Bye Bye Happy Days!

"Bye Bye Happy Days!" (バイバイハッピーデイズ!, Baibai Happīdeizu!) is the eighth Japanese single by South Korean girl group Kara. It was released on March 27, 2013.

Background

The single was released in four different versions: two limited CD+DVD editions (A & B) and two CD only editions. CD+DVD edition A contained the standard track list and a DVD including the music video of the song, a dance version and the making of and CD+DVD edition B contained the standard track list also and a DVD including the music video for their song "Orion", which was released as the B-side from their previous single "Electric Boy", a close-up version and its making of. The first press edition of the CD only edition contained the standard track list with a bonus track, "Beautiful Night", which is the song used as the opening theme song for the groups anime KARA The Animation, whereas the regular CD only edition contains the standard track list only. All limited editions come with a trading card randomly selected from five kinds.

Composition

The song was written and composed by Simon Isogai, same composer of the songs "Winter Magic", "Ima, Okuritai 'Arigatō'" and "Orion", released by the group, with arrangements by ArmySlick. The b-side "My Boy" is a Japanese version of the song "Date (My Boy)", released on the group's third Korean album Step. It was originally written and composed by Kim Won-hyun, with Japanese translations by Kaori Moriwaka. The song "Beautiful Night", bonus track of the first press regular edition, is a Korean track written and composed by Kim Won-hyun. It was used as opening theme song for their anime KARA the Animation. The DVD of the limited edition type B includes the music video of the song "Orion", released as b-side of the previous single, "Electric Boy", and included as track number six of the album Girls Forever.

Music video

A teaser for the music video of "Bye Bye Happy Days!" was released on March 13, 2013 through Kara's official Japanese YouTube page. The full music video was released two days later on the TV channel Space Shower TV Plus.

Track listing

Limited editions^[1]^[2] and CD only regular edition:^[3]
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Bye Bye Happy Days!" (バイバイハッピーデイズ!; Baibai Happīdeizu!)	Simon Isogai	Simon Isogai	4:36
2.	"My Boy" (マイボーイ; Mai Bōi)	Kim Won-hyun, Kaori Moriwaka	Kim Won-hyun	3:24
3.	"Bye Bye Happy Days!" (Instrumental)			4:36
4.	"My Boy" (Instrumental)			3:25
Total length:				16:01

Bonus Track (Limited Edition Version C):^[3]
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
5.	"Beautiful Night"	Kim Won-hyun	Kim Won-hyun	3:26
Total length:				19:27

DVD (Limited Edition Type A):^[1]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Bye Bye Happy Days!" (Music video)
2.	"Bye Bye Happy Days!" (Music video - Dance Version)
3.	"Bye Bye Happy Days!" (Music video - Making of)

DVD (Limited Edition Type B):^[2]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Orion" (Music video)
2.	"Orion" (Music video - Close-up Version)
3.	"Orion" (Music video - Making of)

Chart performance

The physical single debuted at the position number three on Oricon's daily chart, selling 25,552 copies in its first day. On the next day, the single climbed to the position number two, selling 12,880 copies. On the third day, the single remained to the position number two, selling 9,265 copies. On the fourth and fifth days the single sold 7,729 and 6,217 copies respectively. With the total of 61,643 copies sold within the first 5 days, the single surpassed the first week sales of "Electric Boy", which sold 57,942 copies in its first week.

Oricon chart

Oricon Chart	Peak	Debut sales	Sales total
Daily Singles Chart	2	25,552	78,325+
Weekly Singles Chart	2	65,588
Monthly Singles Chart	10	72,451
Yearly Singles Chart	90	78,325

Billboard charts

Chart	Peak position
Billboard Japan Hot 100	2
Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales	2
Billboard Japan Hot Top Airplay	7
Billboard Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay	23

References

1 2 "KARA - バイバイハッピーデイズ!【初回盤A】 - UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN" (in Japanese). Universal Music Group. 2013-03-27. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
1 2 "KARA -バイバイハッピーデイズ!【初回盤B】 - UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN" (in Japanese). Universal Music Group. 2013-03-27. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
1 2 "KARA - バイバイハッピーデイズ!【初回盤C】 - UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN" (in Japanese). Universal Music Group. 2013-03-27. Retrieved 2013-03-27.

External links

Kara songs

Korean

Revolution	"Ddokateun Mam" "Wanna" "Mister"

Jumping	"Jumping"

Step	"Step"

Other songs	"Stars Falling from the Sky" "2Me"

Japanese

Girl's Talk	"Mister" "Jumping"

Super Girl	"Jet Coaster Love" "Go Go Summer!" "Winter Magic" "We're with You"

Girls Forever	"Speed Up" / "Girl's Power" "Electric Boy"

Fantastic Girls	"Bye Bye Happy Days!" "Thank You Summer Love"

Best Girls	"French Kiss"

Girl's Story	"Mamma Mia!"

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