Supersonic (Fromis 9 song)
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"Supersonic" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Fromis 9 for their fifth single album of the same name. It was released as the album's lead single by Pledis Entertainment on August 12, 2024.
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| Single by Fromis 9 | ||||
| from the album Supersonic | ||||
| Language | Korean | |||
| Released | August 12, 2024 | |||
| Genre | Miami bass | |||
| Length | 2:54 | |||
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| "Supersonic" on YouTube | ||||
Background and release
On July 18, 2024, Pledis Entertainment announced that Fromis 9 would be releasing their fifth single album Supersonic on August 12.[1] Five days later, the promotional schedule was released.[2] On July 24, the track listing was released with "Supersonic" announced as the lead single.[3] On August 6, the highlight medley teaser video was released,[4] followed by the music video teaser four days later.[5] The song was released alongside its music video and the single album on August 12.[6]
Composition
"Supersonic" was written and composed by Baekgom, Joel Malka, Josh McClelland, and Louise Frick Sveen, with Cho Su-jin, Zaya, Hong Eun-hui, Maryjane, and Jeong Eun-gi participating in the lyrics writing, and Jin Jeon and Hwang Jae-hyeon participating in the composition. It was described as a "summer" Miami bass song characterized by "a harmonious blend of heavy bass and fast-paced beats" with lyrics about "a heroine attending to situation at supersonic speeds at any time in their daily life exhausted by the scorching heat".[7][8] "Supersonic" was composed in the key of F-sharp minor, with a tempo of 140 beats per minute.[9]
Music video
The music video was directed by Jooyeong Yun of Earthluk.[10] In line with the summer theme of the album, the visual depicts the group "lounging in the summer heat in the day" with scenes of them dancing in a shipping container yard at night.[11]
Promotion
Following the release of Supersonic, Fromis 9 performed in the first week on South Korean music programs: KBS's Music Bank on August 16,[12] MBC's Show! Music Core on August 17,[13] and SBS's Inkigayo on August 18.[14] During their second and final week of promoting, Fromis 9 performed at SBS M's The Show on August 20,[15] MNET's M Countdown on August 22,[16] Music Bank on August 23,[17] Show! Music Core on August 24,[18] and Inkigayo on August 25.[19]
Commercial performance
In South Korea, "Supersonic" debuted and peaked at number two on the Circle Digital Chart[20] before dropping to number twenty, making it their highest charting song on the chart to date.[21] It also makes "Supersonic" their longest song to stay in the top 20 of the chart.[22] Their previous highest charting song was "#menow", which peaked at number 14.[23]
Accolades
During the song's promotional period on South Korean music programs, "Supersonic" achieved four first place wins.
| Program | Date | Ref. |
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| The Show | August 20, 2024 | [15] |
| M Countdown | August 22, 2024 | [16] |
| Music Bank | August 23, 2024 | [17] |
| Show! Music Core | August 24, 2024 | [18] |
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes of Supersonic.[24]
Studio
- Bukegeugui Studio – recording
- Hybe Studio – recording, digital editing
- Prismfilter Studio – recording
- Prismfilter Engineering Lab – mixing
- 821 Sound Mastering – mastering
Personnel
- Fromis 9 – vocals
- C'SA – background vocals
- Baekgom – background vocals, lyrics, composition, recording, synthesiser
- Louise Frick Sveen – background vocals, lyrics, composition
- Joel Malka – lyrics, composition, synthesiser
- Josh McClelland – lyrics, composition
- Cho Su-jin – lyrics
- Zaya – lyrics
- Hong Eun-hui – lyrics
- Maryjane – lyrics
- Jeong Eun-gi – lyrics
- Jin Jeon – composition, recording, mixing
- Hwang Jae-hyeon – composition
- Kim Soo-jeong – recording, digital editing
- Lee Byeong-wook – digital editing
- Kwon Nam-woo – mastering
Charts
Weekly charts
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Monthly charts
Year-end charts
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Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
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| Various | August 12, 2024 |
See also
References
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