Me Gustas Tu (GFriend song)
"Me Gustas Tu" | ||||
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Single by GFriend | ||||
from the EP Flower Bud | ||||
Released | July 23, 2015 | |||
Genre | K-pop | |||
Length | 3:40 | |||
Label | Source | |||
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GFriend singles chronology | ||||
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Music videos | ||||
"Me Gustas Tu" on YouTube |
"Me Gustas Tu" (
Considered as GFriend's breakout hit, the song boosted the group's popularity when a fan-taken video of a performance on a slippery stage went viral in September 2015. The song peaked at number 8 on the
Background and release
On July 13, 2015, Source Music announced the upcoming release of GFriend's second EP, Flower Bud.[2] The album was released as a digital download on July 23, and was released in CD format on July 27.[3] The music video for lead single "Me Gustas Tu" was produced by Zanybros and directed by Hong Won-ki. One of the settings is a "dream-like" forest with the members wearing white lace dresses and rompers.[4] "Me Gustas Tu" is the second song in the group's "school series" and represents a trip during summer vacation.[5][6] The group's "pure" image was complemented by powerful dance choreography, rare for a girl group with an "innocent" concept.[7] The choreography was created by Park Jun-hee, and the most notable part involves Yerin vaulting over Umji, while Yuju slides underneath in a split.[8][9] It took the group three months to perfect the difficult moves.[10]
Japanese version
In February 2018, GFriend signed with
The album consists of twelve songs including both Korean and Japanese-language versions of "Me Gustas Tu". The full music video of the Japanese version of "Me Gustas Tu" was released on May 6.Composition
The song was written and produced by Iggy and Youngbae, who previously produced the debut song of the group.[15]
Commercial performance
The song debuted at number 27 on the
Music video and promotion
A music video for the song was released first on
GFriend promoted the album with performances of "Me Gustas Tu" on various
Accolades
Critic/publication | List | Rank | Ref. |
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Melon | Top 100 Songs of the Decade Chart | 59 | [48] |
Kim Young-dae[a] | Best K-pop Idol Songs of 2007-2017: Critic's Pick | — | [49] |
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Sales
Region | Sales | Ref. |
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South Korea (digital) | 2,500,000 | [50] |
Notes
- ^ Kim Young-dae is a music critic from the Korean Music Awards committee
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