L.U.V
{{Infobox song
| name = L.U.V
| cover = BTOB LUV Regular A.jpeg
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| border = yes
| type = single
| artist = BTOB
| album =
| released = June 15, 2016
| recorded = 2016
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| genre = Ballad
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| label = Kiss Entertainment
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| prev_title = 'Dear Bride'
| prev_year = 2016
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L.U.V is the fifth Japanese single of the South Korean boy group, BTOB. It was released on June 15, 2016 by Kiss Entertainment. The single album also peaked at #1 on the Daily and Weekly Oricon Singles Chart, making it BTOB's first Japanese single to reach number 1. It sold more than 62,000 copies on its first day, and 77,000 copies on its first week.{{cite web|last=Choi|first=Jun-yong|url=http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=057&aid=0000976797|title=비투비 '열도 접수' 日 싱글 'L.U.V' 오리콘차트 1위 기염|work=MBN|publisher=Naver|language=Korean|date=16 June 2016}}{{cite web|last=Seon|first=Mi-kyung|url=http://osen.mt.co.kr/article/G1110437262|title=비투비, 日 새 싱글 오리콘차트 1위 진입..블락비 2위|work=OSEN|language=Korean|date=16 June 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2073722/full/|title=韓国7人組BTOBが初首位 日本デビュー2年目|date=21 June 2016}} The song also reached number-one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.{{cite web|url= http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2016&month=06&day=27|title= Billboard Japan Hot 100 2016/6/27|work= Billboard Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate= July 22, 2016}}
The album is available in 5 different versions— a Limited Edition CD+DVD version, 3 Regular Edition CDs with different B-sides, and individual CD covers of each member.{{cite web|url=https://btobofficial.jp/archives/4565|title=『L.U.V』メンバー別CDジャケット公開！ 1/3|language=Japanese|date=28 May 2016|access-date=16 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610150702/https://btobofficial.jp/archives/4565|archive-date=10 June 2016|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://btobofficial.jp/archives/4569|title=『L.U.V』メンバー別CDジャケット公開！ 2/3|language=Japanese|date=29 May 2016|access-date=16 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610142715/https://btobofficial.jp/archives/4569|archive-date=10 June 2016|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://btobofficial.jp/archives/4578|title=『L.U.V』メンバー別CDジャケット公開！ 3/3|language=Japanese|date=15 May 2016|access-date=16 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610143000/https://btobofficial.jp/archives/4578|archive-date=10 June 2016|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://btobofficial.jp/archives/4606|title=6/15(水)発売 『L.U.V』CDジャケット公開！！|language=Japanese|date=31 May 2016|access-date=16 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610191408/https://btobofficial.jp/archives/4606|archive-date=10 June 2016|url-status=dead}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Limited Edition CD
| total_length = 22:20
| title1 = L.U.V
| note1 =
| length1 = 4:42
| title2 = Jump!
| note2 =
| length2 = 4:05
| title3 = Go for it
| note3 =
| length3 = 3:29
| title4 = Beyond the Time
| note4 =
| length4 = 5:22
| title5 = L.U.V Instrumental
| note5 =
| length5 = 4:42
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Limited Edition DVD
| total_length =
| title1 = L.U.V PV
| note1 =
| length1 =
| title2 = PV Making
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}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Regular Edition - Type A
| total_length = 17:34
| title1 = L.U.V
| note1 =
| length1 = 4:42
| title2 = Jump!
| note2 =
| length2 = 4:05
| title3 = L.U.V Instrumental
| note3 =
| length3 = 4:42
| title4 = Jump! Instrumental
| note4 =
| length4 = 4:05
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Regular Edition - Type B
| total_length = 16:22
| title1 = L.U.V
| note1 =
| length1 = 4:42
| title2 = Go for it
| note2 =
| length2 = 3:29
| title3 = L.U.V Instrumental
| note3 =
| length3 = 4:42
| title4 = Go for it Instrumental
| note4 =
| length4 = 3:29
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Regular Edition - Type C
| total_length = 20:08
| title1 = L.U.V
| note1 =
| length1 = 4:42
| title2 = Beyond the Time
| note2 =
| length2 = 5:22
| title3 = L.U.V Instrumental
| note3 =
| length3 = 4:42
| title4 = Beyond the Time Instrumental
| note4 =
| length4 = 5:22
}}
Chart performance
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| style="text-align:center;"|Released
! style="text-align:center;"|Oricon Chart ! style="text-align:center;"|Peak ! style="text-align:center;"|Debut sales ! style="text-align:center;"|Sales total |
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| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4"|June 15, 2016
|align="left"|Daily Singles Chart{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/2016-06-14/|title=デイリー CDシングルランキング 2016年06月14日付|work=Oricon|accessdate=16 June 2016}} | style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1"|62,131 | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4"|78,836 |
| align="left"|Weekly Singles Chart{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/w/2016-06-27/|title=週間 CDシングルランキング 2016年06月27日付|work=Oricon|accessdate=22 June 2016}}
| style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1"|76,591 |
| align="left"|Monthly Singles Chart{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/m/2016-06/|title=月間 CDシングルランキング 2016年06月度|work=Oricon|accessdate=16 July 2016}}
| style="text-align:center;"|4 | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1"|78,836 |
| align="left"|Yearly Singles Chart{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/y/2016/p/7/|title=年間 CDシングルランキング 2016年度|work=Oricon|accessdate=13 January 2017}}
| style="text-align:center;"|67 | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1"|78,836 |
References
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External links
- {{YouTube|8i6D8Ne9w8o BTOB L.U.V MV middle ver.}}
- {{YouTube|PpfIpQP0oWc BTOB L.U.V MV full ver.}}
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Category:Oricon Weekly number-one singles
Category:Billboard Japan Hot 100 number-one singles
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