"GingaMingaYo (The Strange World)" (from , meaning "uncertain") is a song recorded by South Korean girl group

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for their second extended play '' The Collective Soul and Unconscious: Chapter One''. It was released as the lead single by

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on February 23, 2022. It was written by Le'mon and

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, MRey, Ashley Alisha and Le'mon of 153/Joombas worked on composing while Han Peacedelic Jungsu produced the song. "GingaMingaYo" is a pop song with elements of bass house. Lyrically, It contains the questions and emotions that one asks himself during the process of becoming an adult.

Composition and lyrics

The title track "GingaMingaYo (The Strange World)" was written by Lemon, composed by Hyuk Shin (153CreatorsClub), MRey (153CreatorsClub), Ashley Alisha (153/Joombas), Le'mon (153/Joombas) and was arranged by MRay (153/Joombas). "Ginga minga" is a Korean expression meaning uncertainty. As the title implies, the song is about being confused with the changes in life as one grows up. The title which is written in

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is composed in the

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, with a

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of 122 beats per minute with a running time of 3 minutes and 35 seconds.

Background and reception

"GingaMingaYo" was first announced on 11 February 2022, through a track list image released by

on different social media platforms. It was first heard on 21 February through the highlight medley and the official track was released alongside the EP on 23 February 2022, accompanied by its music video uploaded on

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by Mystic Story. Many critics observed "GingaMingaYo" to have more of a lighter, more whimsical feel with catchy deep house beats that's giving a playful and fun mood compared to their debut song " Ring X Ring". ''Time'' noted down that Funky synths and Billlie’s animated chants propel the song, creating a fun number that piques a listener’s curiosity as much as it boosts their energy.

Promotion

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'' to promote the album on February 23, 2022, following the cancellation of their media showcase. They subsequently premiered the song after 13 days of release on

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's ''The Show''. The group also performed on ''

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'' and ''Simply Con-Tour''.

Music video

Prior to the release, a teaser was released and the music video was released on February 23, 2022. It was directed by Hong Wonki And Shim Jihyoung from

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, where they portray the girls transcending from their everyday life to a strange world where they explore the deeper layers of their unconsciousness. This is the second time Zanybros has directed a music video for Billlie with the first one being for "Snowy Night".

Commercial performance

"GingaMingaYo (The Strange World)" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but appeared at number 123 on the component Download Chart and then went on to peak at 92 the following week. In Japan, the song debuted at number 6 on the ''

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'' Heatseekers Songs Chart.

Accolades

Personnel

Credits are adopted from

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Recording and management

* Recorded and digital edited at 153/Joombas Studio (

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) * Mixed at Studio89 and Glabudio Studio (Seoul, South Korea) * Published by 153/Joombas Publishing, EKKO Music Rights (CTGA), EKKO Music Rights Europe (CTGA), JYP Publishing (

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Personnel

– vocals, background vocals *

(153CreatorsClub) – composition * MRey (153CreatorsClub) – composition, arrangement * Ashley Alisha (153/Joombas) – composition * Le'mon (153/Joombas) – composition, lyrics * Kim Jihyun – recording * Mr.Panda – mixing * Joe LaPorta – mixing

Visual credits

* Hong Wonki (

) – music video direction * Shim Jihyoung (Zanybros) – music video direction * Lia Kim (1Million Dance Studio) – choreography production * Dohee (1Million Dance Studio) – choreography * JJ (1Million Dance Studio) – choreography * Yeji Kim (1Million Dance Studio) – choreography * Amy Park (1Million Dance Studio) – choreography * Renan (1Million Dance Studio) – choreography

Charts

Release history

References

{{reflist 2022 songs 2022 singles Korean-language songs