"Small Girl" is a single recorded by South Korean singer Lee Young-ji. It was released on June 21, 2024, by Mainstream and distributed by Kakao Entertainment as the lead single of her debut EP, 16 Fantasy (2024).
| "Small Girl" | ||||
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| Single by Lee Young-ji feat. D.O. | ||||
| from the album 16 Fantasy | ||||
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| Released | June 21, 2024 | |||
| Studio | In Grid (Seoul) | |||
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| Length | 3:10 | |||
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| Lyricist(s) | Lee Young-ji | |||
| Producer(s) | Peejay | |||
| Lee Young-ji singles chronology | ||||
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| Doh Kyung-soo singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Small Girl" on YouTube | ||||
Background
editOn June 10, 2024, Lee announced the upcoming release of her debut EP 16 Fantasy on June 21.[1] Four days later, she announced that singer Doh Kyung-soo of boy band Exo would be the featured singer of the song.[2]
Composition
editThe lyrics of the song was entirely penned by Lee herself. She collaborated with music producer Peejay for the composition.
The song is primarily performed in English, narrating Lee's experience dating boyfriends who were around the same height or a little shorter than her. The song highlights her admiration and envy of shorter girls whilst discussing her inability to conform to societal standards. Lee claimed to have written the song right away after being annoyed when a little girl asked her how she was doing.[3]
Music video
editThe music video was released on the same day as the song. Within two days, the music video already surpassed two million views.[4] The music video received backlash from some fans as it featured a cheek kissing scene between the rapper and the singer. During an interview with Na Young-seok, Lee clarified that the scene was discussed beforehand. Following the backlash, the director of the music video stated that it was okay to scrap the scene since the rapper "wished to not be hated and meet an untimely death", although ultimately the video remained aired as it was.[5]
Critical reception
editMusic critic Jung Min-jae gave the song a positive review highlighting Lee's narrations that provide comfort and solidarity.[6]
Commercial performance
editThe single peaked at number one on the Circle Digital Chart, number 38 on Billboard Global 200, number one on Hits of the World, number 15 on Hong Kong Songs, number 22 on Billboard Malaysia Songs, number 64 on Philippines Hot 100, and number two on Taiwan Songs.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
Charts
editWeekly charts
edit| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Hong Kong (Songs)[9] (Billboard) | 15 |
| Malaysia (Songs) (Billboard)[10] | 22 |
| Philippines (Hot 100) (Billboard)[11] | 64 |
| South Korea (Circle)[7] | 1 |
| South Korea (Songs)[8] | 1 |
| Taiwan (Songs) (Billboard)[12] | 2 |
| US Global 200 (Billboard) | 38 |
Credits
editCredits for "Small Girl" are adapted from the album's liner notes and Melon.[14][15]
Musicians
- Lee Young-ji – vocals, lyrics, composition
- Peejay – producer, composition, arrangement, drum, keyboard and piano, synthesizer
- Koo Young-jun – guitar
- Ikbbo – bass
- Doh Kyung-soo – vocals
Technical personnel
- MoZ – recording
- Jung Eun-kyung – recording
- Kwon Nam-woo – mastering
- Ko Hyun-jung – mixing
- Ji Min-woo – mixing assistant
- Kim Joon-young – mixing assistant
Studios
- Ingrid Studio – recording
- Kokosound Studio – mixing
- 821sound – mastering
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Format | Label |
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| Various | June 21, 2024 |
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References
edit- ^ Jung, Eun-yong (June 10, 2024). ""괄쪽이는 이제 안녕"…이영지, 앨범 발매하며 '본업 복귀' 예고→깜짝 스포 보니?" ["Say goodbye to the captain"... Lee Young-ji Announces 'Return to Full-Time Job' with Album Release →Surprise Spobony?]. Top Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 10, 2024. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
- ^ Hong, Hye-min (June 14, 2024). "이영지, 엑소 도경수 협업 깜짝 발표..."타이틀 곡 피처링"" [Lee Young-ji and EXO's Do Kyung-so Collaboration Surprise Announcement..."Featuring the Title Song"]. Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 8, 2024. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Kim, Ha-na (June 22, 2024). "도경수X이영지 기습 볼뽀뽀 반응 폭발, 'Small girl' 인급동 1위→음원차트 5위" [Do Kyungsoo x Lee Young-ji's surprise cheek-kiss reaction explosion, 'Small girl' ranked No. 1 in In-sup-dong → No. 5 on the music charts]. Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 8, 2024. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Kang, Seo-jung (June 22, 2024). "도경수, 이영지에 볼뽀뽀..'스몰걸' 200만뷰 돌파+인급동 1위 "기분 째져다"[Oh!쎈 이슈]" [Do Kyung-so, Lee Young-ji's cheek kiss..' 'Small Girl' surpassed 2 million views + No. 1 in the crowd "I'm in a good mood" [Oh!]. OSEN (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 8, 2024. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Yeo, Gladys (June 26, 2024). "Lee Young-ji "seriously considered" removing kiss scene with EXO's D.O from 'Small Girl' music video after fan backlash". NME. Archived from the original on June 27, 2024. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
- ^ Lee, Tae-soo (June 25, 2024). "'MZ퀸' 이영지, 예능 넘어 음악도 통했다…첫 앨범 차트 석권" ['MZ Queen' Lee Young-ji went beyond entertainment and also made music... First album chart-topping]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Seoul. Archived from the original on July 4, 2024. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
- ^ a b "CIRCLE CHART - 써클차트". circlechart.kr. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
- ^ a b Cusson, Michael (May 3, 2022). "South Korea Songs". Billboard. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
- ^ a b Cusson, Michael (February 15, 2022). "Hong Kong Songs". Billboard. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
- ^ a b Cusson, Michael (February 15, 2022). "Malaysia Songs". Billboard. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
- ^ a b "Week of July 13, 2024 - Billboard Philippines". billboardphilippines.com. July 10, 2024. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
- ^ a b Cusson, Michael (February 15, 2022). "Taiwan Songs". Billboard. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
- ^ Cabral, R. J. (September 15, 2020). "Billboard Global 200". Billboard. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
- ^ Lee, Young-ji (2024). 16 Fantasy (photobook). South Korea: Mainstream and Kakao Entertainment. Credits.
- ^ "16 Fantasy". Melon (in Korean). June 21, 2024. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
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