Jumping (Kara song)
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| Single by Kara | |||||||||||||||||
| from the album Girl's Talk and Jumping (EP) |
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| Released | November 10, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Recorded | 2010 | ||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Dance-pop | ||||||||||||||||
| Length | 02:58 | ||||||||||||||||
| Label | Universal Sigma | ||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Han Jae-ho, Kim Seung-soo, Song So-yoon, Natsumi Watanabe |
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"Jumping" (ジャンピン Janpin?) is the second Japanese single by the South Korean girl group Kara. It was released on November 10, 2010. The single was eventually certified as Platinum for cell-phone digital downloads, and Gold for PC downloads by the RIAJ.
A Korean version was also released and included as the lead title song for the group's fourth mini-album titled Jumping, which was released in South Korea on November 17, 2010.
On September 29, 2010, it was announced that Kara will be releasing their second single entitled "Jumping" on November 10, 2010. It was also said to be a brand-new song that will have an exclusive Japanese single release. "Jumping" was also chosen as the new theme song for Fuji TV's Saturday morning news and information program, Mezamashi Saturday. It was also revealed that the song and concept for "Jumping" was inspired by the anime movie, "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time". The song also served as a promotion for KDDI's "au Santa's Challenge."
On December 2010, the single was then certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan for having over 100 000 copies shipped. Furthermore, their free music application "Kara Jumping" ranked #1 for the 'free music category' on Japan's iTunes App store chart, earning over 50 000 downloads within 10 days upon release without any official promotions. It was met with many positive reviews and a representative of production company Danal even commented, "Kara's popularity in Japan exceeds anything imaginable."
It was revealed that the song and concept for "Jumping" was inspired by the anime movie, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time.
The promotional video teaser for "Jumping" was featured on Mezamashi TV on October 25, 2010. The full version was eventually released on October 28, 2010. The video features alternating scenes where the is seen wearing silvery white and dark black outfits. During the filming, it was reported that member Seungyeon cried a lot after being asked by the staff to shed a tear during an individual scene but she ended up sobbing because she became overwhelmed by her emotion.
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