"#Cookie Jar" (Hashtag Cookie Jar) is a song by South Korean girl group
Red Velvet, taken from their debut
Japanese
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extended play
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of the same title, ''
#Cookie Jar'' (2018).
Background and composition
It was reported that Red Velvet will have their Japan debut on July after Japan Nikkan Sports and Sankei Sports reported that the group had its first Japanese conference at the Sports Plaza in Musashino, Tokyo. Red Velvet confirmed themselves that they will officially debut in Japan during their Redmare concert tour.
Musically, "#Cookie Jar" was described as a song that has "groovy bassline and uptempo, twinkling
electro-pop melody" that recalls
Rookie
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.
Reception
Following its initial release, "#Cookie Jar" was met with mixed reviews from
music critics
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. Lee Gi-eun of ''TV Daily'' called the track "addicting", further adding that "even if you only listen to it once, the merriness of the Red Velvet songs is there".
Writing for ''Billboard'', Tamar Herman described the track that "leads up to its funky earworm of a chorus".
Music video
The music video features the group members dressed in cute pastel-style outfits and original accessories, showing off unrealistic
comic
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visuals. Following the music video's release, Seok Tae-jin of Insight Korea described the group's "unique, fresh, and bubbly charms", further praising the video for its "dazzling visuals.". Tamar Herman of Billboard noted Red Velvet's "similarly bubbly, bathing the fivesome in retro looks inspired by the '60s, '70s, and '80s" music video theme.
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''#Cookie Jar'' and ''Bloom''.
Studio
* MonoTree Studio – recording
* SM Yellow Tail Studio – mixing
* Sterling Sound – mastering
Personnel
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Red Velvet (
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Seulgi
Kang Seul-gi (; born February 10, 1994), known mononymously as Seulgi, is a South Korean singer and dancer. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Red Velvet (group), Red Velvet, its sub-unit Red Velvet – Irene & Seulgi, and the super ...
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Wendy
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Joy
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Yeri Yeri may refer to:
* Yeri, Cyprus
* Yeri, Tajikistan
*Yeri (singer) (born Kim Ye-rim, 1999), South Korean singer, member of Red Velvet.
*Yery
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) – vocals, background vocals
* MEG.ME – lyrics
*
Efraim Faramir Sixten Fransesco Vindalf Cederqvist Leo – composition
* Mats Koray Genc – composition
* Gavin Jones – composition
* Saima Iren Mian – composition
* Ronny Vidar Svendsen – composition
* Anne Judith Stokke Wik – composition
* Nermin Harambasic – composition
* Hyun Hwang – vocal directing, Pro Tools operation, digital editing, recording
* Keita Joko – digital editing
* Jong-pil Gu (BeatBurger) – mixing
*
Chris Gehringer
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– mastering
Charts
Weekly charts
Release history
Notes
References
{{Red Velvet songs
2018 singles
2018 songs
Songs in Japanese
Red Velvet (group) songs
SM Entertainment singles
Avex Group singles