Toki o Tomete

"Toki o Tomete"
Single by Tohoshinki
from the album Best Selection 2010
B-side	"Checkmate"
Released	March 24, 2010
Format	CD Single CD+DVD digital download
Genre	J-pop
Length	5:34
Label	Rhythm Zone
Writer(s)	Shinjiroh Inoue Ichiro Fujiya
Producer(s)	Daisuke Kahara
Tohoshinki singles chronology
"Break Out!" (2010) "Toki o Tomete" (2010) "Keep Your Head Down" (2011)

"Toki o Tomete" (時ヲ止メテ Stopping Time) is the 30th Japanese single by South Korean boy band Tohoshinki, released on March 24, 2010.^[1] The single was released as a re-cut from their greatest hits album Best Selection 2010, which was released one month earlier. "Toki o Tomete" was the last single to feature former band members Jaejoong, Yoochun, and Junsu.

The song was Tohoshinki's second song to be used in commercials for Menard Cosmetics.^[1] Tohoshinki's "Wasurenaide" was previously used in 2009.^[2]

Track listing

CD+DVD version

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Arranger	Length
1.	"Toki o Tomete"	Shinjiroh Inoue, Ichiro Fujiya	Daisuke Kahara	5:34
2.	"Checkmate" (Yunho solo)	H.U.B., Yunho, Lee Chan Woo	Yunho, Lee	4:28
3.	"Toki o Tomete" (less vocal)	Inoue, Fujiya	Kahara	5:33
4.	"Checkmate" (less vocal)	H.U.B., Yunho, Lee	Yunho, Lee	4:26
Total length:				20:02

DVD track list
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Toki o Tomete" (video clip)	5:45

CD only version

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Arranger	Length
1.	"Toki o Tomete"	Inoue, Fujiya	Kahara	5:34
2.	"Checkmate" (Yunho solo)	H.U.B., Yunho, Lee	Yunho, Lee	4:28
3.	"Toki o Tomete" (Never End remix)	Inoue, Fujiya	Inoue	6:04
4.	"Toki o Tomete" (less vocal)	Inoue, Fujiya	Kahara	5:33
5.	"Checkmate" (less vocal)	H.U.B., Yunho, Lee	Yunho, Lee	4:26
Total length:				26:05

Chart rankings

Oricon Charts (Japan)

Release	Chart	Peak Position	First Week Sales	Sales Total	Chart Run
March 24, 2010	Oricon Daily Singles Chart	1
	Oricon Weekly Singles Chart	1	195,000	228,000	19 weeks
	Oricon Yearly Singles Chart	26[3]		228,448

Various charts

Chart	Peak position
Billboard Japan Hot 100[4]	1
Billboard Adult Contemporary Airplay[5]	38
RIAJ Digital Track Chart Top 100[6]	26

Chart procession and succession

References

1. "[CD] 時ヲ止メテ [CD+DVD/ジャケットA] / 東方神起". Neowing (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-04-08.
2. "JBOOK：The Secret　Code【ＤＶＤ付】：東方神起：CD" (in Japanese). JBook. Retrieved 2010-04-08.
3. 2010年オリコン年間ランキング　シングル (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2010-12-24.
4. "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. 2010-04-05. Retrieved 2010-04-08.
5. "Adult Contemporary Airplay". Billboard. 2010-04-12. Retrieved 2010-04-08.
6. "RIAJ Digital Track Chart: Chart issue February 23, 2010" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 2010-04-08.