"Mirotic" (Korean: 주문, Jumun; Japanese: 呪文, Jumon, lit. "Magic Spell") is a song by South Korean boy band TVXQ. It was released in South Korea via SM Entertainment as part of the group's eponymous fourth studio album on September 26, 2008. In Japan, it was released as a CD single titled "Jumon: Mirotic" through Rhythm Zone on October 15, 2008, where it served as one of the several lead singles for the group's fourth Japanese studio album Secret Code (2009). The Korean lyrics was written by Yoo Young-jin, with Japanese lyrics translated by Ryoji Sonoda, whilst music was handled by Yoo, Mikkel Sigvardt, Lucas Secon and Thomas Troelsen.
Retrospectively, "Mirotic" garnered praise from music critics and was named one of the best boy band songs of all time by Billboard and Rolling Stone. It was met with commercial success in both countries upon its release; in Japan, it became the group's fourth single to reach number one on the Oricon Singles Chart and was certified gold in both digital sales and physical shipments by the RIAJ. It has reportedly received over 4,100,000 digital downloads in South Korea, making it the group's most downloaded single in the country. Two accompanying music videos were made available in support of the single's release in both regions.
"Mirotic" was released as the title track for the group's fourth studio album of the same name on September 26, 2008, via SM Entertainment. In Japan, the single "Jumon: Mirotic" was released via Avex Trax's subsidiary label Rhythm Zone on October 15, 2008. It was physically distributed in three versions: a standard CD, a fanclub special edition CD and a limited edition CD + DVD bundle. The release includes the instrumental version of the song along with a remixed version of "Dōshite Kimi o Suki ni Natte Shimattandarō".[1]
On October 16, 2008, a fanclub event titled "Mirotic Party" was held to commemorate the release of the single. It was held at a club in Tokyo and was limited to only members of Tohoshinki's official fanclub.[2][3]
Following the release of "Mirotic", controversy arose due to the song being nearly identical to "Under My Skin" by German singer Sarah Conner. SM Entertainment revealed shortly afterwards that the team who originally composed the song sold its copyrights to both TVXQ and Sarah Connor in January 2008.[4]
Receptionedit
"Mirotic" experienced commercial success in both South Korea in Japan. The track has reportedly garnered 4,173,225 downloads in South Korea, making it the group's best-selling single in the country.[5] In the first week of its release in Japan, it recorded sales of 71,000 copies and achieved top position on the weekly Oricon singles ranking in the chart issue dated October 27, 2008, becoming their fourth number-one single.[6] It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for physical shipments of over 100,000 units in December 2008 and for digital downloads in July 2014. On the Billboard Japan Hot 100, "Jumon: Mirotic" peaked at number seven in the week of October 22, 2008.[7]
The music video was filmed on the end of August 2008 nearby Seoul, South Korea by Cho Soo-hyun (조수현) and premiered on September 21, 2008, after five days the teaser released.[16][17] Later, it was premiered the Japanese version on September 27, 2008, with the alternate clips of the original video. There are also other versions of the video: the dance version and the solo versions of the members.
The music video features all the members walking when they are pulled by a sorceress in red and white. They are then shown in different scenarios, whereas: Hero Jaejoong is tied with rope handcuffs on a wall, U-Know Yunho is bound by ribbons around his wrists, Micky Yoochun is encased in glass, Xiah Junsu is trapped in lasers and Max Changmin is in water. There is also a dance scene in a room with a huge round light at the ceiling's center. In the end of the video, the members managed to break and escape their bindings and chase the sorceress who lost her power. The sorceress in turn attempts to escape as she slowly melts and then fades away as they slowly approach her. The eyes of the members start glowing whitish-green at the end of the music video.
Yoo Young-jin – producer, Korean lyrics, composition, arrangement, vocal director, background vocals, recording, mixing, digital editing, music and sound supervisor
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Mirotic Korean 주문 Jumun Japanese 呪文 Jumon lit Magic Spell is a song by South Korean boy band TVXQ It was released in South Korea via SM Entertainment as part of the group s eponymous fourth studio album on September 26 2008 In Japan it was released as a CD single titled Jumon Mirotic through Rhythm Zone on October 15 2008 where it served as one of the several lead singles for the group s fourth Japanese studio album Secret Code 2009 The Korean lyrics was written by Yoo Young jin with Japanese lyrics translated by Ryoji Sonoda whilst music was handled by Yoo Mikkel Sigvardt Lucas Secon and Thomas Troelsen Mirotic Japanese single coverSingle by TVXQfrom the album Mirotic The Secret CodeReleasedSeptember 26 2008 2008 09 26 KR October 15 2008 2008 10 15 JP Recorded2008GenreK pop J pop synthpop dance popLength3 28LabelSM Rhythm Zone JP Avex TW Composer s Yoo Young jin Remee Lucas Secon Thomas TroelsenLyricist s Yoo Young jin Korean Ryoji Sonoda Japanese Producer s Yoo Young jinTVXQ singles chronology Balloons 2006 Mirotic 2008 Wrong Number 2008 Tohoshinki singles chronology Dōshite Kimi o Suki ni Natte Shimattandarō 2008 Mirotic 2008 Bolero Kiss the Baby Sky Wasurenaide 2009 Music video Mirotic on YouTubeRetrospectively Mirotic garnered praise from music critics and was named one of the best boy band songs of all time by Billboard and Rolling Stone It was met with commercial success in both countries upon its release in Japan it became the group s fourth single to reach number one on the Oricon Singles Chart and was certified gold in both digital sales and physical shipments by the RIAJ It has reportedly received over 4 100 000 digital downloads in South Korea making it the group s most downloaded single in the country Two accompanying music videos were made available in support of the single s release in both regions Contents 1 Background and release 2 Reception 3 Music video 4 Track listing 5 Credits and personnel 5 1 Studio 5 2 Crew 6 Accolades 7 Charts 7 1 Weekly charts 7 2 Year end charts 8 Sales and certifications 9 Release history 10 See also 11 References 12 External linksBackground and release edit Mirotic was released as the title track for the group s fourth studio album of the same name on September 26 2008 via SM Entertainment In Japan the single Jumon Mirotic was released via Avex Trax s subsidiary label Rhythm Zone on October 15 2008 It was physically distributed in three versions a standard CD a fanclub special edition CD and a limited edition CD DVD bundle The release includes the instrumental version of the song along with a remixed version of Dōshite Kimi o Suki ni Natte Shimattandarō 1 On October 16 2008 a fanclub event titled Mirotic Party was held to commemorate the release of the single It was held at a club in Tokyo and was limited to only members of Tohoshinki s official fanclub 2 3 Following the release of Mirotic controversy arose due to the song being nearly identical to Under My Skin by German singer Sarah Conner SM Entertainment revealed shortly afterwards that the team who originally composed the song sold its copyrights to both TVXQ and Sarah Connor in January 2008 4 Reception edit Mirotic experienced commercial success in both South Korea in Japan The track has reportedly garnered 4 173 225 downloads in South Korea making it the group s best selling single in the country 5 In the first week of its release in Japan it recorded sales of 71 000 copies and achieved top position on the weekly Oricon singles ranking in the chart issue dated October 27 2008 becoming their fourth number one single 6 It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan RIAJ for physical shipments of over 100 000 units in December 2008 and for digital downloads in July 2014 On the Billboard Japan Hot 100 Jumon Mirotic peaked at number seven in the week of October 22 2008 7 Mirotic on critic lists Publisher List Rank Ref Billboard The 100 Greatest Boy Band Songs of All Time 41 8 The Dong a Ilbo Best Male Idol Songs in the Past 20 Years 4 9 The Forty Five The 45 best K pop songs of all time 10 10 Melon Top 100 K pop Songs of All Time 10 11 Marie Claire 35 Essential K pop Songs 12 Music Y 120 Best Dance Tracks of All Time 20 13 Rolling Stone 75 Greatest Boy Band Songs of All Time 39 14 100 Greatest Songs in the History of Korean Pop Music 25 15 Music video editThe music video was filmed on the end of August 2008 nearby Seoul South Korea by Cho Soo hyun 조수현 and premiered on September 21 2008 after five days the teaser released 16 17 Later it was premiered the Japanese version on September 27 2008 with the alternate clips of the original video There are also other versions of the video the dance version and the solo versions of the members The music video features all the members walking when they are pulled by a sorceress in red and white They are then shown in different scenarios whereas Hero Jaejoong is tied with rope handcuffs on a wall U Know Yunho is bound by ribbons around his wrists Micky Yoochun is encased in glass Xiah Junsu is trapped in lasers and Max Changmin is in water There is also a dance scene in a room with a huge round light at the ceiling s center In the end of the video the members managed to break and escape their bindings and chase the sorceress who lost her power The sorceress in turn attempts to escape as she slowly melts and then fades away as they slowly approach her The eyes of the members start glowing whitish green at the end of the music video Track listing editJapanese CD single Jumon Mirotic 呪文 Mirotic lit Magic Spell Mirotic Dōshite Kimi o Suki ni Natte Shimattandarō The Level Remix どうして君を好きになってしまったんだろう The Level Remix Jumon Mirotic karaoke 呪文 Mirotic Less Vocal Japanese DVD tracklist Jumon Mirotic Video Clip 呪文 Mirotic Video Clip Off Shot Movie Credits and personnel editStudio edit Recorded mixed engineered for mix and digitally edited at SM Booming System Mastered at Sonic KoreaCrew edit SM Entertainment executive producer Lee Soo man producer TVXQ vocals background vocals Yoo Young jin producer Korean lyrics composition arrangement vocal director background vocals recording mixing digital editing music and sound supervisor Ryoji Sonada Japanese lyrics Remee composition Lucas Secon composition Thomas Troelsen composition synthesizer programming Jeon Hoon Sonic Korea masteringAccolades editAwards and nominations Year Organization Award Result Ref 2008 Mnet KM Music Festival Song of the Year Nominated 18 Best Male Group NominatedBest Dance Performance Nominated2009 Melon Music Awards Star Award WonSeoul Music Awards Popular Mobile Award Nominated 19 Music program awards Program DateSBS s Inkigayo October 12 2008October 19 2008October 26 2008Mnet s M Countdown October 16 2008October 23 2008October 30 2008KBS2 s Music Bank October 31 2008December 26 2008Charts editWeekly charts edit Chart 2008 09 PeakpositionJapan Singles Oricon 20 1Japan Japan Hot 100 7 7Japan RIAJ Digital Track Chart 21 91 Year end charts edit Chart 2008 PositionJapan Singles Oricon 91Sales and certifications editRegion Certification Certified units salesJapan RIAJ 22 Physical single Gold 100 000 Japan RIAJ 23 Digital single Gold 100 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone Release history editRegion Date Format Label Ref South Korea September 19 2008 2008 09 19 Digital downloadstreaming SM Entertainment 24 Japan October 15 2008 2008 10 15 CD singleCD DVDdigital download Rhythm Zone 1 Taiwan December 10 2008 2008 12 10 Avex Taiwan 25 26 See also editList of best selling singles in South KoreaReferences edit a b 呪文 ＭＩＲＯＴＩＣ CD DVD tower jp in Japanese October 15 2008 Retrieved November 20 2021 東方神起 ファンに公開生告白 黙って俺について来い Oricon News in Japanese October 16 2008 Retrieved March 1 2022 東方神起 ジュンス ファンに恋の呪文も玉砕 ユンホは 手紙で告白します Mainichi Shimbun in Japanese October 16 2008 Archived from the original on July 3 2009 Retrieved March 1 2022 동방신기 미로틱 사라 코너 리메이크 논란의 진실은 TVXQ s Mirotic Sarah Connor remake The truth behind the controversy Edaily in Korean September 30 2008 Retrieved May 22 2023 What are the top selling singles for these K pop groups SBS PopAsia February 28 2018 Retrieved March 1 2022 東方神起 2008年トップとなる4作目のシングル首位 Oricon in Japanese October 21 2008 Retrieved November 20 2021 a b Billboard Japan Hot 100 October 27 2008 Billboard Japan October 27 2008 Retrieved March 1 2022 The 100 Greatest Boy Band Songs of All Time Critics Picks Billboard April 23 2018 Retrieved March 1 2022 New survey ranks top K pop artists amp songs of the past 20 years SBS PopAsia September 2 2016 Retrieved March 1 2022 Daly Rhian May 11 2023 The 45 best K pop songs of all time The Forty Five Retrieved September 8 2023 Hicap Jonathan August 29 2021 Top 100 K pop songs of all time revealed Manila Bulletin Retrieved December 19 2021 LeGardye Quinci November 8 2021 35 Essential K Pop Songs Every Fan Should Know Marie Claire Magazine Retrieved March 1 2022 Lee Jeong hee July 28 2014 Dance Track 120 20위 동방신기 주문 Mirotic Music Y in Korean Retrieved March 1 2022 75 Greatest Boy Band Songs of All Time Rolling Stone July 24 2020 Retrieved March 1 2022 The 100 Greatest Songs in the History of Korean Pop Music Rolling Stone July 20 2023 Retrieved July 20 2023 동방신기 컴백곡 주문 뮤비 21일 서울시청앞 광장 공개 Newsen com in Korean September 17 2008 Retrieved November 20 2021 동방신기 4집 타이틀곡 주문 MIROTIC 뮤직비디오 21일 첫 공개 Segye Ilbo in Korean September 18 2008 Retrieved November 20 2021 2008 Mnet KM Music Festival Part1 Archived March 3 2016 at the Wayback Machine MAMA Retrieved December 17 2014 불참 동방신기 서울가요대상 본상 수상 in Korean Edaily February 12 2009 Retrieved January 10 2013 Tohoshinki Japanese Discography on Oricon Style in Japanese Oricon Retrieved November 5 2009 RIAJ Digital Track Chart April 1 7 2009 Archived from the original on August 22 2014 Japanese single certifications TVXQ Jumon Mirotic in Japanese Recording Industry Association of Japan Select 2008年12月 on the drop down menu Japanese digital single certifications TVXQ Jumon Mirotic in Japanese Recording Industry Association of Japan Select 2014年07月 on the drop down menu 컴백 동방신기 온오프라인 벌써 장악 star mt co kr in Korean September 22 2008 Retrieved November 20 2021 魔咒 MIROTIC CD ONLY Avex Taiwan in Chinese December 10 2008 Retrieved November 20 2021 魔咒 MIROTIC CD DVD Avex Taiwan in Chinese December 10 2008 Retrieved November 20 2021 External links edithttps web archive org web 20080409203505 http toho jp net index html Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mirotic song amp oldid 1180985371, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
