"Shy Boy" is a single by South Korean girl group Secret

Secret (Korean band)

Secret is a four-member South Korean girl group formed in 2009. The group consists of Jeon Hyosung, Jung Hana, Song Jieun and Han Sunhwa. The group is signed under TS Entertainment and released their debut single, "I Want You Back", in 2009...

. It is released as a CD single

CD single

A CD single is a music single in the form of a standard size Compact Disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single, which uses a smaller form factor. The format was introduced in the mid-1980s, but did not gain its place in the market until the early 1990s...

 on January 6, 2011 through TS Entertainment. The song was written and produced by Kang Jiwon and Kim Kibum. It was remade with Japanese lyrics and was on Secret's first Japanese EP

Extended play

An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

, Shy Boy

Shy Boy (EP)

Shy Boy is Secret's first Japanese EP and third overall. Released on November 16, 2011, it contains six songs. All songs are remakes of Secret's Korean songs including "Shy Boy" and "Starlight Moonlight".-Release:...

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Release

Secret released the teaser for their single "Shy Boy" on January 2, 2011. The single was released on music stores and digital music sites on January 6, 2011. The official music video was unveiled on the same day. On January 21, 2011, it was announced that the single album has sold all of the initial shipments. A representative from TS Entertainment said, "The album sales are exceeding our expectations. It’s a shame that we couldn’t provide enough copies to music stores, but we will deliver more supplies as soon as possible."

Promotions

Secret had their comeback stage on M! Countdown

M! Countdown

M! Countdown is a South Korean music television program broadcast by M.net. It airs live every Thursday at 6:00PM KST. The show features some of the latest and most popular artists who perform live on stage. It is hosted by Tony An and Girls' Generation's Sooyoung...

 on January 6, 2011. The group also performed Shy Boy on various music shows such as Music Bank, Music Core and Inkigayo in January and February 2011.

Music video

The music video for "Shy Boy" features an American retro background from the 60s. Directed by Johnny Bro's Hong Wonki, the music video was released on January 6, 2011. The video has a "swing dance concept" with outfits, hairstyles and sets that draws inspirations from the American culture in 1950s. Additionally, labelmate Son Heonsoo makes a surprise appearance in the music video.

Track listing

Korean Single:

Album chart

Chart	Peak position
Gaon Weekly Album Chart Album Chart (Gaon Chart) The Gaon Album Chart are a set national charts that ranks the best-selling albums, including mini-albums and singles, in South Korea, provided by the Korea Music Content Industry Association. It started tracking sales since the beginning of 2010 and launched in February the same year as part of the...	4
Gaon Monthly Album Chart Album Chart (Gaon Chart) The Gaon Album Chart are a set national charts that ranks the best-selling albums, including mini-albums and singles, in South Korea, provided by the Korea Music Content Industry Association. It started tracking sales since the beginning of 2010 and launched in February the same year as part of the...	11

Sales

Chart	Sales
Gaon physical sales	13,476 (South Korea)

Singles chart

Song	Peak position
	Gaon Chart Gaon Chart The Gaon Chart is a national record chart of South Korea. It is complied by the Korea Music Content Industry Association and sponsored by South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism; with an aim to create a national chart for Korea similar to the Billboard charts and Oricon charts...
"Shy Boy"	2
"No. 1"	190