Ggum

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"Ggum"
Yeonjun - "Ggum".jpeg
Single by Yeonjun
Language
  • Korean
  • English
ReleasedSeptember 19, 2024 (2024-09-19)
Genre
Length2:31
Label Big Hit
Songwriter(s)
  • Benji Bae
  • Jesse Thomas
  • Jurek Reunamäki
  • Ryan Curtis
  • Teemu Brunila
  • Timms
  • Yeonjun
Producer(s)
  • Teemu Brunila
  • Jurek
Yeonjun singles chronology
"PS5"
(2022)		"Ggum"
(2024)		"Touch" (remix)
(2024)
Music video
"Ggum" on YouTube

"Ggum" is the debut solo single by South Korean singer Yeonjun of Tomorrow X Together. It was released digitally by Big Hit Music on September 19, 2024, followed by a physical release on October 29, 2024.

Contents

Background and release

On September 6, 2024, it was reported that Yeonjun would be making his solo debut that same month. [2] Three days later, Big Hit announced Yeonjun's debut single "Ggum". [1] Concept photos for the single were released on September 11 and 12. [3] [4] On September 13, Yeonjun released a video through the band's social media pages, teasing the song's choreography. [5] A teaser for the single's music video was released a day prior to its release on September 18. [6]

"Ggum" was released digitally on September 19, 2024. [7] It was later released physically on October 29. [8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Carmen Chin from NME rated the song three out of five stars, describing it as having a catchy hook but with "little to write home about beyond that", and criticised the song's heavy use of voice modulation which "ends up drowning out Yeonjun's own uniqueness". [9]

Accolades

On South Korean music programs, "Ggum" achieved a first place win on the October 3 episode of M Countdown . [10] The song also won the iHeartRadio Music Award for Favorite K-Pop Dance Challenge. [11]

Commercial performance

On the day of its physical release, "Ggum" topped the Circle Daily Retail Album Chart in South Korea, [8] and the Oricon Daily Singles Chart in Japan, having sold 8,368 copies. [12]

Credits and personnel

Charts

Release history

Release history for "Ggum"
RegionDateFormatLabel
VariousSeptember 19, 2024 Big Hit
JapanOctober 28, 2024 CD single Hybe Japan
South KoreaOctober 29, 2024Big Hit

References

  1. 1 2 Yoon, So-yeon (September 9, 2024). "Tomorrow X Together's Yeonjun to release debut solo track 'GGUM'". Korea JoongAng Daily . Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  2. ↑ Gu, Min-ji (September 6, 2024). 연준, 솔로곡 발표 확정..."투바투 올라운더 출격" [Yeonjun confirms solo song release... "Two-two all-rounder dispatched"] (in Korean). Dispatch. Retrieved October 31, 2024– via Naver.
  3. ↑ Kang, Ga-hee (September 11, 2024). TXT 연준, '껌'으로 표현한 포부..첫 솔로 믹스테이프 기대감 UP [TXT Yeonjun, ambition expressed through "Ggum".. anticipation for first solo mixtape UP] (in Korean). Herald Pop . Retrieved October 31, 2024– via Naver.
  4. ↑ Hwang, Hye-jin (September 12, 2024). TXT 연준, 치명적 반항아 변신...첫 솔로 믹스테이프 콘셉트 포토 공개 [TXT Yeonjun, Deadly Rebel Transformation... First Solo Mixtape Concept Photos Revealed] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved October 31, 2024– via Naver.
  5. ↑ Hwang, Hye-jin (September 13, 2024). 이건 진짜 챌린지...TXT 연준, 신곡 'GGUM' 안무 일부 선공개 [This is a real challenge... TXT Yeonjun, part of the choreography of the new song "Ggum" is pre-released] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved October 31, 2024– via Naver.
  6. ↑ Kim, Ji-hye (September 18, 2024). 생방 중 난입?..TXT 연준, 솔로 믹테 'GGUM' 발표 D-1 [Crashing into the live broadcast?..TXT Yeonjun, solo mixtape "Ggum" release date 1] (in Korean). Herald Pop . Retrieved October 31, 2024– via Naver.
  7. ↑ Chin, Carmen (September 20, 2024). "TXT's Yeonjun drops rebellious music video for solo single 'GGUM'". NME . Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  8. 1 2 Gu, Min-ji (October 30, 2024). 연준, '껌' 韓日 차트 정상...첫 믹스테이프, 음원 파워 [Yeonjun, "Ggum" tops Korean and Japanese charts... first mixtape, music power] (in Korean). Dispatch. Retrieved October 31, 2024– via Naver.
  9. 1 2 Chin, Carmen (October 1, 2024). "Tomorrow X Together's Yeonjun gets experimental on 'GGUM', but his new single doesn't pop". NME . Archived from the original on October 1, 2024. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  10. ↑ Kang, Ga-hee (October 4, 2024). TXT 연준, 솔로곡 'GGUM' 음방 1위.."생각 이상의 많은 사랑 받아, 행복하고 감사" [TXT Yeonjun, solo song "Ggum" wins No. 1 on music show... "I'm receiving more love than I thought, I'm happy and grateful"] (in Korean). Herald Pop . Retrieved October 31, 2024– via Naver.
  11. ↑ @iHeartRadio (March 17, 2025). "YEONJUN DID THAT! 🏆🔥 Congratulations to #YEONJUN of TXT for winning Favorite K-Pop Dance Challenge for "GGUM" at the #iHeartAwards2025!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. ↑ オリコンデイリー シングルランキング 2024年10月28日付 [Oricon Daily Single Rankings as of October 28, 2024]. Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 30, 2024. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 – Week of September 25, 2024". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  14. ↑ Oricon Weekly Single Ranking – 2024-11-11 Oricon News. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Oricon Top 50 Combined Singles: 2024-11-11" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on November 7, 2024. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
  16. ↑ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. September 27, 2024. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  17. ↑ "Digital Chart – Week 38 of 2024". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  18. ↑ "Circle Album Chart – Week 44 of 2024". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved November 7, 2024.
  19. ↑ "World Digital Song Sales: Week of September 28, 2024". Billboard . Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  20. ↑ "Oricon Top 50 Singles: 2024-10". Oricon. Archived from the original on November 13, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  21. ↑ "Circle Download Chart – September, 2024". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved November 7, 2024.
  22. ↑ "Circle Album Chart – October, 2024". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved November 7, 2024.
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