Diva (After School song)

"Diva"
Single by After School
B-side"Ready to Love (JP ver.)"
Released
  • April 9, 2009 (KR)
  • November 23, 2011 (JP)
Genre
Length3:18
Label
Songwriter(s)Kang Dong-chul
Producer(s)Brave Brothers
After School Korean singles chronology
"Ah"
(2009) 		"Diva"
(2009) 		"Because of You"
(2009)
After School Japanese singles chronology
"Bang!"
(2011) 		"Diva"
(2011) 		"Rambling Girls/Because of You"
(2011)
Japanese single cover

"Diva" (Korean: 디바) is a song recorded by South Korean girl group After School. The song was released on April 9, 2009, as a digital single and later added on the group's second single album "Because of You" as a B-side.[1] The song is the first release including Uee[2][3] and the last release including Soyoung, who withdrew from the group to become an actress.

A Japanese version of the song was released on November 23, 2011, serving as the group's second Japanese single. An original Japanese song "Ready to Love" was released with the single.[4]

Track listing

Korean single[5]
No.TitleLength
1."Diva"3:18
2."Diva" (Instrumental)3:18
Total length:6:36
Japanese single[4]
No.TitleLength
1."Diva" (Japanese version)3:19
2."Ready to Love"3:01
Total length:6:20
CD only edition[4]
No.TitleLength
3."Diva" (2011 New Korean version)3:20
4."Diva" (Instrumental)3:20
5."Ready to Love" (Instrumental)3:02
Total length:16:05
DVD (Type A)[4]
No.TitleLength
1."Tap Slap" (Music video) 
2."Diva" (Music video – Japanese version) 
3."Single Jacket shoot" (Making of – Type A version) 
DVD (Type B)[4]
No.TitleLength
1."Diva" (Live at Akasaka BLITZ 2011.7.17 from AFTER SCHOOL JAPAN PREMIUM PARTY -Bang!Bang!Bang!-) 
2."Diva & Tap Slap" (Making of – Type B version) 

Trivia

"Tap Slap" is a Japanese instrumental version of the song "Let's Step Up", included on the group's first album Virgin. The Korean version of "Diva" included on the Japanese single is a new version. It used the Japanese instrumental for the version and included the members Nana, Lizzy, Raina and E-Young.

Chart performance

Korean version

Chart Peak
position
Gaon Monthly Singles Chart (May 2009) 9

Japanese version

Released Oricon chart Peak Debut sales Sales total
November 23, 2011 Daily Singles Chart[6] 11 17,448 25,000[7]
Weekly Singles Chart[6] 12
Monthly Singles Chart[6] 38

Release history

Country Date Format Label
South Korea April 9, 2009 Digital download Pledis Entertainment
Japan November 16, 2011 Digital download (Song only) Avex Trax
November 23, 2011 CD single, Digital download (Full single)

References

  1. ^ 애프터스쿨, 신입생 영입 6인조로 변신‥"신입멤버, 실력+8등신 몸매". The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). April 2, 2009. Retrieved December 30, 2009.
  2. ^ "组合After School新成员UEE公开宣传视频(图)". Sina (in Chinese). April 8, 2009. Retrieved December 28, 2009.
  3. ^ "HD동영상 애프터스쿨의 신입생, 베일을 벗다!". Chosun (in Korean). April 8, 2009. Retrieved December 28, 2009.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Ｄｉｖａ＜Ｊａｐａｎ Ｖｅｒ．＞ ＡＦＴＥＲＳＣＨＯＯＬのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved September 24, 2011.
  5. ^ "Diva (Digital single) by After School on Soribada" (in Korean). Soribada. Retrieved September 24, 2011.
  6. ^ a b c "Info: Oricon Charts Official Website (in Japanese)".
  7. ^ "After School's second Japanese single 'Diva' Sales Trend". ASFan (in Korean). March 13, 2012. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016.
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