Run Devil Run (song)
| Run Devil Run | |
|---|---|
| Girls' generation | |
| publication |
 March 17, 2010 January 25, 2011
 |
| length | 3:21 |
| Genre (s) | Electropop , dancepop |
| text | Hong Ji-yu |
| music | Alexa James, Busbee, Kalle Engström |
| album | Run Devil Run |
" Run Devil Run " is a song by the South Korean pop group Girls' Generation from 2010. It was released as the theme song on the album of the same name, Run Devil Run .
overview
From March 11, 2010, photos of the band members of Girls' Generation were published daily, who pre-presented a darker concept for the new song ( Black Soshi ). After a teaser for the music video was released on March 16, 2010, the full video was released two days later, on March 18. On March 30, 2010, a story version of the music video was also released, which follows the plot from “ Oh! “Continues.
The song "Run Devil Run" was released on March 17, 2010 for download . The song was written by Busbee, Alex James and Kalle Engström. The American singer Ke $ ha recorded a demo version of the song, but it was never officially released. SM Entertainment bought the rights to the song and Hong Ji-yu wrote Korean lyrics for Girls' Generation. The accompanying music video was released on March 18, 2010. The choreography is by Lisette Bustamante and Beat Burger (Sim Jae-won).
On March 22, 2010, the album Run Devil Run was finally released.
On January 18, 2011, a Japanese version of "Run Devil Run" was released as a ringtone . A week later, on January 25th, the version was released as a single for download from music portals such as iTunes Japan. “Run Devil Run” is also featured on the single “MR. TAXI / Run Devil Run, ”which will be released on April 27, 2011 in Japan. A Japanese music video was also recorded, which was broadcast for the first time on April 9, 2011 on Space Shower TV .
reception
Ian Martin of the Japan Times that the "in" Run Devil Run "wrote Schaffel - Beat is used, which is very rare in Japan." In addition, the music video gives the group a grown-up and sexy image .
Music video
At the end of the music video for “Oh!”, The nine girls from Girls' Generation meet their dark-clad doppelgangers . "Run Devil Run" is now dedicated to these nine counterparts. The first published music video is a dance version. The story version shows that "Black Soshi" was created when Sooyoung, as a cheerleader, knocked over a glass of milk and this caused a computer failure. Then the evil counterparts of the cheerleaders are created and let off steam in the computer room, for example by tearing off posters. When the nine cheerleaders return and notice the chaos, both sides are initially hostile to each other until cheerleader Yuri pulls the plug and the black-clad doppelgangers then dissolve. The video ends with the members cleaning up the room, but a member hits the monitor and it turns on again, leaving a return from "Black Soshi" open.
Chart successes
"Run Devil Run" won first place on the KBS live music program Music Bank for the first time . In addition, "Run Devil Run" immediately reached number 1 on the South Korean Gaon Charts and held this position for two weeks.
| Chart (2010) | maximum placement |
|---|---|
| South Korea |
1 (19 weeks) |
Web links
- Official website of Girls' Generation
- Music video on YouTube
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Yang Ji-won: 소녀 시대 후속곡 '런 데블 런' 공개 직후 음원 차트 1 위. In: Joins. March 17, 2010, Retrieved November 23, 2012 (Korean).
- ↑ Baek Ki-hye: '블랙 소시' 베일 벗은 소녀 시대, 신곡 음원 공개. In: Hankyung. March 17, 2010, Retrieved January 15, 2011 (Korean).
- ↑ 블랙 소시 태연 - 서현, 도도 - 시크 매력 물씬. In: Osen. March 12, 2010, Retrieved March 17, 2010 (Korean).
- ↑ a b Lee Eon-hyeok: 소녀 시대, 블랙 소시 전원 공개 “퍼포먼스 기대 돼” 관심 폭발. In: Joins. March 15, 2010, Retrieved January 18, 2011 (Korean).
- ↑ Lucia Hong: Girls' Generation to release story version of "Run Devil Run". In: 10asia. March 30, 2010, accessed January 16, 2011 .
- ↑ '블랙 소시' 베일 벗은 소녀 시대, 신곡 음원 공개. In: Hankyung. March 17, 2010, Retrieved December 4, 2010 (Korean).
- ↑ Lucia Hong: Girls' Generation's "Run Devil Run" to go on sale next week. (No longer available online.) In: 10asia. March 19, 2010, archived from the original on February 25, 2016 ; accessed on December 3, 2010 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Lucia Hong: Girls' Generation to release Japanese version of "Run Devil Run" next week. In: 10asia. January 18, 2011, accessed January 18, 2011 .
- ^ Ian Martin: Every day we're schaffeling: What Girls Generation are doing right. In: Japan Times . June 30, 2011, accessed July 25, 2011 .
- ↑ Kim Kyeong-min: 소시 '런 데빌 런', 결방 '뮤뱅' 서 카라 꺾고 1 위 등극. In: mydaily. Retrieved April 5, 2010, January 16, 2011 (Korean).
- ↑ a b GAON Music Chart (Korean)
- ↑ Lucia Hong: Girls' Generation triumphs on Gaon music charts. (No longer available online.) In: 10asia. April 1, 2010, archived from the original on July 22, 2011 ; accessed on January 16, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
