"Latata" (stylized as "LATATA") is the debut single recorded by South Korean girl group (G)I-dle as the lead single from their debut Korean extended play (EP) I Am. It was released on May 2, 2018, by Cube Entertainment and distributed by Kakao M. It was written by member Soyeon, who also produced the song alongside Big Sancho.[4] A music video for the song was also released on the same day. Promotions for the song resulted in (G)I-dle's first music show win on SBS MTV's The Show on May 22, 2018.[5] The song also resulted in a second win on Mnet's M Countdown.[6]
| "Latata" | ||||
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 Japanese cover | ||||
| Single by (G)I-dle | ||||
| from the EP I Am | ||||
| Released | May 2, 2018 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:22 | |||
| Label | ||||
| Songwriter(s) | Soyeon | |||
| Producer(s) |
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| (G)I-dle singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Latata" on YouTube | ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| IZM |   [3] |
A Japanese version was released on July 12, 2019 as the lead single from their Japanese debut EP of the same name.[7] An English version was released on May 15, 2020.[A][8]
Composition
edit"Latata" described as a Moombahton, trap song, featuring reggae rhythm.[2] It was composed in the key of A Minor with a tempo of 98 beats per minute.[9] Lyrically, it is about a woman in love, who expresses her desire to dance with her lover.[10] In an interview with MBC's Radio Star, Soyeon stated that "Latata's" chorus was a word-play on Song Joon-geun's catchphrase, she furthermore explained, "I was impressed with 'Ratata Arata', which was popularized by Song Jun-geun's character 'Gonzalez' from "Bongsunga School". After that, while listening to Latin music, the word 'Ratata Arata' came to mind, and that's how Latata was created".[11][12]
Promotion
editThe group started promoting their title track "Latata" on May 3. They first performed the lead single on Mnet's M Countdown, followed by performances on KBS' Music Bank, MBC's Show! Music Core and SBS's Inkigayo.[13] They received their first-ever music show win since debut on May 22, 2018 on SBS MTV's The Show.[14] Two days later, on May 24, the group received their second music show win for "Latata" on M Countdown.[15]
Commercial performance
edit"Latata" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart in its first week, but did enter the component Download Chart at number 68, peaking at number 8 the following week.[16][17] In its second week, the song debuted at number 35 on the Gaon Digital Chart as a "hot" song and peaked at number 16 two weeks later.[18][19] It also entered at number 66 on the component Streaming Chart and peaked at number 23 the following week.[20] The song entered at number 4 on the Gaon Social Chart, and climbed to number 3 the following week.[21][22]
In the United States, the song entered at number 11 on the Billboard World Digital Songs chart, and climbed to number 4 the following week, selling 1,000 copies, making it the best-selling K-pop song in the week of May 10.[23] The song has sold 3,000 copies in America as of August 2018.[24]
In September 2020, "Latata" music video surpassed 160 million combined views for the official music video uploaded on 1theK's channel and (G)I-dle's official channel.[25] On June 27, 2022 the music video surpassed 200 million views for the official music video uploaded on 1theK's channel.[26]
Accolades
edit| Critic/Publication | Year | List | Rank | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bugs! | 2018 | 2018 Year End Top 100 | 37 | [27] |
| Deezer | 2022 | K-POP 2022 Hits | Placed | [28] |
| Idology | 2018 | 2018 Songs of the Year | 1 | [29] |
| Paper | Top 20 K-Pop Songs of 2018 | 14 | [30] | |
| SBS PopAsia | Top 100 Asian pop songs of 2018 | 38 | [31] |
| Program | Date (3 total) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| The Show | May 22, 2018 | [5] |
| May 29, 2018 | [32] | |
| M Countdown | May 24, 2018 | [6] |
Charts
editRelease history
edit| Region | Date | Format | Version | Label | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | May 2, 2018 | Original | [35] | ||
| Various | |||||
| Japan | July 19,2019 | Japanese | [36] | ||
| Various | |||||
| May 15, 2020 | English | [37] |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ English translation by Lauren Kaori
References
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- ^ a b c Ko, Seung-ah (May 5, 2018). "(여자)아이들 소연 "데뷔곡 'LATATA', 제 자작곡…멤버 생각하며 썼다"" [(G)I-DLE's Soyeon "Debut song 'LATATA', my own song... I wrote it with the members in mind"]. Herald Pop (in Korean). Retrieved October 24, 2022.
- ^ Jung Hyo-beom. "Latata". IZM (in Korean). Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ "LATATA". www.melon.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-12-07.
- ^ a b "'더쇼' (여자)아이들, 첫 1위 '눈물'..엔플라잉 컴백·NCT 제노X김용국 새 MC[종합]". OSEN (in Korean). May 22, 2018. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
- ^ a b "[종합] '엠카' (여자)아이들, 데뷔곡 '라타타'로 2관왕…무서운 신인" (in Korean). Retrieved May 24, 2018.
- ^ “幕張ジャック”(G)I-DLE、7・31日本デビュー ショーケースも決定
- ^ Jeff Benjamin (May 15, 2020). "(G)I-DLE Take Next International Step With English 'Latata' Single". Forbes.
- ^ "Key, BPM of Latata by (G)I-dle". tunebat. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
- ^ Jang, Woo-young (May 2, 2018). "[신곡읽기] (여자)아이들 'LATATA', 강렬하면서도 화려하다" [[Read New Song] (G)I-DLE's 'LATATA', intense yet colorful.]. SPOTV NEWS (in Korean). Retrieved October 24, 2022.
- ^ "'불후' (여자)아이들 소연 "데뷔곡 '라타타', 개그콘서트서 영감 얻어"". Gyeongin Daily. October 5, 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
- ^ Park Dong-sun (November 22, 2019). "(여자)아이들 소연 "데뷔곡 LATATA, '라따라따 아라따'에서 영감"…원 유행어 창시자 송준근 주목". RPM9. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
- ^ "'엠카운트다운' 여자친구·아이즈·헤일로·(여자)아이들 등 무대 준비". Asia Today (in Korean). May 3, 2018.
- ^ "'더쇼' (여자)아이들, 첫 1위 '눈물'..엔플라잉 컴백·NCT 제노X김용국 새 MC[종합]". OSEN (in Korean). May 22, 2018. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
- ^ "[종합] '엠카' (여자)아이들, 데뷔곡 '라타타'로 2관왕…무서운 신인" (in Korean). Retrieved May 30, 2018.
- ^ "18th Week of 2018 – Gaon Download Chart". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
- ^ "19th Week of 2018 – Download Chart". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
- ^ "Week 19 of 2018 – Digital Chart". May 6–12, 2018. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- ^ a b "Week 22 of 2018 – Digital Chart". May 27 – June 2, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- ^ "19th Week of 2018 – Streaming Chart". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
- ^ "18th Week of 2018 – Social Chart". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
- ^ "19th Week of 2018 – Social Chart". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
- ^ a b "(G)I-DLE Go Top 5 on World Albums & Song Sales Charts With Debut Releases". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
- ^ "(G)I-DLE Hit New Peak on World Digital Song Sales Chart With 'Hann (Alone)'". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
- ^ ""특급 신인" (여자)아이들, 데뷔곡'라타타' 뮤직비디오 1억뷰 돌파". 3 February 2019.
- ^ Kim, Ha-young (June 27, 2022). "상반기 접수한 (여자)아이들 'LATATA' MV로 2억 뷰 반열에 들어서다" [(G)I-DLE 'LATATA' MV, which was received in the first half of the year, entered the ranks of 200 million views.]. Sports Trend (in Korean). Retrieved October 24, 2022.
- ^ "2018 벅스 연말 종합 TOP100". 7 December 2018.
- ^ "Best of 2022: K-Pop". Deezer. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- ^ "결산 2018 : 최고의 노래" [Closing 2018: Song of the Year]. February 27, 2019.
- ^ Benjamin, Jeff (December 21, 2018). "PAPER's Top 20 K-Pop Songs of 2018". PAPER. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
- ^ "PopAsia's Top 100 Asian pop songs of 2018: 50-1". SBS. Popasia. December 24, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- ^ "'더쇼' (여자)아이들, 1위·3관왕 달성..프리스틴V·칸 데뷔 [종합]". OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved May 29, 2018.
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