"Superstar" is a song recorded by South Korean pop duo Tohoshinki, taken from their fifth Japanese studio album, '' Tone'' (2011). It served as Tohoshinki's 32nd Japanese single, and their second as a duo. As the second and final single release for ''Tone'', "Superstar" was released in four editions – a CD+DVD version, a CD only version, a ''Bigeast'' fan club edition, and an exclusive

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edition – on July 20, 2011 by Avex Trax. The song "I Don't Know" was released as its

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. "Superstar" reached to number one on the ''

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and number two on the

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. Within a week of its release, the single was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for shipments of over 100,000.

Background

"Superstar" was originally written with English lyrics and titled "Everyday Superstar". When the song was translated into Japanese the lyrics and meaning were completely changed apart from the single word "Superstar". Co-writer Lars Halvor Jensen told

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that the translator kept it in because "it's a catchy word that everybody understands". The original English language song was recorded by the Irish pop duo

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and included on their second album ''

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''. It was also included as the bonus track on the Japanese release of their debut album '' Planet Jedward''. "Superstar" was featured in
Seven-net Shopping
commercial.

Music video

A music video for "Superstar" was shot, but was not included with the CD+DVD version of the single. It was later released on the album '' Tone''. Both the music video's for "Superstar" and "I Don't Know" were included with the ''Tone'' as well as their respective dance versions.

Chart performance

The single was released July 20, 2011, and sold 75,687 units on its first day of release. It peaked at #1 on the daily chart and #2 of the weekly chart on the

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chart. The single sold over 184,317 copies.

Formats and track listings

*Japanese digital download single # "Superstar" – 3:43 # "I Don't Know" – 3:25 *Japanese CD+DVD single AVCK-79027 :Disc 1 (CD) #"Superstar" #"I Don't Know" #"Superstar" (Less Vocal) #"I Don't Know" (Less Vocal) :Disc 2 (DVD) #"I Don't Know" (

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) #"I Don't Know" Off Shot Movie (First Press Limited Edition only) *Japanese CD single AVCK-79028 #"Superstar" #"I Don't Know" #"Superstar" (-Summer Heat Remix-) #"Superstar" (Less Vocal) #"I Don't Know" (Less Vocal) *;Japanese CD single (''Bigeast'' limited edition) AVC1-79029 #"Superstar" #"I Don't Know" #"Superstar" (Less Vocal) #"I Don't Know" (Less Vocal) *;Japanese CD+DVD single (

edition) AVC1-79032 :Disc 1 (CD) #"Superstar" #"I Don't Know" :Disc 2 (DVD) #Sogo Seibu's Silver Bear Silver Card TV-CM making #Seven-Net Shopping TV-CM making #7-Eleven Fair TV-CM making

Credits

*Vocals: Tohoshinki (

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) *Recording: Hideaki Jinbu (avex studio) ("Superstar") / JongPil Gu @ Yellowtail Studio ("I Don't Know") **Location: Avex Studio

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("Superstar")/ Yellowtail Studio ("I Don't Know") * Mix engineers: Naoki Yamada (I to I communications) ("Superstar")/ JongPil Gu @ Yellowtail Studio ("I Don't Know") *Music: UTA for Tiny Voice Production ("Superstar")/ hitchhiker ("I Don't Know") *

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: Katsutoshi Yasuhara (AEI) ("Superstar")/ hitchhiker ("I Don't Know")

Charts, peaks and certifications

Charts

Sales and certifications

Release history

References

External links

TVXQ Official SMTOWN Website

Tohoshinki Official Japanese Website
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