Mystery Virgin
| "Mystery Virgin" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Ryosuke Yamada | |
| B-side | "Asia no Yoru" "Moonlight" "Gin no Sekai ni Negai wo Komete" "Ai no Katamari" "Asia no Yoru (Chinoiserie Ver.)" |
| Released | January 9, 2013 |
| Format | CD single, digital download |
| Recorded | 2012 |
| Genre | J-Pop |
| Length |
8:00 (Limited Edition 1) 7:49 (Limited Edition 2) 29:54 (Regular Edition) 16:00 (NTV Drama Edition) |
| Label | J Storm |
| Songwriter(s) | Vandrythem, Takuya Watanabe, Atanegaku, Ryosuke Yamada, Tsuyoshi Domoto |
| Producer(s) | Erik Lidbom, Daichi, Yasumasa Sato, Akira Mitake, Takuya Watanabe, QQ, Jun Suyama, Takugoro Moriyama, Taro Makido, Koichi Domoto, Ken Yoshida |
"Mystery Virgin" (ミステリー ヴァージン) is the debut solo single of Japanese idol Ryosuke Yamada. It was the singer’s first solo single following his success as a member of the popular Japanese all-male band, Hey! Say! JUMP. The song was produced and written by Vandrythem, Erik Lidbom, and Daichi. It was first solicited to mainstream radio on November 30, 2012 and was available for digital download on December 26, 2012. The song was physically released on January 9, 2013. “Mystery Virgin” was written as the theme song for the fifth season of popular Japanese drama television series, Kindaichi Case Files, which Yamada also played the main role, Hajime Kindaichi.
In Japan, “Mystery Virgin” debuted at #1 in its debut week on the Oricon chart, making him the first teenage male artist in thirty three years to have a number one debut single as well as being one of the only two artists in history to achieve this milestone. The fact that Yamada was only in his teens at the time the single reached #1 helped the singer set several new records in the Japanese music industry. In Japan, although many teen bands frequently top the charts, the industry was lacking young male solo artists for over two decades and this is said to be a factor that contributed to his successful solo debut.
Yamada performed the song in a number of live appearances including Best Artist 2012, The Shounen Club, Johnnys’ World, and Music Japan.
“Mystery Version” was specially written as the theme song for the fifth season of the popular Japanese television drama series, Kindaichi Case Files, which Yamada will be starring in. In explaining the concept of the song, Yamada said, “I think the song is perfect for [the] Kindaichi [television series]. There are a lot of words and phrases that link to the story”. The lyric, “In the name of the future…” is a pun for the character’s famous catch phrase, “In the name of my grandfather…”. The show aired on January 12, 2013, three days after the single’s release.
The song is predominantly upbeat, featuring Yamada’s unique dance style along with the dance infused beat.
Yamada wrote the B-side track, “Gin no Sekai ni Negai wo Komete” recorded in the Regular Edition. He started writing the song in 2011, essentially to be performed by Hey! Say! JUMP but after his solo debut was decided, he changed the lyrics and transformed it into a song designed for a solo vocal.
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