Top Secret (song)
"Top Secret" | ||||
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Single by F.T. Island | ||||
Released | August 8, 2012 | |||
Recorded | 2012 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 3:50 | |||
Label | Warner Music Japan | |||
Songwriter(s) | Kenichi Maeyamada | |||
F.T. Island Japanese singles chronology | ||||
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"Top Secret" is a Japanese-language song by South Korean rock band F.T. Island. It is their eight single under Warner Music Japan and 11th single overall in Japan. The song was written by Kenichi Maeyamada and composed by Corin. It was released on August 8, 2012, in four editions: a CD-only edition, a first press edition, a tour venue edition, and Lawson edition. The single debuted at number six on the Oricon weekly chart, selling 34,000 copies in its first week.
Composition
"Top Secret" was written by Kenichi Maeyamada and composed by Corin. "Beloved" was written by Gorō Matsui and composed by Lee Jae-jin and Suzuki "Daichi" Hideyuki. "Here" was written and composed by Nobuaki Hiraga.[1] The lyrics begin "Kiken'na kaori.. (危険な香り dangerous scent)", and contain the refrain "Top Secret kimi dake daze".
F.T. Island stated that "Top Secret" was different from their previous singles.
Release and promotion
For the month of July 2012, "Top Secret" was used as the ending theme song for
F.T. Island held their first performance of "Top Secret" at Mezamashi Live in Odaiba on July 28, 2012.[9]
Chart performance
"Top Secret" debuted at number six on the
Track listing
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Top Secret" | Kenichi Maeyamada | Corin | 3:50 |
2. | "Beloved" | Gorō Matsui | Lee Jae-jin, Suzuki "Daichi" Hideyuki | 4:30 |
3. | "Here" | Nobuaki Hiraga | Hiraga | 5:11 |
4. | "Top Secret" (Instrumental) | Corin | 3:50 | |
Total length: | 17:20 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Satisfaction (Korean Version)" (2nd Album 20 (Twenty) Release Event @Zepp Tokyo 2012.5.19) | |
2. | "Wanna Go" (2nd Album 20 (Twenty) Release Event @Zepp Tokyo 2012.5.19) | |
3. | "Paper Plane" (2nd Album 20 (Twenty) Release Event @Zepp Tokyo 2012.5.19) | |
4. | "Yuki" (2nd Album 20 (Twenty) Release Event @Zepp Tokyo 2012.5.19) | |
5. | "Stay" (2nd Album 20 (Twenty) Release Event @Zepp Tokyo 2012.5.19) | |
6. | "2nd Album 20 (Twenty) Release Event @Zepp Tokyo 2012.5.19" (special feature) |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Top Secret" (music video) | |
2. | "Top Secret" (special feature) | |
3. | "F.T. Island talking about 'Top Secret'" |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Let It Go!" (Mezamashi Live @United States of Sun Sun Island, Odaiba Music Stadium 2011.8.7) | |
2. | "I Hope" (Mezamashi Live @United States of Sun Sun Island, Odaiba Music Stadium 2011.8.7) | |
3. | "Flower Rock" (Mezamashi Live @United States of Sun Sun Island, Odaiba Music Stadium 2011.8.7) |
Chart history
Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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Japan Hot 100[11]
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14 |
Oricon Weekly Chart[10] | 6 |
References
- ^ "TOP SECRET" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
- ^ a b c Atsushi, Kaie (August 3, 2012). "FTISLAND、8枚目のシングル「TOP SECRET」リリース!" (in Japanese). EMTG. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
- ^ a b "FTISLAND シングル『TOP SECRET』インタビュー(インタビュー1)" (in Japanese). Excite Music Japan. pp. 1–2. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
- ^ Lim Young-jin (July 13, 2012). "FTISLAND、日本8thシングル「TOP SECRET」のPVスポットバージョン公開" (in Japanese). Kstyle. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
- ^ a b "FTISLAND 「TOP SECRET (通常盤)」" (in Japanese). Warner Music Japan. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
- ^ a b "FTISLAND 「TOP SECRET (ローソン限定盤)」" (in Japanese). Warner Music Japan. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
- ^ a b "FTISLAND 「TOP SECRET (初回限定盤)」" (in Japanese). Warner Music Japan. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
- ^ a b "FTISLAND 「TOP SECRET (ツアー会場限定盤)」" (in Japanese). Warner Music Japan. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
- ^ 勢いが止まらない! めざましライブで今夏最高動員を記録 (in Japanese). Excite. July 28, 2012. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
- ^ a b "2012年08月06日~2012年08月12日のCDシングル週間ランキング (2012年08月20日付)" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
- ^ Nielsen SoundScan. Retrieved August 19, 2012.