Lalalay

"Lalalay"
Single by Sunmi
LanguageKorean
ReleasedAugust 27, 2019 (2019-08-27)
Recorded2019
GenreElectro-pop
Length2:54
LabelMakeus
SongwriterSunmi
Producers
  • Sunmi
  • Frants
Sunmi singles chronology
"Noir"
(2019)		 "Lalalay"
(2019)		 "Gotta Go"
(2020)
Music video
"Lalalay" on YouTube

"Lalalay" (Korean: 날라리; RR: Nallali; 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. "Lalalay" runs for two minutes and fifty-four seconds. 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."

Music video

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

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.

Accolades

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

Awards and nominations

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

Charts

Chart (2019) Peak
position
Finland Digital Song Sales (Billboard) 9
Singapore (RIAS) 22
South Korea (Gaon) 8
South Korea (Kpop Hot 100) 1
US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard) 4

Release history

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Sunmi Is Doing Just Fine On New Single 'Lalalay': Watch". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  2. ↑ "LALALAY is coming 🤟🏼❤️ 날라리 날라리 날라리". August 17, 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25. Retrieved August 18, 2019 – via Instagram.
  3. ↑ "LALALAY". Spotify. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Sunmi Is Doing Just Fine On New Single 'Lalalay': Watch". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  5. ↑ @gdwdop (August 28, 2019). "Sunmi – Lalalay". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
  6. ↑ "[MV] SUNMI(선미) _ LALALAY(날라리)". Makeus Entertainment. August 27, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2019 – via YouTube.
  7. ↑ "선미(SUNMI) - 날라리(LALALAY) Music Video". Makeus Entertainment. August 27, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2019 – via YouTube.
  8. ↑ "LALALAY". Tidal. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  9. ↑ Travis, Emlyn (January 1, 2020). "Best K-pop Music Videos of 2019". BuzzFeed. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  10. ↑ Gaea Katreena Cabico (October 25, 2019). "LIST: Official nominees for 2019 MAMA". philstar.com. Manila. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  11. ↑ 방탄소년단 3관왕 인기 입증, 청하·엑소·세븐틴·벤 2관왕(종합)[2020 가온차트] [Bulletproof Boy Scouts 3 crowns proved popular, Cheongha, Exo, Seventeen, Ben 2 crowns (general) [2020 Gaon Chart]]. Newsen (in Korean). January 8, 2020. Archived from the original on January 8, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  12. ↑ Ilin Mathew (December 9, 2019). "Seoul Music Awards 2020 nomination list, live streaming details and more". International Business Times, Singapore Edition. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Finland Digital Song Sales - Week 19/09/14". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
  14. ↑ "RIAS International Top Charts Week 36". Recording Industry Association (Singapore). Archived from the original on September 11, 2019.
  15. ↑ "Digital Chart – Week 35 of 2019". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  16. ↑ "LaLaLay". Billboard. September 21, 2019.
  17. ↑ "World Digital Song Sales: September 8, 2019". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  18. ↑ "LALALAY". Apple Music. Retrieved August 31, 2019.