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"What's Up"
Web Edition cover
Single by Myname
from the album We Are Myname
Language	Japanese
Released	November 21, 2012 (2012-11-21)
Recorded	2012
Genre	Pop
Label	YM3D
Songwriter(s)	Hiro Keith Harris Elijah Kelley George Pajon, Jr.
Myname singles chronology
"Hello & Goodbye" (2012) "What's Up" (2012) "Replay (Japanese ver.)" (2012)

"What's Up" is a song by South Korean idol group Myname. It was released on November 21, 2012, as its second Japanese single under YM3D. It is a pop song written by Hiro, Keith Harris, Elijah Kelley, and George Pajon, Jr, and the quintet's first original Japanese-language single.

"What's Up" was released in three editions: Web Edition, and Limited Editions A and B. It peaked at number 14 on Japan's weekly national Oricon Singles Chart, selling over 22,000 physical copies by the end of its chart run. In order to promote the single, the group held two concerts entitled Myname 1st Live "What's Up". The song was included in the group's debut Japanese album We Are Myname (2013).

Composition

"What's Up" was written by Hiro, Keith Harris, Elijah Kelley, and George Pajon, Jr. A pop song, it is Myname's first original Japanese-language single.

Release and promotion

"What's Up" was first announced on August 27, 2012, with a scheduled release date of November 21. Leading up to its release, a music video teaser for the Japanese version of "Hello & Goodbye" was uploaded on YouTube on October 12, with the full video released five days later. The music video for "What's Up" was released on October 24. The video was filmed on a building rooftop in view Tokyo, including the Tokyo Tower. The title track was made available on online music store Recochoku on November 14. The song was used as the ending theme song for Fuji Television's music variety show Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ from October to December, as well as for Nagoya TV's King Kong no Aru Koto Nai Koto for November.

"What's Up" was released in three editions: Web Edition; Limited Edition A with bonus DVD content that includes the music video and making film of "What's Up"; and Limited Edition B with bonus DVD content that includes the music video and bonus material of the Japanese version of "Hello & Goodbye". Myname held a release event at LaQua in Tokyo Dome City three days after the single's release. The event drew in 1,500 attendees. The quintet also performed two shows entitled Myname 1st Live "What's Up" as promotion. The concerts took place on December 15 at Zepp Namba and on December 17 at Zepp Tokyo. "What's Up" was included in the group's debut Japanese studio album We Are Myname (2013).

Commercial performance

On the issue dated December 3, 2012, "What's Up" debuted at number nine on Japan's national Oricon Singles Chart, selling 19,366 copies in its first week of release. According to Oricon, the single charted for three weeks and sold 22,741 copies in the country by the end of its run. The song also ranked at number 85 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart.

Track listing

Charts

References

1. ^ What's Up (liner notes). Myname. YM3D. 2012. 1031480117.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
2. ^ 「MYNAME」 待望の日本2ndシングル11月21日にリリース決定！. Wow! Korea (in Japanese). October 16, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
3. ^ Hoshino, Ayano (November 21, 2012). MYNAME『最近発見したこと新しい自分とは！？』. Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
4. MYNAME(マイネーム)セカンドシングル発売決定. Myname Official Site (in Japanese). August 27, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
5. 「Hello&Goodbye（Japanese ver）」Teaser公開！！. Myname Official Site (in Japanese). October 12, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
6. 「Hello&Goodbye（Japanese ver）」ＭＶ ＦＵＬＬ公開！！. Myname Official Site (in Japanese). October 17, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
7. 2ndシングル「What's Up」ＭＶ ＦＵＬＬ公開！！. Myname Official Site (in Japanese). October 24, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
8. MYNAME、2ndシングル「What's UP」が11月14日よりレコチョク「着うたフル(R)」にて配信開始. Barks (in Japanese). Japan Music Network. November 14, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
9. MYNAME（マイネーム）「What's Up」ＴＶ番組エンディングテーマに決定！ Teaser解禁！. Myname Official Site (in Japanese). October 10, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
10. MYNAME（マイネーム）「What's Up」ＴＶ番組エンディングテーマに決定！. Myname Official Site (in Japanese). November 5, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
11. MYNAME、日本セカンド・シングル. Tower Records Online (in Japanese). Tower Records. September 14, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
12. MYNAME、2ndシングル「What's UP」発売記念イベントを開催. Barks (in Japanese). Japan Music Network. November 26, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
13. MYNAME、1stアルバム「WE ARE MYNAME」の全貌が明らかに！. Kstyle (in Japanese). Line Corporation. January 29, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
14. ^ オリコン週間 CDシングルランキング 2012年11月19日～2012年11月25日. Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on December 4, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
15. What's Up(Type-A). Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
16. オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 －CD, ブルーレイ, DVD, 書籍, コミック－. Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
17. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Hankyu Hanshin Holdings. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
18. ^ What's Up (liner notes). Myname. YM3D. 2012. 1031480118.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links

• "What's Up" on YouTube

• 2012 singles
• 2012 songs
• Songs in Japanese
• Myname songs
• Songs written by George Pajon
• Songs written by Hiro (music producer)
• Songs written by Keith Harris (record producer)