Your Luv

"Your Luv"
Single by MBLAQ
ReleasedMay 4, 2011 (Japan)
Recorded2011
GenreJ-pop, pop, Dance
Length3:45
LabelRise Communications, Sony Music Records
MBLAQ Japanese singles chronology
"Your Luv"
(2011)
"Baby U!"
(2011)

Your Luv is a song released by the South Korean boy band MBLAQ. It is the group's Japanese debut single and was released on May 4, 2011 via Sony Music Records Japan.

Promotions

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On May 3, MBLAQ kicked off their Japanese promotions with their debut event held at Kanagawa Plaza, gathering a reported 10,000 fans. They performed the songs "Oh Yeah", "Your Luv" and "Daijoubu" and more than 4,000 CDs were sold during the event.[1] It was announced in June that MBLAQ's "Your Luv" would be used in the Japanese anime adaption of Marvel Comics' "Blade".

Music video

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On the 11th of April, the music video for "Your Luv" was released on MTV Japan, and "Your Luv" ringtones were released on the ringtone downloading site, Recochoku. After the release of "Your Luv" on April 19, it was ranked first for 4 consecutive days on Recochoku.[2] MBLAQ were also placed first on the 'Cellphone Message Music Video' chart. Furthermore, pre-orders of MBLAQ's single for the regular and limited A and B editions have ranked first, second and third.[2]

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Your Luv"NeptMiki Watanabe3:45
2."Into the Light"Ema SatoNaoki Sekiya4:14
3."Daijoubu" (ダイジョウブ; It's Alright)WHITE JAM, Naoto Okabe, GASHIMAWHITE JAM, Naoto Okabe3:44
4."Your Luv" (Less Vocal Mix)NeptMiki Watanabe3:40
Total length:15:23
DVD (Type A)
No.TitleLength
1."Your Luv" (Music video) 
DVD (Type B)
No.TitleLength
1."MBLAQ in Japan" (Off Shot Movie) 

Charts

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"Your Luv" reached second position on the 'Oricon Daily Charts' for May 3, which is before their official debut and release date. On May 4, their official debut date, "Your Luv" reached first position on the 'Oricon Daily Charts', selling more than 11,000 CDs.[3] A week after debut, MBLAQ reached second position on the 'Oricon Weekly Charts', selling more than 40,000 copies of 'Your Luv'.[4]

Oricon

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Oricon Chart Peak Debut Sales Sales Total Chart Run
Daily Singles Chart 1 41,751 45,000+ 13 weeks[5]
Weekly Singles Chart[6] 2
Monthly Singles Chart 15

References

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  1. ^ "MBLAQ、デビューイベントに1万人 メンバー・ミルが復帰後初ライブ" (in Japanese). Oricon. May 3, 2011.
  2. ^ a b 엠블랙, 벨소리·착신무비 2관왕··日데뷔 전부터 '화제' (in Korean). Nate News. April 27, 2011.
  3. ^ 엠블랙 日 데뷔싱글, 오리콘 1위 올라 (in Korean). Nate News. May 4, 2011.
  4. ^ (in Korean)"엠블랙 데뷔하자마자 오리콘 위클리 2위 기염". Nate News/Newsen. May 11, 2011.
  5. ^ "Your Luv MBLAQのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 24, 2011.
  6. ^ "CDシングル 週間ランキング-ORICON STYLE ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 24, 2011.
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