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Thursday, November 7, 2019

Tohoshinki (東方神起) - HOT HOT HOT

Tohoshinki (東方神起) - HOT HOT HOT

Release:
"HOT HOT HOT / Mirrors", the 47th Japanese single by South Korean k-pop/j-pop duo Tohoshinki's (東方神起 / TVXQ / THSK) was released on July 31, 2019 under the Avex Trax label. It was also featured on their 10th studio album XV (2019). It was offered as a standard CD single, a limited edition single with a 24-page Photobook, and the Tohoshinki's fanclub, Bigeast exclusive version.

Music Video:

MV Theme: The music video is all about Summer and how "Hot" it is!! MV starts off with the summer heat effecting a quartet - Mechanic, A middle aged Office Goer/Business Man/A Restaurant Order Taker/3 School Girls, who are in need of a summer break. The Duo feel the heat and approach a Hot Dog food truck when Changmin is drew towards the Hot Dog and stops Yunho for a quick bite. The glum looking Hot Dog seller gives them one each and with the first bite the duo spring into life and as the beet kick in are seen dancing away. The video then transitions into various summer activities and there is a lot of Sun, Sand, Sea and Beach. The duo are seen sailing on a sailboat, riding bicycle, dancing on the beach and at the American style Restaurant Driveway. Even the quartet, spring into life after a bite of hot dog. Add a couple of women in beachwear taking a dip for good measure. The video concludes with a bunch of extras (who bought and ate hot dogs from the Hot Dog Truck) in restaurant driveway dancing along with the duo. Hilarious, gets you in Party Mode!! There are also a lot of Captions and CGI effects added as well to give a party feel. Hot Dogs Anyone????

Performed by:
U-Know Yunho - Main Dancer, Main Rapper, Vocalist
Max Changmin - Main Vocalist, Maknae, High Pitcher

Song Writers:

Nicolas Scapa, Michael Hancock and John Fasses

Lyrics:

Kelly

Genre:

J-pop, Dance with a Summer Theme

Japanese Charts:

The single sold 59,230 copies on its first day and 64,878 copies in the month of July. Pretty poor in sales when compared to other releases and the lowest selling since 2008. That is quite preposterous and as a fan bitterly disappointing personally.

Chart (2019)	Peak Position
Japan Singles (Oricon Chart)	2
Billboard Japan Hot 100	4
Billboard Top Selling Single	3
Billboard Japan Digital Download	33

CDTV Countdown Weekly	#3

My Rating:

5 stars out of 5 (This is for me their best HIT SONG!!)

Performances:

"Hot Hot Hot" was performed Live on July 24, 2019 at the FNS Music Festival and on August 18, 2019 at the A-Nation Music Festival in Japan. They also performed at SMTOWN Show in Japan, broadcasted on KN TV.