Tail of Hope

"Tail of Hope" is a song recorded by South Korean singer BoA, released on June 26, 2013. The song serves as the theme song for the Japanese Fuji-TV drama Hakui no Namida. The B-side is the song "Baby You...", a rewritten Japanese version of her Korean song "Disturbance".

"Tail of Hope"
Single by BoA
B-side"Baby You..."
ReleasedJune 26, 2013 (2013-06-26)
Recorded2013
Genre
Length3:51
LabelAvex Trax
Songwriter(s)
  • Sara Sakurai
  • Claire Rodriguez
  • Daniel Sherman
  • Andrew Gilbert
BoA singles chronology
"Only One"
(2013)		 "Tail of Hope"
(2013)		 "Message"
(2013)
Music video
"Tail of Hope" on YouTube

Background

"Tail of Hope" is the theme song for the Japanese drama Hakui no Namida, which began airing on April 1, 2013.[1][2] This is BoA's thirty-third Japanese single and was released on June 26, 2013.[3] A Japanese version of BoA's self-written Korean song "Disturbance" released earlier in January 2013 is the single's B-side.[4] An English version of the song released as a separate special edition CD was also made available exclusively to members of BoA's official fan club who purchased both the CD and CD+DVD editions.[5]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Tail of Hope"Sara SakuraiClaire Rodrigues, Daniel Sherman, Andrew Gilbert3:51
2."Baby You.."BoA, Sakurai (supervision)BoA3:20
3."Tail of Hope (Instrumental)"Sara SakuraiRodrigues, Sherman, Gilbert3:51
4."Baby You.. (Instrumental)"BoA, Sara Sakurai (supervision)BoA3:17
Total length:14:19
DVD
No.TitleDirectorLength
1."Tail of Hope (music video)"Toshiyuki Suzuki5:36
2."Sonna Kimi (Disturbance) Korean version (music video)" (そんな君 "You the Way You Are")Kwon Soonwook3:47
3."Tail of Hope (making)"Suzuki3:43
Digital download[6]
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Tail of Hope"Sara SakuraiClaire Rodrigues, Daniel Sherman, Andrew Gilbert3:51
2."Baby You.."BoA, Sakurai (supervision)BoA3:20
Total length:7:11

Weekly Charts
Chart (2013) Peak
position
Japan (Oricon)[7] 12
Japan (Billboard)[8] 19

Personnel

Personnel details were sourced from the liner notes booklet of "Tail of Hope."[9]

References
  1. "BoA and Kawamura Ryuichi to sing theme songs for daytime drama, Hakui no Namida". TokyoHive. 6Theory Media, LLC. March 30, 2013. Retrieved March 30, 2013.
  2. "BoA, 河村隆一がフジ昼ドラ「白衣のなみだ」テーマ曲担当". Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha. March 29, 2013. Retrieved March 30, 2013.
  3. ""Tail of Hope" of BoA". CDJapan.co.jp. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
  4. "BoA to release single 'Disturbance' for her first solo concert". Allkpop. 6TheoryMedia. January 23, 2013. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
  5. ""BoA"NEW SINGLE「Tail of Hope」豪華2形態連動特典決定！！"もれなく"＜スペシャルCD＞プレゼント!!" (in Japanese). Avex Marketing. May 8, 2013. Archived from the original on October 2, 2013. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
  6. ""Tail of Hope" by BoA" (in Japanese). iTunes JP, Apple. 26 June 2013. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
  7. "Oricon Weekly Singles Chart (11—20)" (in Japanese). Oricon. June 24–30, 2013. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
  8. "Billboard-Japan Weekly Singles Chart" (in Japanese). Billboard-Japan. July 8, 2013. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
  9. Tail of Hope (Media notes) (in Japanese). BoA. Tokyo, Japan: Avex. 2013.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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