"Perfect World"
Single by Twice
from the album Perfect World
LanguageJapanese
ReleasedJune 29, 2021
Genre
Length3:03
LabelWarner Music Japan
Composer(s)Woo Min Lee "collapsedone", Justin Reinstein, JJean, LACND
Lyricist(s)Risa Horie
Twice singles chronology
"Alcohol-Free"
(2021)		 "Perfect World"
(2021)		 "The Feels"
(2021)
Twice Japanese singles chronology
"Kura Kura"
(2021)		 "Perfect World"
(2021)		 "Doughnut"
(2021)
Music video
"Perfect World" on YouTube

"Perfect World" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Twice. It was released by Warner Music Japan on June 29, 2021, as a digital single from their third Japanese studio album of the same name (2021).

Background and release

In June 2021, two teasers for "Perfect World" were posted before its release.[1][2] The song was officially released on June 29, 2021.[3]

Composition

"Perfect World" was composed by Woo Min Lee "collapsedone", Justin Reinstein, JJean and LACND, with lyrics written by Risa Horie.[4] Running for 3 minutes and 3 seconds, the song is composed in the key of D-sharp minor with a tempo of 135 beats per minute.[5]

Music video

On June 29, 2021, the song's music video was released on YouTube.[6] It was directed by Yoojeong Ko.[7] Carmen Chin of NME described the video of the group performing the song with a "captivating" choreography routine, which later causes the stage to "crash and burn" around them.[8]

Commercial performance

In the week of July 7, 2021, "Perfect World" debuted and peaked at number twenty-four on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.[9] It later received a Silver certification from the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ).[10]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Melon.[4]

  • Twice – lead vocals
  • Risa Horie – lyricist
  • Woo Min Lee "collapsedone" – arrangement, composition
  • Justin Reinstein – composition
  • Jjean – composition
  • LACND – arrangement, composition

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Perfect World"
Chart (2021) Peak

position

Global Excl. US (Billboard)[11] 192
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[9] 24

Certifications

Certifications for "Perfect World"
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Streaming
Japan (RIAJ)[10] Gold 50,000,000†

† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Perfect World"
Country Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Various July 29, 2021
Warner Music Japan [3]

References

  1. ↑ TWICE「Perfect World」Teaser. YouTube. Twice Japan. June 28, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  2. ↑ TWICE「Perfect World」Teaser2. YouTube. Twice Japan. June 29, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  3. 1 2 TWICE、新曲「Perfect World」MV公開 日本デビュー4周年に「期待に応えていきます」 [TWICE releases new song "Perfect World" MV "We will meet expectations" on the 4th anniversary of Japan's debut]. Iwate Nippo (in Japanese). June 29, 2021. Archived from the original on June 29, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Melon". Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Key, BPM of Perfect World by TWICE". Musicstax. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  6. ↑ Mariano, Dianne (July 1, 2021). "TWICE releases official music video for new Japanese track 'Perfect World'". GMA News. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Twice - Perfect World". Yoojeong Ko. Archived from the original on August 29, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  8. ↑ Chin, Carmen (June 30, 2021). "TWICE get theatrical in music video for Japanese single 'Perfect World'". NME. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  9. 1 2 "Billboard Japan Hot 100 (2019/12/02 付け)". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). July 12, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  10. 1 2 "Japanese single streaming certifications – Twice – Perfect World" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved April 24, 2023. Select 2023年3月 on the drop-down menu
  11. ↑ "Twice Chart History (Global Excl. US)". Billboard. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
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