Mayonaka no Shadow Boy

"Mayonaka no Shadow Boy" is a single released by Hey! Say! JUMP. It was released on October 22, 2008.

"Mayonaka no Shadow Boy"
Single by Hey! Say! JUMP
from the album JUMP No. 1
B-side"School Kakumei"
ReleasedJapan October 22, 2008
Recorded2008
GenreJ-pop
LabelJ Storm, Johnny & Associates
Hey! Say! JUMP singles chronology
"Your Seed/Bōken Rider"
(2008)
"Mayonaka no Shadow Boy"
(2008)
"Hitomi no Screen"
(2010)
Limited Edition Cover

Information edit

The single is Hey! Say! JUMP's first actual love song, which is used as a theme to the TV drama Scrap Teacher starring Hey! Say! JUMP members Daiki Arioka, Ryosuke Yamada, Yuto Nakajima, Yuri Chinen. The song has sad, passionate lyrics and a melancholic melody with a Spanish taste. Limited edition includes a bonus DVD with the music video of "Mayonaka no Shadow Boy," making-of footage, and alternate jacket artwork. Regular edition features three bonus karaoke versions.[1][2]

By the end of the year, "Mayonaka no Shadow Boy" was reported by Oricon to sell 266,193 copies and was later certified Platinum[3] by RIAJ denoting over 250,000 shipments.

Regular Edition edit

CD

  1. "Mayonaka no Shadow Boy"
  2. "School Kakumei"
  3. "Deep Night Kimi Omou"
  4. "Mayonaka no Shadow Boy" (Original Karaoke)
  5. "School Kakumei" (Original Karaoke)
  6. "Deep Night Kimi Omou" (Original Karaoke)

Limited Edition edit

CD

  1. "Mayonaka no Shadow Boy"
  2. "School Kakumei"

DVD

  1. "Mayonaka no Shadow Boy" (PV & Making of)

Charts and certifications edit

Charts edit

Chart (2008) Sales Peak
position
Japan Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[4] 211322 1
Japan Oricon Monthly Singles Chart 3
Japan Oricon Yearly Singles Chart 266,193 21

Sales and certifications edit

Country Provider Sales Certification
Japan RIAJ 266,193[4] Platinum[5]

References edit

  1. ^ Mayonaka no Shadow Boy w/ DVD, Limited Edition
  2. ^ Mayonaka no Shadow Boy Regular Edition
  3. ^ "ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2008年10月". Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  4. ^ a b 2004年03月第1週の邦楽シングルランキング情報 (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
  5. ^ ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2008年10月. RIAJ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2009-12-18.