"Nxde" (pronounced "nude") is a song by South Korean girl group
(G)I-dle
(G)I-dle (), stylized in all caps, is a South Korean girl group formed by Cube Entertainment in 2018. The group consists of five members: Miyeon, Minnie, Soyeon, Yuqi and Shuhua. Originally a sextet, Soojin left the lineup on August 14, 202 ...
. It was released through
Cube Entertainment
Cube Entertainment Inc. () is a South Korean entertainment company. The company operates as a record label, talent agency, music production company, event management and concert production company, and music publishing house. Cube are known for h ...
on October 17, 2022, as the lead single of the group's fifth extended play ''
I Love'' (2022). It was written, composed, and arranged by
Soyeon with additional composition and arrangement credits by PopTime and Kako. Musically, it is an
alternative pop
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song that utilizes
jazzy
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instrumentations while its lyrics revolve around the notion of expressing one's true self.
"Nxde" was met with generally positive reviews from critics, who praised its production and noted its themes of
female empowerment
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,
self-love
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,
objectification
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and
hypersexualization
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of women by the media and public. It was commercially successful in South Korea, topping the Circle Digital Chart and became the group's second number-one single. The accompanying music video was directed by Son Seung-hee of High Quality Fish and takes heavy inspiration from
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe (; born Norma Jeane Mortenson; 1 June 1926 4 August 1962) was an American actress. Famous for playing comedic " blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s, as wel ...
and
Banksy
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. "Nxde" received airplay on San Francisco's
99.7 FM
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station within a day of its release, marking the first time a Korean-language song by a K-pop girl group debuted on a American radio station.
Background and release
On September 30, 2022, the group unveiled the artwork poster for the title song through the group's official SNS accounts and website, revealing "Nxde" as the lead single. The poster is a shot of the members' heads to shoulders, highlighting their individuality with different tones of
blonde hair
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and red lips, raising the expectations for the new song. Simultaneously, the group released ''I Love'' sketch film that contains a preview of the EP which begins with the phrase 'How Do I Look?' in the black and white screen as (G)I-dle's photoshoot begins and proceeds to shots of the members' bodies as they slip off their clothes.
In particular, it draws attention by foretelling a new challenge for the group with an unconventional and daring direction projecting the concept of
power
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** Engine power, the power put out by an engine
** Electric power
* Power (social and political), the ability to influence people or events
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Power may a ...
,
confidence
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,
freedom
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, and
body autonomy.
Cube
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The cube is the only r ...
sent "Nxde" to San Francisco's
radio airplay
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Now FM station on October 18, 2022. Station 99.7's Jazzy Jim Archer said, "As soon as I heard the music, I wanted to give it to the listeners quickly. It is probably the first time I have played a sound source other than English or Latin on the radio. They will do well in the conservative radio media and overcome that barrier." An official from the US record industry also said, "Nxde's radio debut is a very historic event. It can be seen once again that language is not a barrier to K-pop's entry into the global market".
The remix version by American DJ
Steve Aoki
Steven Hiroyuki Aoki (, ; born November 30, 1977), best known as Steve Aoki, is an American DJ, record producer, music programmer, and record executive. was released on December 16.
Music and lyrics
Composition
"Nxde" was written, composed, and arranged by
Soyeon with additional composition and arrangement handled by PopTime and Kako.
The song is composed in the key of
A minor
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The A natural minor scale is:
:
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with a tempo of 136 beats per minute.
"Nxde" is described as a
alternative pop
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work that
samples an
aria
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from
Georges Bizet
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's 1875
opéra comique
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''
Carmen
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'', "
Habanera".
It features a
jazzy
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major f ...
instrumentations with a grand bass line consisting of a
shuffle rhythm
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and sarcastic lyrics on the provocative views on the word 'nude', accompanied by whispering vocalizations by the members.
The song builds around dynamic piano
soundscapes
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, high-pitched strings, and background
percussion
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, and is characterized by its intentional disruptive musical
cacophony
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. The beginning of the song contains lyrics with the phrase, 'yeppi yeppi', which is Korean slang based on the word meaning 'to be pretty' (''
yeppuda'').
A part of the song briefly references Lorelei Lee, a character Monroe played in ''
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes'' (1953), as a philosophy-obsessed bookworm and self-made woman.
The song deliberately uses the term 'Nxde' to tease 'bare' as true self rather than taking off any outer clothing – the song's last verse, 'I'm born nude/the lewd is you/Rude'.
Themes
On the "''I Love"'' interview, released on October 14, (G)I-dle gave a glimpse of the comeback concept with a montage-style monochrome video. In the clip, the members spoke in their native languages (
Korean
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* Korean cuisine
* Korean culture
* Korean language
**Korean alphabet, known as Hangul or Chosŏn'gŭl
**Korean dialects and the Jeju language
** ...
,
Thai
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* Of or from Thailand, a country in Southeast Asia
** Thai people, the dominant ethnic group of Thailand
** Thai language, a Tai-Kadai language spoken mainly in and around Thailand
*** Thai script
*** Thai (Unicode block ...
,
Standard Chinese
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, and
Taiwanese Mandarin
Taiwanese Mandarin, ''Guoyu'' ( zh, s=, t=國語, p=Guóyǔ, l=National Language, first=t) or ''Huayu'' ( zh, s=, t=華語, p=Huáyǔ, first=t, l=Mandarin Language, labels=no) refers to Mandarin Chinese spoken in Taiwan. A large majority of the T ...
). Shriya Swami of ''
HITC
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'' calls it "a very raw and heart-touching experience."
Critical reception
"Nxde" has received mostly positive critical reception, with most reviewers commenting on its theme of empowerment. Shriya Swami of ''
HITC
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YouTube is a global online video sharing and social me ...
'' wrote: "In their empowering 'blonde' era, the girls are flawless with all the glitz and glamour as they deliver the statement of being more than just their looks."
Writing for ''
Genius
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'', Sofia Gomez emphasizes that the album is to "fight misconceptions and stereotypes towards women" and "directly calls out individuals that look up the song for an objectionable" and "those that oversexualize women". The author also affirmed that "(G)I-dle has once again used their privilege as idols to bring awareness to the harm women endure from societal expectations."
''The Standard Pop''s Hathaitarn Chatlertmongkol opined that (G)I-dle attempts to break the framework of gender stereotypes further in "Nxde", terming it a "redefine "
Tomboy
A tomboy is a term for a girl or a young woman with masculine qualities. It can include wearing androgynous or unfeminine clothing and actively engage in physical sports or other activities and behaviors usually associated with boys or men. W ...
" in its own right".
Ahn Yu-jin of ''Star News'' commented that "What they want to say through nude not only represents their opinion but the mind of women and children.
..Their steps are the path that popular art should take." The writer also pointed out the positive impact on the word 'nude' on domestic and foreign search portals akin to
Park Chan-wook
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's film ''
The Handmaiden
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'' (2016).
Commercial performance
"Nxde" was a commercial success in South Korea. Upon release, it topped all real-time charts in South Korea and achieved their second
perfect all-kill
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(PAK) of 2022, making (G)I-dle the fourth group in K-pop history to have multiple PAKs within the same year, after
2NE1
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(2011),
Big Bang
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(2015) and
Twice
Twice (; Japanese: トゥワイス, Hepburn: ''To~uwaisu''; commonly stylized as TWICE) is a South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment. The group is composed of nine members: Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun, Chaey ...
(2016). The song peaked at number one on the
Circle Digital Chart
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, becoming the group's second number-one single.
In Singapore, the song debuted at number 15 on the
RIAS Top Regional Chart in the chart issue dated October 14–20, 2022.
The song debuted at number 21 on
''Billboard'' Taiwan Songs issue dated October 29, 2022
and at number 13 on the ''Billboard'' US
World Digital Song Sales
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during the same week.
Music video
On October 15 and 16, music video teasers were released through the group's official social media,
which was followed with the official music video's release the next day.
The visual was directed by Son Seung-hee (Samsonii) of High Quality Fish production team
while set design was led by art director Lee Jungae.
Within 24 hours of its release, the video topped
YouTube
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's trending page and surpassed 24 million views.
By October 27, it received 74 million views on the platform.
A dance performance video for the song was released on October 23, 2022. The choreography was created by Moon Tae-eun, a member of South Korean boy band The Vish,
and Kiel Tutin, who previously choreographed the group's previous single "
Tomboy
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".
Synopsis and reception
![Marilyn Monroe in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes trailer](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/Marilyn_Monroe_in_Gentlemen_Prefer_Blondes_trailer.jpg)
The video depicts the members as movie stars in "
showgirl-inspired fashion" along with numerous references to "iconic"
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe (; born Norma Jeane Mortenson; 1 June 1926 4 August 1962) was an American actress. Famous for playing comedic " blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s, as wel ...
moments.
The music video opens with a scene of Soyeon wearing flappers, on the piano singing, "Why you think (that) 'bout nude/'cause your view's so rude/Think outside the box/Then you'll like it." Then, a scene of Minnie wearing a pink dress followed by Yuqi wearing
Chanel No. 5
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which is known that Monroe wore that perfume before going to bed. In the dressing room, Soyeon is seen wearing a bullet bra and holding a book of
Leaves of Grass
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, a collection of poems by
Walt Whitman
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that Monroe once read, and is known for its mysterious and esoteric works,
and rips up a newspaper that has the writing of Monroe's life and public scrutiny.
In the video, the group catches the eye of the public by becoming influencers of works whether as statues, or being displayed in a glass box.
In another scene, Soyeon is seen live through her phone, and the screen is full of criticism that they are somewhat incompetent and disrespectful insults.
An animated character, a reference to
Jessica Rabbit
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, is shown who is portrayed badly by the people because of her femme fatale image, contrary to her true self – Like her signature line '
I'm not bad. I'm just drawn that way.' The video then cuts to a scene of (G)I-dle's version painting that says 'nude' across a figure of a woman being destroyed at a museum, thus portraying a rebellion against social norms and the breaking of limits.
The destruction of the painting referenced
Banksy
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's ''
Love is in the Bin
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'' piece which infamously self-shredded upon being auctioned for $25 million.
Lee Hwa-yun from ''
GQ'' stated in her article: "(G)I-dle ultimately goes to the message of 'I will wear the beautiful me', regardless of how the public sees them. The 'luxury nude' they draw is not the erotic work that the public expected, like Jessica Rabbit's shattered nude. It means to wear yourself as you are, even if you are not loved or look good. And, 'Think outside the box/then you’ll like it',
he group
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boldly invite the public to a wider world."
Some speculated that the character is the group's former member,
Seo Soo-jin due to the visual similarity. Sofia Gomez of ''Genius'' regarded that "the self-destruction became a performative spectacle that rejected the commercialization of art with its sole intent of humiliation. In connection to (G)I-dle's message, both the painting and music video criticize how as art, they're undermined and reduced to what society gains from them — taking away their worth and significance."
And after the nude painting is shredded, they deliver the final verse, "You are the perverted one".
Towards the end of the video, it stated in bold red text on a black background that "Marilyn Monroe and Banksy inspire the video. Thank you, and love you".
Costume design
''Vogue'' Hong Kong noted that in the music video (G)I-dle wore 3 group costumes, and each member had at least 2 sets of fashion styles to play the classic style of Marilyn Monroe.
Minnie wears a pink turtleneck suede dress from
Vetements
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and a crystal necklace from Alessandra Rich to recreate Monroe's
pink dress in the ''
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes'' (1953). Song Yuqi replaced ''
The Seven Year Itch
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'' (1955)
classic white pleated skirt with what Katherine Ho described as the 'K-pop version' of the outfit—a
Zimmermann
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''Zimmer'' in German means room or archaically a chamber wi ...
white dress. The intention of the fashion choice for Song was to subvert the restrictive stereotype of the sexy Monroe by showing a youthful and energetic side. Soyeon's first look for "Nxde" featured a tapered top by
Jean Paul Gaultier
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and Lotta Volkova, emphasizing the feminine aspect. The piece was a callback to the infamous
cone bra that Gaultier also designed for
Madonna
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's
Blond Ambition World Tour
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(1990). In another scene, Soyeon depicts herself as a white sculpture—sporting platinum blonde hair fixed in a ponytail. She paired with retro silhouette tailoring made by Korean designer Kowgi. Greek statue Shuhua wore a Retrofête metallic green evening dress, a reference to Monroe's green dress in the film ''
River of No Return
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'' (1954). The concept of 'nude' was directly expressed by wearing a skin-toned top and maxi skirt.
Promotion
Prior to the release of ''I Love'', on October 17, 2022, the group held a live event called "X-Love Show Private Premiere" to introduce the album and its songs, including "Nxde", with the attendance from the media press and 112 winners from the Makestar event. (G)I-dle promoted the song on various radio shows, including
Naver Now,
Miyeon
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Hanja
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's ''Gossip Idle'',
KBS Cool FM
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,
Minhyuk's ''
Kiss the Radio
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History
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'' on October 19, and
Youngjae's ''Got7 Youngjae's Best Friend''. On October 19, they performed the song for the first time on
''M Countdown'' followed with a performance on
''Music Bank'' the next day. They appeared on
''Show! Music Core'' on the 22th and ''
Inkigayo
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'' on the 23th. Later they appeared on
''The Show'' on October 25, followed by
''Music Bank'' and
''Show Champion'' on the afternoon of 26th and 28th.
Accolades
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from album liner notes, High Quality Fish and OH!ArtCrew.
Location
* Cube Studio –
recording
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* Ingrid Studio –
digital editing
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* Klang Studio –
mixing
* Studio Shelter – animation
Song credits
*
(G)I-dle
(G)I-dle (), stylized in all caps, is a South Korean girl group formed by Cube Entertainment in 2018. The group consists of five members: Miyeon, Minnie, Soyeon, Yuqi and Shuhua. Originally a sextet, Soojin left the lineup on August 14, 202 ...
– vocals
**
Soyeon –
background vocals
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,
lyrics
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,
composition
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,
arrangement
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* Pop Time – composition, arrangement
* Kako – background vocals, composition, arrangement
* Jenci – background vocals
* Kim Ho-hyun – guitar
* Park Ji-young – keyboard
* Choi Ye-ji – recording
* Jung Eun-kyung – digital editing
* Koo Jong-pil – mixing
Visual credits
* Moon Tae-eun – choreographer
* Kiel Tutin – choreographer
* Son Seung-hee – music video director
* High Quality Fish – executive producer
* Jang Hong-suk, Kim Yong, Jin Young-hun, Lee Dong-hyun, Ahn Hyo-jun, and Park Kyeong-won – art team
* Yun Inmo – director of photography
* Kim Woo-seok– digital imaging technicians
* Jimmy Motion production – jib
* Park Jun-hee – gaffer
* Jeon Seong-gang – Stage lights
* Lee Jungae – art director
* Park Ji-won – 2D animation director
* Song Ji-yeon – senior animator
* Juan Ha, Lee Sung-hwan, Han Da-hye, Choi Hyeon-hye, Seon Ha-jin – animator
* Park Chou-young – special effects
* Lee Ha-neul – project manager
* Kim Laon – producer
Charts
Weekly charts
Monthly charts
See also
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List of Circle Digital Chart number ones of 2022
The Circle Digital Chart, known as the Gaon Digital Chart until its July 2022 rebranding, is a chart that ranks the best-performing Single (music), singles in South Korea. Managed by the domestic Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST), its ...
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List of K-pop songs on the Billboard charts
List of K-pop songs on the ''Billboard'' charts is a compilation of weekly chart information for K-pop music published by the ''Billboard'' charts, and reported on by ''Billboard K-Town'', an online ''Billboard'' column. This is a list of K-p ...
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List of K-pop songs on the World Digital Song Sales chart
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List of ''The Show'' Chart winners (2022)
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List of ''Show Champion'' Chart winners (2022)
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List of ''M Countdown'' Chart winners (2022)
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List of ''Music Bank'' Chart winners (2022)
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List of ''Show! Music Core'' Chart winners (2022)
Notes
Release history
References
External links
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(G)I-dle songs
2022 singles
2022 songs
Cube Entertainment singles
Gaon Digital Chart number-one singles
Korean-language songs
Songs written by Jeon So-yeon
Jazz compositions in A minor
Cultural depictions of Marilyn Monroe