Fancy (Twice song)

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"Fancy"
Single by Twice
from the EP Fancy You
LanguageKorean
ReleasedApril 22, 2019 (2019-04-22)
Genre Electropop [1]
Length3:35
Label JYP
Songwriter(s)
Twice singles chronology
"The Best Thing I Ever Did"
(2018)		"Fancy"
(2019)		"Happy Happy"
(2019)
Music video
"Fancy" on YouTube

"Fancy" (stylized in all caps) is a song by South Korean girl group Twice. It was released by JYP Entertainment on April 22, 2019, as the lead single from the group's seventh extended play, Fancy You .

Contents

Background and composition

Twice performing "Fancy" at The Forum in Inglewood, California on February 15, 2022 Twice performing at the Forum in Inglewood, California on February 15, 2022.jpg
Twice performing "Fancy" at The Forum in Inglewood, California on February 15, 2022

"Fancy" was co-written by Black Eyed Pilseung, who wrote Twice's previous singles "Like Ooh-Ahh", "Cheer Up", "TT", and "Likey". The songwriting duo, which consists of Rado and Choi Kyu-sung, are credited alongside Jeon Goon. [1] [2] Hong Dam-young of The Korea Herald , reporting from the press showcase, described "Fancy" as a "dramatic and dynamic song that features Twice in a totally new light". Hong continued, "While keeping the group's previous quirky festive tone that has defined a majority of its hits, 'Fancy' blends mellow mood pop electro beats with the members' sophisticated, strong melodies. Singing about love, the bandmates boldly express their emotions with lines like 'I won’t ever let you go' and 'It doesn’t matter who liked who first'". [3]

Tamar Herman from Billboard described the song as a "bouncing electro-pop track that keeps the group’s quintessentially retro-inspired, addicting sound while turning to a bit of a bolder styling that revels in dynamic synths and playful digital quirks". According to Herman, "The group's vocals take on a bit more of a mature, sultry tone during the verses, but Twice maintains their exuberant, upbeat energy for the song's chorus." [1]

Reception

"Fancy" debuted at number 3 both on Gaon's Digital Chart and K-pop Hot 100. [4] [5] It also peaked at number 4 both on Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart and Billboard Japan Hot 100, [6] [7] number 8 and 17 on Oricon Digital Singles and RMNZ Hot Singles, respectively. [8] [9] In April 2020, "Fancy" earned Silver streaming certification from the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for surpassing 30 million streams. [10] [11] The song ranked at number 5 on Dazed's 20 Best K-pop Songs of 2019. [12] Billboard also included "Fancy" in their best K-pop songs of the 2010s list. [13]

"Fancy" on critic lists and polls
Critic/PublicationListRankRef.
Billboard The 25 Best K-pop Songs of 201914 [14]
The 100 Greatest K-Pop Songs of the 2010s93 [13]
Bugs! 2019 Year End Top 10021 [15]
BuzzFeed Best K-pop Music Videos of 20194 [16]
Dazed The 20 best K-pop songs of 20195 [12]
Gallup Korea The Best Songs in 20196 [17]
Refinery29 The Best K-Pop Songs Of 20197 [18]

Music video and promotion

The music video of "Fancy", directed by Kim Young-jo and Yoo Seung-woo of Naive, was uploaded online on April 22, 2019. [19] [1] In the same day, the music video became the seventh-biggest debut on YouTube, garnering over 42.1 million views in a single day. [20] The music video was ranked third place on 2019 YouTube's Most Popular Music Video in South Korea. [21] It also ranked at No. 10 on 2019 YouTube's Top Trend Music Video in Japan. [22]

The "Fancy" music video is more mature and sophisticated compared to Twice's previous music videos. [23] [24] It features vivid CGI backdrops, with the members alternating between stylish black and colorful outfits. [1] The song's powerful choreography was choreographed by Bock Mi-ran, Kang Da-sol, Kiel Tutin, and Leejung Lee. [19]

Twice held a live broadcast on V Live to commemorate their comeback, where they also performed the full choreography of the song for the first time. [25] The group also promoted "Fancy" on several music programs in South Korea including M Countdown , Music Bank , Show! Music Core , Inkigayo and Show Champion , on April 25, 26, 27, 28, and May 1, respectively. [26] [27]

Japanese version

The Japanese version of "Fancy" was released on July 24, 2019, as a B-side of Twice's 5th maxi single, "Breakthrough"'. The Japanese lyrics were written by Eri Osanai as well as Black Eyed Pilseung and Jeon Gun, who also wrote the original Korean lyrics. [28]

Accolades

Awards and nominations for "Fancy"
YearAwardCategoryResultRef.
201911th Melon Music Awards Best Dance – FemaleNominated
21st Mnet Asian Music Awards Song of the Year Nominated
Best Dance Performance – Female Group Won
20209th Gaon Chart Music Awards Artist of the Year – Digital Music (April)Nominated
Music program awards for "Fancy"
ProgramDateRef.
Show Champion May 1, 2019 [27]
M Countdown May 2, 2019 [29]
Inkigayo May 5, 2019 [30]

Charts

Certifications

Streaming certifications for "Fancy"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ) [10] Platinum100,000,000†
South Korea (KMCA) [36] Platinum100,000,000†

† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

See also

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