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Tomboy ((G)I-dle song)

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"Tomboy"
Single by (G)I-dle
from the album I Never Die
LanguageKorean
ReleasedMarch 14, 2022 (2022-03-14)
Genre
Length2:55
Label
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)Soyeon
(G)I-dle singles chronology
"Hwaa"
(2021) 		"Tomboy"
(2022)

"Tomboy" (stylized in all caps) is a song recorded by South Korean girl group (G)I-dle for their first studio album I Never Die. It was released as the album's lead single by Cube Entertainment on March 14, 2022. The song marked the first release of (G)I-dle as an five-member group following the departure of member Soojin in August 2021.

Background and release

On February 17, 2022, Cube Entertainment announced (G)I-dle would be releasing a new album in March 2022 as a five-member group after member Soojin who was embroiled in school bullying controversy departed in August 2021.[1] On February 24, it was announced (G)I-dle would be releasing their first studio album I Never Die on March 14.[2] Four days later, the album's track listing was released with "Tomboy" announced as the lead single.[3] On March 7, the audio teaser video was released.[4] The music video teaser was released on March 11 and 12.[5][6]

Composition

"Tomboy" was written by Soyeon who also composed and arranged the song alongside Pop Time and Jenci.[7] Musically, the song was described as a rock and pop punk song with lyrics about "independence and breaking the mold [of] being a 'perfect' girlfriend".[8][9] "Tomboy" was composed in the key of C-sharp minor with a tempo of 124 beats per minute.[10]

Music video

The music video directed by Samson of High Quality Fish was released by Cube Entertainment on March 14.[11][9] The music video was described as "vibrant and powerful" featuring "[the quintet in] Y2K-inspired alternative fashion [causing] havoc across the [scenes] with badass explosions, casual vandalism and boss choreography [in the first half]". Before transitioning to "portray [the quintet] as dolls who work together as a team to drug, kidnap and rid themselves of a male doll who serves as [their] 'love interest'".[9]

Promotion

Prior to the album's release, on March 14, 2022, (G)I-dle held a live event online to introduce the album and its song including "Tomboy", and to communicate with their fans.[12] The group subsequently performed on Mnet's M Countdown on March 17.[13]

Release history

Release history for "Tomboy"
Region Date Format Label
South Korea March 14, 2022
Various Cube

References

  1. ^ Park, Eun-hae (February 17, 2022). "(여자)아이들, 3월 컴백...5인조 개편 후 첫 앨범(공식)" [(G)I-DLE, comeback in March...First album after reorganization of 5 members (official)] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on March 15, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022 – via Naver.
  2. ^ Hwang, Mi-hyeon (February 24, 2022). "(여자)아이들, 3월14일 컴백 공식화...5인 체제 출격" [(G)I-DLE official comeback on March 14th...Five-man system sortie] (in Korean). News1. Archived from the original on February 24, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022 – via Naver.
  3. ^ Kim, Na-yul (February 28, 2022). "(여자)아이들, 'I NEVER DIE' 트랙리스트 공개..타이틀곡은 'TOMBOY'" [(G)I-DLE, 'I NEVER DIE' track list released..The title song is 'TOMBOY'] (in Korean). Herald Pop. Archived from the original on March 15, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022 – via Naver.
  4. ^ Jo, Hye-jin (March 7, 2022). "(여자)아이들, 첫 정규 'I NEVER DIE' 오디오 티저...명반 예고" [(G)I-DLE, first regular 'I NEVER DIE' audio teaser...album notice] (in Korean). X-port News. Archived from the original on March 15, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022 – via Naver.
  5. ^ Lee, Seung-hoon (March 11, 2022). "(여자)아이들, 파격적인 강렬 레드 카리스마..'TOMBOY' MV 티저 오픈" [(G)I-DLE, unconventional intense red charisma...'TOMBOY' MV teaser open] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on March 15, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022 – via Naver.
  6. ^ Jo, Seung-woon (March 12, 2022). "(여자)아이들, 'TOMBOY' M/V 티저 꽉 채우는 '독보적 존재감'" [(G)I-DLE, 'Unique presence' filling the 'TOMBOY' M/V teaser] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Archived from the original on March 15, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022 – via Naver.
  7. ^ "I Never Die" (in Korean). Kakao Entertainment. Cube Entertainment. Archived from the original on March 14, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022 – via Melon.
  8. ^ Chin, Carmen (March 14, 2022). "(G)I-DLE assert themselves in fierce new 'Tomboy' music video". NME. Archived from the original on March 14, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  9. ^ a b c Chakraborty, Riddhi (March 14, 2022). "(G)I-DLE Refuse to Play by the Rules in 'Tomboy'". Rolling Stone India. Archived from the original on March 14, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  10. ^ "Key & BPM for Tomboy by (G)I-dle". Tunebat. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  11. ^ @samsonii (March 14, 2022). "(G)I-DLE "TOMBOY" M/V". Retrieved March 16, 2022 – via Instagram.
  12. ^ Ji, Min-kyung (March 14, 2022). "'컴백' (여자)아이들 "5명 아이들의 남다른 모습 보여드리고파"" ['Comeback' (G)I-DLE "I want to show the unique side of the five children"] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on March 15, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022 – via Naver.
  13. ^ Oh, Yoon-joo (March 17, 2022). "'엠카' 스테이씨 1위 "스윗 고마워"...(여자)아이들→문빈&산하 컴백 [종합]" ['Mcar' STAYC 1st place "Thank you for sweet"...(G)I-DLE → Moonbin & Sanha comeback [General]] (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved March 17, 2022 – via Naver.
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