Heat (Kim Hyun-joong song)

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]}

"HEAT"
Jacket E, Normal Edition cover
Single by Kim Hyun-joong
from the album Unlimited
Released	July 4, 2012 (2012-07-04)
Genre	J-pop, Pop rock
Label	Delicious 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)

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

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

CD

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Heat"	Koshi Inaba	Tak Matsumoto		04:10
2.	"Let's Party"	Kim Ji-hyang	Steven Lee, Jimmy Richard	Steven Lee	03:46
3.	"Heat" (TV Mix)		Tak Matsumoto		04:10
4.	"Let's Party" (TV Mix)		Steven Lee, Jimmy Richard	Steven Lee	03:43

Jacket A (Ltd. Ed.): Bonus DVD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Heat MV"

Jacket B (Ltd. Ed.): Bonus DVD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Let's Party MV"

Jackets C and D (both Limited Editions)

CD

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Heat"	Koshi Inaba	Tak Matsumoto	04:10
2.	"Heat" (TV Mix)		Tak Matsumoto	04:10

Music videos

• "Heat"
• "Let's Party"

Release history

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

TV programs

• 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

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

Charts

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

1. 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！！" 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. . 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" 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" 2011-05-12 at the Wayback Machine G-Music J-Pop Chart. Retrieved 2012-11-01.

External links

• Kim Hyun-joong's official Japanese website
• Delicious Deli Records's channel on YouTube
• Universal Music Japan's channel on YouTube