DM (song)

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"DM"
Single by Fromis 9
from the EP Midnight Guest
LanguageKorean
ReleasedJanuary 17, 2022 (2022-01-17)
Genre K-pop
Length3:24
Label
Composer(s)
  • Lee Woo-min "collapsdone"
  • Justin Reinstein
  • Louise Frick Sveen
  • Caroline Gustavsson
Lyricist(s)
  • Cho Su-jin
  • Gu Tae-woo
Fromis 9 singles chronology
"Talk & Talk"
(2021)		"DM"
(2022)		"Stay This Way"
(2022)
Music video
"DM" on YouTube

"DM" [note 1] [1] is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Fromis 9 for their fourth extended play Midnight Guest . It was released as the lead single on January 17, 2022, by Pledis Entertainment.

Contents

Background and release

On December 15, 2021, Pledis Entertainment announced that Fromis 9 would be releasing a new extended play in January 2022. [2] On December 30, it was announced the extended play, titled Midnight Guest, would be released on January 17, 2022. A concept trailer was also released in the same day. [3] On January 10, the track listing was released with "DM" announced as the lead single. [4] On January 11, the highlight medley video for Midnight Guest was released. [5] On January 13, the sound source and portion of the choreography was released on TikTok. [6] On January 15 and 16, the teaser music video was released. [7] The song, alongside its music video, was released on January 17. [8]

Composition

"DM" was written by Cho Su-jin and Gu Tae-woo, composed by Lee Woo-min "collapsedone", Justin Reinstein, Louise Frick Sveen, and Caroline Gustavsson, and arranged by Lee and Reinstein. [9] Musically, the song is described as a pop song with "faint chord progression and funky bassline" with lyrics about "the excitement of the moment when Fromis 9, who succeeded in escaping at dawn, approaches the person [they] likes and boldly confesses [their] love". [10] "DM" was composed in the key of B minor, with a tempo of 122 beats per minute. [11]

Commercial performance

"DM" debuted at position 57 on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart in the chart issue dated January 16–22, 2022. [12] The song also debuted at position 3, position 175, and position 1 on Gaon Download Chart, Gaon Streaming Chart, and Gaon BGM Chart, respectively, in the chart issue dated January 16–22, 2022. [13] [14] [15]

Promotion

Prior to the extended play's release, on January 17, 2022, Fromis 9 held a live event online and offline to introduce the extended play and communicate with their fans. [16] Following the release of the extended play, the group performed "DM" on four music programs on the first week: MBC M's Show Champion on January 19, Mnet's M Countdown on January 20, KBS2's Music Bank on January 21, and SBS's Inkigayo on January 23. [17] On the second week of the song's release, the group performed on SBS MTV's The Show on January 25, and MBC M's Show Champion on January 26, where they won first place in both appearances. [18] [19]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Melon. [9]

Accolades

On South Korean music programs, "DM" achieved first place wins on two broadcasts; the January 25 episode of The Show [18] and the January 26 episode of Show Champion. [19]

Charts

Release history

Release history for "DM"
RegionDateFormatLabel
VariousJanuary 17, 2022

Notes

  1. ↑ An initialism for the phrase "doesn’t matter", as member Ji-heon said in the Midnight Guest media showcase

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  1. ↑ Choi, Ji-won (January 17, 2022). "Fromis_9 makes a bold confession of love with 'DM'". The Korea Herald . Herald Corporation . Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  2. ↑ Ji, Min-kyung (December 15, 2021). "[단독] 프로미스나인, 1월 새 앨범 발매 확정..4개월 만에 컴백" [[Exclusive] Fromis 9, new album release confirmed in January..comeback after 4 months] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on January 26, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022– via Naver.
  3. ↑ Jo, Seung-woon (December 30, 2021). "프로미스나인, 1월 17일 'Midnight Guest' 발매...초고속 컴백" [Fromis 9 releases 'Midnight Guest' on January 17th...super fast comeback] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Archived from the original on January 26, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022– via Naver.
  4. ↑ Gong, Mi-na (January 10, 2022). "프로미스나인, 미니 4집 트랙리스트 공개..타이틀곡 'DM'" [Fromis 9, 4th mini album track list released..Title song 'DM'] (in Korean). MT Star News. Archived from the original on January 26, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022– via Naver.
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  12. 1 2 "2022년 04주차 Digital Chart" [Week 4 of 2022 Digital Chart] (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. January 16–22, 2022. Archived from the original on January 27, 2022. Retrieved January 27, 2022– via Gaon Chart.
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  18. 1 2 Oh, Yoon-joo (January 25, 2022). "프로미스나인 "외딴섬일지라도…견뎌준 멤버들 고마워", '더쇼' 1위 눈물 [종합]" [Fromis 9 "Even on a remote island...thanks to the members who endured it", 'The Show' 1st place tears [General]] (in Korean). My Daily. Archived from the original on January 25, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2022– via Naver.
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