A Page
A Page (stylized in sentence case) is the debut single album released by Song 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".
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| Released | May 13, 2021 |
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| Length | 6:23 |
| Language | English |
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Background and release
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]
Composition
Music and lyrics
The album contains two singles.[2] The songs were written and composed by Song 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 album's second track, "Bonnie & Clyde," is an English-language dance-pop 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 "The 20 best K-pop songs of 2021."[10]
Promotion
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
| 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
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
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| Various | May 13, 2021 | ||
References
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- 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.
- "(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). Korea Economic Daily. May 13, 2021. Archived from the original on May 13, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- 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]. 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.