Bonamana (song)
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"Bonamana" is a song performed by South Korean boy band
Super Junior
. It is the lead single
from the group's fourth studio album
, Bonamana
. The song was released as a digital single on May 10, 2010, three days before the South Korean release of Bonamana. The song was written by Yoo Young-jin
, who also penned the lyrics.
, "Bonamana" draws influences from American electronica
funk
and hip hop
, incorporating African rhythms and club house beats into the melody, similar to the song's writer Yoo Young-jin
which later showed the same style on Yoo's later works Super Junior-M
's "Super Girl
" and Shinee
's "Ring Ding Dong". The song incorporates the Afro tom, an African percussive instrument, and the powerful riff of a Jupiter synth, a sound synthesizer. Vocals are portrayed through usage of autotune. The song is about the sincerity of a man who is trying to win a girl's love, and the lyrics are described as witty and humorous.
on South Korean MP3 download sites on May 10. The song was first performed on KBS2TV's music show Music Bank on May 14, and their performance peaked at number 3 on Nate's top trending search. The group performed "Bonamana" on MBC
's Show! Music Core on May 15 and on SBS's The Music Trend
on May 16.
After only one week in the charts, "Bonamana" surged to number 1 on Music Banks K-Chart, making it Super Junior's fastest rise to the top of the chart for a lead single.
, Gyeonggi in late April 2010. The video is fairly low budget and was entirely shot in a disoriented sepia color, with shadows and alternating brighter lights shining on the members, consistently changing the lighting of the video. The video first begins with different angle shots of each member standing and slowly spinning around in a dark background with alternating backlighting
, and then proceeds to a lighter tone when the song begins. A majority of the music video focuses on showing the group's various hip hop
dance formations and techniques. The choreography of the dance is inspired by speed skating
, and the dance steps during the first hook
of the song is inspired by Yuna Kim's "Danse Macrabe" performance. Also, in the music video, there is a dance break peformed by all members.
A minute teaser of the music video was revealed on May 7 through YouTube
, and the full music video premiered on May 12 on Korea's GOMTV video site and through SM Entertainment's official YouTube account, attracting over 600,000 views on the first day of release. It currently has over 30 million views.
. The song will be released as a digital download on May 18, 2011 to be followed by a physical release on June 8, 2011, therefore officially their first Japanese single. There will be an upcoming CM (commercial movie) for the tie-up that was filmed way back February 2011 and that the Japanese lyrics were recorded a month after, in March 2011. The single takes 2nd on Oricon chart on the first day of release. According to the Oricon Chart, BONAMANA(美人) sold 27,168 units on its release day. In addition, BONAMANA(美人) music video which is made of videos from ‘SUPER JUNIOR 3rd ASIA TOUR SUPER SHOW 3 in JAPAN’ held at Yokohama Arena in February, received over 300,000 views on the Japanese UCC website ‘Nikoniko’ in a day.
Boy band
A boy band is loosely defined as a popular music act consisting of only male singers. The members are expected to dance as well as sing, usually giving highly choreographed performances. More often than not, boy band members do not play musical instruments, either in recording sessions or on...
Super Junior
Super Junior
Super Junior is a South Korean boy band. Formed in 2005 by producer Lee Soo-man of SM Entertainment, the group comprised a total of thirteen members at its peak, and was once claimed to be the world's largest boy band...
. It is the lead single
Lead single
A lead single is usually the first single released by a musician or a band before the release of its home album.During the era of the grammophone record, all music arrived in the marketplace as what is now termed a single, one potential hit song backed by an additional song of generally less...
from the group's fourth studio album
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
, Bonamana
Bonamana
Bonamana is the fourth studio album by South Korean boy band Super Junior, released on May 13, 2010 in South Korea. Over 200,000 copies were pre-ordered a week after the release date was announced, setting a new high record for the group...
. The song was released as a digital single on May 10, 2010, three days before the South Korean release of Bonamana. The song was written by Yoo Young-jin
Yoo Young-jin
Yoo Young-jin is a singer-songwriter and producer for various SM Entertainment artists. He has composed and written songs for H.O.T., S.E.S, BoA, Shinhwa, TVXQ, The Grace, Super Junior, Girls' Generation, Shinee and F....
, who also penned the lyrics.
Background
Followed by the establishment of "SJ Funky," a style that Super Junior has been exploring on since the release of their last studio album, Sorry, SorrySorry, Sorry
Sorry, Sorry is the award-winning third studio album by South Korean boy band Super Junior, released on March 12, 2009 in South Korea. Sorry, Sorry was a critically and commercially successful hit in Asia, becoming 2009's best-selling Korean-language album in South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, China,...
, "Bonamana" draws influences from American electronica
Electronica
Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...
funk
Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...
and hip hop
Hip hop
Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...
, incorporating African rhythms and club house beats into the melody, similar to the song's writer Yoo Young-jin
Yoo Young-jin
Yoo Young-jin is a singer-songwriter and producer for various SM Entertainment artists. He has composed and written songs for H.O.T., S.E.S, BoA, Shinhwa, TVXQ, The Grace, Super Junior, Girls' Generation, Shinee and F....
which later showed the same style on Yoo's later works Super Junior-M
Super Junior-M
Super Junior-M, often referred to as SJ-M or SJM, is the third official sub-unit of Korean boy band Super Junior. They are the first international music group in the Chinese music industry to have members of both Chinese and Korean descent, and is also the first group produced by Korea's CT ...
's "Super Girl
Super Girl (song)
"Super Girl" is a song by Mandopop boy band Super Junior-M from their mini album, Super Girl. Written by Young Jin Yoo, the single served as the mini album's first promotional single. The song was revealed on September 14, 2009, along with the release of its corresponding music video...
" and Shinee
SHINee
Shinee is a contemporary R&B South Korean boy band. Formed by SM Entertainment in 2008, they made their debut on May 25, 2008 on SBS's Inkigayo with their promotional single, "Noona Neomu Yeppeo "...
's "Ring Ding Dong". The song incorporates the Afro tom, an African percussive instrument, and the powerful riff of a Jupiter synth, a sound synthesizer. Vocals are portrayed through usage of autotune. The song is about the sincerity of a man who is trying to win a girl's love, and the lyrics are described as witty and humorous.
Promotion and reception
On May 6, 2010, "Bonamana" was announced to be the lead single off of the group's fourth album. The full single was released via digital downloadMusic download
A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...
on South Korean MP3 download sites on May 10. The song was first performed on KBS2TV's music show Music Bank on May 14, and their performance peaked at number 3 on Nate's top trending search. The group performed "Bonamana" on MBC
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC (Hangul : 문화방송주식회사, Munhwa Bangsong Jushikoesa) is one of four major national South Korean television and radio networks. Munhwa is the Korean word for "culture". Its flagship terrestrial television...
's Show! Music Core on May 15 and on SBS's The Music Trend
The Music Trend
The Music Trend is a South Korean music program broadcast by SBS. It airs live every Sunday at 3:50 PM KST. The show features some of the latest and most popular artists who perform on stage. It is currently hosted by Goo Ha-ra, IU and Nicole.- History :...
on May 16.
After only one week in the charts, "Bonamana" surged to number 1 on Music Banks K-Chart, making it Super Junior's fastest rise to the top of the chart for a lead single.
Music video
Directed by Jang Jae-hyuk, the music video was filmed in a filming set in NamyangjuNamyangju
Namyangju is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. To the east is Gapyeong County, to the west is Guri City, and to the north is Pocheon City.-History of Namyangju:...
, Gyeonggi in late April 2010. The video is fairly low budget and was entirely shot in a disoriented sepia color, with shadows and alternating brighter lights shining on the members, consistently changing the lighting of the video. The video first begins with different angle shots of each member standing and slowly spinning around in a dark background with alternating backlighting
Backlighting (lighting design)
Backlighting refers to the process of illuminating the subject from the back. In other words, the lighting instrument and the viewer are facing towards each other, with the subject in between. This causes the edges of the subject to glow, while the other areas remain darker. The backlight can be a...
, and then proceeds to a lighter tone when the song begins. A majority of the music video focuses on showing the group's various hip hop
Hip hop
Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...
dance formations and techniques. The choreography of the dance is inspired by speed skating
Speed skating
Speed skating, or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating...
, and the dance steps during the first hook
Hook (music)
A hook is a musical idea, often a short riff, passage, or phrase, that is used in popular music to make a song appealing and to "catch the ear of the listener". The term generally applies to popular music, especially rock music, hip hop, dance music, and pop. In these genres, the hook is often...
of the song is inspired by Yuna Kim's "Danse Macrabe" performance. Also, in the music video, there is a dance break peformed by all members.
A minute teaser of the music video was revealed on May 7 through YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
, and the full music video premiered on May 12 on Korea's GOMTV video site and through SM Entertainment's official YouTube account, attracting over 600,000 views on the first day of release. It currently has over 30 million views.
Japanese release
On April 25, 2011, it was announced that the single is going to be re-released into a Japanese version and that it will be a tie-up for Japanese convenient store chain Circle K SunkusCircle K Sunkus
' is a chain of company-operated and franchised convenience stores in Japan. The company is a division of UNY Co., Ltd., which licensed the Circle K name from Alimentation Couche-Tard, a Canadian convenience store company that owns the Circle K brand....
. The song will be released as a digital download on May 18, 2011 to be followed by a physical release on June 8, 2011, therefore officially their first Japanese single. There will be an upcoming CM (commercial movie) for the tie-up that was filmed way back February 2011 and that the Japanese lyrics were recorded a month after, in March 2011. The single takes 2nd on Oricon chart on the first day of release. According to the Oricon Chart, BONAMANA(美人) sold 27,168 units on its release day. In addition, BONAMANA(美人) music video which is made of videos from ‘SUPER JUNIOR 3rd ASIA TOUR SUPER SHOW 3 in JAPAN’ held at Yokohama Arena in February, received over 300,000 views on the Japanese UCC website ‘Nikoniko’ in a day.
Musical personnel
- Main vocals – Super JuniorSuper JuniorSuper Junior is a South Korean boy band. Formed in 2005 by producer Lee Soo-man of SM Entertainment, the group comprised a total of thirteen members at its peak, and was once claimed to be the world's largest boy band...
- Background vocals – Super JuniorSuper JuniorSuper Junior is a South Korean boy band. Formed in 2005 by producer Lee Soo-man of SM Entertainment, the group comprised a total of thirteen members at its peak, and was once claimed to be the world's largest boy band...
, Young-jin Yoo - Producer – Soo-man LeeLee Soo ManLee Soo Man is a South Korean entrepreneur and the founder & chairman of S.M. Entertainment Co.,Ltd. Group, which includes two subsidiaries specializing in K-pop groups....
- Vocal producer – Young-jin Yoo
- Writer – Young-jin Yoo
Korean version
| Charts (2010) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| Gaon Gaon Chart The Gaon Chart is a national record chart of South Korea. It is complied by the Korea Music Content Industry Association and sponsored by South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism; with an aim to create a national chart for Korea similar to the Billboard charts and Oricon charts... Singles Chart |
8 |
| SBS Inkigayo Take 7 The Music Trend The Music Trend is a South Korean music program broadcast by SBS. It airs live every Sunday at 3:50 PM KST. The show features some of the latest and most popular artists who perform on stage. It is currently hosted by Goo Ha-ra, IU and Nicole.- History :... Charts |
1 |
| KBS Music Bank Music Bank (TV series) Music Bank is a South Korean music television program broadcast by Korean Broadcasting System, KBS. It airs live every Friday at 6:10 PM KST. It is currently hosted by guest MCs... K-Chart |
1 |
| Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart, Taiwan | 5 |
Japanese version
| Charts (2011) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| Oricon Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc... Daily Singles Chart |
2 |
| Oricon Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc... Weekly Singles Chart |
2 |