Baam

"Baam" (stylized as "BAAM") is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Momoland. It was released by MLD Entertainment as the lead single from the group's fourth mini album, Fun to the World (2018) on June 26, 2018, and by King Records as a single on November 7. It is also the final single to feature former member Taeha, who left the group in late 2019.

"Baam"
CD Type A and download cover
Single by Momoland
from the album Fun to the World
Language	Korean Japanese
Released	June 26, 2018 (2018-06-26) (Korean version) November 7, 2018 (2018-11-07) (Japanese version)
Genre	Electropop dance-pop nu-disco power pop electronicore (early)
Length	3:28
Label	MLD Kakao M (Korean) King (Japanese)
Songwriter(s)	Shinsadong Tiger Bum x Nangi
Momoland singles chronology
"Bboom Bboom" (2018) "Baam" (2018) "I'm So Hot" (2019)
Music video
"Baam" on YouTube

Composition

BAAM is a electropop, dance-pop, nu-disco, power pop, and electronicore[1] song. The song was written by Shinsadong Tiger and Bum, and produced by the latter with Nangi.[2]

Commercial performance

The song debuted at number 27 on the Gaon Digital Chart, for the week of June 30, 2018.[3] In its second week, the song rose to number 17 and to number 14 in its third week.[4][5] In its fourth week, the song peaked at number 13.[6]

The song was 15th best-selling song of July 2018.[7] The song also charted at number 20 for August, 53 for September and at 92 for October.[8][9][10]

Japanese version

The single debuted at number 8 on the Oricon Singles Chart, with 12,126 physical copies sold in its first week.[11] It also debuted at number 8 on Billboard Japan's Top Singles Sales with 13,665 estimated sales.[12]

Track listing

Baam EP

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Baam" (Japanese version)	Shinsadong Tiger Bums Nangi	Shinsadong Tiger(Lee Ho Yang) Bums(Lee Gil Beom) Nangi(Jwa Haeng Suk)	Shinsadong Tiger	3:28
2.	"Only One You" (Japanese version)	Monster Factory	Monster Factory	Monster Factory	3:54
3.	"Baam" (Japanese version instrumental)		Shinsadong Tiger Bums Nangi	Shinsadong Tiger	3:28
4.	"Only One You" (Japanese version instrumental)		Monster Factory	Monster Factory	3:54
Total length:					14:44

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Japan (Oricon)[11]	8
Philippines (PARI)[13]	28
South Korea (Gaon)[6]	13

Controversy

Nancy holds the Philippine Flag in the music video, which caused some users on Twitter to question if the usage was a violation of Republic Act No. 8491, known as the Flag Heraldic Code of the Philippines. It was determined that there was no violation of such law and the flag's appearance in the video was deemed respectful and helped promote Filipino culture.[14]

References

1. "Electronicore: A Genre Rising". Dancemusicnw.com. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
2. "[Song Information] BAAM by MOMOLAND". www.melon.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-11-16.
3. "The 26th Week of 2018 - Digital Chart". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
4. "The 27th Week of 2018 - Digital Chart". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
5. "The 28th Week of 2018 - Digital Chart". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
6. "The 29th Week of 2018 - Digital Chart". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
7. "July 2018 - Digital Chart". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
8. "August 2018 - Digital Chart". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
9. "September 2018 - Digital Chart". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
10. "October 2018 - Digital Chart". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
11. "オリコン週間 シングルランキング 2018年11月05日～2018年11月11日 | ORICON NEWS". 2018-11-16. Archived from the original on 2018-11-16. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
12. "Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales | Charts". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-11-20.
13. "Top 30 Singles Chart Philippines". Musicweekly.asia. Archived from the original on 2018-11-21. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
14. "Did Momoland violate law for using Philippine flags?". Philstar.