"Keep Your Head Down" (Korean title: 왜 Wae; "Why"), released in Japan as "Why? (Keep Your Head Down)", is a song recorded by South Korean pop groupTVXQ (or Tohoshinki in Japan). Composed by Yoo Young-jin and Yoo Han-jin, the Korean-language version of "Keep Your Head Down" was released by S.M. Entertainment on January 3, 2011 as the lead single for the group's fifth Korean studio album Keep Your Head Down (2011), TVXQ's first album since becoming a two-piece band with U-Know Yunho and Max Changmin. The Japanese-language version of "Keep Your Head Down", which was released on January 26, 2011, by Avex Trax, served as TVXQ's 31st Japanese single in Japan. It was the first single taken from their fifth Japanese studio album, Tone (2011).
With elements of industrial hip hop and baroque pop, "Keep Your Head Down" is labeled as an SMP song, a staple genre in TVXQ's music.[1] A sample of the song's original Korean-language version was first performed by Yunho at the SM Town Live '10 World Tour in August 2010, three months before the official announcement of TVXQ's Korean comeback. The full Korean single was released on January 3, 2011, which was accompanied by the premiere of its music video on TVXQ's official video-sharing websites.
The song was met with mixed reviews upon its debut. With lyrics talking about overcoming a relationship breakup, it was claimed that the song was a diss to JYJ, the three former members of TVXQ. Yunho and Changmin had denied the claims.[2] Pervasively, "Keep Your Head Down" became one of the duo's most commercially successful songs. It topped real-time music charts upon its release and peaked at number five on Korea's Gaon Singles Chart. The song won seven music show trophies for three consecutive weeks and sold over 1.3 million digital units in South Korea by the end of the year. In Japan, "Keep Your Head Down" was TVXQ's ninth single to top Japan's Oricon Singles Chart. It was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ), becoming TVXQ's second best-selling single in Japan. The Japanese version was used in the Japanese Wii game Just Dance Wii
"Keep Your Head Down", also known by its Korean title "Why" (왜), was composed by brothers Yoo Han-jin and Yoo Young-jin, who also wrote the song lyrics. An SMP song,[1] "Keep Your Head Down" has musical influences of industrial hip hop, baroque pop, R&B, and rap. The song was originally written for Yunho, who recorded the song in early August 2010 and performed it at the SM Town Live '10 World Tour concert in Seoul on August 21, 2010. The Seoul concert marked Yunho and Changmin's first comeback appearance together since their split with former TVXQ members Kim Jae-joong, Park Yoo-chun, and Kim Jun-su in early 2010. The positive responses in their two-piece performances prompted Yunho and Changmin to return to the studios to finish the recording of TVXQ's fifth Korean studio album.[3] "Keep Your Head Down" was then chosen as the lead single.
The song debuted on South Korea's digital charts on January 3, 2011, the same day as the premiere of the song's music video. The Japanese version of the song was released as a CD and DVD single on January 26, 2011.
Critical responseedit
"Keep Your Head Down" received mixed responses upon its release, and its lyrics came under media scrutiny. Starting off with the self-empowering English opening lines "Do you know what time it is? This is return of the King", TVXQ sing about their determination to return stronger after breaking up with a former lover. The song ends with the protagonist claiming that his former lover has "[been] erased, disappeared, died" in his heart, and that she no longer ceases to exist.[4]
Korean netizens claimed that the song was a diss to former members Jaejoong, Yoochun, and Junsu, who were still in legal disputes with TVXQ's agency S.M. Entertainment at the time of the song's release. Yunho and Changmin clarified that the lyrics of "Keep Your Head Down" were not directed at the trio, and that the lyrics were written in a style that could be interpreted in different ways.[5]
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Keep Your Head Down Korean title 왜 Wae Why released in Japan as Why Keep Your Head Down is a song recorded by South Korean pop group TVXQ or Tohoshinki in Japan Composed by Yoo Young jin and Yoo Han jin the Korean language version of Keep Your Head Down was released by S M Entertainment on January 3 2011 as the lead single for the group s fifth Korean studio album Keep Your Head Down 2011 TVXQ s first album since becoming a two piece band with U Know Yunho and Max Changmin The Japanese language version of Keep Your Head Down which was released on January 26 2011 by Avex Trax served as TVXQ s 31st Japanese single in Japan It was the first single taken from their fifth Japanese studio album Tone 2011 Keep Your Head Down Cover for Japanese releaseSingle by TVXQ Tohoshinkifrom the album Keep Your Head DownandToneB side Maximum Japan ReleasedJanuary 3 2011 South Korea January 26 2011 Japan RecordedAugust December 2010StudioSM Booming System SeoulGenreK pop J pop industrial hip hop baroque pop experimentalLength3 58 Korean version 4 00 Japanese version LabelS M Entertainment Avex TraxComposer s Yoo Young jin Yoo Han jinLyricist s Yoo Young jin Korean Luna Japanese TVXQ Tohoshinki singles chronology Toki o Tomete 2010 Keep Your Head Down 2011 Before U Go 2011 Music video Keep Your Head Down Korean version on YouTubeWith elements of industrial hip hop and baroque pop Keep Your Head Down is labeled as an SMP song a staple genre in TVXQ s music 1 A sample of the song s original Korean language version was first performed by Yunho at the SM Town Live 10 World Tour in August 2010 three months before the official announcement of TVXQ s Korean comeback The full Korean single was released on January 3 2011 which was accompanied by the premiere of its music video on TVXQ s official video sharing websites The song was met with mixed reviews upon its debut With lyrics talking about overcoming a relationship breakup it was claimed that the song was a diss to JYJ the three former members of TVXQ Yunho and Changmin had denied the claims 2 Pervasively Keep Your Head Down became one of the duo s most commercially successful songs It topped real time music charts upon its release and peaked at number five on Korea s Gaon Singles Chart The song won seven music show trophies for three consecutive weeks and sold over 1 3 million digital units in South Korea by the end of the year In Japan Keep Your Head Down was TVXQ s ninth single to top Japan s Oricon Singles Chart It was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan RIAJ becoming TVXQ s second best selling single in Japan The Japanese version was used in the Japanese Wii game Just Dance Wii Contents 1 Background and recording 2 Critical response 3 Formats and track listings 4 Charts 4 1 Weekly charts 4 2 Sales 4 3 Year end charts 5 Certifications 6 Credits 6 1 Studio 6 2 Personnel 7 ReferencesBackground and recording edit Keep Your Head Down also known by its Korean title Why 왜 was composed by brothers Yoo Han jin and Yoo Young jin who also wrote the song lyrics An SMP song 1 Keep Your Head Down has musical influences of industrial hip hop baroque pop R amp B and rap The song was originally written for Yunho who recorded the song in early August 2010 and performed it at the SM Town Live 10 World Tour concert in Seoul on August 21 2010 The Seoul concert marked Yunho and Changmin s first comeback appearance together since their split with former TVXQ members Kim Jae joong Park Yoo chun and Kim Jun su in early 2010 The positive responses in their two piece performances prompted Yunho and Changmin to return to the studios to finish the recording of TVXQ s fifth Korean studio album 3 Keep Your Head Down was then chosen as the lead single The song debuted on South Korea s digital charts on January 3 2011 the same day as the premiere of the song s music video The Japanese version of the song was released as a CD and DVD single on January 26 2011 Critical response edit Keep Your Head Down received mixed responses upon its release and its lyrics came under media scrutiny Starting off with the self empowering English opening lines Do you know what time it is This is return of the King TVXQ sing about their determination to return stronger after breaking up with a former lover The song ends with the protagonist claiming that his former lover has been erased disappeared died in his heart and that she no longer ceases to exist 4 Korean netizens claimed that the song was a diss to former members Jaejoong Yoochun and Junsu who were still in legal disputes with TVXQ s agency S M Entertainment at the time of the song s release Yunho and Changmin clarified that the lyrics of Keep Your Head Down were not directed at the trio and that the lyrics were written in a style that could be interpreted in different ways 5 Formats and track listings editKorean digital download 6 왜 Keep Your Head Down 3 58Japanese digital download 7 Why Keep Your Head Down 4 00 MAXIMUM 3 41Japanese CD DVD single AVCK 79022 8 Disc 1 CD Why Keep Your Head Down MAXIMUM Why Keep Your Head Down Less Vocal MAXIMUM Less Vocal Disc 2 DVD Why Keep Your Head Down Video Clip Why Keep Your Head Down Off Shot Movie First Press Limited Edition only Japanese CD single AVCK 79023 8 Why Keep Your Head Down MAXIMUM Why Keep Your Head Down Night Rod Man Regeneration Mix Why Keep Your Head Down Less Vocal MAXIMUM Less Vocal Japanese Bigeast CD single AVC1 79024 8 Why Keep Your Head Down MAXIMUM Why Keep Your Head Down Less Vocal MAXIMUM Less Vocal Charts editWeekly charts edit Chart 2011 PeakpositionKoreanSouth Korea Singles Chart Gaon 9 5JapaneseJapan Singles Chart Oricon 1Digital Track Chart RIAJ 10 1Japan Hot 100 Billboard 1Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay Billboard 11 20Japan Hot Top Airplay Billboard 12 16Taiwan Albums Chart G Music 13 9Sales edit Chart 2011 Peakposition Debut sales Sales total Chart runKorean Gaon Singles Chart Weekly Download Chart 1 1 391 468 digital 14 Monthly Download Chart Yearly Download Chart 134Japanese Oricon Singles Chart Daily Singles Chart 1 133 223 285 051 15 16 20 weeksWeekly Singles Chart 1 231 498Monthly Singles Chart 1 231 498Yearly Singles Chart 17 16 285 051 Year end charts edit Chart 2011 PeakpositionKoreanSouth Korea Singles Chart Gaon 18 108JapaneseJapan Singles Chart Oricon 16Japan Hot 100 Billboard 30Japan Digital Track Chart RIAJ 19 31Certifications editRegion Certification Certified units salesJapan RIAJ 20 Physical single Platinum 250 000 Japan RIAJ 21 Digital single Platinum 250 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone Credits editCredits adapted from album s liner notes 22 Studio edit SM Booming System recording mixing digital editing Sonic Korea masteringPersonnel edit SM Entertainment executive producer Lee Soo man producer Kim Young min executive supervisor TVXQ vocals background vocals Luna Japanese lyrics Yoo Young jin producer Korean lyrics composition vocal directing background vocals recording mixing digital editing music and sound supervisor Yoo Han jin composition arrangement Jeon Hoon masteringReferences edit a b TVXQ The evolution of SMP in Korean Nate 2014 01 10 Archived from the original on 2020 03 22 Retrieved 2014 01 26 TVXQ explains the meaning behind Keep Your Head Down on Entertainment Relay Allkpop 2011 01 07 Archived from the original on 2014 02 01 Retrieved 2014 01 26 Catch Me Production Note released December 27 2013 TVXQ says new song is not a diss to JYJ Star News via Daum in Korean 2011 01 03 Archived from the original on 2015 01 09 Retrieved 2014 11 29 TVXQ We Will Keep Dong Bang Shin Ki and We Want JYJ to Come Back Han Cinema 2011 01 07 Archived from the original on 2013 12 06 Retrieved 2014 01 29 왜 Keep Your Head Down by TVXQ iTunes Store US Apple Inc January 5 2011 Archived from the original on February 11 2014 Retrieved 2014 01 31 Why Keep Your Head Down by Tohoshinki in Japanese iTunes Store Japan Apple Inc January 26 2011 Archived from the original on 2014 06 09 Retrieved 2014 01 31 a b c Why Keep Your Head Down by Tohoshinki in Japanese Avex Group Archived from the original on 2014 02 01 Retrieved 2014 01 31 Gaon Digital Chart Week Ending January 8 2011 Gaon Music Chart in Korean Archived from the original on January 11 2014 Retrieved 2014 02 01 RIAJ Digital Track Chart Chart issue February 1 2011 in Japanese Recording Industry Association of Japan Archived from the original on 2011 07 08 Retrieved 2014 11 19 Billboard Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay Week Ending February 14 2011 Billboard Japan in Japanese Archived from the original on 2014 02 02 Retrieved 2014 02 01 Billboard Japan Hot Top Airplay Week Ending February 14 2011 Billboard Japan in Japanese Archived from the original on 2014 02 02 Retrieved 2014 02 01 G Music Albums Chart in Chinese G music Archived from the original on 2013 12 24 Retrieved 2014 02 01 Why Keep Your Head Down 2011年 第8週 Gaon Download Chart 2011 in Korean Gaon Music Chart Archived from the original on 2013 10 02 Retrieved 2014 02 01 Ｗｈｙ Ｋｅｅｐ Ｙｏｕｒ Ｈｅａｄ Ｄｏｗｎ 東方神起のプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典 ORICON STYLE Archived from the original on 2011 06 28 Retrieved 2011 06 02 Ｗｈｙ Ｋｅｅｐ Ｙｏｕｒ Ｈｅａｄ Ｄｏｗｎ ＤＶＤ付 東方神起のプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典 ORICON STYLE Archived from the original on 2011 07 24 Retrieved 2011 06 02 Oricon reveals full list for 2011 Yearly Single Ranking Tokyo Hive 2011 12 19 Archived from the original on 2014 02 02 Retrieved 2014 02 01 Gaon Digital Chart Ranking 2011 Gaon Music Chart in Korean Archived from the original on 2013 10 18 Retrieved 2014 02 01 レコード協会調べ 2010年12月15日 2011年12月13日 着うたフル R 2011年有料音楽配信 年間チャート 通称 レコ協チャート Record Association Analysis December 16 2009 December 14 2010 Full length Cellphone Download 2011 paid digital sales Yearly Chart RIAJ Chart PDF in Japanese RIAJ December 21 2010 Archived PDF from the original on September 24 2015 Retrieved 2014 11 19 Certifications of January 2011 Recording Industry Association of Japan in Japanese 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