''Blue World'' is the fifth
Japanese language
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single of South Korean boy band
Super Junior
Super Junior (; stylized in all caps), also known as SJ or SuJu, is a South Korean boy band formed by Lee Soo-man, the founder of SM Entertainment in 2005. They are also dubbed by the media as the "King of Hallyu Wave" due to their prominent ...
, released on 11 December 2013 by
Avex Trax.
Background
It was announced on September 26, 2013, during the event E.L.F-JAPAN FESTIVAL 2013 that Super Junior would be releasing their fifth official Japanese single, "Blue World", in December 2013. The song will be the first original Japanese release by the group. It was later revealed on October 23 the single was set for December 11, containing on the B-Side another song named "Candy". The single was released in three different editions: CD-only, 2CD+DVD and E.L.F JAPAN version.
On November 8, 2013, Avex released a highlight medley of the upcoming single through YouTube with a preview of both songs and revealed the different covers from each edition of the single. This will be the first song of the group involving Heechul after he came back from the military service.
Commercial performance
"Blue World" peaked on the daily ''
Oricon
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'' Singles Chart at number two, having sold 46,968 copies.
It charted at #2 in the Oricon Weekly Chart with 68,684 copies sold.
Promotion
Super Junior made a collaboration with Tokyo JoyPolis named "Play the Blue World" with 3D technology, full color laser system and illumination stage until January 13, 2014, to promote the single. Super Junior also perform a live version of the song in their
Super Show 5
Super Show 5 is the second world concert tour and fifth international tour by South Korean boy band Super Junior, in support of their sixth studio album, ''Sexy, Free & Single''. The world tour commenced with two shows in Seoul in March 2013 and ...
in
Kyocera Dome
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,
Osaka
is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2. ...
in November, 2013.
Track listing
;DVD
# "Blue World" music video
# "Blue World" music video making-of
Charts and sales
Oricon
References
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Super Junior songs
Japanese-language songs
2013 singles
SM Entertainment singles
Avex Trax singles
2013 songs