Around the World (Got7 song) explained

Around the World is the debut Japanese single album recorded by South Korean boy group Got7, released on October 22, 2014 by Epic Records Japan.^[1] Around the World debuted at number three on the weekly Oricon Daily Singles Chart,^[2] staying in top 5 for five days before rising at number two,^[3] while it entered the weekly chart at number three.^{[4] [5]}

It sold copies in October 2014^[6] and was the best-selling debut single by a K-pop artist in Japan between 2013 and 2014.^[7]

Background and release

The song "Around the World" was released on September 29, 2014 with a short music video, while the single album was published on October 22. "Around the World" is a dance-EDM song,^[8] while the B-side track "So Lucky" was written and composed by 2PM's Jun. K. It was released in three physical versions: version A, a CD+DVD version with a music video and an off-shot video; version B, another CD+DVD version with the music video and dance practice behind-the-scenes; and version C, a CD only version.

Charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
Japanese Daily Singles (Oricon)	2
Japanese Weekly Singles (Oricon)	3
Japan Hot 100 (Billboard Japan)[9]	4

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2014-08-28 . GOT7 to drop Japanese debut EP in Oct. . 2024-10-16 . en.
2. Web site: 2014-10-25 . 갓세븐, 日 데뷔 싱글 오리콘차트 3위 랭크..'폭발적 관심' . 2024-10-16 . ko.
3. Web site: 2014-10-28 . GOT7日本デビューシングル、オリコン6日目に2位にランクアップ！ . 2024-10-16 . ja.
4. Web site: AROUND THE WORLD(初回生産限定盤A) GOT7 . 2024-10-16 . ja.
5. Web site: Sun . Mi-kyung . 2014-10-29 . 갓세븐, 日 데뷔 싱글 오리콘 주간차트 3위 '쾌거' . 2024-10-16 . ko.
6. Web site: オリコン月間 CDシングルランキング 2014年10月度 11～20位 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141111035006/http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/m/2014-10/p/2/ . 2014-11-11 . 2024-10-16 . ja.
7. Web site: 2015-01-05 . 2015 예상도, 1위 가수가 되리 - 갓세븐[GOT7] ]. 2024-10-16 . ko.
8. Web site: AROUND THE WORLD . ja.
9. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot 100 2014/10/29 公開 . 2024-10-18 . ja.