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"Dingga"
Single by Mamamoo
from the EP Travel
Language
  • Korean
  • Japanese
ReleasedOctober 20, 2020
Recorded2020
StudioRBW Studio
Genre
Length2:59
LabelRBW
Composer(s)
  • Kim Do-hoon
  • Park Woo-sang
  • Hwasa
Lyricist(s)
Mamamoo singles chronology
"Hip"
(2019) 		"Dingga"
(2020) 		"Aya"
(2020)
Music video
"Dingga" on YouTube

"Dingga" (Korean: 딩가딩가; RR: dingga dingga) is a song by South Korean girl group Mamamoo. It was released on October 20, 2020, as the lead single from the group's tenth extended play (EP), Travel. A disco and dance-pop song, "Dingga" was written by Kim Do-hoon, Park Woo-sang, and Moonbyul and produced by the former two along with Hwasa. The song was met with positive reception and became a top-ten hit in South Korea and on the Billboard World Digital Songs Sales chart.

Background and release

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Following the release of the promotional single "Wanna Be Myself" for Mamamoo's campaign with athletic clothing brand Andar in September, Mamamoo announced the impending release of their tenth EP Travel that November 2020. They revealed that they would be releasing a pre-release digital single titled "Dingga" on October 20, two weeks ahead of the EP itself.[1] Korean media outlet Dispatch reported that Mamamoo's agency, RBW, remarked that with "hard times like this, we are in needs of Vitamin D. As we can’t get enough at the outside, Mamamoo will bring the Vitamin D [through] music," in reference to the vitamin D sign shown in an October 16 concept photo.[2] The song was released to digital retailers alongside its instrumental version on October 20, 2020.[3]

The Japanese version of the song was released to digital retailers on January 20, 2021.[4]

Composition

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"Dingga" is a K-pop, disco, and dance-pop song composed by Kim Do-hoon, Park Woo-sang, and Hwasa. The Korean version runs for two minutes and 59 seconds, while the Japanese version runs for three minutes and one second. It is composed in the key of A minor and at the tempo of 120 BPM.[5] The title represents either the Korean expression for the "act of lazily enjoying one’s free time"[6] or Korean onomatopoeic phrase for the sound a guitar makes.[7][unreliable source?] Lyrical themes of the song includes those of isolation, quarantine, and wanting to have fun during the COVID-19 pandemic.[6][citation needed] During an interview with Korean media outlet TVing, Mamamoo described the song as one "that expresses the desire to play 'Dinga Dinga' together in times when we have to maintain social distancing and live lonely daily lives."[8]

Promotion and live performances

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As it was considered a "pre-release single," the group did not attend weekly music shows to promote the single upon its release. The first televised performance of the song occurred came on November 3, 2020 as part of their Mnet comeback show Monologue, which serves as the prize they earned for winning 2019 reality-competition show Queendom.[9] Following the release of the Travel EP, they performed it several music programs, including M Countdown on November 5,[10] Music Bank on November 6,[11] and Show! Music Core on November 7.[12] On December 6, they performed it, along with "Aya" at the 2020 Mnet Asian Music Awards.[13] Mamamoo performed "Dingga" on March 28, 2021 as part of their KCON:TACT Season 3 performance on the final day of the online festival.[14]

Music video

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The official music video for "Dingga" was uploaded to YouTube on October 20, 2020 at 6:00 PM KST, in conjunction with the release of the single itself. Like several of their previous singles, the clip was posted to both the group's official channel and the 1theK distribution channel. Teen Vogue described it as "punchy" and "fun," featuring scenes including "roller derby, diners, and arcades as the members joyfully dance and hang out with each other."[6] As of September 2021, the music video has garnered over 84.32 million views at 2.6 million likes on YouTube. The official dance performance video was uploaded on October 22.

The music video for the song's Japanese version was published through the Mamamoo Japan Official YouTube channel on February 1, 2021, featuring the same scenes as the original video except rerecorded in Japanese.

Commercial performance

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The song debuted at number 20 on the Gaon Digital Chart for the 43rd issued week of 2020, also placing at number five on the Gaon Download Chart and number 40 on the Gaon Streaming Chart.[15][16][17] In its fourth week of charting, it peaked at number seven on the Gaon Digital Chart, earning 20.2 million Gaon index points that week.[18] The song also peaked at number five on the Billboard Korea K-pop Hot 100.[19] "Dingga" debuted at number 75 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 and peaked at number 58 in February 2021, following the release of the Japanese version of the song.[20][21] The song also peaked at number 21 on the RIAS Top Streaming Chart in Singapore.[22] and debuted and peaked at number eight on the Billboard World Digital Songs Sales chart, on the chart issue dated October 31, 2020, spending three weeks on the chart.[23] It thus became the group's ninth top-ten entry on the chart.[24]

Accolades

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Year-end publications
Critic/publication List Rank Ref.
BuzzFeed Best K-Pop Songs of 2020 25 [25]
Metro The Best K-Pop Comebacks of 2020 5 [26]

Track listing

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Digital download and streaming[27]

  1. "Dingga" – 2:59
  2. "Dingga (Inst.)" – 2:59

Digital download and streaming[28]

  1. "Dingga -Japanese Ver.-" – 3:01

Credits and personnel

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Adapted from album liner notes.[29]

Studio locations

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  • Recorded at RBW Studio (Seoul, South Korea)
  • Mixed at CUBE Studio (Seoul, South Korea)
  • Mastered at 821 Sound Mastering (Seoul, South Korea)

Personnel

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  • Mamamoo – lead vocals, chorus
  • Kim Do-hoon – lyrics, composition, arrangement, synthesizer, drum programming, recording
  • Park Woo-sang – lyrics, composition, arrangement, piano, synthesizer, drum programming, chorus, recording
  • Young – guitar
  • Jo-ssi Ahjussi – mixing
  • Jeon Bu-yeon – mixing assistant
  • Kwon Nam-woo – mastering

Charts

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Release history

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Release history for "Dingga"
Region Date Format Version Label Ref.
Various October 20, 2020
Korean
[33]
Japan January 18, 2021 Japanese Victor Entertainment [34]

References

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  1. ^ Fong, Derek (October 20, 2020). "MAMAMOO go retro with their MV teaser for pre-release single, 'Dingga'!". Officially KMusic. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "MAMAMOO, "Dingga Dingga" concept photo…"In hard times we will provide Vitamin D"". Dispatch. October 16, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  3. ^ "Dingga - Single by MAMAMOO on Apple Music". Apple Music. October 20, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  4. ^ "Dingga -Japanese ver.- by Mamamoo on Amazon Music". Amazon. January 20, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  5. ^ "MAMAMOO – Dingga on TuneBat". TuneBat. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  6. ^ a b c "MAMAMOO Return With Punchy, Fun 'Dingga' Music Video". Teen Vogue. October 20, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  7. ^ "MAMAMOO - Dingga (English Translation)". Genius. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  8. ^ "마마무 "'딩가딩가', 신나는 곡..재기발랄 에너지 전달하고파"[일문일답]" [Mamamoo Dingga Dingga', an exciting song.. I want to deliver witty energy' [Q&A]]. TVING (in Korean). October 10, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  9. ^ "Mamamoo on 'Monologue'". Korea JoongAng Daily. November 3, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  10. ^ "[MAMAMOO - Dingga] Comeback Stage Mnet 201105 방송". YouTube. Mnet. November 5, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  11. ^ "MAMAMOO(마마무) - Dingga (Music Bank)". YouTube. KBS World TV. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  12. ^ "MAMAMOO - Dingga + AYA [Show! Music Core Ep 701]". YouTube. Kocowa. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  13. ^ Mamamoo:
  14. ^ "Here's everything you might have missed at KCON:TACT 3". NME. March 28, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  15. ^ a b "2020년 43주차 Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  16. ^ "2020년 43주차 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  17. ^ "2020년 43주차 Streaming Chart". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  18. ^ "2020년 46주차 Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  19. ^ a b "Mamamoo Chart History: K-Pop 100". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 7, 2020. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  20. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 - Week of November 7, 2020". Billboard.
  21. ^ a b "Mamamoo Chart History: Japan Hot 100". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 27, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  22. ^ a b "RIAS International Top Charts - Week 44". Recording Industry Association (Singapore). Archived from the original on November 3, 2020.
  23. ^ a b "World Digital Songs Sales - Week of October 31, 2020". Billboard. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  24. ^ McIntyre, Hugh (October 28, 2020). "Mamamoo, BTS And Verivery: Notable Moves On This Week's World Songs Chart". Forbes. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  25. ^ Travis, Emlyn (December 30, 2020). "Best K-Pop Songs of 2020". BuzzFeed. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  26. ^ Deen, Sarah (December 28, 2020). "From BTS to GOT7 and BLACKPINK – the best K-Pop comebacks of 2020 ranked". Metro. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  27. ^ "Dingga - Single by MAMAMOO on Apple Music". Apple Music. October 20, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  28. ^ "Dingga -Japanese Ver.- by MAMAMOO on Spotify". Spotify. January 18, 2021.
  29. ^ Travel (liner notes). Mamamoo. Kakao M. 2020. L200002037.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  30. ^ "2020년 11월 Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  31. ^ "2020년 Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  32. ^ "2021년 Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  33. ^ "Dingga by MAMAMOO on Spotify". Spotify. October 20, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  34. ^ "Dingga -Japanese Ver.- by MAMAMOO on Spotify". Spotify. January 18, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
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