"Small Girl" | ||||
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Single by Lee Young-ji feat. D.O. | ||||
from the album 16 Fantasy | ||||
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Released | June 21, 2024 | |||
Studio | In Grid (Seoul) | |||
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Length | 3:10 | |||
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Lyricist(s) | Lee Young-ji | |||
Producer(s) | Peejay | |||
Lee Young-ji singles chronology | ||||
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Doh Kyung-soo singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Small Girl" on YouTube |
"Small Girl" is a single recorded by South Korean singer Lee Young-ji. It was released on June 21,2024,by Mainstream and distributed by Kakao Entertainment as the lead single of her debut EP, 16 Fantasy (2024).
On June 10,2024,Lee announced the upcoming release of her debut EP 16 Fantasy on June 21. [1] Four days later,she announced that singer Doh Kyung-soo of boy band Exo would be the featured singer of the song. [2]
The lyrics of the song was entirely penned by Lee herself. She collaborated with music producer Peejay for the composition.
The song is primarily performed in English,narrating Lee's experience dating boyfriends who were around the same height or a little shorter than her. The song highlights her admiration and envy of shorter girls whilst discussing her inability to conform to societal standards. Lee claimed to have written the song right away after being annoyed when a little girl asked her how she was doing. [3]
The music video was released on the same day as the song. Within two days,the music video already surpassed two million views. [4] The music video received backlash from some fans as it featured a cheek kissing scene between the rapper and the singer. During an interview with Na Young-seok,Lee clarified that the scene was discussed beforehand. Following the backlash,the director of the music video stated that it was okay to scrap the scene since the rapper "wished to not be hated and meet an untimely death",although ultimately the video remained aired as it was. [5]
Music critic Jung Min-jae gave the song a positive review highlighting Lee's narrations that provide comfort and solidarity. [6]
The single peaked at number one on the Circle Digital Chart,number 38 on Billboard Global 200,number one on Hits of the World,number 15 on Hong Kong Songs,number 22 on Billboard Malaysia Songs,number 64 on Philippines Hot 100,and number two on Taiwan Songs. [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]
Chart (2024) | Peak position |
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Hong Kong (Songs) [9] ( Billboard ) | 15 |
Malaysia (Songs) (Billboard) [10] | 22 |
Philippines (Hot 100) (Billboard) [11] | 64 |
South Korea (Circle) [7] | 1 |
South Korea (Songs) [8] | 1 |
Taiwan (Songs) (Billboard) [12] | 2 |
US Global 200 (Billboard) | 38 |
Credits for "Small Girl" are adapted from the album's liner notes and Melon. [14] [15]
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Region | Date | Format | Label |
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Various | June 21,2024 |
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