Busan Hatsu

Busan Hatsu (釜山発; Departing Busan) is Maeda Yuki's 11th single, and her third Korean-themed single. It was released on May 25, 2011. 
A few months prior to the release of this single, she started taking lessons to learn Korean. She also collaborated with Korean song/music writer Yoo Hae-Joon and lyricist Mori Chiyoko. They also worked on her two previous Korean-themed singles.
==Tracklist==
#Busan Hatsu
#Saranghae ~Aishiteru~ (サランヘ～愛してる～; I Love You ~I Love You~) (with Chu Ga-yeoul)
#Pusanpal (Busan Hatsu Kankokugo Version) (부산발 (釜山発 韓国語バージョン); Departing Pusan (Departing Busan (Korean Version))
#Busan Hatsu (Original Karaoke) (オリジナル・カラオケ)
#Saranghae ~Aishiteru~ (Original Karaoke) (オリジナル・カラオケ)
==Single Information==
#Busan Hatsu
#*Lyrics: Mori Chiyoko
#*Composition: Yoo Hae-Joon
#Saranghae ~Aishiteru~
#*Lyrics: Mori Chiyoko
#*Composition: Yoo Hae-Joon
==Oricon Chart Positions==
Total Reported Sales:  1,491
==Videos==
==Trivia==
*It was released on the same day as ℃-ute's 16th single, Momoiro Sparkling. 
*There are two music videos for Busan Hatsu: one for the Korean version and one for the Japanese. They are similar, but have slightly different scenes. 
*Maeda stated on her twitter in March of 2011: "Well, the release date hasn’t been decided yet. The new single is set to come out around the end of May or beginning of June. Starting the 15th, I will be recording the song in Seoul, so I am going to test-record for the purpose of sound check as well."
*The title of the b-side, "Saranghae ~Aishiteru~", contains the Korean word "Saranghae" (사랑해) and Japanese word "Aishiteru." Both are forms for "I Love You".
*Maeda revealed the track list on her blog in April, where the second track at that time was called Saranghae ~Aishitemasu~ (サランヘ〜愛してます〜) before it changed. The single was also at first a double a-side single titled Busan Hatsu / Saranghae ~Aishiteru~ (釜山発/サランへ〜愛してる〜), before it was later changed to Busan Hatsu (釜山発). 
*This was Maeda Yuki's last single prior to her retirement in 2012, until the release of Tenjoubana in 2022.
*The song was recorded in Seoul, Korea. She stayed there for three days and four nights and spend most of the time in the recording studio.
*She performed this song at at least two events in South Korea (Busan); at a school and at a big department store.
==Interview==
==External Links==
*Discography: UP-FRONT WORKS
*Lyrics: , , 
*Wikipedia: Japanese
*News Report: Asia Gateway (in Japanese)
*Blog Report Chakio no Heya (in Japanese)
Category:Maeda Yuki Singles
Category:2011 Singles
Category:Solo Single
Category:Lowest Selling Single
Category:Longest Charting Single