Hwaa

"Hwaa"
"Hwaa"
	Digital single cover
Single by (G)I-DLE
from the EP I Burn
Language	Korean
Released	January 11, 2021
Studio	Cube Studio
Genre	Moombahton; dark pop; dream pop; synth-pop;
Length	3:17
Label	Cube; Republic;
Songwriter(s)	Soyeon;
Producer(s)	Soyeon; Pop Time;
(G)I-DLE singles chronology
Music video
	"Hwaa" on YouTube

"Hwaa" (Korean: 화(火花); lit. "Anger (Spark)"; stylized in all caps) is a song recorded by South Korean girl group (G)I-DLE, released on January 11, 2021, by Cube Entertainment and Republic Records as the lead single of the group's fourth extended play, I Burn.^[1] The song is written by member Soyeon and co-produced by Pop Time. The inspiration for the song came to Soyeon when member Shuhua once said 'winter girl' in a conversation. She took the idea and created the concept of a woman trapped in winter.^[2] Musically, it is a moombahton, dark pop, dream pop and synth-pop track with oriental instrumentations, and contains double entendres about fire and flowers.^[3] The song was the last single released by (G)I-DLE as a sextet, before Soojin's departure from the group in August 2021.

Commercially, "Hwaa" became (G)I-DLE's first top-five hit on the Gaon Digital Chart—peaking at number four—and became their first chart-topper on the component Download Chart. It additionally peaked at number five on K-pop Hot 100, number six on World Digital Songs and number 173 on Global Excl. U.S. chart. An English and Chinese version of the song was released as a digital single two weeks later on January 27, 2021.^[4]^[5] A remix version of the song by Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike was released on February 5.

^ Jeong, Sang-yoon (January 11, 2021). [포토] 4번째 미니앨범 '아이 번'으로 컴백한 여자아이들 [[Photo] (G)I-DLE making a comeback with the 4th mini album'I Burn']. New Daily. Archived from the original on January 15, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
^ 본인등판 with (여자)아이들((G)I-DLE) full ver. /[Day6의 키스 더 라디오] kbs 210113 방송. KBS Cool FM's Day6's Kiss the Radio. January 14, 2021. Archived from the original on January 15, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2021 – via YouTube.
^ Yoo, Byung-cheol (January 7, 2021). ‘컴백 D-4’ (여자)아이들, 미니 4집 `I burn` 오디오 티저 공개…다채로운 총 6곡 수록 ['Comeback D-4' (G)I-DLE, 4th mini album'I burn' audio teaser released... 6 songs in total]. Korea Economic Daily. Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
^ Ko, Seungah (January 28, 2021). (여자)아이들, 신곡 '화' 영어·중국어 버전도 발매 [(G)I-dle, new song 'Hwaa' also released in English and Chinese]. News1.
^ Rania, Aniftos (January 28, 2021). "(G)I-DLE Unveil English & Chinese Versions of 'HWAA'". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2021.

[1] Jeong, Sang-yoon (January 11, 2021). [포토] 4번째 미니앨범 '아이 번'으로 컴백한 여자아이들 [[Photo] (G)I-DLE making a comeback with the 4th mini album'I Burn']. New Daily. Archived from the original on January 15, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2021.

[2] 본인등판 with (여자)아이들((G)I-DLE) full ver. /[Day6의 키스 더 라디오] kbs 210113 방송. KBS Cool FM's Day6's Kiss the Radio. January 14, 2021. Archived from the original on January 15, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2021 – via YouTube.

[3] Yoo, Byung-cheol (January 7, 2021). ‘컴백 D-4’ (여자)아이들, 미니 4집 `I burn` 오디오 티저 공개…다채로운 총 6곡 수록 ['Comeback D-4' (G)I-DLE, 4th mini album'I burn' audio teaser released... 6 songs in total]. Korea Economic Daily. Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2021.

[4] Ko, Seungah (January 28, 2021). (여자)아이들, 신곡 '화' 영어·중국어 버전도 발매 [(G)I-dle, new song 'Hwaa' also released in English and Chinese]. News1.

[5] Rania, Aniftos (January 28, 2021). "(G)I-DLE Unveil English & Chinese Versions of 'HWAA'". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2021.

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