# Message / Call My Name

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For other uses, see [Message (disambiguation)](/source/Message_(disambiguation)).

"**Message / Call My Name**" is [BoA](/source/BoA)'s 34th Japanese single which was released on October 23, 2013. The title track, Message, was used as the main theme song for BeeTV's drama "Seikan☆Love Message"[1]

## Music video

The short version of the music video was revealed via [avex](/source/Avex)'s official [YouTube](/source/YouTube) channel on October 4, 2013.[2] The Music Video took place at The Botanical Garden BCJ (Byeokchoji) and was directed by METAOLOZ (BoA's brother) who previously worked for BoA's Korean music video such as [Only One](/source/Only_One_(BoA_album)), The Shadow and "[Disturbance](/source/Disturbance_(BoA_song))". Actor [Song Jae-rim](/source/Song_Jae-rim) was also featured in the music video.[3]

There was a message in the music video that stated "I am always waiting for you"

## Special promotion

Just like the previous singles [Only One](/source/Only_One_(BoA_song)) and [Tail of Hope](/source/Tail_of_Hope), Message also had a special promotion as a campaign. The campaign was called "Message from BoA "Juke Bus", which a group of orchestral musicians called "gaQdan" played BoA's songs in orchestral version in an open bus. The songs which were played include: Message, [Meri Kuri](/source/Meri_Kuri), [Winter Love](/source/Winter_Love) and [Jewel Song](/source/Jewel_Song_/_Beside_You_(Boku_o_Yobu_Koe)). The bus ran around Shibuya and Omotesando area, also at SMTown Tokyo Special Edition venue, Tokyo Dome, on the day of the concerts which were held 2 days before the single release.

The video of the Juke Bus can be found on the special website called Message from BoA.[4]

## Track listing

### CD single

1. "Message"
1. "Call My Name"
1. "Message" (Instrumental)
1. "Call My Name" (Instrumental)

### DVD

1. "Message" (Music Video)
1. "Message" (making of)

## Chart performance

Release Chart Peak position Sales total October 23, 2013 Oricon Daily Singles Chart 8 Oricon Weekly Singles Chart 13 6,982 Billboard Japan Hot 100 -

## Personnel

Personnel details were sourced from the liner notes booklet of "Message / Call My Name".[5]

- BoA – vocals
- Nermin Harambasic – arrangement (#2, #4), composition (#2, #4)
- Ko Mi-young – make-up
- Kwon Soon-wook – music video "Message" director
- Erik Lidbom – arrangement (#1, #3), composition (#1, #3)
- Metaoloz Creative Group – music video "Message" production
- Yuta Nakano – arrangement (#2, #4), composition (#2, #4)
- Satsuki Naono – creative coordination
- Andreas Oberg – composition (#1, #3), guitar (#1, #3)
- Kanata Okajima – lyrics (#1)
- Tsutomu Ono – photography
- Sara Sakurai – lyrics (#2)
- Seo Han-young – styling
- Shin Yun-seo – hair
- Ronny Svendsen – arrangement (#2, #4), composition (#2, #4)
- Koji Wagatsuma – art direction, design
- Anne Judith Wik – arrangement (#2, #4), composition (#2, #4)

## References

1. ["Triangle Wheel: Message/Call my name : Promotion"](http://trianglewheel.blogspot.com/2013/10/messagecall-my-name-promotion.html). 26 October 2013.

1. [*BoA / 「Message」（Short ver.）*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3080m4Z7d-s). [Archived](https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/3080m4Z7d-s) 2021-12-11 at the Wayback Machine. – via [YouTube](/source/YouTube)

1. ["Short MV for BoA's 'Message' revealed"](http://www.allkpop.com/article/2013/10/short-mv-for-boas-message-revealed)

1. ["Archived copy"](https://web.archive.org/web/20141101010821/http://www.message-from-boa.com/). Archived from [the original](http://www.message-from-boa.com/) on 2014-11-01. Retrieved 2014-10-12.

1. *Message / Call My Name* (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Avex. 2013.

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