How's This?
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| "How's This?" | ||||
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| Single by Hyuna | ||||
| from the EP A'wesome | ||||
| Released | August 1, 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2016 | |||
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| Length | 3:19 | |||
| Label | Cube | |||
| Composer | Seo Jae-woo | |||
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| Hyuna singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "How’s This" on YouTube | ||||
"How's This?" (Korean: 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. 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.
The song peaked at number 5 on the Gaon Digital Chart and at number 4 on the US World Digital Chart.
Background and release
[edit | edit source]"How's This?" was written by Hyuna, Big Sancho and Seo Jae-woo and produced by Jae-woo.[2]
Composition
[edit | edit source]"How's This?" is a hip-hop and trap song that incorporates saxophone riff, West Coast hip hop–inspired beat, a dark, lo-fi breakdown at the outro, and "sassy" talk-rap style. Its lyrics "express Hyuna's sexy charm."[1][3][4] Jeff Benjamin writing for Fuse's "[it is] a typical club banger" that "moves through different genres and vocal deliveries over a pounding beat".[4]
Music video
[edit | edit source]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 in a 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.
Accolades
[edit | edit source]| Year | Organization | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Mnet Asian Music Awards | Best Dance Performance - Solo | Nominated | [5] |
| UnionPay Song of the Year | Nominated | |||
| UnionPay Artist of the Year | Nominated |
| Program | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| M! Countdown | August 11, 2016 | [6] |
| Inkigayo | August 14, 2016 | [7] |
Charts
[edit | edit source]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.[8][9][10] 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.[11][12][13]
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| South Korea (Gaon)[8] | 5 |
| Chinese Music Charts | 1 |
| US World Digital Chart | 4 |
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