"Change" is the debut solo single by South Korean singer
Hyuna
Kim Hyun-ah (born June 6, 1992), better known by the mononym Hyuna (stylized HyunA), is a South Korean singer-songwriter, rapper and model. She debuted as a member of the girl group Wonder Girls in February 2007. After leaving the ensemble sho ...
. It marked her debut as a solo artist but still as part of girl group
4Minute
4Minute (, often stylized as 4MINUTE) was a South Korean girl group formed in 2009 by Cube Entertainment. The members of the group were Son Ji-hyun, Nam Ji-hyun, Heo Ga-yoon, Jeon Ji-yoon, Hyuna, Kim Hyuna and Kwon So-hyun. The group was known ...
. It was released as a digital single by
Cube Entertainment
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and
Universal Music
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on January 4, 2010. The lyrics were written by
Shinsadong Tiger
Lee Ho-yang (born June 3, 1983), known professionally as Shinsadong Tiger, is a South Korean music producer and songwriter. Even after debuting in 2001 at the age of 18, he has worked many odd jobs to fund his music career. He has become a promi ...
and Jeon Hyewon, who also composed the music. To promote the song, Hyuna appeared on several South Korean
music programs, including
''Music Bank'', ''
Show! Music Core'' and ''
Inkigayo
''Inkigayo'' ( ko, 인기가요; English title: ''The Music Trend'', previously ''Popular Song'') is a South Korean music program broadcast by SBS. It airs live every Sunday. The show features some of the latest and most popular artists who p ...
''. A music video for the song was released on January 6.
The single was a commercial success peaking at number 2 on the
Gaon Digital Chart
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in its weekly chart and at number 5 in its monthly chart.
Release
"Change" was officially released on January 4, 2010. The song also featured
Beast's
Jun Hyung for the rap part.
Commercial performance
"Change" was a commercial success. The song entered and peaked at number 2 on the
Gaon Digital Chart
The Circle Digital Chart, previously known as the Gaon Digital Chart, is the music industry standard record chart ranking the 200 most popular singles in South Korea. It provides rankings on a weekly, monthly, and yearly basis, which is based o ...
on the chart issue dated January 3–9, 2010. The song stayed in the Top 10 of the chart for five consecutive weeks - its first two weeks at number 2 - and a total of fourteen consecutive weeks in the Top 100 of the chart.
The song peaked at number 5 on the Gaon Digital Chart for the month of January 2010. In the month of February the song placed at number 11, while in the month of march placed at number 50.
The single placed at number 86 on the Gaon Digital Chart 2010 year-end chart.
Promotion
Hyuna had her solo debut performances on January 8–11 with "Change" on
Mnet
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's ''
M! Countdown
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B ...
'',
KBS's ''
Music Bank
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* ''Music Bank'' (TV program), a South Korean music program by KBS
**''Music Bank World Tour
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'',
MBC's ''
Show! Music Core'' and
SBS's ''
Inkigayo
''Inkigayo'' ( ko, 인기가요; English title: ''The Music Trend'', previously ''Popular Song'') is a South Korean music program broadcast by SBS. It airs live every Sunday. The show features some of the latest and most popular artists who p ...
''.
Her "Change" promotions ended in March 2010.
Music video
On January 3, 2010, a teaser video was released online. The full music video was released on January 6, 2010.
It begins with Hyuna dancing in a dark city, she is dressed in a gray suit. Then she sits on a chair and sings, she is dressed in a black suit. The music video has several scenes as Hyuna dancing in a dark street wearing a pair of jeans and a black blouse, then she is dancing on
scene in a room wearing a short black skirt and a black shirt with red Calvin Kleins.
In the middle of the song at the dance break, she is dancing in the rain and at the end of the song she is dancing in front of a white background dressed in a white suit.
Controversy
On January 14, 2010, the "Change" music video was flagged with a 19+ rating due to Hyuna's provocative dancing, citing it to be inappropriate to minors. Cube Entertainment stated that the music video would be re-edited and submitted for approval.
Track listing
Digital download
Charts
Weekly charts
Monthly charts
Year-end charts
References
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2010 singles
Korean-language songs
South Korean songs
Hyuna songs
Cube Entertainment singles
2010 songs
Songs written by Shinsadong Tiger