"Ice Cream" is a song recorded by South Korean singer
Hyuna
Kim Hyun-ah (; born June 6, 1992), known professionally as Hyuna (stylized as HyunA), is a South Korean singer-songwriter, rapper and model. She debuted as a member of the girl group Wonder Girls in February 2007. Upon leaving the ensemble sho ...
, and it was taken from her second extended play, ''
Melting
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''.
The song alternative also
features
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Maboos.
On the day that the song was released, 22 October 2012,
it was viewed two million times.
Within four days, the music video for "Ice Cream" had almost reached eight million views on YouTube.
Cube Entertainment
Cube Entertainment Inc. () is a South Korean entertainment company. The company operates as a record label, talent agency, music production company, event management and concert production company, and music publishing house. Cube are known for h ...
(or Play CUBE Entertainment) released the video on YouTube.
On 26 October (
KST), the video reached ten million views on YouTube,
nine days faster than Gangnam Style, HyunA's first collaboration with PSY. There is an ongoing discussion concerning whether or not the video should have a nineteen-plus rating.
The song has a "strong hiphop sound and unique rapping" from Hyuna. On 21 October 2012, the extended play Melting was leaked on a "foreign music site", a day before the EP's intended release. The song nevertheless managed to reach first place on many music websites.
Music video
The full music video was released at
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on October 21, and at YouTube on October 22, 2012. At the start of the video, PSY is "gobbling up a few ice cream cones."
The song's music video also features a cameo by South Korean rapper
Psy
Park Jae-sang (; born December 31, 1977), better known by his stage name Psy ( ; ), is a South Korean rapper and singer-songwriter, known domestically for his humorous music videos and stage performances and internationally for his hit singl ...
. Hyuna had previously featured in the music video for PSY's "
Gangnam Style
"Gangnam Style" () is a K-pop song by South Korean singer Psy, released on July 15, 2012, by YG Entertainment as the lead single of his sixth studio album, ''Psy 6 (Six Rules), Part 1'' (''Ssai Yukgap Part 1''). The term "Gangnam Style" is a n ...
". The video featured bubbles, a tattooed man and ice cream. Four days after its release, the music video tied the record for the K-idol music video to achieve ten million views on YouTube the fastest.
Charts
Credits and personnel
*Hyuna – vocals,
rap
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*Brave Brothers – producing, songwriting, arranger, music
References
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2012 singles
Songs in Korean
Hyuna songs
Cube Entertainment singles
Songs written by Brave Brothers
Gaon Digital Chart number-one singles
2012 songs