Glass Bead

"Glass Bead" (Hangul: 유리구슬; RR: yuliguseul) is the debut single by South Korean girl group GFriend. It was released by Source Music on January 15, 2015, as the title track for their debut extended play, Season of Glass (2015).

"Glass Bead"
Single by GFriend
from the album Season of Glass
ReleasedJanuary 15, 2015
GenreK-pop, bubblegum, synthpop
Length3:23
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Iggy
  • Youngbae
Producer(s)
  • Iggy
  • Youngbae
GFriend singles chronology
"Glass Bead"
(2015)		 "Me Gustas Tu"
(2015)
Music video
"Glass Bead" on YouTube

The song peaked at number 25 on the Gaon Digital Chart and has sold over 1,025,731 downloads, as of July 2016.[1]

Composition

The song was written and produced by Iggy and Youngbae.[2]

Reception

It was described by Fuse as a "nostalgic gem that heavily recalls Girls' Generation's earliest work, from the sound to the energetic choreography".[3]

Music video

A music video for the song was released on January 15, 2015.

Chart performance

The song debuted at number 89 on the Gaon Digital Chart, on the chart issue dated January 11-17, 2015, with 17,730 downloads sold.[4][5] In its second week, the song peaked at number 25.[6]

In the monthly chart, the song debuted at number 78 for January 2015, with 75,229 downloads sold.[7][8] In February, the song rose to number 43, with 81,131 downloads sold.[9][10] In March, the song peaked at number 39 with 121,825 downloads sold.[11][12]

The song made the year-end chart, as the 95th best selling song of 2015, with 681,925 downloads sold and 29,715,429 streams.[13][14][15]

Charts
Chart (2015) Peak

position

South Korea (Gaon Digital Chart)[6] 25

References
  1. "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
  2. "유리구슬 (Glass Bead)". www.melon.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-10-17.
  3. "K-Pop's 2015 Rookies: Who's Working It, & Who Needs Work". Fuse. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
  4. "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
  5. "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
  6. "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
  7. "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
  8. "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
  9. "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
  10. "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
  11. "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
  12. "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
  13. "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
  14. "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
  15. "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
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