Haru Haru
"Haru Haru" | ||||
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Big Bang | ||||
from the album Stand Up | ||||
Released | August 8, 2008 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 4:15 | |||
Label | YG | |||
Songwriter(s) | G-Dragon | |||
Producer(s) |
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Big Bang singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Haru Haru" on YouTube |
"Haru Haru" (
Composition
With the release of their first EP
The song begins simply enough with a piano tune and breathy vocals until T.O.P's deep bass rap explodes to transform it into a hip-hop ballad like none other. G-Dragon and T.O.P's contrasting rap tones play off one another to offer a sharp change from the passionate vocals of Daesung, Taeyang, and Seungri, while the orchestral accompaniment draws the whole thing to a symphonic peak. Nearly ten years after its release, 'Haru Haru' [sic] is still the epitome of Big Bang's sound.[1]
Critical reception
One of the group's most popular songs, receptions for "Haru Haru" were fairly positive.
E. Alex Jung from
Accolades
Year | Award-Giving Body | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2008 | Mnet KM Music Festival | Best Male Group
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Won | [11] |
Best House and Electronic Song | Nominated | [12] | ||
Song of the Year
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Nominated | |||
Cyworld Digital Music Awards | Song of the Month (August) | Won | [13] |
Program | Date | Ref. |
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Inkigayo | August 24, 2008 | [14] |
August 31, 2008 | ||
September 7, 2008 | ||
M Countdown | August 28, 2008 | [15] |
September 4, 2008 | [16] | |
September 11, 2008 | ||
Music Bank | September 5, 2008 | [17] |
September 12, 2008 | ||
September 26, 2008 | [18] |
Commercial performance
The song was released prior to the creation of the
Music video
The music video for "Haru Haru" presents a storyline where G-Dragon plays the protagonist that believes his girlfriend, played by actress Park Min-young, is cheating on him with his friend, played by T.O.P, and the two enter a physical fight with each other. By the end of the video, it's revealed that Park Min-young and T.O.P were only pretending to cheat because she was with a deadly disease and wanted to spare the one she loved the pain of knowing she was going to die. G-Dragon learns of this too late and arrives at the hospital to an already-gone girl.[26][2] The music video was well received, being distinguished for its "heart wrenching storyline" and is recognized as a classic and as the most saddening video release by the quintet.[27] In 2016, fans voted "Haru Haru" as their favorite BigBang music video.[28] The video was parodied by the cast of the Korean TV show Infinite Challenge at the show's 2008 year-end festival.[29]
Charts
Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[30] | 13 |
Sales
Country | Sales |
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South Korea (digital)[31] | 5,400,000 |
References
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- ^ a b c d Jung, E. Alex (August 2, 2017). "G-Dragon's World Tour Marks the End of an Era in K-Pop". Vulture.com. New York Media LLC. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
- ^ "Bigbang is Back!全世界待望、2012年完全復活のニュー・アルバム3月28日リリース!!" (in Japanese). YGEX. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
- ^ "Big Bang Makes Comeback". english.kbs.co.kr. KBS Global. July 25, 2008. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
- ^ a b Herman Tamar (December 22, 2016). "The 10 Best Bigbang Songs: Critics' Picks". Billboard.
- ^ a b "An in-depth piece about Big Bang's impact in Korea written by Kang Myung Suk (music critic and former editor-in-chief of 10Asia magazine)".
- Dong-a Ilbo(in Korean). Retrieved February 16, 2017.
- ^ "The 10 Popular K-Pop Boy Groups and Their Best Songs". Spinditty. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
- ^ Miller, Kaitlin (May 2, 2015). "Big Bang's 10 best songs of the past 10 years". Sun-Times. Archived from the original on February 7, 2016. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
- ^ "The 100 Greatest Songs in the History of Korean Pop Music". Rolling Stone. July 20, 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- ^ "2008 Mnet Km Music Festival Winners | 2008 MKMF". Mwave. Archived from the original on November 25, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
- ^ "2008 Mnet KM Music Festival Part1" Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. MAMA. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
- ^ "Song of the Month". Cyworld. 2008. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
- ^ "빅뱅, '인기가요' 500회서도 1위..3주 연속 정상" [Big Bang takes first place on the 500th episode of ‘Inkigayo’…3 weeks in a row]. Star News (in Korean). Naver. September 7, 2008. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
- ^ Choi, Moon-jung (August 28, 2008). 앨범 발매 20일 빅뱅, '엠카' 월 장원 선정 '기염' [On the 20th day of release, Big Bang was selected as the monthly winner of "M Countdown".]. Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 12, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2021 – via Naver.
- ^ Kang, Ji-hoon (September 5, 2008). 빅뱅, '뮤뱅' 1위…가요순위 프로그램 '천하통일' [Big Bang, won first place on 'Music Bank'...K-pop program, "Unification of the world".]. My Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 12, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2021 – via Naver.
- ^ "빅뱅, '하루하루' 2주연속 '뮤뱅' 1위" [Big Bang, 'Haru Haru' ranked 1st on 'Music Bank' for 2 weeks in a row]. Star News (in Korean). September 12, 2008. Archived from the original on November 12, 2023. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
- ^ "빅뱅 3주 연속 뮤뱅 1위 '활동 마무리 유종의 미'" [Big Bang No. 1 on Music Bank for 3 consecutive weeks 'Yoo Jong-ui’s activities are over']. Newsen (in Korean). September 26, 2008. Archived from the original on February 9, 2024. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
- ^ "Big Bang Signs Modeling Contract with Fila Korea". KBS Global. September 8, 2008. Archived from the original on September 24, 2008. Retrieved February 18, 2011.
- ^ Park, Jung Sun (May 7, 2014). "[M+기획…'보이그룹 통계'②] 최장·최다 음원 1위 빅뱅, 견줄 그룹 없다". MBN Daily (in Korean). Retrieved July 29, 2017.
- ^ "~♕ Bigbang Sales Thread (160828 with Gaon400: 108mln digital, 6.64mln physical, 7.3mln Tour tickets, 3.3bln Youtube views) ♕~ – Charts and Sales". Retrieved September 11, 2016.
- ^ "한국 사람들이 9년동안 가장 많이 다운 받은 음원은?". Insight (in Korean). March 8, 2016. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
- ^ "The 2000s". Melon Music Chart. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
- ^ "Yearly Popular Songs – 2008". Cyworld Digital Music. Archived from the original on March 15, 2010.
- ^ "Hall of Fame – Songs". Cyworld Digital Music. Archived from the original on February 15, 2009.
- ^ "박민영, 빅뱅 '하루하루' 뮤비 주인공". The Internet Journal (in Korean). August 13, 2008.
- ^ "The Bizarre, Creative and Devastating. Bigbang's Top 5 Music Videos". K-Ville Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 16, 2017. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
- ^ "[Replay] Bigbang [Made the Full Album] Countdown Live". V Live. Event occurs at 21:41.
- ^ "무한도전, 빅뱅 스타일 완벽 소화…'하루하루' 뮤비 도전". The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). December 21, 2008.
- ^ "Billboard World Digital Songs: Chart Search". Billboard. March 10, 2012. Archived from the original on November 18, 2018.
- ^ "8 top K-pop songs from 2008 (yeah, from 10 years ago)". SBS PopAsia. June 18, 2018. Archived from the original on June 18, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
External links
- Bigbang – Haru Haru (하루하루) M/V on YouTube