"Opera" is the third official Japanese single of South Korean boy band Super Junior, released on 9 May 2012 by Avex Trax. It was originally released in Korean as part of their fifth Korean studio album, Mr. Simple on 3 August 2011. This single set a new record as the most singles sold by a Korean artist in a week.
Background The song was originally written in English as "N.A.U.G.H.T.Y", by both Thomas Troelsen and Engelina Larsen. It was never released and re-written in Korean by Kenzie and became a part of the group's fifth studio album, Mr. Simple as the second track off its initial release.
Reception On the day of released the single debut at number 3 on Oricon Daily Chart and sold 54,331 copies. The following day it sold an additional 15,608 copies. The single debuted at #3 on Oricon Weekly Chart, selling 159,789 copies on its first week of release, outselling their previous Japanese single Mr. Simple which sold 88,873 on its first week, making it Super Junior's highest-selling Japanese release and as the 2012 top selling Korean artist in Japan.
Track listing
CD "Opera" "Way" "Opera" - Korean ver. (Limited edition CD Only)
"CD+DVD" DVD track list "Opera" "Opera" - Dance ver. Off Shot Clip
Credits and personnel Credits adapted from album's liner notes.
Studio SM Yellow Tail Studio – recording, mixing Hub Studio – recording Sonic Korea – mastering
Personnel SM Entertainment – executive producer Lee Soo-man – producer Super Junior – vocals Yesung – background vocals Ryeowook – background vocals Kyuhyun – background vocals Thomas Troelsen – composition Engelina Larsen – composition Kenzie – producer, Korean lyrics, arrangement, vocal directing, recording Masanori Nagaoka – Japanese lyrics Koo Jong-pil – recording, mixing Jeong Eun-kyung – recording Jeon Hoon – mastering
Charts and sales Oricon ChartPeakDebut SalesSales TotalDaily Singles Chart154,331 184,469+Weekly Singles Chart3159,789Monthly Singles Chart5177,448Yearly Singles Chart35184,469
Sales and certifications Chart AmountOricon physical sales 184,469+RIAJ physical shipping certificationGold"ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2012年5月" RIA Japan May 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-26
Release history + Release history for "Opera" Region Date Version Format Label Ref Various August 3, 2011 Korean Japan May 9, 2012Japanese Various
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