Heat (Kim Hyun-joong song)

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"HEAT"
Jacket E, Normal Edition cover
Single by Kim Hyun-joong
from the album Unlimited
ReleasedJuly 4, 2012 (2012-07-04)
GenreJ-pop, Pop rock
LabelDelicious Deli Records
Universal Music Japan
Songwriter(s)Koshi Inaba and Tak Matsumoto (B'z)
Producer(s)Steven Lee
Taewan a.k.a. C-Luv
Kim Hyun-joong singles chronology
"Kiss Kiss / Lucky Guy"
(2012)
"HEAT"
(2012)
"Tonight"
(2013)

HEAT is Kim Hyun-joong's second Japanese single.[1] There are five available versions of this single, three of which include the song "Let's Party" in addition to the CD's title track "Heat".[2][3][4][5][6]

For "Heat" Kim Hyun-joong collaborated with Japanese rock duo B'z.[1]

Although there are music videos for both, "Heat" and "Let's Party", the latter song was not promoted on TV programs.

The songs will be featured on Kim Hyun-joong's upcoming Japanese album Unlimited.[7][8]

Heat reached #31 on Oricon's Yearly Single Chart, having sold 202,672 copies.[9]

Track listing[edit]

Jackets A, B (both Limited Editions) and E (Normal Edition)[edit]

CD
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Heat"Koshi InabaTak Matsumoto 04:10
2."Let's Party"Kim Ji-hyangSteven Lee, Jimmy RichardSteven Lee03:46
3."Heat" (TV Mix) Tak Matsumoto 04:10
4."Let's Party" (TV Mix) Steven Lee, Jimmy RichardSteven Lee03:43
Jacket A (Ltd. Ed.): Bonus DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Heat MV" 
Jacket B (Ltd. Ed.): Bonus DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Let's Party MV" 

Jackets C and D (both Limited Editions)[edit]

CD
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Heat"Koshi InabaTak Matsumoto04:10
2."Heat" (TV Mix) Tak Matsumoto04:10

Music videos[edit]

  • "Heat"
  • "Let's Party"

Release history[edit]

Country Date Label Format
Japan July 4, 2012 Delicious Deli Records CD (Normal Edition)
CD+DVD (Limited Edition A)
CD+DVD (Limited Edition B)
CD (Limited Edition C)
CD (Limited Edition D)

Promotion[edit]

TV programs[edit]

  • NHK Music Japan: "Heat" (2012/7/1)
  • Fuji TV Non Stop: "Heat" (2012/7/4)
  • NTV Happy Music: "Heat" (2012/7/6)
  • Fuji TV Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ: "Heat" (2012/8/20)

Guerilla performances[edit]

  • Tokyo (Odaiba Diver City): "Let's Party" (2012/7/4)
  • Nagoya (Sunshine Sakae, Central Park, Oasis 21): "Let's Party" (2012/7/8)

Charts[edit]

Chart Country Period Peak
Oricon Weekly Single Chart Japan Week of July 2–8 #1[10]
Oricon Monthly Single Chart July 2012 #3[11]
Oricon Yearly Single Chart 2012 #31[12]
Five Music J-Pop/K-Pop Chart Taiwan Week 29 (July 13–19) #2[13]
G-Music Combo Chart Week 28 (July 13–19) #7[14]
G-Music J-Pop Chart #2[15]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Lee, Rachel (4 July 2012). "Kim Hyun-joong releases single 'Heat' in Japan". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
  2. ^ "Heat Jacket A Ltd. Ed. product info" CD Japan. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
  3. ^ "Heat Jacket B Ltd. Ed. product info" CD Japan. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
  4. ^ "Heat Jacket C Ltd. Ed. product info" CD Japan. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
  5. ^ "Heat Jacket D Ltd. Ed. product info" CD Japan. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
  6. ^ "Heat Jacket E Nor. Ed. product info" CD Japan. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
  7. ^ "キム・ヒョンジュン、待望の日本ソロ・デビュー・アルバム「unlimited」の発売が決定!!" Archived 2012-10-30 at the Wayback Machine Kim Hyun-joong's official Japanese website. Retrieved 2012-10-05 (in Japanese)
  8. ^ "Unlimited product info" YesAsia. Retrieved 2012-10-05
  9. ^ "Kim Hyunjoong, Super Junior, TVXQ and more in the yearly Oricon for 2012". koreaboo. 3 January 2013. Archived from the original on 7 January 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-03.
  10. ^ "Oricon Weekly Single Chart, Week of July 2 - 8" Oricon. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
  11. ^ "Oricon Monthly Single Chart, July 2012" Oricon. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
  12. ^ "Oricon Yearly Single Chart, 2012" Oricon. Retrieved 2013-01-03.
  13. ^ "Five Music J-Pop/K-Pop Chart, Week 29 (July 13 - 19)" Five Music Chart. Retrieved 2012-11-01.
  14. ^ "This links to the current week - search for week number at the bottom of page" Archived 2012-07-10 at the Wayback Machine G-Music Combo Chart. Retrieved 2012-11-01.
  15. ^ "This links to the current week - search for week number at the bottom of page" Archived 2011-05-12 at the Wayback Machine G-Music J-Pop Chart. Retrieved 2012-11-01.

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