Kokoro (SS501 song)

"Kokoro"
"Kokoro"
Single by SS501
A-side	"Lucky Days"
B-side	"Summer Blue"/"Hoshizora"
Released	August 1, 2007
Genre	J-pop, R&B, dance
Label	DSP Media, Pony Canyon
SS501 singles chronology

"Kokoro"^[2] is South Korean boy band SS501's debut Japanese maxi single.^[1]

The group debuted in the Japanese market after only two years since their Korean debut to further spread their activities and challenge themselves outside of Korea.^[3] They released their Japanese single "Kokoro", alongside multiple versions, including one with all members and five featuring each member individually.^[4]

Their lead track, "Kokoro" debuted at the 5th spot on the Oricon chart, and moved to 3rd spot the next day.^[5] It was also chosen as an ending theme song for an anime entitled Blue Dragon.^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement
1.	"Kokoro"	SPIN	本間昭光	中村太知
2.	"Be A Star"	SPIN	田中直	田中直
3.	"Alice"	松井五郎	野井洋児(Yoji Noi)	大西響太
4.	"Kokoro" (Inst.)		本間昭光
5.	"Be A Star" (Inst.)		田中直
6.	"Alice" (Inst.)		野井洋児(Yoji Noi)

NOTE: For the limited editions, "Alice" and its instrumental version are replaced by the solo song and its instrumental version of each member.

Limited Edition A
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Rize Up" (Kim Hyun-joong solo)
2.	"Rize Up" (Inst.)

Limited Edition B
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hajimete Miru Sora Datta" (Heo Young-saeng solo)
2.	"Hajimete Miru Sora Datta" (Inst.)

Limited Edition C
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hikari" (Kim Kyu-jong solo)
2.	"Hikari" (Inst.)

Limited Edition D
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Here" (Park Jung-min solo)
2.	"Here" (Inst.)

Limited Edition E
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sayonara ga Dekinai" (Kim Hyung-jun solo)
2.	"Sayonara ga Dekinai" (Inst.)

Music videos

"Kokoro"

Release history

Country	Date	Distributing label	Format
Japan	August 1, 2007	Pony Canyon	CD^[4]
			Limited Edition A ^[7]
			Limited Edition B^[8]
			Limited Edition C^[9]
			Limited Edition D^[10]
			Limited Edition E^[11]

References

^ ^a ^b "SS501 Official Japanese Website - Internet Archive Wayback Machine". July 13, 2009. Archived from the original on July 13, 2009. Retrieved 2013-06-28. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
^ SS501. Kokoro. 2007. CD.
^ "SS501 Official Japanese Fansite - Internet Archive Wayback Machine" (in Japanese). April 15, 2007. Archived from the original on April 15, 2007. Retrieved 2013-06-28. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
^ ^a ^b "Kokoro (Normal Edition)(Japan Version)".YesAsia.Retrieved 2013-06-18.
^ "Skull, TVXQ Hitting Overseas Charts" Korea Times. 7 August 2007. Retrieved 2011-11-02
^ SS501. Kokoro. Blue Dragon ED2 OST. 2007. CD.
^ "Kokoro (First Press Limited Edition A)(Japan Version)".Yesasia.Retrieved 2013-06-28.
^ "Kokoro (First Press Limited Edition B)(Japan Version)".Yesasia.Retrieved 2013-06-28.
^ "Kokoro (First Press Limited Edition C)(Japan Version)".Yesasia.Retrieved 2013-06-28.
^ "Kokoro (First Press Limited Edition D)(Japan Version)".Yesasia.Retrieved 2013-06-28.
^ "Kokoro (First Press Limited Edition E)(Japan Version)".Yesasia.Retrieved 2013-06-28.

External links

"SS501 Official Japanese Website - Internet Archive Wayback Machine". July 13, 2009. Archived from the original on July 13, 2009. Retrieved 2013-06-28. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
Official website
DSP Media's channel on YouTube

[ss501Discog-1] "SS501 Official Japanese Website - Internet Archive Wayback Machine". July 13, 2009. Archived from the original on July 13, 2009. Retrieved 2013-06-28. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)

[KokoroCD-2] SS501. Kokoro. 2007. CD.

[3] "SS501 Official Japanese Fansite - Internet Archive Wayback Machine" (in Japanese). April 15, 2007. Archived from the original on April 15, 2007. Retrieved 2013-06-28. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)

[Yesasia-4] "Kokoro (Normal Edition)(Japan Version)".YesAsia.Retrieved 2013-06-18.

[5] "Skull, TVXQ Hitting Overseas Charts" Korea Times. 7 August 2007. Retrieved 2011-11-02

[6] SS501. Kokoro. Blue Dragon ED2 OST. 2007. CD.

[7] "Kokoro (First Press Limited Edition A)(Japan Version)".Yesasia.Retrieved 2013-06-28.

[8] "Kokoro (First Press Limited Edition B)(Japan Version)".Yesasia.Retrieved 2013-06-28.

[9] "Kokoro (First Press Limited Edition C)(Japan Version)".Yesasia.Retrieved 2013-06-28.

[10] "Kokoro (First Press Limited Edition D)(Japan Version)".Yesasia.Retrieved 2013-06-28.

[11] "Kokoro (First Press Limited Edition E)(Japan Version)".Yesasia.Retrieved 2013-06-28.

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