Number Nine (T-ara song)

"Number Nine" is a song by South Korean girl group T-ara, from their eighth extended play Again. The song was written and composed by Shinsadong Tiger and Choi Gyu Sung. "Number Nine" was released as the lead single from the album on October 10, 2013. [1] The song was released in Japanese with "Kioku: Kimi ga Kureta Michishirube" (記憶: 君がくれた道標, Memories: You Gave Me Guidance) the theme song to the film Jinx!!! starring member Hyo-min.[2] The single was released on November 20, 2013, through EMI Records Japan.

"Number Nine"
Japanese single Regular edition
Single by T-ara
from the album Gossip Girls
Again (T-ara EP)
LanguageJapanese
Korean
ReleasedOctober 10, 2013 (2013-10-10) (Korean)
November 20, 2013 (2013-11-20) (Japanese)
Recorded2013
GenreJ-pop, dance
LabelMBK Entertainment
EMI Records Japan
Songwriter(s)Shinsadong Tiger
T-ara Japanese singles chronology
"Target"
(2013)		 "Number Nine"
(2013)		 "Lead The Way / La'boon"
(2014)
X'mas edition cover

Number Nine was a commercial success both locally and internationally, becoming T-ara's 11th Top 5 hit in South Korea. It also holds the record for the fastest and most-viewed video on YinYueTai, China's largest streaming platform as well as being the first and one of 3 only Korean videos to reach 100 Million views on the platform (besides T-ara's "Sugar Free" and Psy's "Gangnam Style").

Background and release

On September 15, Core Contents Media revealed that T-ara will make their comeback on October 10, 2013. The song was said to have a "stronger sound", but still remain catchy.

On September 26, 2013, T-ara released a 30 second teaser video, filmed in a desert. On October 1, T-ara released another teaser for "Number Nine" on their official website. In their black-and-white teaser, they used an "upgraded mature beauty".[1]

The music video along with the album was released on October 10, 2013, and the drama version was released on October 16, 2013.[3]

"Number 9" is an electro-pop dance song with sad lyrics and melody. It was choreographed by Yama & Hotchicks, who also choreographed "Bo Peep Bo Peep".The song features a gentle guitar melody, coupled with an "unexpected intense sound". It was co-composed by Sinsadong Tiger and Choi Gyu Sung.

"T-ara Party Non-Stop Remix" by DJ Takao Fukushima is composed of ten songs spanning 45 minutes: "Bo Peep Bo Peep (Japanese ver.)", "Yayaya (Japanese ver.)", "Lovey-Dovey (Japanese ver.)", "Roly-Poly (Japanese ver.)", "Waeroni (Japanese ver.)", "Bye Bye (Japanese ver.)", "Like The First Time (Japanese ver.)", "Target", "Bunny Style!" and "Deja-Vu".[4]

Packaging

The single will be released in four different types: two CD+DVD limited editions that come in a special paper jacket, a regular edition, and a X-mas edition that comes with a remix album and a DVD, packaged in a box with six "T-ara santa ver." rubber key holders. All editions of the single come with a trading card with a serial code, chosen randomly out of seven types.[5]

Promotions

The first time the song was revealed was on October 6, 2013 when performed at "Hallyu Dream Concert".

T-ara had their first televised performance of "Number Nine" on Mnet's M! Countdown on October 10. This was followed by additional performances on music programs including KBS's Music Bank, MBC's Show! Music Core and SBS's Inkigayo.

Commercial performance

Shortly after its release, "Number Nine" reached number one on multiple real-time charts.[6] It debuted at first on the weekly Monkey3 digital chart.[7] The song reached number 5 on the Gaon Weekly Digital Chart [8] and number 4 on Billboard's Korea K-Pop Hot 100.[9]

In China, the song topped YinYueTai's both Korean and official charts; the country's largest streaming platform becoming the first of their multiple #1 hits there. The music video became the platform's first to reach 100 Million views. The second version video also peaked within top 5 in the said chart.[10]

Number Nine remains the most-viewed video of all time with over 135 Million views.

Track listing
All editions[2]
No.TitleLength
1."Number Nine (Japanese ver.)" 
2."Memories: You Gave Me Guidance" (記憶～君がくれた道標(みちしるべ)～) 
Regular edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
3."A-ha" 
Limited edition A DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Memories: You Gave Me Guidance Music Video (Director version)" (熊澤尚人監督) 
2."Bunny Style! Live Performance (T-ara 2nd Album Premium advance)" (プレミアム先行LIVE) 
Limited edition B DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Kumazawa Naoto Director version Music Video (Making-of video ver.)" (メイキング映像版) 
2."Lies (Japanese ver.) Live (T-ara 2nd Album Premium showcase Live 2013.7.13)" (コジンマル～嘘～) 
X'mas edition: Disc one
No.TitleLength
1."Number Nine (Japanese ver.)" 
2."Number Nine (Japanese ver.)" (Club ver.) 
3."Kioku: Kimi ga Kureta Michishirube" 
X'mas edition: Disc two Remix Album
No.TitleLength
1."T-ara　Party Non Stop Remix (DJ Takao Fukushima Remix)" 
X'mas edition: Disc three DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Number Nine (Japanese ver.) Music Video" (メイキング映像版, Making-of video version) 
2."T-ara 2nd Album Premium showcase Live Special Movie" 

Number 9 has appeared in various television series in South Korea, including on the 6th episode of KBS's 2013 drama Secret Love, where Jo Min Joo (played by Song Min-kyung) works out in the gym playing the song. In 2014, the song was played and perfromed by Han Tae-hee (played by Jung Da-bin) in KBS1's daily drama Meody of Love.

Charts
Chart (2013) Peak
position
South Korea Hot 100 (Billboard) [9] 4
South Korea Digital (Gaon)[8] 5
South Korea social (Gaon) 1
South Korea Mobile (Gaon) 2
US World (Billboard) 7
Japan HIT List (USEN) 1
Japan Daily (Oricon) 9
Japan Weekly (Oricon) 13
Japan Hot 100 (Billboard) 62

Sales
Reported sales
Country Sales
South Korea 605,000[lower-alpha 1]
Japan (Oricon) 18,000[lower-alpha 2]
  1. Accumulated sales for Number Nine in 2013 only.
  2. Accumulated sales for Number Nine in 2013 only.

Rankings
Year Publisher List Recipient Placement Ref.
2017 SBS PopAsia 9 of the best T-ara singles Number Nine 7 [11]

Credits and personnel
  • Boram – vocals
  • Qri – vocals
  • Soyeon – main vocals
  • Eunjung – lead vocals
  • Hyomin – lead vocals, rap
  • Jiyeon – vocals
  • Shinsadong Tiger – producer, lyricist, arranger, music
  • Choi Gyu Sung – producer, lyricist, arranger

References
  1. Kim Ji-soo (October 24, 2013). "T-ara is recharged with new attitude". The Korea Times. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  2. "T-ARA 8th Single ジャケット写真公開！｜T-ARAオフィシャルブログpowered by Ameba". T-ara Official Blog. Ameba. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  3. Hong, Grace Danbi (October 10, 2013). "T-ara Releases 'Number 9' and 'Because I Know' MVs". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on February 11, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  4. "T-ARA 8th Single ジャケット写真公開！｜T-ARAオフィシャルブログpowered by Ameba". T-ara Official Blog. Ameba. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  5. "T-ARA 8th Single ジャケット写真公開！｜T-ARAオフィシャルブログpowered by Ameba". T-ara Official Blog. Ameba. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  6. T-ara occupies first on three different music charts just hours after release of album 'AGAIN'
  7. "티아라 '넘버나인', 아이유 제치고 몽키3 주간차트 1위 '이변' | 홈 : 네이트 뉴스" [T-ara's 'Number Nine' surpasses IU and tops the Monkey 3 Weekly Chart with 'Extraordinary']. 모바일 네이트 뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  8. "2013년 43주차 Digital Chart" (in Korean). Gaon. Archived from the original on February 10, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2013.
  9. "Korea K-Pop Hot 100 Week of November 2, 2013". Billboard. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  10. "티아라 '나 어떡해', 중국 최대 뮤비 사이트서 1위 '기염' | 방송 : 네이트 연예" [T-ara's 'What Should I Do', ranked #1 on China's largest music video site]. 모바일 네이트 뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  11. "9 of the best T-ara singles". SBS PopAsia. 2017-06-13. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
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