"Hide & Seek" is a song by South Korean pop duo Tohoshinki, taken from their seventh Japanese studio album, Tree (2014). Serving as Tohoshinki's's 40th Japanese single, the song was released as a double A-sided single with "Something" on February 5, 2014 by Avex Trax. The fourth and final single release for Tree, the single was released in three editions – a CD+DVD version, a CD only version, and a Bigeast Board edition.[1]
The song served as the theme song for the Japanese television drama, Team Batista 4, which premiered on January 7, 2014. A restrained rock song with baritone vocal range, the producers of "Hide & Seek" have described the song to be Tohoshinki's "most intense" song to date.[2] The song was released onto various radio stations across Japan on January 16, 2014.
"Hide & Seek" was announced in December 2013,[2] and shipments were sent off on February 3, 2014. The single was released in three editions – Version A, a CD+DVD single, a CD only single, and a CD single exclusive to the members of Bigeast, Tohoshinki's official Japanese fan club. To promote the record, the single's cover art was printed on many public transportation vehicles around major cities in Japan.
Chart performance
On its first day of release, the physical single sold 74,040 copies, debuting at number two on the daily Oricon Singles Chart.[5] "Hide & Seek" debuted at number three on the digital Recochoku, number six on iTunes, and number one on Mu Mu. It debuted at number two on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart and the BillboardJapan Hot 100. "Hide & Seek" peaked at number 47 on the Billboard Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay and number 22 on the Billboard Japan Hot Top Airplay.
