'WHY' is the fourth Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

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Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

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4minute

4Minute is a popular South Korean girl group founded by Cube Entertainment in 2009. The group consists of Nam Jihyun , Heo Gayoon, Jeon Jiyoon, Kim Hyuna and Kwon SoHyun. The girls released their first single on June 15, 2009 and made their debut stage last June 18, 2009 on Mnet M! Countdown...

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It was released in Japan on March 9 in three different versions: two CD + DVD versions and a CD only version.

WHY entered in the Japanese Oricon

Oricon

, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...

 Daily Singles Chart at #9. It ranked #16 on Oricon's Weekly chart and sold more than 10.000 copies.

Promotion

The girls promoted the song in Japan during March. Due to the Japanese disaster, they were unable to promote as much as they would like. The only TV performance was on Happy Music.

Tracklisting

Type A:
Type B:
Regular Edition:

Charts

Released	Oricon Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc... Chart	Peak	Debut Sales	Sales Total	Chart Run
March 9, 2011	Daily Singles Chart	9	5,903	13,559+	9 weeks
	Weekly Singles Chart	17
	Monthly Singles Chart	36