Lime & Lemon

"Lime & Lemon"
Digital cover
Single by Tohoshinki
B-side"Sentimental Mood"
ReleasedJune 12, 2023 (2023-06-12) (release history)
GenreJ-pop
Length3:10
LabelAvex Trax
Tohoshinki singles chronology
"Parallel Parallel"
(2023) 		"Lime & Lemon"
(2023) 		"Rebel"
(2023)
Music video
"Lime & Lemon" on YouTube

"Lime & Lemon" is the 51st Japanese single by South Korean pop duo Tohoshinki, first digitally released by Avex Trax on June 12, 2023, and then as a CD single on June 28, 2023. "Lime & Lemon" was released in three physical CD versions, which included two separate limited edition A4 photobook editions and a fan club "board" edition released exclusively for Tohoshinki's Japanese fan club, Bigeast. Promoted as a summer single, "Lime & Lemon" is described as a dance pop track with house elements. The single debuted at number two on the Oricon Singles Chart and number forty on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.

Background and promotion

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Announced in May 2023, a snippet of "Lime & Lemon" was released on June 7, 2023, prior to its worldwide digital release on June 12, 2023, which was made available for stream and download at 6PM JST.[1][2] The single's jacket images and tracklist was revealed on June 10.[3] Avex shared the music video teaser for "Lime & Lemon" on June 17, 2023.[4] The music video was officially released on June 19.[5]

The CD single was officially released on June 28, 2023, and they promoted the release on Nippon TV's morning program DayDay.[6] A limited amount of postcards were made available for those who purchased the CD single at various music stores.[7]

The jacket-making and behind the scenes video of "Lime & Lemon" was posted on June 28,[8] and a lyric video for the single's B-side track "Sentimental Mood" was released on June 29.[9]

The song was selected to be the July ending theme song for Nippon TV's Sorette!? Jissai dounanoka (それって！？実際どうなの課, "What is That?").[10]

Commercial performance

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"Lime & Lemon" debuted at number two on the Oricon Singles Chart with 27,929 copies sold. It was the tenth best-selling single for the month of February 2023, and sold 38,736 copies as of December 2023. On the Billboard Japan Hot 100, it debuted at number forty.

Live performances

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Tohoshinki debuted their performances of "Lime & Lemon" on TBS's CDTV Live on June 19 and on NHK's Utacon on June 20, 2023.[11][12] They performed the song on Fuji TV's Music Fair on August 5, 2023.[13]

Formats and track listings

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  • Digital download and streaming[14]
  1. "Lime & Lemon" – 3:10
  2. "Sentimental Mood" – 2:55
  3. "Lime & Lemon -Less Vocal-" – 3:07
  4. "Sentimental Mood -Less Vocal" – 2:55
CD single AVCK-79983, AVCK-79984, AVC1-79985
  1. "Lime & Lemon"
  2. "Sentimental Mood"
  3. "Lime & Lemon -Less Vocal-"
  4. "Sentimental Mood -Less Vocal"

Charts

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Chart (2022) Peak
position
Japan (Oricon Singles Chart)[15] 2
Billboard Japan Hot 100[16] 40

Sales

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Released Oricon chart Peak Debut sales Sales total
June 28, 2023 Weekly Singles Chart[15] 2 27,929 35,915
Monthly Singles Chart (July)[17] 12 35,740
Yearly Singles Chart (2023) 117 35,915

Release history

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Region Date Format Version(s) Label
Worldwide June 12, 2023
Original single Avex Entertainment
South Korea[18] S.M. Entertainment
Japan June 28, 2023
  • Digital download
  • streaming
  • CD
 EP Avex Trax
Various
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 Avex Entertainment

References

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  1. ^ "TOHOSHINKI NEW SINGLE "Lime & Lemon" released for audition on official Twitter! ! Advance delivery is also decided!". Avex Entertainment. June 7, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  2. ^ "Pre-delivery of the title song of NEW SINGLE "Lime & Lemon" starts today!". Avex Entertainment. June 12, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  3. ^ "TOHOSHINKI NEW SINGLE "Lime & Lemon" release decision! ! <Jacket & visual release!>". Avex Entertainment. June 10, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  4. ^ "TOHOSHINKI NEW SINGLE "Lime & Lemon" Music Video Teaser released!". Avex Entertainment. June 17, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  5. ^ "TOHOSHINKI NEW SINGLE "Lime & Lemon" Music Video (Full Version) released!". Avex Entertainment. June 19, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  6. ^ "June 28th (Wednesday) Live appearance on Nippon Television "DayDay." !". Avex Entertainment. June 28, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  7. ^ "TOHOSHINKI NEW SINGLE "Lime & Lemon" purchaser limited benefits decided!". Avex Entertainment. June 11, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  8. ^ "TOHOSHINKI NEW SINGLE "Lime & Lemon" MAKING TEASER released!". Avex Entertainment. June 28, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  9. ^ ""Sentimental Mood" (2023.06.28. TOHOSHINKI NEW SINGLE "Lime & Lemon" included) Lyric Video released!". Avex Entertainment. June 29, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  10. ^ ""Lime & Lemon" has been selected as the ending theme for Nippon Television 's "What is that?"". Avex Entertainment. July 3, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  11. ^ "TBS series "CDTV Live! live! ] Appearance decision!". Avex Entertainment. June 5, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  12. ^ "生放送!トニセン・東方神起・大塚愛・ソニン▽カラオケヒット曲" [Live broadcast! Tonisen, TVXQ, Ai Otsuka, Sonin▽Karaoke hit song] (in Japanese). NHK. June 20, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  13. ^ "Appearance on Fuji Television Network" MUSIC FAIR" on Saturday, August 5th!". Avex Entertainment. July 29, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  14. ^ "Lime & Lemon - EP by Tohoshinki" (in Japanese). iTunes Store (Japan). Apple Inc. June 28, 2023. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  15. ^ a b "Lime & Lemon by 東方神起 at the Oricon". Oricon. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  16. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2023/07/05 公開". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). July 5, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  17. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2023-07" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on August 10, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  18. ^ "Parallel Parallel by 동방신기". Melon (in Korean). January 31, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
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