Sweat / Answer

"Sweat / Answer" is the 41st Japanese single by South Korean pop duo Tohoshinki, released on June 11, 2014 by Avex Trax. It is a double A-sided single featuring "Sweat", a summer-themed jazz-pop dance track; and "Answer", a mid-tempo electropop song that was used as the theme song for the 2013 Japanese television crime drama, Hard Nut (ハードナッツ！). The single was released in three versions – a CD+DVD version, a CD only version, and a fan club edition exclusively for Tohoshinki's Japanese fan club, Bigeast.

"Sweat / Answer"
Single by Tohoshinki
from the album With
ReleasedJune 11, 2014 (2014-06-11)
Recorded2013
Genre
LabelAvex Trax
Songwriter(s)
  • Hanif Sabzevar
  • Kevin Borg
  • Nicklas Eklund ("Sweat")
  • UTA
  • Hiro
  • Sunny Bo ("Answer")
Producer(s)Nicklas Eklund ("Sweat")
UTA ("Answer")
Tohoshinki singles chronology
"Spellbound"
(2014)		 "Sweat / Answer"
(2014)		 "Time Works Wonders"
(2014)
Music video
"Sweat" (Short ver.) on YouTube

The single debuted atop the Billboard Japan Hot 100 and peaked at number two on the Oricon Singles Chart.[1] It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for shipments of over 100,000.[2]

Release and promotion

"Answer" was used as the theme song for the Japanese crime drama Hard Nut, which premiered on the satellite television channel NHK BS-Premium in October 2013. It is pinned to be an electropop song with "emotional" vocals.[3] On April 22, 2014, the first day of Tohoshinki's seventh nationwide concert tour Tree: Live Tour 2014, a notice was put up on Tohoshinki's official website announcing the official release date of the new single. "Sweat" was described to be a "mature" jazz-pop dance song that is suitable for the summer.[3] The duo included a performance of "Sweat" for the encore segment of their Tree Tour, which is expected to conclude on June 22, 2014 in Osaka.

Tohoshinki's official website revealed the artworks for the single on May 15.[4] The jackets were filmed on April 19 at Chatan, Okinawa, where the promotional video for "Sweat" was also filmed. The video shoot, which took twelve hours to film, was officially released online on May 23.[5]

Chart performance

Debuting at number two on the daily Oricon Singles Chart, "Sweat / Answer" sold 78,053 copies on the first day of release. It maintained its number-two spot for the next few days, eventually reaching to number-one on the sixth day of release. On the weekly Oricon Singles Chart, "Sweat / Answer" debuted at number two with 119,301 copies sold in the first week. On the Billboard Japan Hot 100, the single debuted at number one. "Sweat" peaked at number 47 on the Billboard Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay.

Formats and track listings

Charts
Chart (2014) Peak
position
Japan (Oricon Singles Chart) 2
Billboard Japan Hot 100[1] 1
Billboard Hot Single Sales[8] 2
Billboard Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay[9] 47

Sales
Released Oricon chart Peak Debut sales Sales total
June 11, 2014 Daily Singles Chart[10][11] 1 78,053 140,300
Weekly Singles Chart[12] 2 119,301
Monthly Singles Chart[13] 4 136,684
Yearly Singles Chart 48 140,300

Release history
Region Date Format Label
Worldwide (except United States) June 11, 2014 Digital download Avex Entertainment
Japan[7]
  • CD
  • CD+DVD
  • digital download
 Avex Trax
South Korea Digital download S.M. Entertainment
Taiwan[14][15] July 4, 2014
  • CD
  • CD+DVD
 Avex Taiwan

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[2] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. "Billboard Japan Hot 100". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2014-06-18.
  2. "Gold certifications of June 2014". Recording Industry Association of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2014-07-10.
  3. "TVXQ to release new Japanese single". Daily K-Pop News. 2014-04-22. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
  4. alim17 (2014-05-15). "TVXQ release jacket photos for new Japanese single 'Sweat / Answer'". allkpop. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
  5. "TVXQ release short version PV for Japanese single 'Sweat'". Daily K-Pop News. 2014-05-23. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
  6. "Sweat / Answer by Tohoshinki" (in Japanese). iTunes Store (Japan). Apple Inc. June 11, 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
  7. Tohoshinki | Sweat / Answer | Discography at Avex Group
  8. "Billboard Japan Hot Single Sales". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2014-06-18.
  9. "Billboard Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2014-07-10.
  10. "Oricon Singles Chart, June 11, 2014". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2014-06-11.
  11. "Tohoshinki's "Sweat / Answer" Peaks at Number 1 on sixth day". Kpop Starz (in Japanese). 2014-06-17. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
  12. "Oricon Singles Chart, June 9-15, 2014". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  13. "Oricon Singles Chart, June 2014". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  14. "Tohoshinki at avex taiwan - Sweat / Answer (CD+DVD)". Avex Taiwan (in Chinese). Retrieved 2014-07-29.
  15. "Tohoshinki at avex taiwan - Sweat / Answer (CD ONLY)". Avex Taiwan (in Chinese). Retrieved 2014-07-29.
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