"La Di Da" (stylized in all caps) is a song recorded by South Korean girl group

Everglow Everglow (, stylized in all caps) is a South Korean girl group formed by Yuehua Entertainment. The group is composed of six members: E:U, Sihyeon, Mia, Onda, Aisha, and Yiren. Everglow debuted on March 18, 2019, with the single album ''Arrival ...

for their second

extended play An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.

'' -77.82X-78.29''. It was released by

Yuehua Entertainment Yuehua Entertainment (Chinese: 乐华娱乐, Korean: 위에화 엔터테인먼트) is a privately held Chinese multinational entertainment group and talent agency based in Beijing. The company was founded in June 2009 by former Huayi Brothers empl ...

on September 21, 2020, as the EP's lead single. It is a

synth-pop Synth-pop (short for synthesizer pop; also called techno-pop; ) is a subgenre of new wave music that first became prominent in the late 1970s and features the synthesizer as the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s ...

-inspired song that delivers a dismissive message to haters. It was produced by Ollipop, with whom the group has been working since their debut, and co-written by member E:U. The song was named the best K-pop song of 2020 by ''

Billboard A billboard (also called a hoarding in the UK and many other parts of the world) is a large outdoor advertising structure (a billing board), typically found in high-traffic areas such as alongside busy roads. Billboards present large advertise ...

'' on a year-end list.

Background

On September 12, 2020, the group officially announced "La Di Da" and the other three tracks on the EP. The teaser for the single's music video and multiple concept photos were released on the group's official social media accounts, revealing the retro style of the comeback. In the showcase event for the EP's release, member Yiren said, "We tried a bolder and more unique performance…We also tried to expand Everglow's musical spectrum."

Composition

"La Di Da" is a retro-inspired uptempo

electropop Electropop is a hybrid music genre combining elements of electronic and pop genres. Writer Hollin Jones has described it as a variant of synth-pop with heavy emphasis on its electronic sound. The genre was developed in the 1980s and saw a re ...

song that combines various elements from the '80s, such as cheerleader chants and strong

synthesizer A synthesizer (also spelled synthesiser) is an electronic musical instrument that generates audio signals. Synthesizers typically create sounds by generating waveforms through methods including subtractive synthesis, additive synthesis and ...

s. The lyrics have a strong sense of self-empowerment and sends a humbling message to the "bad guys" and the "players" (haters). The song was composed in the E♭ minor key with a

tempo In musical terminology, tempo (Italian, 'time'; plural ''tempos'', or ''tempi'' from the Italian plural) is the speed or pace of a given piece. In classical music, tempo is typically indicated with an instruction at the start of a piece (often ...

of 160 beats per minute.

Promotion

Prior to the release of ''-77.82X-78.29'', on September 21, Everglow held an online showcase event in order to introduce the EP and its songs, and to answer questions from the media, where they performed "La Di Da" live for the first time. On September 24, 2020, the group did their official comeback stage on ''

M Countdown ''M Countdown'' () is a South Korean music program broadcast by Mnet. The show features appearances by popular music artists who also perform live on stage. It is broadcast from CJ E&M Center Studio in Sangam-dong, Mapo District, Seoul. Bro ...

''. They also performed the song on

KBS2 The Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) () is the national broadcaster of South Korea. Founded in February 1927, it is one of the leading South Korean television and radio broadcasters. KBS operates seven radio networks, ten television channels, a ...

's '' Music Bank'', MBC's ''

Show! Music Core ''Show! Music Core'' (), or simply ''Music Core'' is a South Korean music television program broadcast by MBC. It airs live every Saturday at 15:30 (KST). The show features some of the latest and most popular artists who perform live on stage. ...

'', SBS' ''

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 ...

'', Arirang's ''

Simply K-Pop ''Simply K-Pop'' (; also known as ''Simply K-pop Con-Tour'' or ''Simply Con-tour'') is a South Korean music television program broadcast by Arirang TV. Originally called ''The M-Wave'', the show's title was changed to ''Wave K'' in 2011, and rena ...

'', SBS' ''The Show'', and

MBC M MBC M (formerly MBC Music) () is a South Korean specialty television channel owned by MBC Plus Media. The cable channel primarily broadcasts programming related to music. The channel opened on February 1, 2012, with a new music program ''Show ...

's ''

Show Champion ''Show Champion'' (Korean: 쇼 챔피언) is a South Korean music television program broadcast live by MBC M every Wednesday at Bitmaru Broadcasting Center in Ilsan. Hosts * Shindong (February 14, 2012 – December 25, 2012) * Hahm Eun-jung ...

.''

Credits and personnel

Song credits *

– vocals,

gang vocals Screaming is an extended vocal technique that is popular in "aggressive" music genres such as heavy metal, punk rock, and noise music and others. It is common in the more extreme subgenres of heavy metal, such as death and black metal as w ...

** E:U –

lyricist A lyricist is a songwriter who writes lyrics (the spoken words), as opposed to a composer, who writes the song's music which may include but not limited to the melody, harmony, arrangement and accompaniment. Royalties A lyricist's income ...

* Lee Seu-ran (이스란) – lyricist *

Hayley Aitken Hayley Michelle Aitken (born 11 April 1986) is an Australian pop singer-songwriter and record producer who also performs mononymously as Hayley. She had a top 40 hit on the ARIA Singles Chart with her second single, "Kiss Me Quick" (July ...

–

composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Defi ...

, vocal arrangement, gang vocals * Olof Lindskog (Ollipop) – composer,

producer Producer or producers may refer to: Occupations *Producer (agriculture), a farm operator *A stakeholder of economic production *Film producer, supervises the making of films **Executive producer, contributes to a film's budget and usually does not ...

, drum programming, bass, synthesizer programming, keyboard, digital editing (at Björk Studios) * Gavin Jones – composer * 72 – composer * Jeon Jae-hee (전재희) – background vocals * G-High – vocal directing * Kang Sun-young (강선영) – recording, digital editing (at Monotree Studio) * Bob Horn – mixing (at The Echo Bar Recording Studios) * Kwon Nam-woo (권남우) – mastering (at 821 Sound) Visual credits * Woogie Kim – music video directing * Lia Kim (1 million) – choreography * Kim Ji-hye (김지혜) – performance directing * Park Joo-hee (박주희) – performance directing

Charts

Accolades

References

{{Everglow 2020 singles 2020 songs Everglow songs Songs in Korean Yuehua Entertainment singles Electropop songs South Korean synth-pop songs