Roller Coaster (Chungha song)

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"Roller Coaster"
Chungha
singles chronology
"LaLaLa"
(2017) 		"Roller Coaster"
(2018) 		"My Paradise"
(2018)
Music video
"Roller Coaster (MNH)" on
YouTube

"Roller Coaster" is a song by South Korean singer

Chungha, serving as the lead single from her second EP, Offset. As of February 2021, the song has close to 70 million views on YouTube, and over 40 million streams on Spotify
.

Composition

The electropop song is the lead single of Chungha's Offset EP and incorporates alt-R&B and groovy strings to propel the singer's vocals. The song reflects on the emotions of a relationship, comparing the ups and downs of romance to the title "Roller Coaster" ride.[1] Soompi described it as "a dance song that's reminiscent of '90s style music but with a modern two-step rhythm."[2]

Music video

The music video for "Roller Coaster" bounces between multiple versions of Chungha as a representation of the song's meaning, alternating between a wide-eyed, sweater-wearing innocent to an early 2000s-inspired dancing queen and day-glo hued club dancer.

Accolades

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Result Ref.
2018 Asia Artist Awards AAA Favorite Award[a] Won [3]
Korea Popular Music Awards Best Digital Song Nominated [4]
Best Solo Dance Track Won
Mnet Asian Music Awards Best Dance Performance – Solo Won
Melon Music Awards Best Dance Award (Female) Nominated
2019 Golden Disc Awards Digital Daesang Nominated
Digital Bonsang Won

Charts

Sales and certifications

Streaming certifications for Roller Coaster
Region Certification Certified units/sales
South Korea (
KMCA)[9]
 Platinum 100,000,000†

† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Notes

  1. ^ Nominated along with "Love U"

References

  1. ^ Park, So-in. "'컴백' 청하 "블랙아이드필승과 작업, 친오빠처럼 잘 챙겨줘"" (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  2. ^ "Chungha Scores First Win With "Roller Coaster"; Soompi's K-Pop Music Chart 2018, February Week 1". Soompi. February 5, 2018.
  3. ^ Norwin, Alyssa. "Asia Artist Awards 2018 Winners: BTS Takes Home Popularity Award & More — Full List". Hollywood Life. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  4. ^ Park, So-in (November 19, 2018). "방탄소년단vs엑소vs워너원, 2018 KPMA 온라인투표 격돌". Naver (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  5. ^ "Roller Coaster". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). February 25 – March 3, 2018. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  6. ^ "Roller Coaster". Billboard. March 10, 2018.
  7. ^ "Roller Coaster on US World Digital Charts (2018)". Billboard. February 3, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  8. Gaon Chart
    (in Korean). Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  9. Korea Music Content Association
    (KMCA).
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