Tomboy ((G)I-dle song)

"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 a quintet following the departure of member Soojin in August 2021.

"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)
Music video
"Tomboy" on YouTube

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 Soojin, who was embroiled in a 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" confirmed 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, it 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 G-sharp minor with a tempo of 124 beats per minute.[10]

Commercial performance

"Tomboy" debuted at number two on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart in the chart issue dated March 13–19, 2022;[11] on its component charts, the song debuted at number two on the Gaon Download Chart,[12] number five on Gaon Streaming Chart,[13] and number 35 on Gaon BGM Chart.[14] The song ascended to number one on the Gaon Digital Chart, Gaon Download Chart, and Gaon Streaming Chart in the following week.[15][16][17] On the Billboard K-pop Hot 100, the song debuted at number 21 in the chart issue dated March 20–26, 2022,[18] ascending to number one in the following week.[19]

In Singapore, the song debuted at number four on the RIAS Top Streaming Chart in the chart issue dated March 18–24, 2022.[20] The song also debuted at number 13 on the RIAS Top Regional Chart in the chart issue dated March 11–17, 2022,[21] ascending to number one in the following week.[20] The song also debuted at number six on the Billboard Singapore Songs in the chart issue dated April 2, 2022.[22] On the Billboard Vietnam Hot 100, "Tomboy" debuted at number 32 in the chart issue dated March 24, 2022,[23] ascending to number 12 in the following week.[24] In Hong Kong, the song debuted at number 22 on the Billboard Hong Kong Songs in the chart issue dated March 26, 2022,[25] ascending to number 11 the following week.[26] In Taiwan, "Tomboy" debuted at number 15 on the Billboard Taiwan Songs in the chart issue dated March 26, 2022,[27] ascending to number five in the following week.[28] In Malaysia, the song debuted at number 11 on the Billboard Malaysia Songs in the chart issue dated April 2, 2022,[29] ascending to number nine in the following week.[30]

In United States, the song debuted at number 14 on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales in the chart issue dated March 26, 2022,[31] ascending to number 12 in the following week.[32] Globally, the song debuted at number 58 on the Billboard Global 200 in the chart issue dated April 2, 2022.[33]

Music video

The music video, directed by Samson of High Quality Fish, was released by Cube Entertainment on March 14.[34][9] It was described as "vibrant and powerful" and 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] The music video accumulated 10 millions views within 16 hours of its release.[35] On March 28, 2022, it was reported that the video surpassed 70 million views.[36]

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 songs, including "Tomboy", and to communicate with their fans.[37] They subsequently performed on four music programs in the first week: Mnet's M Countdown on March 17,[38] KBS's Music Bank on March 18,[39] MBC's Show! Music Core on March 19,[40] and SBS's Inkigayo on March 20.[41] In the second week, the group performed on six programs: SBS MTV's The Show on March 22,[42] MBC M's Show Champion on March 23,[43] Mnet's M Countdown on March 24,[44] KBS's Music Bank on March 25,[45] MBC's Show! Music Core on March 26,[46] and SBS's Inkigayo on March 27,[47] where they won first place for all appearances except Music Bank. In the third week, the group performed on Mnet's M Countdown on March 31[48] and SBS's Inkigayo on April 3,[49] where they won first place for both appearances.

Credits and personnel

Song credits

Credits adapted from Melon.[7]

Visual credits
  • Son Seung-hee (High Quality Fish) – Music video director[50]
  • Kim Sehwan (Star System) – Performance director[51]
  • Hyunzzinii (Star System) – Choreographer[51]
  • Kiel Tutin – Choreographer[51]

Charts
Weekly chart performance for "Tomboy"
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Global 200 (Billboard)[33] 58
Hong Kong (Billboard)[26] 11
Malaysia (Billboard)[30] 9
Singapore (Billboard)[22] 6
Singapore (RIAS)[20] 4
South Korea (Gaon)[15] 1
South Korea (K-pop Hot 100)[19] 1
Taiwan (Billboard)[28] 5
US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[32] 12
Vietnam (Vietnam Hot 100)[24] 12

Accolades
Music program awards for "Tomboy"
Program Date Ref.
Inkigayo March 27, 2022 [47]
April 3, 2022 [49]
M Countdown March 24, 2022 [44]
March 31, 2022 [48]
Show! Music Core March 26, 2022 [46]
Show Champion March 23, 2022 [43]
The Show March 22, 2022 [42]
Melon Weekly Popularity Award for "Tomboy"
Award Date Ref.
Weekly Popularity Award March 28, 2022 [52]
April 4, 2022
April 11, 2022

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

See also

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