Sexy Love (T-ara song)

"Sexy Love" (Korean: 섹시러브 ) is a single by South Korean girl group T-ara and the lead single from their seventh mini-album "Mirage". It was released by Core Contents Media on September 3, 2012. This is the first Korean single released by T-ara without its former member Hwayoung.

"Sexy Love"
Song by T-ara
from the album Treasure Box, Mirage
LanguageKorean - Japanese
B-side"Bye Bye (Japanese ver.) [Limited Edition A]
初めてのように (Japanese ver.) [Limited Edition B]
DAY BY DAY (Japanese ver.) [Regular Edition]"
ReleasedSeptember 9, 2012 (2012-09-03)
GenreElectronic music, dance pop
Length3:45
LabelCore Contents Media, LOEN Entertainment
EMI Music Japan (Japanese)
Songwriter(s)Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Kyu-Sung
Seiko Fujibayashi (Japanese)
Lyricist(s)Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Kyu-Sung
Producer(s)Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Kyu-Sung
T-ara Single chronology
"Day by Day"
(2012)"		 "Sexy Love" "Number Nine"
(2013)"

The song was released in Japan and served as the first single from the group's second Japanese album Treasure Box.

Background and release

Korean version

In mid-July 2012, T-ara's agency, Core Contents Media, stated that after "Day by Day" promotional schedule was over, a follow-up single would be released on August 15, " Arranged by "Shinshadong Tiger". On an episode of T-ara's "Star Life Theater" broadcast by KBS on July 17,the picture of T-ara's recording was revealed with former member Hwayoung also participated in the recording. However, due to the influence of Hwayoung's removal from the group, it was not until August 30, 2012, that the official album cover and concept photos of the seventh mini-album "Mirage" were released. The music video trailer for the single "Sexy Love" was also announced on the same day.[1]

On September 6, 2012, T-ara performed a comeback performance of "Sexy Love" and "Day and Night" on the live music program "M! Countdown", and officially launched the promotion schedule.

Japanese version

On September 14, 2012, T-ara released the Japanese version of "Sexy Love" as their fifth single in the country. All songs were later re-released under the group's second full album Treasure Box.

The single was released in three versions: Limited Editions A and B with a DVD, and a regular edition. Each edition included a Japanese remake of a previously released song. Regular editions A & B come with DVDs containing music videos and other content.[2][3]

Track listing

CD
Regular Edition - CD
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Sexy Love (Japanese ver.)"Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Kyu-Sung, Seiko FujibayashiShinsadong Tiger, Choi Kyu-Sung03:47
2."DAY BY DAY (Japanese ver.)"Cho Young-Soo, Kim Tae-hyun, MakikoCho Young-Soo, Kim Tae-hyun03:31
3."Sexy Love (Japanese ver./Inst.)"  03:47
4."DAY BY DAY (Japanese ver./Inst.)"  03:28
Total length:14:35
Limited Edition A - CD
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Sexy Love (Japanese ver.)"Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Kyu-Sung, Seiko FujibayashiShinsadong Tiger, Choi Kyu-Sung03:47
2."Bye Bye (Japanese ver.)"Nam Ki-Sang, Ichino OnomiyaNam Ki-Sang03:37
3."Sexy Love (Japanese ver./Inst.)"  03:47
4."Bye Bye (Japanese ver./Inst.)"  03:34
Total length:14:47
Limited Edition A - CD
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Sexy Love (Japanese ver.)"Shinsadong Tiger, Choi Kyu-Sung, Seiko FujibayashiShinsadong Tiger, Choi Kyu-Sung03:47
2."Like the first time (Japanese ver.)"Hitman' Bang, MakikoWonder kid04:08
3."Sexy Love (Japanese ver./Inst.)"  03:47
4."Like the first time (Japanese ver./Inst.)"  04:05
Total length:15:48

DVD
Limited Edition - A
No.TitleLength
1."Sexy Love (Japanese ver.) (Music Video)" 
2."Sexy Love (Music Video Making)" 
Limited Edition - B
No.TitleLength
1."DAY BY DAY (Japanese ver.) (Music Video)" 
2."Sexy Love (Japanese ver.) (Music Video Dance ver.)" 

Chart performance

The single peaked in the top five on both the Korean and Japanese charts. The Japanese version peaked at number 4 on Oricon singles chart and charted for a total of 10 weeks.[4]

Listicles
Year Publisher List Placement Ref.
2022 Bugs Top 100 Summer Songs Placed [5]

Charts

Korean version
Weekly Charts Peak
South Korea (Billboard Hot 100) 3
South Korea (Circle)[6] 4
US World Songs (Billboard) 7
Year-end charts (2012) Peak
South Korea (Billboard Hot 100)[7] 40
South Korea (Circle)[8] 60

Japanese version
Weekly charts Peak
Japan (Oricon)[4] 4
Japan Singles Sales (Billboard)[9] 4
Japan Hot 100 (Billboard)[10] 5
Year-end charts (2012) Peak
Japan (Oricon)[11] 165

Sales
Country / region Reported Sales
South Korea (Korea ver.) 1,550,000[12]

(Digital)

Release history
Version Date Region Form Publisher
Korean version September 4, 2012 Various[13] Digital download Core Contents Media
Digital download
Japanese version November 7, 2012 Japan Digital download[14] EMI Music Japan
November 14, 2012 CD[15]

References
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  3. "T-ARA/Sexy Love (Japanese ver.) ［CD+DVD］＜初回限定盤B＞". tower.jp. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
  4. "Sexy Love(Japanese ver.) | T-ARA". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
  5. "여름이면 생각나는 걸그룹 댄스 가요 / 벅스PD". 벅스! (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-04-22.
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  7. "Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100". Billboard. 2013-01-02. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
  8. "Circle Chart". circlechart.kr. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
  9. "Top Singles Sales [ 2012/11/21 公開]". billboard-japan.com.
  10. "Billboard Hot 100 [ 2012/11/21 公開]". billboard-Japan.com.
  11. "Oricon reveals their yearly single ranking for 2012". tokyohive. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
  12. "Circle Chart". circlechart.kr. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  13. Mirage - EP by T-ara, 2012-09-04, retrieved 2022-08-21
  14. Sexy Love (Japanese Version) - Single by T-ara, 2012-11-14, retrieved 2022-08-21
  15. "Ｓｅｘｙ　Ｌｏｖｅ　（Ｊａｐａｎｅｓｅ　ｖｅｒ．）". billboard-Japan.
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