Umm Great

"Umm Great"
Single by KickFlip
from the EP Flip It, Kick It!
LanguageKorean
ReleasedJanuary 6, 2025 (2025-01-06)
Length2:21
Label
Composer
  • Kass
Lyricists
  • Amaru
  • Kass
  • Donghwa
KickFlip singles chronology
"Umm Great"
(2025)		 "Mama Said"
(2025)
Music video
"Umm Great" on YouTube

"Umm Great" is a song recorded by South Korean boy group KickFlip for their first extended play Flip It, Kick It!. It was released by JYP Entertainment on January 6, 2025, as a pre-debut single.

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Background and release

On January 5, 2025 JYP Entertainment first announced that KickFlip will release a pre release single entitled "Umm Great". It was released a day later alongside its music video, which was directed by Ximin Oh of Aedastudio.

Composition

"Umm Great" lyrics were written by KickFlip members Amaru and Donghwa, as well as producer Kass who also composed and arranged the song. The song is composed in the key C Major and has 100 beats per minute and a running time of 2 minutes and 21 seconds. The lyrics is about confidently pushing back against unwanted advice and staying determined to follow one's own path.

Promotion

KickFlip performed "Umm Great" and their debut single "Mama Said" on January 23 on Mnet's M Countdown and on SBS's Inkigayo on January 26.

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Umm Great"
Chart (2025) Peak
positions
South Korea Download (Circle) 27

Monthly charts

Chart (January 2025) Peak
position
South Korea Download (Circle) 88

Publication lists

Publication lists for "Umm Great"
Publication List Rank Ref.
Billboard The 25 Best K-Pop Songs of 2025 (So Far): Critic's Picks 16
The 25 Best K-Pop Songs of 2025: Staff Picks 17

Release history

Release history for "Umm Great"
Region Date Format Label
Various January 6, 2025 JYP

References

  1. ↑ "Umm Great". IZM. January 13, 2025. Retrieved March 30, 2025.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ↑ Jung-youn, Lee (January 6, 2025). "7-member Kickflip to make official debut Jan. 20". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on January 6, 2025. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  3. ↑ @aediastudio (January 9, 2025). "KICKFLIP - '응 그래' Official MV Directed by @ximin_oh". via Instagram.
  4. ↑ "Umm Great" (in Korean). Dreamus. JYP Entertainment. January 20, 2025. Retrieved October 15, 2025 – via Melon.
  5. ↑ "Key & BPM for Umm Great by KickFlip | Tunebat". Tunebat. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
  6. ↑ "JYP Entertainment launches new boy group Kickflip". naver. January 6, 2024. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
  7. ↑ "아이브 '인기가요' 1위..MC이서 트로피 전달 "막내가 준 1위, 행복해"[종합]". January 24, 2025. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
  8. ↑ "'Rising M' KickFlip - Umm Great #Mcountdown". Mnet K-pop. January 23, 2025. Retrieved January 23, 2025 – via YouTube.
  9. ↑ "아이브 '인기가요' 1위..MC이서 트로피 전달 "막내가 준 1위, 행복해"[종합]". naver. January 26, 2025. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Circle Download Chart – Week 04 of 2025". Circle Chart. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Download Chart – January 2025". Circle Chart (in Korean). January 2026. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
  12. ↑ Benjamin, Jeff (July 21, 2025). "The 25 Best K-Pop Songs of 2025 (So Far): Critic's Picks". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 22, 2025. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
  13. ↑ Benjamin, Jeff (December 18, 2025). "The 25 Best K-Pop Songs of 2025: Staff Picks". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 19, 2025. Retrieved December 18, 2025.