Disturbance (BoA song)

"Disturbance" (Korean: 그런 너; RR: Geureon Neo; Japanese: そんな君 Sonna kimi; English: "The Way You Are") is a Korean song released as a digital single by South Korean singer BoA, released on January 28, 2013. The song was written and composed by the singer herself as special release for her first Korean tour.[3]

"Disturbance"
Single by BoA
ReleasedJanuary 28, 2013 (2013-01-28)
Recorded2012
Genre
Length3:35
LabelS.M. Entertainment
Songwriter(s)BoA
Producer(s)BoA
BoA singles chronology
"Milestone"
(2011)		 "Disturbance"
(2013)		 "Only One"
(2013)
Music video
"Disturbance" on YouTube

Background and release

"Disturbance" is a song of the soul pop and neo soul genres,[1] written and composed by BoA herself.[4] According to Billboard, the song is a midtempo R&B number which utilizes synthesizers as the background.[2] They further commented that the production is similar to that of BoA's single "Only One".[2] The single was released in conjunction with the singer's first solo concert tour in South Korea.[4] The single was announced on January 23, 2013 and released at noon through Korean music portals, the single's cover and music video feature Shinee member Taemin.[5] Korea JoongAng Daily remarked that the song carries a "sophisticated melody" and BoA's vocals are "appealing [and] distinctive".[1] A Japanese version of the song was released as the B-side to her 33rd Japanese single "Tail of Hope" as "Baby You...", however the Korean version also released on the same single was titled as "Sonna Kimi".[6]

Music video

The music video for the song was filmed in early January 2013 and directed by BoA's older brother, Kwon Soon Wook.[7] It stars BoA herself and Shinee’s Taemin as shown on the single artwork.[2][8] The music video was made interactive as the viewers can choose their own ending at the end of the video: happy or sad ending. Both videos are shown in two separate YouTube videos that were set their privacy as 'Unlisted'.

Charts
Charts (2013) Peak
position
South Korea (Billboard)[9] 9
South Korea (Gaon)[10] 5

References
  1. 보아, 韓 단독콘서트서 자작곡 '그런 너' 첫 공개. Korea JoongAng Daily (in Korean). JoongAng Ilbo & MSN. January 24, 2013. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved March 3, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. Benjamin, Jeff; Oak, Jessica (February 10, 2013). "K-Pop Hot 100: SISTAR 19 Debuts at No. 1, 4Men and BoA Go Top 10". Billboard Korea. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
  3. "BoA – "Disturbance" Lyrics". KPopLyrics.net. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  4. "BoA to release single 'Disturbance' for her first solo concert". allkpop.com. January 23, 2013. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
  5. "보아,'그런 너' 뮤비 공개…'엔딩 골라보는 재미가 있다'". nate.com. January 28, 2012. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  6. ""Tail of Hope" (Single+DVD) by BoA" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
  7. Tail of Hope (Media notes) (in Japanese). BoA. Tokyo, Japan: Avex. 2013.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. "티브이데일리(TVdaily) TV Daily". Tvdaily.mk.co.kr. Archived from the original on 2013-12-07. Retrieved 2013-05-08.
  9. "Korea K-Pop Hot 100". Billboard—Korea. Prometheus Global Media. February 16, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
  10. "Gaon Weekly Digital Singles Chart". Gaon (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. January 27 – February 2, 2013. Archived from the original on October 2, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
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