Around the World is the debut Japanese single album recorded by South Koreanboy groupGot7, released on October 22, 2014 by Epic Records Japan.[1]Around the World debuted at number three on the weekly Oricon Daily Singles Chart,[2] staying in top 5 for five days before rising at number two,[3] while it entered the weekly chart at number three.[4][5]
It sold 40,431 copies in October 2014[6] and was the best-selling debut single by a K-pop artist in Japan between 2013 and 2014.[7]
Background and release
The song "Around the World" was released on September 29, 2014 with a short music video, while the single album was published on October 22.[1] "Around the World" is a dance-EDM song,[8] while the B-side track "So Lucky" was written and composed by 2PM's Jun. K.[2] It was released in three physical versions: version A, a CD+DVD version with a music video and an off-shot video; version B, another CD+DVD version with the music video and dance practice behind-the-scenes; and version C, a CD only version.