잇달아 발표 | 방송 : 네이트 연예". 모바일 네이트 뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-02-19.
^ ^a ^b "T-ARA 、日本オリジナル楽曲となる7thシングル「TARGET」発売！配信もスタート！" [T-ARA to release 7th single "TARGET", an original Japanese song! Delivery has also started!]. プレスリリース・ニュースリリース配信シェアNo.1｜PR TIMES (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-05-05.
^ officiallykmusic.com/t-ara-releases-covers-for-japanese-single-target/
^ "T-ARA/TARGET＜通常盤TypeA/初回限定仕様＞". cdfront.tower.jp. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
^ T-ARA - 「TARGET」Music Video, retrieved 2023-05-05
^ "T-ARA、美脚衣装で大興奮日本で自身初の試み - モデルプレス" [T-ara gets excited with beautiful leg costumes - first attempt in Japan]. モデルプレス - ライフスタイル・ファッションエンタメニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-05-05.

[1] T-ara to release Japanese singles and albums next month. "티아라, 다음달 일본 싱글·앨범 잇달아 발표". KBS 뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-02-19.

[2] "티아라, 다음달 일본 싱글·앨범 잇달아 발표 | 방송 : 네이트 연예". 모바일 네이트 뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-02-19.

[:0-3] "T-ARA 、日本オリジナル楽曲となる7thシングル「TARGET」発売！配信もスタート！" [T-ARA to release 7th single "TARGET", an original Japanese song! Delivery has also started!]. プレスリリース・ニュースリリース配信シェアNo.1｜PR TIMES (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-05-05.

[4] ykmusic.com/t-ara-releases-covers-for-japanese-single-target/

[5] "T-ARA/TARGET＜通常盤TypeA/初回限定仕様＞". cdfront.tower.jp. Retrieved 2023-05-05.

[6] T-ARA - 「TARGET」Music Video, retrieved 2023-05-05

[7] "T-ARA、美脚衣装で大興奮日本で自身初の試み - モデルプレス" [T-ara gets excited with beautiful leg costumes - first attempt in Japan]. モデルプレス - ライフスタイル・ファッションエンタメニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-05-05.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
+{{Infobox song
-{{Infobox single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
-| Name           = Target
+| name          = Target
-| Cover          =
+| cover         = Target Limited Edition.jpg
-| Caption        =
+| alt           =
-| Artist         = [[T-ara]]
+| caption       = Target Limited edition cover
-| Album          = [[Treasure_Box_(T-ara_album)|Treasure Box]]
+| type          = single
-| B-side         =
+| artist        = [[T-ara]]
+| album         = [[Treasure Box (T-ara album)|Treasure Box]]
-| Released       = {{start date|2013|7|10}}<br /><small>(see [[#Release history|release history]])</small>
+| language      = Japanese
-| Format         = [[CD single]], [[Music download|digital download]]
-| Recorded       = 2013
+| released      = {{start date|2013|7|10}}
-| Genre          = [[J-Pop]], [[dance]]
+| recorded      = 2013
-| Length         =
+| studio        =
-| Label          = [[EMI Records]] [[EMI Music Japan|Japan]]/[[Universal Music Group|Universal Music]]
+| genre         = [[J-pop]], [[dance music|dance]]
-| Writer         =
+| length        =
+| label         = [[EMI Music Japan|EMI Japan]]/[[Universal Music Group|Universal Music]]
-| Producer       =
-| Certification  = <!-- tba -->
+| composer      =
+| lyricist      =
-| Chronology     = [[T-ara]] Japanese singles
+| producer      =
-| Last single    = "[[Bunny Style!]]"<br />(2013)
+| chronology    = [[T-ara]] Japanese
-| This single    = "'''Target'''"<br />(2013)
-| Next single    =
+| prev_title    = [[Bunny Style!]]
+| prev_year     = 2013
-{{External music video|{{YouTube|LiweJ0DaLf8|"Target"}}}}
+| next_title    = [[Number Nine/Kioku: Kimi ga Kureta Michishirube]]
-| Misc           =
+| next_year     = 2013
+| misc          = {{External music video|{{YouTube|LiweJ0DaLf8|"Target"}}}}
 }}
+'''Target''' is a Japanese song by [[South Korea|South Korean]] girl group [[T-ara]]. It was released on July 10, 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |last=T-ara to release Japanese singles and albums next month |title=티아라, 다음달 일본 싱글·앨범 잇달아 발표 |url=https://news.kbs.co.kr/news/view.do?ncd=2679876 |access-date=2023-02-19 |website=KBS 뉴스 |language=ko}}</ref> This is the 7th Japanese single from T-ara and their final from their second Japanese album ''[[Treasure Box (T-ara album)|Treasure Box]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=티아라, 다음달 일본 싱글·앨범 잇달아 발표 {{!}} 방송 : 네이트 연예 |url=https://m.news.nate.com/view/20130624n03239?mid=e02 |access-date=2023-02-19 |website=모바일 네이트 뉴스 |language=ko}}</ref> Its music-video was marked as the first of it kind, being the first full-length animation by a [[K-pop|K-Pop]] artist.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=T-ARA 、日本オリジナル楽曲となる7thシングル「TARGET」発売！配信もスタート！ |trans-title=T-ARA to release 7th single "TARGET", an original Japanese song! Delivery has also started! |url=http://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000952.000000664.html |access-date=2023-05-05 |website=プレスリリース・ニュースリリース配信シェアNo.1｜PR TIMES |language=ja}}</ref> The song is described an electronic dance music with an up-tempo rhythm.
-'''Target''' is a Japanese song by South Korean girl group [[T-ara]]. It was released on July 10, 2013.
+Due to the unstable diplomatic relations between [[South Korea]] and [[Japan]] at the time, ''Target'' didn't receive any formal local or international promotion like its predecessor.
-==Background and Promotion==
+==Background & release==
-The song is a seventh single from T-ara and will be included in their upcoming second Japanese album,''[[Treasure Box (T-ara album)|Treasure Box]]''. The single will be released in 3 different versions: a limited CD+DVD edition and two regular CD only editions with different covers. An MV teaser was released on July 2,2013.
+The song is the seventh Japanese single from T-ara, written and composed by MEG.ME with arrangement by KOH. The song to be included in their second Japanese album,''[[Treasure Box (T-ara album)|Treasure Box]]''. The single was released in 3 different versions: a limited CD+DVD edition and two regular CD-only editions with different covers.<ref>officiallykmusic.com/t-ara-releases-covers-for-japanese-single-target/</ref> An MV teaser was released on July 2, 2013. It was later re-released on the group's 2014 Best hits album ''T-ARA Single Complete Best Album "Queen of Pops".''<ref>{{Cite web |title=T-ARA/TARGET＜通常盤TypeA/初回限定仕様＞ |url=https://cdfront.tower.jp/item/3257120 |access-date=2023-05-05 |website=cdfront.tower.jp}}</ref>
+The single's first jacket visuals and the music video are all inspired by Japanese animation. T-ara members cosplay as "little devils" in the music video. Merchandise included stickers and collectibles based on the animated characters.
+An app was later released based on the music video of the song. It allowed users to play with an animated version of each member through mini-games, it also contains unlockable costumes, pictures, and songs.
+== Music video ==
+A preview for the song's music video was released on July 1, 2013, on Universal Music's channel on YouTube. The full version was released on the same channel on July 10 but similarly to all T-ara's previous Japanese releases, it was only available in Japan.<ref>{{Citation |title=T-ARA - 「TARGET」Music Video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiweJ0DaLf8 |access-date=2023-05-05 |language=en}}</ref>
+The music video was marked as the first full-length animation produced by a [[K-pop|K-Pop]] artist. It was produced by [[Masao Maruyama (film producer)|Masao Maruyama]], who has produced projects such as "[[Trigun|TRIGUN]]", "[[Monster (manga)|MONSTER]]", "[[Paprika (anime)|Paprika]]", "[[Nana (manga)|NANA]]", and "[[Summer Wars]]". It was marketed using the acrobatic movements of T-ARA dressed as small devils "that cannot be expressed in live action".<ref name=":0" />
+== Promotion & live performances ==
+Due to the unstable diplomatic relations between South Korea and Japan, ''Target'' did not receive a formal promotion and did not have its own showcase tour like the album's previous 2 singles [[Sexy Love (T-ara song)|''Sexy Love'']] and ''[[Bunny Style!]].'' However, it was performed on the group's second Japanese tour which promoted ''[[Treasure Box (T-ara album)|Treasure Box]].'' It was also performed at the pre-game ceremony of "[[Chiba Lotte Marines]] VS [[Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles]]" held at [[Rakuten Mobile Park Miyagi|Ksta Miyagi]] on July 28, 2013. It marked T-ara's first sport-game event in the country. According to ''Model Press'', the performance was well-received by the crowd and had loud cheers. After the performance, T-ara received commemorative gifts from the Rakuten players.<ref>{{Cite web |title=T-ARA、美脚衣装で大興奮 日本で自身初の試み - モデルプレス |trans-title=T-ara gets excited with beautiful leg costumes - first attempt in Japan |url=https://mdpr.jp/k-enta/detail/1264488 |access-date=2023-05-05 |website=モデルプレス - ライフスタイル・ファッションエンタメニュース |language=ja}}</ref>
+== Commercial performance ==
+The single debuted and peaked at number 9 on ''[[Oricon]]''<nowiki/>'s daily chart, becoming the group's 7th consecutive Top 10 hit on the chart. On the weekly chart, it peaked at number 12 selling over 13,000 copies. The single charted for 4 weeks before dropping out of the Top 200. By the end of July, Target scored over 15,000 copies sold in Japan according to ''Oricon''.
 ==Charts==
 ===Weekly charts===
 {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" border="1"
 |-
 !scope="col"| Chart (2013)
-!scope="col"| Peak<br />position
+!Peak<br />position
+|-
+!scope="row"|Japan Hot 100 (''[[Billboard Japan|Billboard]]'')
+| style="text-align:center;"|27
+|-
+!scope="row"|Japan Album Sales (''Billboard'')
+| style="text-align:center;"|12
+|-
+!scope="row"|Japan weekly singles ([[Oricon]])
+| style="text-align:center;"|12
+|-
+!scope="row"|Japan Adult Contemporary (''Billboard'')
+| style="text-align:center;"|70
 |-
-!scope="row"|[[Japan Hot 100|''Billboard'' Japan Hot 100]]
-|align="center"|27
 |}
@@ Line 43: / Line 75: @@
 {| class="wikitable" style="width:600px;"
 |-
-! style="text-align:center;"|Released
+! Released
-! style="text-align:center;"|[[Oricon]] chart
+! [[Oricon]] chart
+! Peak
-! style="text-align:center;"|Peak
-! style="text-align:center;"|Debut sales
+! Debut sales
-! style="text-align:center;"|Sales total
+! Sales total
 |-
 | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"|July 10, 2013
-|align="left"|Daily singles chart
+| Daily singles chart
 | style="text-align:center;"|9
 | style="text-align:center;"|—
-| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3" |15,608+
+| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3" |15,608
 |-
-|align="left"|Weekly singles chart
+| Weekly singles chart
 | style="text-align:center;"|12
 | style="text-align:center;" |13,443
 |-
-|align="left"|Monthly singles chart
+| Monthly singles chart
 | style="text-align:center;"|42
 | style="text-align:center;"|15,608
 |-
 |}
 ==References==
 {{reflist|1}}
-{{T-ara singles}}
+{{T-ara}}
 [[Category:2013 singles]]
 [[Category:T-ara songs]]
-[[Category:Japanese-language songs]]
+[[Category:Songs in Japanese]]
 [[Category:Universal Music Japan singles]]
+[[Category:2013 songs]]
+[[Category:EMI Music Japan singles]]
+[[Category:Song articles with missing songwriters]]