LOL! (Meisa Kuroki song)

"LOL!" is a song by Japanese fashion model, actress and musician Meisa Kuroki, released as her third physical single in early October, 2010.[1] The song, as of 2010, is her most popular single, outselling her other singles in terms of physical copies,[2] and also being her only single to receive a digital download certification from RIAJ.[3]

"LOL!"
Single by Meisa Kuroki
from the album Magazine
ReleasedOctober 3, 2010 (2010-10-03)
Length4:07
LabelSony
Songwriter(s)
  • Kaoru Kami
  • June
Producer(s)June
Meisa Kuroki singles chronology
"5 (Five)"
(2010)		 "LOL!"
(2010)		 "One More Drama"
(2011)
Alternative cover
CD+DVD edition cover

Promotion

The song was used in commercials for Kit Kats in Japan, in 2010.[1] Kuroki set up an official Twitter account, https://twitter.com/Meisa_Kuroki, on September 7 in promotion for the single.[4] Originally, Kuroki intended to only use the Twitter account for a month, until October 7,[4] however is currently still using the service. She promoted the single with two handshake events on October 9 held on the same day, one in Shinjuku, Tokyo and one in Nishinomiya.[5]

Kuroki appeared on TV shows Music Lovers, Music Japan and Sakigake! Ongaku Banzuke Eight in promotion of the event.[6] She also appeared on radio shows on Tokyo FM, most notably Love Connection four times throughout October.[6] Kuroki was featured in many magazines to promote the single, such as 25ans, Floor, Nikkei Magazine, Gyao Magazine, Ori Star, Sweet and WWD Japan.[6][7]

Music video
Meisa Kuroki in the music video

The music video was directed by Shigeaki Kubo.[8] It was initially aired on the internet on September 11, for a limited period of 24 hours.[9] The video features Kuroki in a summery room, reclined on the floor reading a magazine, along with several other girls. Interspersed with these scenes are Kuroki and two back-up dancers in a monochrome room, as well as scenes inside a red cluttered room, in which Kuroki stands in a bath-tub. Occasional 3D speech bubbles appear with the lyrics of the song around Kuroki, as well as other computer graphics.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."LOL!"Kaoru KamiJune4:07
2."Be Like That"Momo "Mocha" N.U-Key Zone4:41
3."LOL! (Instrumental)"KamiJune4:04
4."Be Like That (Instrumental)"Momo "Mocha" N.U-Key Zone4:39
Total length:17:31
DVD
No.TitleDirectorLength
1."LOL! (Music Video)"Shigeaki Kubo 
2."Special Making of LOL!"  

Chart rankings
Chart Peak
position
Billboard Japan Hot 100[10] 62
Oricon weekly singles[11] 12
RIAJ Digital Track Chart Top 100[12] 4

Sales and certifications
Chart Amount
Oricon physical sales[2] 12,000
RIAJ full-length cellphone downloads[3] Gold (100,000+)

Personnel
  • D.O.I. (Daimonion Recordings) - Mixing
  • June (Wazz Up) - all instruments, music, production, programming, vocal production
  • Kaoru Kami - lyrics
  • Neeraj Khajanchi (Nippon no Kokoro Sound) - Recording, at Studio Empoint
  • Meisa Kuroki - vocals

Release history
Region Date Format
Japan September 25, 2010 (2010-09-25)[13] Ringtone
October 3, 2010 (2010-10-03)[3] Full-length cellphone download
October 6, 2010 (2010-10-06)[1][14] CD single, CD+DVD single, rental CD

References
  1. "[CD] LOL! [DVD付初回限定盤] / 黒木メイサ". Neowing (in Japanese). Retrieved December 1, 2010.
  2. "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. Retrieved December 1, 2010. (subscription only)
  3. レコード協会調べ　9月度有料音楽配信認定 ＜略称：9月度認定＞. RIAJ (in Japanese). November 22, 2010. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
  4. "新曲「LOL!」がキットカットのＣＭソングに決定！＆メイサが期間限定TWITTER（ツイッター）スタート！？". Sony (in Japanese). September 7, 2010. Archived from the original on December 1, 2010. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
  5. "☆黒木メイサ、3rd「LOL！」リリース記念　トーク＆握手会決定！☆10月9日（土）、アーティストとして、関西初上陸！". Sony (in Japanese). September 22, 2010. Archived from the original on December 1, 2010. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
  6. メディア情報更新！. Sony (in Japanese). September 22, 2010. Archived from the original on December 1, 2010. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
  7. メディア情報更新！. Sony (in Japanese). October 1, 2010. Archived from the original on December 1, 2010. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
  8. "MEISA KUROKI 楽曲名 LOL!". Space Shower (in Japanese). Retrieved December 1, 2010.
  9. "「LOL!」ＰＶフル視聴24時間限定企画のお知らせ". Sony (in Japanese). September 9, 2010. Archived from the original on December 1, 2010. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
  10. "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. October 18, 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-12-01. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
  11. Oricon. ＬＯＬ！（初回生産限定盤） - 黒木メイサ (in Japanese). Retrieved December 1, 2010.
  12. "レコード協会調べ 2010年10月13日～2010年10月19日 ＜略称：レコ協チャート（「着うたフル(R)」）＞". RIAJ. October 20, 2010. Archived from the original on March 11, 2012. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
  13. "ニューシングル「LOL!」着うた配信開始！". Sony (in Japanese). September 25, 2010. Archived from the original on December 1, 2010. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
  14. ＬＯＬ！/黒木メイサ 音楽. Tsutaya (in Japanese). Retrieved December 1, 2010.
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