少年～彼のプレゼント～
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"Boy: His Presents" (Japanese: 少年～彼のプレゼント～) is the second physical single release by Japanese idol girl group 8th & Beyond. The single was released on August 8, 2013. It's produced by singer songwriter Ophelia. Besides the normal version the album also comes with two alternative versions; an acapella live recording version and a instrunmental version performed by Ophelia.
Reception
It received explosive commerical and critical success and officially established the group as a popular act on nation's level. This song achieved the first position on all music rankings within simply ten hours of release. On the first day the single sold 330,800 times, by the end of the first week it sold 588,000 copies. It stayed firmly in the first position on Oricon's weekly and monthly music chart in August. By the end of the year it was awarded as a Triple Platinum by the RIAJ physical shipping certification. It was the fifth most played song by an idol group on radio and television networks that year.
Covers
The popularity of the track successfully brought the group's career to a high peak. Many artists and celebrities covered the song and as a result many different versions were released. In particular, label-mates Dll Ini, JayMi and Bellella all released their respective version of the song.
Tracklisting
1. 少年～彼のプレゼント～ (Boy: His Presents)
2. 少年～彼のプレゼント～ (Boy: His Presents) (Acapella Version)
3. 少年～彼のプレゼント～ (Boy: His Presents) (Instrunmental Version)
