Share the World / We Are!

"Share the World / We Are!" (ウィーアー!) is Korean boyband Tohoshinki's twenty-seventh Japanese single and was released on April 22, 2009 by Rhythm Zone. This is their sixth number one single in Japan, extending the record they set back in earlier in the year with "Bolero / Kiss the Baby Sky / Wasurenaide". The single has been labeled as a "One Piece single" since all three songs on the single at some point have been used as a theme song for One Piece.[1]

"Share the World / We Are!"
Single by Tohoshinki
from the album Best Selection 2010
ReleasedApril 22, 2009 (2009-04-22)
Recorded2009
GenrePop, urban-pop, electropop, synthpop, hip hop
LabelRhythm Zone
Tohoshinki singles chronology
"Survivor"
(2009)		 "Share the World / We Are!"
(2009)		 "Stand by U"
(2009)
Alternative covers
CD+DVD cover
Music video
"Share the World" on YouTube

Overview

"Share the World / We Are!" was released nearly a month after the release of their fourth Japanese studio album The Secret Code. "We Are!" was used as the opening theme for anime series One Piece from episodes 373 to 394. "We Are"! is a cover of the first opening by Hiroshi Kitadani. "Share the World" took the place of "We Are!" as the opening theme of the series. The single debuted at number one on the Oricon charts giving the group their sixth number one single which extends their record making them the first foreign artist to have six number one singles in Japan.[2] The bonus track "Asu wa Kuru Kara" (明日は来るから, lit. Because Tomorrow Will Come), which was released in 2006, was used as the ending theme for the eight and half of the ninth season of One Piece.

Music video

The music video was shot by Tsuyoshi Inoue (井上強, Inoue Tsuyoshi).[3] The video begins with Hero dusting off a book and proceeds to open it. The members appear on a wasteland where the weather changes from sunny to rainy, when the first verse begins. At the start of the chorus the scene switches to a white background and near the end the wasteland fills with water and Hero emerges from it. At the start of the second chorus they are swimming under water and near the end of the video they are flying in the sky. In the end camera zooms out and shows the globe and reveals the title of the book, Share the World.

Live performances
  • June 20, 2009 - Music fair 21
  • July 1, 2009 - Tokudane Premium

Track list
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Share the World"H.u.bKenichi Maeyamada3:29
2."We Are!" (ウィーアー！)Shoko FujibayashiKohei Tanaka3:37
3."Asu wa Kuru Kara" (明日は来るから Because Tomorrow Will Come)Takeshi Seno, Mai OsanaiTakeshi Seno4:22
4."Share the World: Save a Remix" (CD only)H.u.bKenichi Maeyamada3:29
5."Share the World (Less Vocal)"  3:29
6."We Are! (Less Vocal)"  3:37
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Share the World (Video Clip)" 
2."Off Shot Movie (First press only)" 

Charts, peaks and certifications

Charts
Chart Peak Position Sales Total Chart Run
Oricon Daily Singles Chart #1 58,952
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart #1 98,033
Oricon Monthly Singles Chart #2 129,225
Oricon Yearly Singles Chart

References
  1. "TVXQ Japanese discography page" (in Japanese). Avex Group. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
  2. つるの剛士、カバーアルバムで首位、男性ソロ史上3人目の快挙！ (in Japanese). Oricon. April 28, 2009. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
  3. "Share the World director" (in Japanese). jp:スペースシャワーTV. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
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