"3 2 1" is the ninth Japanese single by

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n boy group

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. The single was released on December 4, 2013 by

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and is an OST for the Japanese drama ''Tokyo Toy Box''.

Background and release

On October 10, 2013

announced Shinee's ninth single, "3 2 1". On October 5, the song started playing as the theme song for the

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drama ''Tokyo Toy Box''. The short version of the music video was released on September 11, 2013. According to the Japanese chart

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, Shinee sold 42,216 copies of their single on the first day of release. It landed them in third place on the chart.

Track listing

Chart performance

Charts

Oricon chart

Release history

References

{{authority control 2013 singles Shinee songs SM Entertainment singles Japanese-language songs 2013 songs Songs written by Damon Sharpe Songs written by Eric Sanicola