"Dazzling Girl" is the fifth Japanese single of South Korean boy group, Shinee, released on October 10, 2012. This is their first original Japanese single after their previous singles having been remakes of their Korean singles. Shinee ranked as the top-selling Korean artist in Japan for October with "Dazzling Girl". Selling over 109,032 copies in a month, "Dazzling Girl" was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for shipments of over 100,000.
Background and release On October 3, 2012, EMI released "Dazzling Girl" through iTunes Japan. On November 12, 2012, according to the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ), "Dazzling Girl" was certified Gold for shipped more than 100,000 albums and placed second on the Oricon Weekly Chart.
Promotion A preview of "Dazzling Girl" was released in a commercial for Jewelry Maki on August 24, 2012. The song was selected to be the theme song of Japanese television show Sukkiri!! and it began to air with this theme song starting from October 1 for a month.
On October 12, 2012, Shinee performed "Dazzling Girl" for the first time live on the Japanese music show Happy Music. Shinee continued to make appearances at Happy Music for 4 consecutive weeks as guests' comments. They also performed at Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ on October 21, 2012, and at Music Japan on October 28, 2012.
Music video The music video was directed by Hideaki Sunaga. It features the members of Shinee as photographers, stylists, and make-up artists as they prepare a model (played by Natsuki Fujimoto) for a photo shoot.
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Chart performance
Oricon Chart Oricon ChartPeakDebut SalesSales TotalChart RunDaily Singles Chart2 55,543 110,548+ 7 weeksWeekly Singles Chart2 97,111Monthly Singles Chart4 109,032Yearly Singles Chart71 110,230
Other charts CountryChartPeakpositionJapanBillboard Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay 28Billboard Japan Hot Top Airplay 8Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales 2Billboard Japan Hot 100 2TaiwanG-Music Asia Chart1G-Music Combo Chart 10
Certifications
Release history Country Date Format Label Japan October 10, 2012 CD, Digital download EMI Music Japan South Korea June 12, 2013 Digital download SM Entertainment
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