Menow (song)

"#menow" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Fromis 9 for their first studio album Unlock My World. It was released as the album's lead single by Pledis Entertainment on June 5, 2023.

"#menow"
Single by Fromis 9
from the album Unlock My World
LanguageKorean
ReleasedJune 5, 2023 (2023-06-05)
Length2:49
Label
Composer(s)
  • Ryan S. Jhun
  • Svea Kågemark
  • Celine Svanbäck
  • Jeppe London Bilsby
  • Stally
  • Pateko
Lyricist(s)Cho Su-jin
Fromis 9 singles chronology
"Stay This Way"
(2022)		 "#menow"
(2023)
Music video
#menow on YouTube

Background and release

On May 15, 2023, Pledis Entertainment announced Fromis 9 would be releasing their first studio album titled Unlock My World on June 5.[1] On May 17, the track listing was released with "#menow" announced as the lead single.[2] On May 31, the highlight medley teaser video was released.[3] On June 4, the music video teaser was released.[4] The song was released alongside the album and its music video on June 5.[5]

Composition

"#menow" was written by Cho Su-jin, composed and arranged by Ryan S. Jhun, Jeppe London Bilsby, Stally, and Pateko, with Svea Kågemark, and Celine Svanbäck participating in the composition.[6] "#menow" was composed in the key of F-sharp minor, with a tempo of 118 beats per minute.[7]

Commercial performance

"#menow" debuted at number 13 on South Korean's Circle Digital Chart in the chart issue dated June 4 to 10;[8] on its component charts, the song debuted at number two on the Circle Download Chart,[9] and number 23 on the Circle BGM Chart.[10]

Promotion

Prior to the release of Unlock My World, on June 5, 2023, Fromis 9 held a live event on YouTube and Weverse to introduce the album and its song, including "#menow", and to communicate with their fans.[11] The group subsequently performed on three music programs in the first week: Mnet's M Countdown on June 8,[12] KBS's Music Bank on June 9,[13] and SBS's Inkigayo on June 11.[14] On the second week, they performed on two music programs: SBS M's The Show on June 13,[15] MBC M's Show Champion on June 14,[16] where they won first place on the former.

Accolades
Music program awards for "#menow"
Program Date Ref.
The Show June 13, 2023 [15]

Charts

Release history
Release history for "#menow"
Region Date Format Label
Various June 5, 2023

See also

References
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  2. Seon, Mi-kyung (May 17, 2023). "프로미스나인, 정규 1집 타이틀곡은 '#menow'..트랙리스트 공개" [Fromis 9, the lead single of the 1st regular album is '#menow'..Tracklist released] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on June 3, 2023. Retrieved June 15, 2023 – via Naver.
  3. Park, Seo-hyun (June 1, 2023). "'서머퀸' 프로미스나인, 6월 5일 컴백..확장된 음악 스펙트럼 예고" ['Summer Queen' Fromis 9, comeback on June 5..Notice the expanded music spectrum] (in Korean). Herald Pop. Archived from the original on June 3, 2023. Retrieved June 15, 2023 – via Naver.
  4. Ahn, Byung-gil (June 4, 2023). "프로미스나인 'D-1' MV티저 공개" [Fromis 9 'D-1' MV teaser released] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Archived from the original on June 15, 2023. Retrieved June 15, 2023 – via Naver.
  5. Lee, Min-ji (June 5, 2023). "프로미스나인, 오늘(5일) 첫 정규앨범 발매...솔직당당 매력 컴백" [Fromis 9, today (5th) first full album release...Candid and confident comeback] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on June 15, 2023. Retrieved June 15, 2023 – via Naver.
  6. "Unlock My World" (in Korean). YG Plus. Pledis Entertainment. Archived from the original on June 12, 2023. Retrieved June 15, 2023 – via Melon.
  7. "Key & BPM for Spicy by Aespa". Tunebat. Archived from the original on June 15, 2023. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  8. "Circle Digital Chart – Week 23 of 2023". Circle Chart (in Korean). June 4–10, 2023. Archived from the original on June 15, 2023. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  9. "Circle Download Chart – Week 23 of 2023". Circle Chart (in Korean). June 4–10, 2023. Archived from the original on June 15, 2023. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  10. "Circle BGM Chart – Week 23 of 2023". Circle Chart (in Korean). June 4–10, 2023. Archived from the original on June 15, 2023. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  11. Seo, Byung-ki (June 6, 2023). "'컴백' 프로미스나인, 음악+퍼포먼스+비주얼 '삼박자'" ['Comeback' Fromis 9, Music + Performance + Visual 'Triple Time'] (in Korean). Herald Economy. Archived from the original on June 15, 2023. Retrieved June 15, 2023 – via Naver.
  12. Son, Bong-seok (June 9, 2023). "프로미스나인, 변화 이상의 성장 입증한 퍼모먼스(엠카운트다운)" [Fromis 9, a performance that proved growth beyond change (M Countdown)] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Archived from the original on June 15, 2023. Retrieved June 15, 2023 – via Naver.
  13. Shim, Min-kyung (June 9, 2023). "[뮤직뱅크] 더 넓은 세계로 나아가기 위한 프로미스나인의 잠금 해제 ♪#menow" [[Music Bank] Unlock Fromis 9 to advance to a wider world ♪#menow] (in Korean). KBS Entertainment News. Archived from the original on June 15, 2023. Retrieved June 15, 2023 – via Naver.
  14. Kang, Da-yun (June 11, 2023). "'인가' (여자)아이들, 또 아이브·에스파 꺾고 1위...태용 데뷔-프로미스나인·더뉴식스 컴백 [종합]" ['Instant' (G)I-dle beats Ive and Aespa again and takes first place...Taeyong Debut - Fromis 9·The New Six Comeback [Comprehensive]] (in Korean). My Daily. Archived from the original on June 15, 2023. Retrieved June 15, 2023 – via Naver.
  15. Ji, Min-kyung (June 14, 2023). "프로미스나인, '#menow'로 '더쇼' 1위.."더 발전하는 그룹될 것"" [Fromis 9, 1st place on 'The Show' with '#menow'.."We will become a group that develops further"] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on June 15, 2023. Retrieved June 15, 2023 – via Naver.
  16. Go, Ara (June 14, 2023). "프로미스나인 '치명 치명'[엑's HD포토]" [Fromis 9 'Critical Critical' [X's HD Photo]] (in Korean). X-ports News. Archived from the original on June 15, 2023. Retrieved June 15, 2023 – via Naver.
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