"Reboot" is the 44th Japanese single by South Korean pop duo
Tohoshinki
TVXQ (stylized as TVXQ!), an initialism for Tong Vfang Xien Qi (), is a South Korean male pop duo consisting of U-Know Yunho and Max Changmin. They are known as in Japanese releases, and are sometimes referred to as DBSK, an abbreviation of t ...
, released by
Avex Trax on December 20, 2017. It was made available in three physical versions – a CD+DVD version, a CD only version, and a fan club edition exclusively for Tohoshinki's Japanese fan club, Bigeast. The
B-side is a re-recording of their 2006 single "Begin."
"Reboot" was written by Obi Mhondera, Christopher Wortley, DWB, and Hide Nakamura, with lyrics by H.U.B. Production was led by DWB. Tohoshinki premiered a performance of the song at the
Sapporo Dome
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, the first leg of their
Begin Again Tour on November 11, 2017. Its accompanying music video was released
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on November 24, 2017.
The single was a commercial success in Japan, certifying gold by the
Recording Industry Association of Japan
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The RIAJ's activities include pr ...
.
It debuted at number two on the
Oricon Singles Chart and peaked at number three on the
''Billboard'' Japan Hot 100.
Background and release
"Reboot" was recorded on August 21, 2017, immediately after a
Tokyo
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press conference attended by Tohoshinki to announce their comeback in music.
The press conference was held three days after
Changmin's discharge from the
Republic of Korea Armed Forces, in which he served nearly two years as an
MP.
"Reboot" was written by Obi Mhondera, Christopher Wortley, DWB, and Hide Nakamura, with lyrics by H.U.B., who has writing credits in all of Tohoshinki's albums since ''
Time
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'' (2013). Production was led by DWB.
The announcement of "Reboot" was first shared to Japanese media on October 9, 2017. Promoted as Tohoshinki's "restart" song, "Reboot" was also introduced as the theme song to the Japanese television drama ''School Counselor''.
Snippets of the song was teased at the drama's press conference on October 12. ''School Counselor'' premiered on October 18.
Avex Trax officially announced "Reboot" as Tohoshinki's 44th
CD single
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on November 2.
The
B-side "Begin ~Again Version~" — a re-recording of Tohoshinki's 2006 single "Begin," was announced on November 12.
Tohoshinki debuted their performance of "Reboot" at the
Sapporo Dome
is a stadium located in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, and is primarily used for baseball and association football. It is the home field of the association football club Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo, and was also home to the baseball team Hokkaido Ni ...
, the first leg of their
Begin Again Tour on November 11. Jacket photos for the CD single was unveiled to the media on November 24, followed by the release of an accompanying
music video
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for "Reboot," directed by Daisuke Ninomiya, the following day. A music video for "Begin ~Again Version~" directed by Hideaki Sunaga was teased on Japanese morning programs such as ''ZIP'', ''MezamachiTV'', and ''Sukkiri''. The CD single was officially released on December 21, 2017.
Commercial performance
Due to high social media exposure, the song debuted at number 23 on the
CDTV Original Ranking chart and number 18 on the
''Billboard'' Japan Hot 100, three days ahead of its official release. The song peaked at number three on its third ''Billboard'' week, and "Begin ~Again Version~" peaked at number 22.
According to the ''
Oricon
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'', "Reboot" debuted at number two on the
Oricon Singles Chart, selling 123,659 physical copies in its first week.
It debuted and peaked at number 5 on the ''Billboard'' Japan Top Download Songs chart, with "Begin ~Again Version~" debuting at number 33).
"Reboot" sold 152,538 copies by the end of 2018, entering the top 50 of 2018's best-selling singles.
Live performances
Tohoshinki performed both "Reboot" and "Begin ~Again Version~" at their nationwide
Begin Again Tour, which lasted from November 2017 to June 2018. They debuted their first television performance of "Reboot" on December 6, 2017 for the 2017 FNS Music Festival. The group trended on
Twitter Japan for a full day following their performance. Tohoshinki were the second most-tweeted artists after
Arashi
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from the same festival.
Their second television performance of "Reboot" was broadcast on CDTV's ''Special! New Year’s Eve Premier Live'' on December 31, 2017. The performance was pre-recorded on December 29.
Formats and track listings
*;Digital download single
#"Reboot" – 4:48
#"Begin ~Again Version~" – 6:12
;CD+DVD single
AVCK-79416/B (Limited),
AVCK-79417/B
:Disc 1 (CD)
#"Reboot"
#"Begin ~Again Version~"
#"Reboot -Long Version-"
#"Reboot -Less Vocal-"
#"Begin ~Again Version~ -Less Vocal-"
:Disc 2 (DVD)
#"Reboot" (
Video Clip
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)
#"Begin ~Again Version~" (Video Clip)
#"Reboot" (Video Clip Off Shot Movie) (Limited edition only)
#"Begin ~Again Version~" (Video Clip Off Shot Movie) (Limited edition only)
;CD single
AVCK-79418/B
#"Reboot"
#"Begin ~Again Version~"
#"Reboot -Long Version-"
#"Reboot -Less Vocal-"
#"Begin ~Again Version~ -Less Vocal-"
;CD+VR single (''Bigeast'' limited edition)
AVC1-79419
#"Reboot"
#"Begin ~Again Version~"
#"Reboot -Long Version-"
#"Reboot -Less Vocal-"
#"Begin ~Again Version~ -Less Vocal-"
VR contents: "Begin ~Again Version~" (VR Video Clip)
Charts
Sales
Certifications
Release history
References
External links
Tohoshinki Official Website
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TVXQ songs
2017 singles
Japanese-language songs
2017 songs
Avex Trax singles