Supersonic (Fromis 9 Song)

"Supersonic" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Fromis 9 for their fifth single album of the same name. It was released as the album's lead single by Pledis Entertainment on August 12, 2024.

Background and release

On July 18, 2024, Pledis Entertainment announced that Fromis 9 would be releasing their fifth single album ''Supersonic'' on August 12. Five days later, the promotional schedule was released. On July 24, the track listing was released with "Supersonic" announced as the lead single. On August 6, the highlight medley teaser video was released, followed by the music video teaser four days later. The song was released alongside its music video and the single album on August 12.

Composition

"Supersonic" was written and composed by Baekgom, Joel Malka, Josh McClelland, and Louise Frick Sveen, with Cho Su-jin, Zaya, Hong Eun-hui, Maryjane, and Jeong Eun-gi participating in the lyrics writing, and Jin Jeon and Hwang Jae-hyeon participating in the composition. It was described as a "summer" Miami bass song characterized by "a harmonious blend of heavy bass and fast-paced beats" with lyrics about "a heroine attending to situation at supersonic speeds at any time in their daily life exhausted by the scorching heat". "Supersonic" was composed in the key of F-sharp minor, with a tempo of 140 beats per minute.

Music video

The music video was directed by Jooyeong Yun of Earthluk. In line with the summer theme of the album, the visual depicts the group "lounging in the summer heat in the day" with scenes of them dancing in a shipping container yard at night.

Promotion

Following the release of ''Supersonic'', Fromis 9 performed in the first week on South Korean music programs: KBS's ''Music Bank'' on August 16, MBC's ''Show! Music Core'' on August 17, and SBS's ''Inkigayo'' on August 18. During their second and final week of promoting, Fromis 9 performed at SBS M's '' The Show'' on August 20, MNET's ''M Countdown'' on August 22, ''Music Bank'' on August 23, ''Show! Music Core'' on August 24, and ''Inkigayo'' on August 25.

Commercial performance

In South Korea, "Supersonic" debuted and peaked at number two on the Circle Digital Chart before dropping to number twenty, making it their highest charting song on the chart to date. It also makes "Supersonic" their longest song to stay in the top 20 of the chart. Their previous highest charting song was " #menow", which peaked at number 14.

Accolades

During the song's promotional period on South Korean music programs, "Supersonic" achieved four first place wins.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes of ''Supersonic''.

Studio
* Bukegeugui Studio – recording
* Hybe Studio – recording, digital editing
* Prismfilter Studio – recording
* Prismfilter Engineering Lab – mixing
* 821 Sound Mastering – mastering

Personnel
* Fromis 9 – vocals
* C'SA – background vocals
* Baekgom – background vocals, lyrics, composition, recording, synthesiser
* Louise Frick Sveen – background vocals, lyrics, composition
* Joel Malka – lyrics, composition, synthesiser
* Josh McClelland – lyrics, composition
* Cho Su-jin – lyrics
* Zaya – lyrics
* Hong Eun-hui – lyrics
* Maryjane – lyrics
* Jeong Eun-gi – lyrics
* Jin Jeon – composition, recording, mixing
* Hwang Jae-hyeon – composition
* Kim Soo-jeong – recording, digital editing
* Lee Byeong-wook – digital editing
* Kwon Nam-woo – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Monthly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

See also

* List of ''The Show'' Chart winners (2024)
* List of ''M Countdown'' Chart winners (2024)
* List of ''Music Bank'' Chart winners (2024)
* List of ''Show! Music Core'' Chart winners (2024)

References

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Fromis 9 songs
2024 singles
2024 songs
Songs in Korean
Hybe Corporation singles