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. It was included in their second Japanese album, '' Super Girl'' (2011). It was released digitally on October 12, 2011, and physically on October 19, 2011. It was released in three different editions.

Background

Information about a fifth Japanese single first surfaced on the internet when member Nicole tweeted to fellow member JiYoung on

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, "Starting from now, spend all your time together with me!!!! You're mine You're mine You're mine!!", to which she replied, "Unnie (Nicole), you too, you're mine you're mine you're mine! Bounce, bounce, be~ mine~~". Nicole then tweeted back by saying "I see, therefore unnie (herself) will take responsibility for you until the end .. Fellow member

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also tweeted in regards to the posts made by her fellow members: "Heehee, such cute kids. Giving hints like that is... ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ(*laughs*)". This led to many fans believing that the members were hinting on possible lyrics for their next single that will be released in the future. On September 16, 2011,

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officially announced on the group's Japanese homepage that they will be releasing their fifth Japanese single on October 19 and will be titled "Winter Magic". The album covers for the album were then unveiled on September 27. The song first hit the Japan radio and immediately afterwards a radio rip surfaced online at September 24.

Music video

A teaser for the music video was released on Universal Music Japan's

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channel on October 10, 2011. The full music video was released on October 12.

Synopsis

The video begins with the group, dressed in white night gowns, singing together to the intro of the song while sitting warmly inside a modern living room near a fireplace. As the song begins, the scene shifts towards morning where each member is seen emerging from their own houses dressed in warm winter clothing. They then head to the town by themselves to wait for someone. The video ends with someone finally arriving and each of the group members' smiles can be seen.

Live performances

The group made their first live performance of the song at TV Asahi's

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on October 14, 2011 and made another performances on the shows ''

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'' in October 23, on ''Music Japan'' and made an apparition in the show ''Music Lovers'', both in October 24. The group also appeared at an all star Christmas live event called "LAWSON present MUSIC FOR ALL, ALL FOR ONE" supported by Sukapaa" which was held during a three-day span between December 23 and 25 at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium. They appeared on the 24th where they performed the X'mas version of the song along with their past singles and hits.

Track listing

Chart performance and sales

Before its full release, the song had already topped the Recochoku mobile daily chart for the most ringtone downloads.

Oricon Chart

Other charts

Sales and certifications

Release history

References

External links

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