"Mr. Simple" is a song recorded in two languages (Korean and Japanese) by South Korean boy band Super Junior. The Korean version was released as the lead single off their fifth studio album of the same name digitally on August 2, 2011, via SM Entertainment. In Japan, the single was made available via Avex Trax on December 7, 2011.
"Mr. Simple" became the 85th best-selling single of 2011 in Japan according to the Oricon charts and is certified Gold by the RIAJ for 100,000 units shipped to Japanese music stores. The song was additionally used as a commercial tie-up for Japanese satellite communication holding company SKY Perfect JSAT Group, and as the ending theme song of TBS's Tsubo Musume in January 2012.
Background The song was released along with the rest of the album's tracks on August 2, 2011, and has topped online charts hours after its release. The song was written by Yoo Young-jin, which was also the writer of their previous lead singles "Twins (Knock Out)", "Don't Don", "Sorry, Sorry" and "Bonamana". SM Entertainment describes the song as:
Japanese release The Japanese version of the song was released as their second Japanese single on December 7, 2011, under Avex Trax. A b-side track of the single entitled "Snow White" was revealed via the group's official Japanese website on November 30, 2011. The single debuted at No. 2 in the Oricon Weekly Charts, selling 89,000 copies on its first week of release, outselling their previous Japanese single "Bijin (Bonamana)" which sold 59,000 on its first week and 67,000 on total sales, making it Super Junior's highest-selling Japanese release yet.
Commercial performance The single debuted at number three in the Oricon Daily Singles Chart on December 6, 2011, selling 17,000 copies.http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/2011-12-06/ It plunged down to number six for three days and later peaked at number one by December 10, 2011, the day on which the group's Super Show 4 Osaka leg commenced, selling 36,000 copies, beating AKB48's Ue kara Mariko which sold 23,000 copies, at number two.http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/2011-12-10/ The latter marks Super Junior's first time to have a release to peak at number one since debut. By the end of 2011, the single was ranked as the 85th best-selling single of 2011 in Japan according to the Oricon charts.
Music video The music video for the song was released on August 4, 2011, via SM Entertainment's official SMTOWN YouTube page while its Japanese version PV was released November 13, 2011, via Space Shower TV.
Track listing
Japanese single "Mr. Simple" – 3:59 "Snow White" – 4:07 "Mr. Simple" (Korean ver.) – 3:59 "Mr. Simple" (Instrumental) – 3:59 (CD Only) "Snow White" (Instrumental) – 4:07 (CD Only)
CD+DVD Track list "Mr. Simple" "Mr. Simple" (Korean ver.)
CD+DVD limited pressing edition DVD track list "Mr. Simple" "Mr. Simple" (Dance ver.) "Mr. Simple" (Korean ver.) "Mr. Simple" (Korean ver.) [Type B] Off Shot Clip
Accolades
+Awards and nominations Year Organization Award Result 2011Mnet Asian Music Awards Best Dance Performance (Male) YouTube K-pop Awards Most Viewed Video of The Year Korea in Motion FestivalMost Popular Music 2012 Myx Music Awards Favorite K-Pop Video Hito Music AwardsJKpop Song of The Year
+Music program awards Program Date M! Countdown August 11, 2011 August 18, 2011 August 25, 2011 Music Bank August 12, 2011 August 19, 2011 August 26, 2011 September 2, 2011 September 9, 2011 Inkigayo August 21, 2011 August 28, 2011 September 4, 2011
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2011) Peakposition Japan (Oricon) 2 South Korea (Gaon) 4 South Korea (K-pop Hot 100) 7
Year-end charts Chart (2011) Position Japan (Oricon) 85 South Korea (Gaon) 95
Sales and certifications
Credits Credits adapted from album's liner notes.
Studio SM Booming System – recording, mixing Sonic Korea – mastering
Personnel SM Entertainment – executive producer Lee Soo-man – producer Super Junior – vocals, background vocals Yoo Young-jin – producer, Korean lyrics, composition, arrangement, vocal directing, background vocals, recording, mixing Goro Matsui – Japanese lyrics Jeon Hoon – mastering
Release history + Release history for "Mr. Simple" Region Date Version Format Label Ref Various August 2, 2011 Korean JapanDecember 7, 2011Japanese Various
References
External links SM Entertainment's Official Site Super Junior's Official Site