About 1st Single Japan Be My Shine

Product Title	Boyfriend Single Japan Vol. 1 – Be My Shine
Singer Name(s)	Boyfriend
Recorded	2012
Release	August 22, 2012 (digital download & CD)
Language	Japan
Format	CD Single, Digital Download
Genre	J-pop, Pop, Dance
Length	17.34
Produced by	Daiko Nagato
Publisher	Being Group

~Tracks :
01. Be My Shine 君を離さない~
02. 君の知らない Story
03. Be My Shine 君を離さない~ (Instrumental)
04. 君の知らない Story (Instrumental)

◊ Background and Promotion

After hitting a home run with their title tracks, “Boyfriend“, “Don’t Touch My Girl“, “I’ll Be There“, Love Style and Janus, Boyfriend is ready to enter the Japanese market with ‘Being‘! The boys recently signed a contract with Japanese management agency ‘Being’, which houses major artists like B’z, ZARD, and Kuraki Mai. Boyfriend will be marking their debut with a 10,000 seat showcase on June 30th at the Nippon Budokan. It’s certainly an exceptional case for a rookie group to hold a showcase at the Budokan, which is largely considered a venue of dreams for most Japanese artists. Representatives of Starship Entertainment commented, “We’ve been receiving a lot of love calls from Japanese agencies since their debut, but we decided to finally sign with ‘Being’, one of Japan’s largest agencies, to create a synergistic effect together.” ‘Being’ noted Boyfriend’s handsome looks and modern musical color as their positive points and assured that the group will be debuting under the best possible conditions with them.

On June 30th, Boyfriend will be making their official debut with their premium showcase, ‘First Date with Boyfriend in Japan‘, at the Budokan. In the history of K-Pop advancements, it’s an exceptionally rare case for a rookie that hasn’t even debuted yet to hold a live concert at the prestigious Budokan. On May 28th, the boys held their first press conference on a cruise wrapped with their images with 120 media outlets and 250 reporters. Immediately following the conference, Boyfriend headlined in the Japanese press. The members stated, “It’s an honor to be able to perform at the Budokan. We’ll work to show the best possible image.”

On June 30th, Boyfriend successfully completed their debut Japanese showcase at the Budokan! The boys made the biggest K-Pop showcase debut to date by gathering 40,000+ fans, over four days, at one of the biggest concert venues in the country. Ahead of their official Japanese debut on August 22nd, Boyfriend opened up ‘First Date with Boyfriend in Japan‘ to a remarkable success. Boyfriend opened up the show by arriving on a gondola against a large-scale LED background before going on to perform their Korean hits. The crowd went wild once the boys began performing Sweetune and Matsui Goro‘s first collaboration track, “Be My Shine“.

Boyfriend has released the PV preview for their first Japanese single, “Be My Shine“! On July 1st, the group completed their debut Japanese showcase at the Budokan. Boyfriend made the biggest K-pop showcase debut to date by gathering 40,000+ fans over four days at one of the biggest concert venues in the country. The crowd went wild once the boys began performing Sweetune and Matsui Goro‘s first collaboration track, “Be My Shine“.

Boyfriend has released the short PV of their first Japanese single, “Be My Shine“!

Boyfriend, who recently released their debut Japanese single, ‘Be My Shine‘, on August 22nd, held two high touch events in Tokyo and Osaka that brought in a total of 48,000 fans! Held at the ‘Big Sight’ on the 25th and the ‘Intex Osaka’ on the 26th, Starship Entertainment informed allkpop that the events brought in 30,000 and 18,000 fans respectively. Boyfriend expressed, “We see that a lot of our girlfriends came today. Let’s have fun together starting now!” Several fans were spotted shedding tears of joy over being able to meet the boys in person among the crowd of sscreaming fans. Following the high touch event, Boyfriend held their special fan meet ‘First Date Tokyo/Osaka’ in celebration of the launch of their official Japanese fanclub, where they performed “Be My Shine” and “Boyfriend“. In response to their fans’ cheers, Boyfriend stated, “We were surprised at all of the support shown today. We want to create more opportunities for us to meet like this in the future. We’ll continue to work hard and show improvement for everyone.”
Compared to any other K-Pop artist promoting in Japan, officials noticed that Boyfriend had the highest amount of teen fans. Junior high school student Aina (13) and high school student Mayu (17) stated, “I was also at their showcase in June”, and “The members are all handsome and sing well, so I think they’ll be a success. The hard work they showed in learning Japanese makes me want to learn Korean as well.” Riding on the boys’ success, Boyfriend also found out that their debut single had charted first on the Oricon daily singles chart on the 25th. The single had ranked in at fourth on the day of its release while topping other charts like Tower Records, HMV, and Shinseido, before finally rising to the top on the Oricon.

◊ Track Listing

- Normal Edition CD

No.	Title	Length
1.	“Be my shine ～君を離さない～ / Be My Shine ~Kimi wo Hanasanai~”	3:50
2.	“君の知らないStory / Kimi no Shiranai Story”	3:31
3.	“Boyfriend” (Japanese Version)	3:13
4.	“Be my shine ～君を離さない～ / Be My Shine ~Kimi wo Hanasanai~” (Instrumental)	3:50
5.	“君の知らないStory / Kimi no Shiranai Story” (Instrumental)	3:31
6.	“Boyfriend” (Instrumental)	3:13
Total length:		21:08

-Limited Edition CD

No.	Title	Length
1.	“Be my shine ～君を離さない～ / Be My Shine ~Kimi wo Hanasanai~”	3:50
2.	“Be my shine ～君を離さない～ / Be My Shine ~Kimi wo Hanasanai~” (Instrumental)	3:50
Total length:		7:40

- Limited Edition (CD + DVD)

No.	Title	Length
1.	“Be my shine ～君を離さない～ / Be My Shine ~Kimi wo Hanasanai~” (Disc 1 – CD)	3:50
2.	“君の知らないStory / Kimi no Shiranai Story” (Disc 1 – CD)	3:31
3.	“Be my shine ～君を離さない～ / Be My Shine ~Kimi wo Hanasanai~” (Disc 1 – CD & Instrumental)	3:50
4.	“君の知らないStory / Kimi no Shiranai Story” (Disc 1 – CD & Instrumental)	3:31
5.	“Be my shine ～君を離さない～ / Be My Shine ~Kimi wo Hanasanai~ MUSIC VIDEO” (Disc 2 – DVD)
6.	“Budokan PREMIUM SHOWCASE Special Edited Video” (Disc 2 – DVD)

◊ Charts

- Oricon

Oricon Chart	Peak	Debut Sales	Sales Total	Chart Run
Daily Singles Chart	1	8,045	58,185+	5 weeks
Weekly Singles Chart	4	54,269
Monthly Singles Chart	13	56,421
Yearly Singles Chart	—	—