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{{Infobox Single
{{Infobox song
| Name = Real Face
| name = Real Face
| Cover = Kattun01realface.jpg
| cover = Kattun01realface.jpg
| Artist = [[KAT-TUN]]
| alt =
| from Album = [[Best of KAT-TUN]]
| type = single
| A-side = Real Face
| artist = [[KAT-TUN]]
| B-side = GLORIA<br/>Will Be All Right
| album = [[Best of KAT-TUN]]
| Released = March 22, 2006 ([[Japan]])
| A-side = Real Face
| B-side = {{ubl|GLORIA|Will Be All Right}}
| Format = [[CD single|CD]]
| Recorded = 2006
| released = March 22, 2006 ([[Japan]])
| recorded = 2006
| Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Rock music|rock]]
| Length = 5:07
| studio =
| venue =
| Label = [[J Storm|J-One Records]]<br/><small>JACA-5030~5035 (Limited Edition)</small><br/><small>JACA-5036 (Normal Edition)</small>
| Last single =
| genre = {{flatlist|
* [[Pop music|Pop]]
| This single = "'''Real Face'''"<br />(2006)
* [[Rock music|rock]]}}
| Next single = "'''[[Signal (KAT-TUN song)|SIGNAL]]'''" <br/>(2006)
| Misc =
| length = 5:07
| label = [[J Storm|J-One Records]]<br/><small>JACA-5030~5035 (Limited Edition)</small><br/><small>JACA-5036 (Normal Edition)</small>
| writer = [[Shikao Suga]], [[Koki Tanaka|Joker]], [[Tak Matsumoto]]
| producer =
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = '''[[Signal (KAT-TUN song)|SIGNAL]]'''
| next_year = 2006
}}
}}
"'''Real Face'''" is a song written by [[Shikao Suga]], [[Koki Tanaka|Joker]], [[Tak Matsumoto]] and Chokkaku for the debut single and [[Best of KAT-TUN|debut album]] of the [[Japan]]ese [[boy band]], [[KAT-TUN]]. It was released on March 22, 2006, and debuted on the [[Oricon]] daily and weekly singles charts at number 1 where it stayed on the latter for 3 weeks. The song would eventually sell over a million copies by the end of 2006 and was named Japan's best-selling single of the year.
"'''Real Face'''" is a song written by [[Shikao Suga]], [[Koki Tanaka|Joker]], [[Tak Matsumoto]] and Chokkaku for the debut single and [[Best of KAT-TUN|debut album]] of the [[Japan]]ese [[boy band]], [[KAT-TUN]]. It was released on March 22, 2006, and debuted on the [[Oricon]] daily and weekly singles charts at number 1<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 March 2006 |title=3/22発売の注目シングル、ついにCDデビューを果すKAT-TUN! |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/15673/full/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913193140/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/15673/full/ |archive-date=13 September 2024 |access-date=13 September 2024 |website=Oricon |language=Japanese}}</ref> where it stayed on the latter for 3 weeks.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 April 2006 |title=KAT-TUN、2週連続首位!デビューシングル3年1ヵ月ぶりの快挙! |url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/ranking/17448/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060405003051/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/ranking/17448/ |archive-date=5 April 2006 |access-date=13 September 2024 |website=Oricon |language=Japanese}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=27 March 2006 |title=KAT-TUN、3冠達成!シングル、アルバム、DVD、同時制覇! |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/16719/full/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913200847/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/16719/full/ |archive-date=13 September 2024 |access-date=13 September 2024 |website=Oricon |language=Japanese}}</ref> The song would eventually sell over a million copies by the end of 2006 and was named Japan's best-selling single of the year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 May 2006 |title=KAT-TUN「Real Face」が100万枚を突破!5年ぶりの快挙! |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/22414/full/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913201258/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/22414/full/ |archive-date=13 September 2024 |access-date=13 September 2024 |website=Oricon |language=Japanese}}</ref>


==Song information==
==Song information==
There are two different versions of the song in KAT-TUN's [[KAT-TUN discography|discography]]. The single version is not the same song on ''Best of KAT-TUN'' which is named "Real Face #1" and features a different arrangement. "Real Face #1" was used as the theme song to band member [[Junnosuke Taguchi]]'s drama two-part television movie, ''Happy!'', aired by [[Tokyo Broadcasting System|TBS]] on April 7, 2006 and December 26, 2006 respectively.
There are two different versions of the song in KAT-TUN's [[KAT-TUN discography|discography]]. The single version is not the same song on ''Best of KAT-TUN'' which is named "Real Face #1" and features a different arrangement. "Real Face #1" was used as the theme song to band member [[Junnosuke Taguchi]]'s drama two-part television movie, ''Happy!'', aired by [[Tokyo Broadcasting System|TBS]] on April 7, 2006, and December 26, 2006, respectively.


==Release and promotion==
==Release and promotion==
The single was released in two pressings - a normal edition containing the instrumental versions of all the songs released in this single and six limited editions containing the three songs with a [[music video]] of the single focusing on each respective member. As such, there are seven different covers. It was part of a [[tripartite]] release by the group and became available in stores on the same day as KAT-TUN's debut album, ''[[Best of KAT-TUN]]'', and the tie-in DVD for the single, ''Real Face Film''. All three releases were also available as a [[box set]] which has since gone out of print.<ref name="RF2">[http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=NEOKATTUN-1 Box Set: "Real Face" + "Best of KAT-TUN" + "Real Face Film" (Single + Album + DVD) (Limited Release)], CD Japan; retrieved on July 28, 2008.</ref>
The single was released in two pressings - a normal edition containing the instrumental versions of all the songs released in this single and six limited editions containing the three songs with a [[music video]] of the single focusing on each respective member. As such, there are seven different covers. It was part of a tripartite release by the group and became available in stores on the same day as KAT-TUN's debut album, ''[[Best of KAT-TUN]]'', and the tie-in DVD for the single, ''Real Face Film''. All three releases were also available as a [[box set]] which has since gone out of print.<ref name="RF2">[http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=NEOKATTUN-1 Box Set: "Real Face" + "Best of KAT-TUN" + "Real Face Film" (Single + Album + DVD) (Limited Release)], CD Japan; retrieved on July 28, 2008.</ref>


KAT-TUN performed the song on television for the first time on ''[[Music Station]]'' on March 10, 2006 and sang on variety show ''Utawara'' two days later where they were already regular guests with [[Jun Matsumoto]] of [[Arashi]]. They followed up with their first appearance on ''[[Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ]]'' on March 13 and performed live at the [[Tokyo Dome]] on March 17 which was simulcast on ''Music Station''. The group were invited to ''[[Utaban]]'' for the first time on March 23 and performed on ''Music Fighter'' the day after. KAT-TUN rounded off the month by performing on ''Music Station'' for the third time in less than a month for the show's spring special episode on March 31.
KAT-TUN performed the song on television for the first time on ''[[Music Station]]'' on March 10, 2006, and sang on variety show ''Utawara'' two days later where they were already regular guests with [[Jun Matsumoto]] of [[Arashi]]. They followed up with their first appearance on ''[[Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ]]'' on March 13 and performed live at the [[Tokyo Dome]] on March 17 which was simulcast on ''Music Station''. The group were invited to ''[[Utaban]]'' for the first time on March 23 and performed on ''Music Fighter'' the day after. KAT-TUN rounded off the month by performing on ''Music Station'' for the third time in less than a month for the show's spring special episode on March 31.


Other subsequent promotional performances for the single were on ''[[Count Down TV|CDTV]]'' (April 1), ''Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ'' (April 3), ''Shōnen Club'' (April 9 and 16), ''Utawara'' (April 16, May 14, July 30, September 17 and November 5), ''Music Station'' (April 28 and December 22) and [[Nippon Television|NTV]]'s ''Minna Terebi 24 Hours TV'' charity fundraiser special (August 26). KAT-TUN also acted as hosts of the latter event. The group also collaborated with [[Shikao Suga]] for a one-off live performance on ''Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ'' on May 12, 2008. Most recently on Shounen Club Premium last March, Kamenashi performed a rock version of Real Face with Suga Shikao, the person who wrote the song
Other subsequent promotional performances for the single were on ''[[Count Down TV|CDTV]]'' (April 1), ''Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ'' (April 3), ''[[Shounen Club]]'' (April 9 and 16), ''Utawara'' (April 16, May 14, July 30, September 17 and November 5), ''Music Station'' (April 28 and December 22) and [[Nippon Television|NTV]]'s ''Minna Terebi 24 Hours TV'' charity fundraiser special (August 26). KAT-TUN also acted as hosts of the latter event. The group also collaborated with the song's lyricist, [[Shikao Suga]], for a one-off live performance on ''Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ'' on May 12, 2008. On [[Shounen Club]] Premium in March 2011, KAT-TUN member Kamenashi performed a rock version of Real Face with Suga.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kazuya Kamenashi & Suga Shikao's Rock Version Of "Real Face"|url=https://www.jpopasia.com/feed/5462/kazuya-kamenashi-and-suga-shikaos-rock-version-of-real-face/|last=|first=|date=March 27, 2011|website=jpopasia.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200524183843/https://www.jpopasia.com/feed/5462/kazuya-kamenashi-and-suga-shikaos-rock-version-of-real-face/|archive-date=May 24, 2020|access-date=May 24, 2020}}</ref>


==Chart performance and reception==
==Chart performance and reception==
The single displaced [[NEWS]]' double A-side single "Sayaendou/Hadashi no Cinderella Boy" from the top spot and stayed at number 1 for 3 weeks on the [[Oricon]] weekly singles chart, a feat rarely achieved in the Japanese music industry, selling over 754,234 copies in its first week which broke fellow JE boy band, [[Arashi]]'s record for their debut single, "[[Arashi (song)|Arashi]]." By the end of the year, the single had sold over a million copies and was certified as the best-selling single of 2006 by Oricon. Real Face was reported in 2010 by the Oricon's magazine, OriStar, for having sold over 1,046,000 copies and was later certified Million by [[RIAJ]] denoting over 1,000,000 shipments.<ref>{{cite journal|date=September 09, 2010|title=Million hit singles in 10 years (2000-2010)|journal=OriStar|pages=14–15}}</ref><ref>[http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/million_list/2006.html 2006 Million-seller lists by year]</ref>
The single displaced [[News (band)|NEWS]]' double A-side single "Sayaendou/Hadashi no Cinderella Boy" from the top spot and stayed at number 1 for 3 weeks on the [[Oricon]] weekly singles chart, a feat rarely achieved in the Japanese music industry, selling over 754,234 copies in its first week which broke fellow JE boy band, [[Arashi]]'s record for their debut single, "[[Arashi (song)|Arashi]]." By the end of the year, the single had sold over a million copies and was certified as the best-selling single of 2006 by Oricon. Real Face was reported in 2010 by the Oricon's magazine, OriStar, for having sold over 1,046,125 copies and was later certified Million by [[RIAJ]] denoting over 1,000,000 shipments.


The single was honored at the 21st [[Japan Gold Disc Awards]] when it was named "Single of the Year (Domestic)" and placed on the "Best 10 Singles (Domestic)" list along with "[[Signal (KAT-TUN song)|SIGNAL]]" and "[[Bokura no Machi de]]".<ref name="RF5">[http://www.riaj.or.jp/e/data/gdisc/2007.html Recording Industry Association of Japan - 21st Japan Gold Disc Awards]; retrieved on July 29, 2008.</ref>
The single was honored at the 21st [[Japan Gold Disc Awards]] when it was named "Single of the Year (Domestic)" and placed on the "Best 10 Singles (Domestic)" list along with "[[Signal (KAT-TUN song)|SIGNAL]]" and "[[Bokura no Machi de]]".<ref>{{cite journal|date=September 9, 2010|title=Million hit singles in 10 years (2000-2010)|journal=OriStar|pages=14–15}}</ref><ref>[http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/million_list/2006.html 2006 Million-seller lists by year]</ref><ref name="RF5">[http://www.riaj.or.jp/e/data/gdisc/2007.html Recording Industry Association of Japan - 21st Japan Gold Disc Awards]; retrieved on July 29, 2008.</ref>
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==Track listings==
==Track listings==
* '''Normal Edition'''
* '''Normal Edition'''
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| title1 = Real Face
| title1 = Real Face
| writer1 = [[Shikao Suga]] (lyrics), [[Koki Tanaka|Joker]] (rap), [[Tak Matsumoto]] (music), Chokkaku (arrangement)
| writer1 = [[Shikao Suga]] (lyrics), [[Koki Tanaka|Joker]] (rap), [[Tak Matsumoto]] (music), Chokkaku (arrangement)
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* '''Limited Edition'''
* '''Limited Edition'''
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 21:48, 13 September 2024

"Real Face"
Single by KAT-TUN
from the album Best of KAT-TUN
A-side"Real Face"
B-side
  • GLORIA
  • Will Be All Right
ReleasedMarch 22, 2006 (Japan)
Recorded2006
Genre
Length5:07
LabelJ-One Records
JACA-5030~5035 (Limited Edition)
JACA-5036 (Normal Edition)
Songwriter(s)Shikao Suga, Joker, Tak Matsumoto
KAT-TUN singles chronology
"Real Face"
(2006)
"SIGNAL"
(2006)

"Real Face" is a song written by Shikao Suga, Joker, Tak Matsumoto and Chokkaku for the debut single and debut album of the Japanese boy band, KAT-TUN. It was released on March 22, 2006, and debuted on the Oricon daily and weekly singles charts at number 1[1] where it stayed on the latter for 3 weeks.[2][3] The song would eventually sell over a million copies by the end of 2006 and was named Japan's best-selling single of the year.[4]

Song information

[edit]

There are two different versions of the song in KAT-TUN's discography. The single version is not the same song on Best of KAT-TUN which is named "Real Face #1" and features a different arrangement. "Real Face #1" was used as the theme song to band member Junnosuke Taguchi's drama two-part television movie, Happy!, aired by TBS on April 7, 2006, and December 26, 2006, respectively.

Release and promotion

[edit]

The single was released in two pressings - a normal edition containing the instrumental versions of all the songs released in this single and six limited editions containing the three songs with a music video of the single focusing on each respective member. As such, there are seven different covers. It was part of a tripartite release by the group and became available in stores on the same day as KAT-TUN's debut album, Best of KAT-TUN, and the tie-in DVD for the single, Real Face Film. All three releases were also available as a box set which has since gone out of print.[5]

KAT-TUN performed the song on television for the first time on Music Station on March 10, 2006, and sang on variety show Utawara two days later where they were already regular guests with Jun Matsumoto of Arashi. They followed up with their first appearance on Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ on March 13 and performed live at the Tokyo Dome on March 17 which was simulcast on Music Station. The group were invited to Utaban for the first time on March 23 and performed on Music Fighter the day after. KAT-TUN rounded off the month by performing on Music Station for the third time in less than a month for the show's spring special episode on March 31.

Other subsequent promotional performances for the single were on CDTV (April 1), Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ (April 3), Shounen Club (April 9 and 16), Utawara (April 16, May 14, July 30, September 17 and November 5), Music Station (April 28 and December 22) and NTV's Minna Terebi 24 Hours TV charity fundraiser special (August 26). KAT-TUN also acted as hosts of the latter event. The group also collaborated with the song's lyricist, Shikao Suga, for a one-off live performance on Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ on May 12, 2008. On Shounen Club Premium in March 2011, KAT-TUN member Kamenashi performed a rock version of Real Face with Suga.[6]

Chart performance and reception

[edit]

The single displaced NEWS' double A-side single "Sayaendou/Hadashi no Cinderella Boy" from the top spot and stayed at number 1 for 3 weeks on the Oricon weekly singles chart, a feat rarely achieved in the Japanese music industry, selling over 754,234 copies in its first week which broke fellow JE boy band, Arashi's record for their debut single, "Arashi." By the end of the year, the single had sold over a million copies and was certified as the best-selling single of 2006 by Oricon. Real Face was reported in 2010 by the Oricon's magazine, OriStar, for having sold over 1,046,125 copies and was later certified Million by RIAJ denoting over 1,000,000 shipments.

The single was honored at the 21st Japan Gold Disc Awards when it was named "Single of the Year (Domestic)" and placed on the "Best 10 Singles (Domestic)" list along with "SIGNAL" and "Bokura no Machi de".[7][8][9] .

Track listings

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  • Normal Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Real Face"Shikao Suga (lyrics), Joker (rap), Tak Matsumoto (music), Chokkaku (arrangement)5:07
2."Gloria"Yoji Kubota (lyrics), Kouji Makaino (music), Seikou Nagaoka (arrangement)4:30
3."Will Be All Right"KAT-TUN (lyrics), Joker (rap), Kazuhiro Hara (music & arrangement)4:40
4."Real Face (Instrumental)"  
5."Gloria (Instrumental)"  
6."Will Be All Right (Instrumental)"  
  • Limited Edition
No.TitleLength
1."Real Face" 
2."Gloria" 
3."Will Be All Right" 
4."Real Face (music video) (six different versions with each respective one focusing on one member)" 

Sales and certifications

[edit]
Country Provider Sales Certification
Japan RIAJ 1,046,125 Million

References

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  1. ^ "3/22発売の注目シングル、ついにCDデビューを果すKAT-TUN!". Oricon (in Japanese). 19 March 2006. Archived from the original on 13 September 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  2. ^ "KAT-TUN、2週連続首位!デビューシングル3年1ヵ月ぶりの快挙!". Oricon (in Japanese). 3 April 2006. Archived from the original on 5 April 2006. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  3. ^ "KAT-TUN、3冠達成!シングル、アルバム、DVD、同時制覇!". Oricon (in Japanese). 27 March 2006. Archived from the original on 13 September 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  4. ^ "KAT-TUN「Real Face」が100万枚を突破!5年ぶりの快挙!". Oricon (in Japanese). 22 May 2006. Archived from the original on 13 September 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  5. ^ Box Set: "Real Face" + "Best of KAT-TUN" + "Real Face Film" (Single + Album + DVD) (Limited Release), CD Japan; retrieved on July 28, 2008.
  6. ^ "Kazuya Kamenashi & Suga Shikao's Rock Version Of "Real Face"". jpopasia.com. March 27, 2011. Archived from the original on May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  7. ^ "Million hit singles in 10 years (2000-2010)". OriStar: 14–15. September 9, 2010.
  8. ^ 2006 Million-seller lists by year
  9. ^ Recording Industry Association of Japan - 21st Japan Gold Disc Awards; retrieved on July 29, 2008.