Mirotic (song)
"Mirotic" (Korean: 주문, Jumun; Japanese: 呪文, Jumon, lit. "Magic Spell") is a song by South Korean boy band TVXQ. It was released in South Korea via SM Entertainment as part of the group's eponymous fourth studio album on September 26, 2008. In Japan, it was released as a CD single titled "Jumon: Mirotic" through Rhythm Zone on October 15, 2008, where it served as one of the several lead singles for the group's fourth Japanese studio album Secret Code (2009). The Korean lyrics was written by Yoo Young-jin, with Japanese lyrics translated by Ryoji Sonoda, whilst music was handled by Yoo, Mikkel Sigvardt, Lucas Secon and Thomas Troelsen.
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| from the album Mirotic / The Secret Code | ||||
| Released | September 26, 2008 (KR) October 15, 2008 (JP) | |||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||
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| Length | 3:28 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Yoo Young-jin | |||
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Retrospectively, "Mirotic" garnered praise from music critics and was named one of the best boy band songs of all time by Billboard and Rolling Stone. It was met with commercial success in both countries upon its release; in Japan, it became the group's fourth single to reach number one on the Oricon Singles Chart and was certified gold in both digital sales and physical shipments by the RIAJ. It has reportedly received over 4,100,000 digital downloads in South Korea, making it the group's most downloaded single in the country. Two accompanying music videos were made available in support of the single's release in both regions.