"Rescue" is the tenth single by Japanese boy band

Boy band

A boy band is loosely defined as a popular music act consisting of only male singers. The members are expected to dance as well as sing, usually giving highly choreographed performances. More often than not, boy band members do not play musical instruments, either in recording sessions or on...

, KAT-TUN

KAT-TUN

KAT-TUN is a Japanese boy band formed by Johnny & Associates in 2001. The group's name is an acronym based on the first letter of each member's family name until the departure of Jin Akanishi in 2010. As of 2010, KAT-TUN stands for Kazuya KAmenashi, Junnosuke Taguchi, Koki Tanaka, Tatsuya Ueda,...

, and their fourth single from their fourth studio album, Break the Records: By You & For You

Break the Records: By You & For You

Break the Records: By You & For You is the fourth studio album by Japanese boy band KAT-TUN and was released in Japan on April 29, 2009 by J-One Records...

. It was released on March 11, 2009 and became the group's tenth consecutive number one single on the Oricon daily and weekly charts tying them with NEWS

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 for the second longest streak of number one singles since their debut in Japanese music history.

Single information

The single was released in three pressings - a first press limited edition which included a DVD featuring the single's music video

Music video

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 and a featurette of the making of the former, a first press normal edition which included a bonus track, and a regular edition with the instrumental versions of the single and its B-side track, "7 Days Battle".

"Rescue" is the theme song for KAT-TUN member Yuichi Nakamaru's drama

Japanese television drama

, also called , are a staple of Japanese television and are broadcast daily. All major TV networks in Japan produce a variety of drama series including murder romance, comedy, detective stories, horror, and many others...

, Rescue -Tokubetsu Kodo Kyujotai-, which began airing on TBS

Tokyo Broadcasting System

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 on January 24, 2009.

Chart performance

In its first week of its release, the single topped the Oricon singles chart, reportedly selling 322,597 copies. KAT-TUN gained their tenth consecutive number one single on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart since their debut with all their singles sold more than 200,000 copies and continued to hold the second most consecutive number one singles since debut with fellow Johnny's group, NEWS. By the end of the year, "Rescue" was reported by Oricon to sell 377,097 copies and was later certified Platinum by RIAJ denoting over 250,000 shipments.

The song was honored at the 24th Japan Gold Disc Awards when it placed on the "Best 10 Music Singles (Domestic)".

Track listings

• Normal Edition

• First Press Limited Edition

• First Press Normal Edition

Sales and certifications

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! Country
! Provider
! Sales
! Certification
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| Japan
| RIAJ

Recording Industry Association of Japan

The Recording Industry Association of Japan is an industry trade group composed of Japanese corporations involved the music industry...

| 377,097+
| Platinum
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