Lalalay

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"Lalalay"
Sunmi - Lalalay.png
Single by Sunmi
from the album 1/6
LanguageKorean
ReleasedAugust 27, 2019 (2019-08-27)
Recorded2019
GenreElectro-pop[1]
Length2:54
LabelMakeus
Songwriter(s)Sunmi
Producer(s)
  • Sunmi
  • Frants
Sunmi singles chronology
"Noir"
(2019)
"Lalalay"
(2019)
"Gotta Go"
(2020)
Music video
"Lalalay" on YouTube

"Lalalay" (Korean날라리; RRNallali; lit. "Bully", stylized in all caps) is a song recorded by South Korean singer Sunmi, released on August 27, 2019, by Makeus Entertainment as a single. Sunmi wrote and co-produced the song with Frants.

Background and composition[]

The song was announced and confirmed by Sunmi on August 17, 2019 through a promotional poster on various social media accounts.[2] "Lalalay" runs for two minutes and fifty-four seconds.[3] It was written by Sunmi and produced by her and Frants. Tamar Herman of Billboard describes the song as a "Latin pop and dancehall elements with traditional Korean sounds, incorporating the traditional Korean horn instrument known as a taepyeongso."[4]

Music video[]

The music video was directed by Choi Yongseok (Lumpens).[5] It was uploaded on 1theK's channel and Sunmi's official channel on August 27, 2019.[6][7] As of April 2021, the video has over 33 million views combined on both channels.

Credits and personnel[]

Credits adapted from Tidal.[8]

  • Sunmi – vocals, songwriting, composition
  • Frants – composition, production

Accolades[]

Year-end lists
Critic/Publication List Rank Ref.
BuzzFeed Best K-pop Music Videos of 2019 22 [9]

Awards and nominations[]

Year Award Category Result Ref.
2019 21st Mnet Asian Music Awards Best Dance Performance Nominated [10]
Song of the Year Nominated
2020 9th Gaon Chart Music Awards Song of the Year – August Won [11]
29th Seoul Music Awards Dance Performance Award Nominated [12]

Charts[]

Chart (2019) Peak
position
Finland Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[13] 9
Singapore (RIAS)[14] 22
South Korea (Gaon)[15] 8
South Korea (Kpop Hot 100)[16] 1
US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[17] 4

Release history[]

Country Date Format Label Ref.
Various August 27, 2019 Makeus Entertainment [18]

See also[]

  • List of Kpop Hot 100 number ones

References[]

  1. ^ "Sunmi Is Doing Just Fine On New Single 'Lalalay': Watch". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  2. ^ "LALALAY is coming