My Avatar
{{Infobox song
| name = My Avatar / Dark Carnival
| cover = Normal_edition_cover_my_avatar.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Standard Edition Album Cover
| type = single
| artist = Boyfriend
| album =
| released = {{Start date|2014|03|26}}
| recorded = 2014
| studio =
| venue =
| length = {{Duration|m=4|s=39}}
| label = Being Group
Starship Entertainment
| writer = James Gicho, La Terre, Anders Sven Wigelius, Erik Per Wigelius
| producer =
| chronology = Boyfriend
| prev_title = Pinky Santa
| prev_year = 2013
| next_title = Startup!
| next_year = 2014
}}
"My Avatar" is the fifth Japanese single by South Korean boy band Boyfriend from their 5th Japanese single album of the same name. This single was released physically on March 26, 2014.{{cite web|title=BOYFRIEND 4th SINGLE 「My Avatar」2014年3月26日(水) リリース決定!!|url=http://boyfriend-jp.com/news/140130.html|website=boyfriend-jp.com/|accessdate=16 March 2014|language=Japanese|date=30 January 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140711004132/http://www.boyfriend-jp.com/news/140130.html|archivedate=11 July 2014}}
Background and promotion
On March 6, 2014, Boyfriend released the PV teaser for their double A-side single "My Avatar". In the teaser, the members wore black and white outfits and make up, showing their manly charisma.{{cite web|title=Boyfriend release PV teaser for 'My Avatar'|date=October 23, 2013|url=http://www.dkpopnews.net/2014/03/boyfriend-release-pv-teaser-for-my.html|publisher=dkpopnews.net|accessdate=18 March 2014}} The single was released in 4 different versions: Standard Edition (CD), Limited Edition A (CD+DVD), Limited Edition B (CD+DVD), and LAWSON/HMV Limited Edition (2CD).{{cite web|title=【オリ特画像公開】BOYFRIEND、4thシングル『My Avatar』|url=http://www.hmv.co.jp/en/news/article/1401300017/|publisher=hmv.co.jp|accessdate=18 March 2014|language=Japanese|date=14 March 2014}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
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| title1 = My Avatar
| note1 =
| lyrics1 =
| music1 =
| length1 = 4:39
| title2 = Dark Carnival
| note2 =
| length2 = 4:00
| title3 = My Avatar
| note3 = Instrumental
| length3 = 4:39
| title4 = Dark Carnival
| note4 = Instrumental
| lyrics4 =
| music4 =
| length4 = 4:00
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Limited Edition A [CD + DVD]
| extra_column =
| total_length =
| title1 = My Avatar
| note1 =
| length1 = 4:39
| title2 = Dark Carnival
| note2 =
| length2 = 4:00
| title3 = My Avatar
| note3 = Instrumental
| length3 = 4:39
| title4 = Dark Carnival
| note4 = Instrumental
| length4 = 4:00
| title5 = My Avatar
| note5 = Music video + Dance Ver. + Making of
| length5 =
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Limited Edition B [CD + DVD]
| extra_column =
| total_length =
| title1 = My Avatar
| note1 =
| length1 = 4:39
| title2 = Dark Carnival
| note2 =
| length2 = 4:00
| title3 = My Avatar
| note3 = Instrumental
| length3 = 4:39
| title4 = Dark Carnival
| note4 = Instrumental
| length4 = 4:00
| title5 = Bonus DVD
| note5 =
| length5 =
}}
{{track listing
| headline = [LAWSON/HMV Limited Edition] (2CD)
| extra_column =
| total_length =
| title1 = My Avatar
| note1 =
| length1 = 4:39
| title2 = Dark Carnival
| note2 =
| length2 = 4:00
| title3 = My Avatar
| note3 = Instrumental
| length3 = 4:39
| title4 = Dark Carnival
| note4 = Instrumental
| length4 = 4:00
| title5 = Love Community Radio Station
| note5 = Disc 2
| length5 =
}}
Music videos
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Song ! Length ! Notes ! Official MV on YouTube |
|---|
| rowspan="1"|2014
|"My Avatar" |4:39 |Full PV |
|
Charts
=Oricon=
| class="wikitable" style="width:500px;" |
| style="text-align:center;"|Oricon Chart
! style="text-align:center;"|Peak ! style="text-align:center;"|Debut sales ! style="text-align:center;"|Sales Total |
|---|
| align="center"|Daily Singles Chart
| style="text-align:center;"| 4 | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1"| — | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4"| — |
| align="center"|Weekly Singles Chart
| style="text-align:center;"| 6 | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1"| 23,145+ |
| align="center"|Monthly Singles Chart
| style="text-align:center;"| 22 | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1"| 23,654+ |