Moon ((G)I-dle song)

"Moon" (stylized in all caps) is a song by South Korean girl group (G)I-dle from their fourth Korean-language extended play, I Burn (2021). The song was written by Soyeon, and its producers Minnie, FCM Houdini and FCM 667. The song was released on January 11, 2021, as the third track on the album.

"Moon"
Song by (G)I-dle
from the album I Burn
ReleasedJanuary 11, 2020 (2020-01-11)
StudioCube Studio
Genre
Length3:20
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Audio video
"Moon" on YouTube

Background

In an interview with Hypebae, (G)I-dle explained "Moon" touches on the desire to hide one’s feelings.[1] Minnie, who is in charge of composing "Moon" described that the song contains honest feelings that cannot be shown to others. "I personally cherish it so much."[2] The song was composed by Minnie with the thought of the Moon,[2] as she described "so bright that I can see my reflection, and hide my feelings and fears because I was so sad."[3]

Music and lyrics

"Moon" has been described as a pop genre song that builds up a dancerable disco rhythm, bass, and synthesizer with an addictive hook melody. It is a song that depicts a situation in which the darkness was taken away from the night when the moon was bright, and it tells that there is an honest feeling that cannot be shown to others.[4] In terms of musical notation, the song is composed in the key of A minor, with a tempo of 96 beats per minute, and runs for three minutes and 20 seconds.[5]

Critical reception

Upon release, Verónica A. Bastardo of The Quietus wrote, "It is easy to get lost between the many K-pop girl groups that go with the classic hip-hop/pop/EDM/I’m-a-badass-and-I’ll-show-you sound and the bubblegum-pop/dancehall/high-pitched-voices-from-the-girl-next-door one. So it’s refreshing to hear a tracklist that is musically daring, by experimenting with genre mixes and exploring universal emotions through vulnerability and figurative narratives." and further added, "Like 'Moon', that combines the characteristic East Asian instrumentation and electro-rock to beg the nocturnal satellite to pleeeaase stop shining so I can hide my sadness in the dark."[6] Melon Magazine called the song "unique dreaminess".[7]

Track listing
  • Download and streaming[8]
  1. "Moon" – 3:20

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from Cube Entertainment,[9] and NetEase Music.[10]

  • (G)I-dle – Vocals
    • Soyeon – Songwriter
    • Minnie – Producer, audio engineer, background vocal
  • FCM Houdini – Producer, audio engineer, guitar, synthesizer
  • FCM 667 – Producer, bass
  • Jeon Jae-hee – Background vocal
  • Kim Dong-min – Guitar
  • Hanseul – Keyboard
  • Shin Jae-bin (Cube Studio) – Record engineering, audio mixing
  • Choi Ye-ji (Cube Studio) – Record engineering
  • Kwon Nam-woo (821 Sound mastering) – Audio mastering
  • Jang Seung-ho (821 Sound mastering) – Assistant audio mastering

Charts
Chart (2020) Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon Digital)[11] 102
South Korea (Gaon Download)[12] 3
South Korea (Gaon Streaming)[13] 127
South Korea (K-pop Hot 100)[14] 72

References
  1. Ye Eun, Kim (January 11, 2021). "(G)I-DLE TELLS A STORY OF LOVE AND HEARTBREAK ON NEW MINI ALBUM, 'I BURN'". Hypebae.
  2. Soo-young, Kim (January 12, 2021). (여자)아이들, 한 겨울 불꽃 같은 컴백…'화'로 음원 1위 노린다 [종합] [(G)IDLE, comeback like a winter fireworks... Aiming for No. 1 music source with'Tue' [Overall]]. Korea Economic Daily.
  3. Tamar, Herman (January 16, 2021). "(G)I-dle members talk about break-ups, new K-pop album I Burn, and how it reflects their musical and emotional growth". South China Morning Post.
  4. "[EP] I burn (G)I-dle". January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2021 – via Melon.
  5. "Key and BPM of MOON by (G)I-dle". musicstax.com. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  6. Verónica, A. Bastardo (January 20, 2021). "The Quietus | Reviews | (G)I-DLE | I BURN". The Quietus.
  7. Melyang, DJ (January 19, 2021). 금주의 HOT!(여자)아이들이 보여주는 넘사벽 클래스 [HOT of the week! (G)I-dle's Class]. Melon Magazine.
  8. "I burn / (G)I-dle – TIDAL". Tidal. January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  9. "(G)IDLE - I burn album information". Cube Entertainment. January 12, 2021.
  10. MOON (G)I-DLE. music.163.com. NetEase Music. January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  11. "Digital Chart – Week 3 of 2021". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  12. "Download Chart – Week 3 of 2021". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  13. "Streaming Chart – Week 3 of 2021". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  14. "Billboard Korea K-pop 100". January 23, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
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