"Jumping" (Korean: 점핑; Japanese: ジャンピン) is a song performed by South Korean girl group Kara from their debut Japanese album, Girl's Talk (2010) and their fourth EP, Jumping (2010). It was released on November 10, 2010, as the second Japanese single. The single was certified as Gold for selling over 100,000 physical copies by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). The song was also certified as Double Platinum for ringtone downloads and Million for single track downloads by the RIAJ. A Korean version was also released and included as the lead title song for the group's fourth mini-album titled Jumping, which was released in South Korea on November 17, 2010. Background On September 29, 2010, it was announced that Kara will be releasing their second single entitled "Jumping" on November 10, 2010. It was also said to be a brand-new song that will have an exclusive Japanese single release. "Jumping" was also chosen as the new theme song for Fuji TV's Saturday morning news and information program, Mezamashi Saturday. It was also revealed that the song and concept for "Jumping" was inspired by the anime movie, "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time". The song also served as a promotion for KDDI's "au Santa's Challenge." It was met with many positive reviews and a representative of production company Danal even commented, "Kara's popularity in Japan exceeds anything imaginable." Composition The song was produced by Sweetune (Han Jae Ho and Kim Seung Soo) and written by Song Soo Yun. It was revealed that the song and concept for "Jumping" was inspired by the anime movie, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time. Commercial performance The single debuted at #5 in the Oricon Daily Singles Chart and eventually rose to #2, behind Arashi's Hatenai Sora. The song quickly climbed up in other charts including mobile downloads. The music video and song also ranked #1 in iTunes Japan. The single ranked at #5 in the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart selling around 55,000 copies in its first week. In December 2010, the single was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan for having over 100,000 copies shipped. Furthermore, their free music application "Kara Jumping" ranked #1 for the 'free music category' on Japan's iTunes App store chart, earning over 50,000 downloads within 10 days upon release without any official promotions. The song was then certified platinum by the RIAJ for cellphone digital downloads,