How's This?
"How's This?" (Hangul: 어때?; RR: eottae?) is song recorded by South Korean singer-songwriter and rapper Hyuna. It is the lead single of her fifth extended play, A'wesome, released on August 1, 2016. It was written by Hyuna, Big Sancho and Seo Jaewoo, being produced by the last. The singer performed the song on several South Korean music programs, including M Countdown and Inkigayo, where she also won a music show award on each.
"How's This?" | ||||
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Single by Hyuna | ||||
from the EP A'wesome | ||||
Released | August 1, 2016 | |||
Recorded | 2016 | |||
Length | 3:19 | |||
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Producer(s) | Seo Jae-woo | |||
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Music video | ||||
"How’s This" on YouTube |
The song peaked at number 5 on the Gaon Digital Chart and at number 4 on the US World Digital Chart.
Composition
"How's This?" was written by Hyuna, Big Sancho and Seo Jae-woo and produced by Jae-woo.[1] The song was described by Fuse's Jeff Benjamin as "a typical club banger" that "moves through different genres and vocal deliveries over a pounding beat".[2]
Chart performance
The song debuted at number 5 on the Gaon Digital Chart, on the chart issue dated July 31 - August 6, 2016, with 102,587 downloads sold and 2,201,140 streams.[3][4][5] The song also debuted at number 16 on the chart for the month of August 2016, with 190,625 downloads sold and 7,372,262 streams accumulated.[6][7][8]
Music video
A music video for "How's This?" was released on august 1, and was directed by Hong Won-ki of Zanybros. The video is set ina club party, which featured one-hundred dancers. "How's This?" topped multiple real-time music charts upon its release, and the accompanying music video reached more than 2 million views within 24 hours.
Awards and nominations
Year | Awards | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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2016 | Mnet Asian Music Awards | Best Dance Performance - Solo | "How's This?" | Nominated |
UnionPay Song of the Year | Nominated | |||
UnionPay Artist of the Year | Hyuna | Nominated |
Music program awards
Year | Date | Song |
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2016 | August 11 | "How's This?" |
Year | Date | Song |
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2016 | August 14 | "How's This?" |
Charts
Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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South Korea (Gaon)[3] | 5 |
Chinese Music Charts | 1 |
US World Digital Chart | 4 |
References
- "어때?". www.melon.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-09-11.
- "HyunA Returns With Genre-Bending Club Banger 'How's This?': Watch the Video". Fuse. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
- "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
- "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
- "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
- "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
- "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
- "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-09-11.