A Page
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| Released | May 13, 2021 | |||
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| Length | 6:23 | |||
| Language | English | |||
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A Page (stylized in sentence case) is the debut single album released by Chinese singer-songwriter Yuqi. The album was released digitally on May 13, 2021, by Cube Entertainment. The album consists of two lead singles, "Giant" and "Bonnie and Clyde".
Background and release
[edit]On May 6, 2021, Cube Entertainment unveiled the artwork teaser of Yuqi's first single album A Page through the official SNS channel of (G)I-dle.[1] A highlight medley a track in the album was released on May 11.[2] An accompanying animated music video for "Giant" was uploaded on (G)I-dle's official YouTube channel. The video illustrated a girl running hurriedly as if being chased by something to a forest, and the silhouette of a falling girl continued. At the end of the video, the girl holding the hand mirror that fell on the floor opened the closed door, and soon a bright light poured into the dark room.[3]
On May 19, 2021, Cube Entertainment released the music video teaser for "Bonnie and Clyde". In the teaser released, Yuqi in a black suit is seen looking at herself in the mirror. Scenes such as timers, chessboards, and boiling pots quickly intersect. Then, she makes a hand-shooting gesture toward herself in the mirror. At the end of the video, shots were fired from her hand-shooting gesture, shattering the mirror. A blonde haired woman is dimly seen at the end of the video.[4] The following day, Cube Entertainment released the second music video teaser for "Bonnie and Clyde". In it, Yuqi is behind the wheel of a car. The music video for "Bonnie and Clyde" was released on May 21, 2021.[5]
The album was released on May 13, 2021.[6]
Music and lyrics
[edit]The album contains two singles.[2] The songs were written and composed by Yuqi, BoyToy, Young Sky, Peter Hyun and ChaTone.[7][8] The album's first track, "Giant," is a pop rock song that features drum sounds and lyrics about "overcoming pain and moving forward confidently without giving up".[3] On the track, the singer narrates a story about a girl who "does not give up in the midst of scars, worries, and fears and advances like a giant".[7] It was released with an animated music video that symbolizes the meaning.[9] The second track, "Bonnie & Clyde," is an English-language dance-rock song influenced by the 90s trance and house beats. Its lyrics revolve around "distinct storytelling and bold lyrics".[8] The song lyrics was inspired by the 1967 American film of the same name.[7] South China Morning Post ranked the song No. 12 among "The 20 best K-pop songs of 2021."[10]
Promotion
[edit]Almost a year of the album release , Yuqi performed the band version of the two songs on one music program on MBC M's Show Champion on May 11, 2022.[11]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Giant" |
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| 3:29 |
| 2. | "Bonnie and Clyde" |
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| 2:54 |
| Total length: | 6:23 | ||||
Release history
[edit]| Region | Date | Format | Label |
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| Various | May 13, 2021 |
References
[edit]- ^ Byung-cheol, Yoo (December 31, 2020). (여자)아이들, 미니 4집 'I burn' 트랙리스트 공개...전곡 자작곡 [(G)Idle, 4th mini album'I burn' track list released... All self-composed songs]. The Korea Economic Daily. Archived from the original on January 28, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ a b Seul-bi, Lee (May 10, 2021). (여자)아이들 우기, 'A page' 스니펫 공개 [(G)Idle Yuqi,'A page' snippet released]. Sports Donga. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ a b Ji-won, Jeong (May 10, 2021). (여자)아이들 우기, 두려움→극복 성장史 담은 'Giant' [(G)Idle Yuqi,' Giant' containing (G)Idle Yuqi's fear → overcoming growth]. JoyNews24. Archived from the original on May 13, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ Moon Wan-sik (May 19, 2021). "(여자)아이들 우기, 'Bonnie & Clyde' 뮤직비디오 티저 공개..다크 카리스마" [G)I-DLE's Yuqi released a teaser for the music video for "Bonnie & Clyde"...Dark Charisma]. MT Star News (in Korean). Retrieved May 19, 2021.
- ^ "(여자)아이들 우기, 첫 솔로곡 'Bonnie & Clyde' 티저 공개.."몽환美"" [(G)I-DLE's Yuqi releases teaser for her first solo song, "Bonnie & Clyde.""Dreamy Beauty"]. OSEN (in Korean). May 20, 2021. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ^ Yoon Sang-geun (May 13, 2021). "(여자)아이들 우기, 오늘(13일) 솔로 싱글 'A Page' 발매". MT Star News (in Korean). Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ a b c "(여자)아이들 우기, 13일 첫 디지털 싱글 'A page' 글로벌 발매...'자전적 이야기 담았다'" [(G)I-DLE Yuqi will release her first digital single 'A page' globally on the 13th...It's about an autobiographical story.] (in Korean). The Korea Economic Daily. May 13, 2021. Archived from the original on May 13, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ a b Byung-cheol, Yoo (May 10, 2021). (여자)아이들 우기, 'A page' 트랙 리스트 공개...성장 스토리 담았다 [(G)Idle Yuqi,'A page' track list released... Contains growth story]. The Korea Economic Daily. Archived from the original on May 13, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ Jeong, Ji-won (May 12, 2021). "(여자)아이들 우기, 두려움→극복 성장史 담은 'Giant'" [(G)I-DLE's Yuqi, 'Giant', containing the growth history of fear → overcoming]. Joy News 24 (in Korean). Retrieved April 10, 2023.
- ^ Tamar, Herman (December 15, 2021). "The 20 best K-pop songs of 2021: from BTS' Butter to Aespa's Next Level". South China Morning Post. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
- ^ "아이들 우기, '쇼챔'서 특별무대→일렉기타 연주로 팬심 잡아". slist.kr (in Korean). May 12, 2022. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
