Mirotic (song)

"Mirotic" (Korean: 주문, Jumun; Japanese: 呪文, Jumon, lit. "Magic Spell") is a song by South Korean boy band TVXQ. It was released in South Korea via SM Entertainment as part of the group's eponymous fourth studio album on September 26, 2008. In Japan, it was released as a CD single titled "Jumon: Mirotic" through Rhythm Zone on October 15, 2008, where it served as one of the several lead singles for the group's fourth Japanese studio album Secret Code (2009). The Korean lyrics was written by Yoo Young-jin, with Japanese lyrics translated by Ryoji Sonoda, whilst music was handled by Yoo, Mikkel Sigvardt, Lucas Secon and Thomas Troelsen.

"Mirotic"
Japanese single cover
Japanese single cover
Single by TVXQ
from the album Mirotic / The Secret Code
ReleasedSeptember 26, 2008 (2008-09-26) (KR)
October 15, 2008 (2008-10-15) (JP)
Recorded2008
Genre
Length3:28
Label
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
Producer(s)Yoo Young-jin
TVXQ singles chronology
"Balloons"
(2006)		 "Mirotic"
(2008)		 "Wrong Number"
(2008)
Tohoshinki singles chronology
"Dōshite Kimi o Suki ni Natte Shimattandarō?"
(2008)		 "Mirotic"
(2008)		 "Bolero / Kiss the Baby Sky / Wasurenaide"
(2009)
Music video
"Mirotic" on YouTube

Retrospectively, "Mirotic" garnered praise from music critics and was named one of the best boy band songs of all time by Billboard and Rolling Stone. It was met with commercial success in both countries upon its release; in Japan, it became the group's fourth single to reach number one on the Oricon Singles Chart and was certified gold in both digital sales and physical shipments by the RIAJ. It has reportedly received over 4,100,000 digital downloads in South Korea, making it the group's most downloaded single in the country. Two accompanying music videos were made available in support of the single's release in both regions.

Background and release

"Mirotic" was released as the title track for the group's fourth studio album of the same name on September 26, 2008, via SM Entertainment. In Japan, the single "Jumon: Mirotic" was released via Avex Trax's subsidiary label Rhythm Zone on October 15, 2008. It was physically distributed in three versions: a standard CD, a fanclub special edition CD and a limited edition CD + DVD bundle. The release includes the instrumental version of the song along with a remixed version of "Dōshite Kimi o Suki ni Natte Shimattandarō".[1]

On October 16, 2008, a fanclub event titled "Mirotic Party" was held to commemorate the release of the single. It was held at a club in Tokyo and was limited to only members of Tohoshinki's official fanclub.[2][3]

Following the release of "Mirotic", controversy arose due to the song being nearly identical to "Under My Skin" by German singer Sarah Conner. SM Entertainment revealed shortly afterwards that the team who originally composed the song sold its copyrights to both TVXQ and Sarah Connor in January 2008.[4]

Reception

"Mirotic" experienced commercial success in both South Korea in Japan. The track has reportedly garnered 4,173,225 downloads in South Korea, making it the group's best-selling single in the country.[5] In the first week of its release in Japan, it recorded sales of 71,000 copies and achieved top position on the weekly Oricon singles ranking in the chart issue dated October 27, 2008, becoming their fourth number-one single.[6] It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for physical shipments of over 100,000 units in December 2008 and for digital downloads in July 2014. On the Billboard Japan Hot 100, "Jumon: Mirotic" peaked at number seven in the week of October 22, 2008.[7]

"Mirotic" on critic lists
Publisher List Rank Ref.
Billboard The 100 Greatest Boy Band Songs of All Time 41 [8]
The Dong-a Ilbo Best Male Idol Songs in the Past 20 Years 4 [9]
The Forty-Five The 45 best K-pop songs of all time 10 [10]
Melon Top 100 K-pop Songs of All Time 10 [11]
Marie Claire 35 Essential K-pop Songs — [12]
Music Y 120 Best Dance Tracks of All Time 20 [13]
Rolling Stone 75 Greatest Boy Band Songs of All Time 39 [14]
100 Greatest Songs in the History of Korean Pop Music 25 [15]

Music video

The music video was filmed on the end of August 2008 nearby Seoul, South Korea by Cho Soo-hyun (조수현) and premiered on September 21, 2008, after five days the teaser released.[16][17] Later, it was premiered the Japanese version on September 27, 2008, with the alternate clips of the original video. There are also other versions of the video: the dance version and the solo versions of the members.

The music video features all the members walking when they are pulled by a sorceress in red and white. They are then shown in different scenarios, whereas: Hero Jaejoong is tied with rope handcuffs on a wall, U-Know Yunho is bound by ribbons around his wrists, Micky Yoochun is encased in glass, Xiah Junsu is trapped in lasers and Max Changmin is in water. There is also a dance scene in a room with a huge round light at the ceiling's center. In the end of the video, the members managed to break and escape their bindings and chase the sorceress who lost her power. The sorceress in turn attempts to escape as she slowly melts and then fades away as they slowly approach her. The eyes of the members start glowing whitish-green at the end of the music video.

Track listing
Japanese CD single
  1. "Jumon: Mirotic" (呪文: Mirotic, lit. Magic Spell: Mirotic)
  2. "Dōshite Kimi o Suki ni Natte Shimattandarō: The Level Remix" (どうして君を好きになってしまったんだろう？:The Level Remix)
  3. "Jumon: Mirotic (karaoke)" (呪文: Mirotic (Less Vocal))
Japanese DVD tracklist
  1. "Jumon: Mirotic (Video Clip)" (呪文: Mirotic (Video Clip))
  2. "Off Shot Movie"

Credits and personnel

Studio
  • Recorded, mixed, engineered for mix and digitally edited at SM Booming System
  • Mastered at Sonic Korea

Crew

Accolades
Awards and nominations
Year Organization Award Result Ref.
2008 Mnet KM Music Festival Song of the Year Nominated [18]
Best Male Group Nominated
Best Dance Performance Nominated
2009 Melon Music Awards Star Award Won
Seoul Music Awards Popular Mobile Award Nominated [19]
Music program awards
Program Date
SBS's Inkigayo October 12, 2008
October 19, 2008
October 26, 2008
Mnet's M Countdown October 16, 2008
October 23, 2008
October 30, 2008
KBS2's Music Bank October 31, 2008
December 26, 2008

Charts

Sales and certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[22]
Physical single 		Gold 100,000^
Japan (RIAJ)[23]
Digital single 		Gold 100,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history
Region Date Format Label Ref.
South Korea September 19, 2008 (2008-09-19)
SM Entertainment [24]
Japan October 15, 2008 (2008-10-15)
Rhythm Zone [1]
Taiwan December 10, 2008 (2008-12-10) Avex Taiwan [25][26]

See also

References
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