"Red Flavor" () is a song recorded by South Korean

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Red Velvet for their first Korean special

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, ''The Red Summer'' (2017). It was released as the

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from the EP on July 9, 2017, through

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and was distributed by

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, along with the accompanying fruit-infused

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. Written by SM collaborator Kenzie and produced by Daniel Caesar and Ludwig Lindell (known collectively as Caesar & Loui), it is primarily a

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song with

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and

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. The song reflects the summer funky vibe, while the lyrics hint towards a young relationship with summer references. A

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version of the song, adapted by songwriter Kami Kaoru, was later included on the group's first Japanese EP, '' #Cookie Jar'', on July 4, 2018. "Red Flavor" was well received by

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; the song has appeared on several critics year-end lists and was awarded Best Pop Song at the 15th

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. In 2019, ''

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'' ranked it as the second greatest K-pop song of the 2010s. The song was a commercial success in South Korea, becoming Red Velvet's first number-one on the

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, their longest-charting single to date on said chart, and their fifth song to sell over one million downloads. It additionally peaked at number four on the ''

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chart in the United States, and was the group's first single to enter the ''Billboard'' charts in

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and the

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. Since its release, Red Velvet has performed "Red Flavor" for all of their headlining concert tours. The song was performed at the

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concert in

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at the

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(alongside " Bad Boy") to an audience that included

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. Seen as an act of a wider diplomatic initiative between South Korea and North Korea, the group's appearance at the concert made them only the fifth idol group to have performed in North Korea and the first artist from SM in 15 years, since boy group

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. The song has also been adapted into an

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l version by

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, featuring the arrangement of Park In-young.

Background and release

After the release of their fourth extended play ''Rookie'' in February, Red Velvet released the digital

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"Would U" as the first release for the second season of the label project

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in March 2017. It was the group's first single as a quartet in years due to member

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's filming schedule for her first drama '' The Liar and His Lover'' (2017), in which she was starring as the female lead. Through ''Star-News'' and

's official press announcement on June 23, 2017, they were reported to have recently finished filming a

. It eventually became Red Velvet's second comeback within a calendar year, which was later extended to a total of three times with the release of their second studio album ''

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'' in late November 2017. On June 30, the first batch of teaser photos were posted on the group's official

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accounts. The EP's title and its full tracklist, which included "Red Flavor", were revealed on the same day. The song had its official digital release on July 9, 2017, along with ''The Red Summer''.

Recording and composition

"Red Flavor" was produced by Daniel Caesar and Ludwig Lindell (under the name of Caesar & Loui), who had previously worked with several South Korean artists in this name. In an interview with ''Tone Glow'', the duo revealed that it had originally been written for the British girl group

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with the title "Dance With Nobody". After deciding that the song could also work for the K-pop market, they recorded the demo with vocals by Ylva Dimberg whose voice is still heard in the background vocals in the

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. A low voice was featured in the

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and

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of the song. Musically, Tamar Herman of ''Billboard'' characterized "Red Flavor" as an

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song with "dramatic

and a

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melody". It is composed in the

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, with a

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of 125 beats per minute. Hwang Sun-eob of '' IZM'' noted the "sensuous composition of the

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or synthesizer". In addition, Chase McMullen of '' The 405'' noted that the song includes a "clap-along

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". Its Korean lyrics, which were written by long-time SM songwriter Kenzie, Caesar, and Lindell focuses on the theme of "fruit-flavored summer love". Initially released in Korean, a Japanese version of the song was performed at their first Japan showcase on November 6, 2017. The Japanese version of "Red Flavor" was then included on Red Velvet's first Japanese EP '' #Cookie Jar'' (2018), with the single of the same name''.'' The Japanese version of the song was adapted by songwriter Kami Kaoru.

Critical reception and recognition

Following its initial release, "Red Flavor" was met with positive reviews from

. Tamar Herman of ''Billboard'' magazine called the track "dynamic in its jam-packed, but not overpowering production" and concluded that it is "sure to be one of the summer's K-pop earworms". Jeff Benjamin of

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described the song as a "super-simple-to-swallow piece of pop", giving credit to the "cheery-chanty melody", which he pointed to as one of Red Velvet's more accessible tunes. McMullen complimented the song as an "effortless pop glide", while Lee Gi-seon of '' IZM'' magazine, in a review of the EP, reacted positively to the unity of the group presented throughout the song. Moreover, an individual single review from writer Hwang Sun-eob of ''IZM'' praised the "unusual" synthesizer and bassline of the track, citing the overall production for its "good" compromisation between the two to create their "favorite summer taste". Chester Chin of ''

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'' labelled the song an "in-your-face summer jam" and added that it was "relentlessly catchy". Taylor Glasby of ''

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'' commented that the song "shouldn't be seen as merely a quirky fix", stating: "It's complex and intimidating and that it feels so immediate and identifiable on the surface is just emblematic of its greatness." With the mighty punch of its chorus, she claimed the song "completely won the summer". '' GQ Korea'' named "Red Flavor" its Song of the Year in the magazine's November 2017 issue. In December, ''IZM'' listed the song as one of its top 10 singles of the year. That same month, Sun Mi-kyung of ''Osen'' included the track on their Memorable Songs of 2017 list, citing its addictiveness and longevity on the charts, and called the song's hook "one of the best bars that hit the music industry". ''Dazed'' ranked the song at number two on its list of the 20 Best K-pop Songs of 2017. The song landed on ''Billboards 20 Best K-Pop Songs 2017 list at number four, with Jeff Benjamin praising its uplifting, addictive, deliciously bubblegum melody. The magazine later featured "Red Flavor" in their decennial staff list of The 100 Greatest K-Pop Songs of the 2010s published in November 2019, at number two. In the article, J.M.K. cited the song's "overflow ngwith an exuberance that's palpable from the very first second" as the reason why it "was such an undeniable hit since day one and remains ever-beloved by fans worldwide". They further wrote that the song's "evocations of a bright summer romance", which are "felt in every flourish and quirk", helped "Red Velvet make tangible the most ineffable of things: love" in "three short minutes". The song also landed on

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's domestic Top 100 Songs of Past Decade (2010–2019) list at number nine among idol groups and 29 overall. In 2021, news outlet ''EToday'' designated "Red Flavor" one of 6 Songs that Remind You of Summer. It described the song as "an energetic, uptempo genre that makes your shoulders dance" with "impressive" lyrics, and called it Red Velvet's "signature summer season song".

Accolades

Following the group's initial South Korea music shows promotion, Red Velvet earned their first ''

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'' trophy for "Red Flavor" on July 20, 2017, and continued to achieved a total of five trophies by the end of July 2017. It was nominated for the Song of the Year - July category at the 7th Gaon Chart Music Awards in 2018, but lost to labelmate

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's "

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". The song, however, won in the Best Digital Song category at the 32nd Golden Disc Awards, becoming the group's second time to win this category following "

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" in 2016. "Red Flavor" also earned Red Velvet their first

in their career in the

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category. The song also received a nomination in the Song of the Year category at the 2017 Mnet Asian Music Awards, but lost to

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's "

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Commercial performance

Within the first 24 hours after its release, "Red Flavor" quickly topped seven Korean digital charts. On the third week of July 2017, the song debuted atop the

for one week, giving Red Velvet their first number one on the chart since their debut in August 2014. It was also the group's second chart-topper on the component Gaon Download Chart with 291,643 downloads, scoring their best selling record in the first week while reaching number two on the Gaon Streaming Chart for four consecutive weeks. Following its appearance at number 20 on 2017's Gaon Year-End Digital Chart, "Red Flavor" became Red Velvet's longest-charting entry to date, having spent a total of 64 consecutive weeks within the top 100 of the Digital Chart, while re-appearing for 16 weeks on the lower half of the new top 200 as of September 2019. The song also debuted at number two on the ''Billboard''

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, making it their first top-five entry. As of September 2018, the song has sold over 2,500,000 downloads in South Korea, making it the group's fifth million-seller and currently their best selling single. Gaon also reported that the song has accumulated over 100 million streams, making it Red Velvet's second song to reach the milestone, following " Russian Roulette" (2016). The former appeared again as the 58th biggest hit single on 2018's Gaon Year-End Digital Chart, which saw the most year-end entries from the group with a total of four releases, including "Bad Boy" at number 26. Elsewhere, the song debuted at number four on the US ''Billboard''

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chart, making it Red Velvet's third song to debut and peak at the same position following "

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" (2014) and "

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" (2017). The Korean version also debuted at number 24 and 25 on the ''Billboard'' Philippine Hot 100 and ''Billboard'' Japan Hot 100 respectively, marking the group's first entry and their highest peak to date on the Japanese chart.

Music video

Background

On July 7, 2017, a 19-second video teaser for "Red Flavor" was uploaded on the official

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channel, with the official video being released two days later. The visual was released on SM Entertainment's official

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channel on July 9, 2017, to coincide with the digital release of ''The Red Summer''. Choreographed by Kyle Hanagami who had previously worked with the group for their singles " Be Natural" (2014), "

" (2015) and " Russian Roulette" (2016), the song's music video was directed by director Seong Chang-won. Joy recalled running into SM Entertainment founder

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at an

dinner, who disclosed to her that he had been heavily involved in overseeing a lot for the song, including its lyrics, melody, rhythm, and even the choreography.

Synopsis and reception

The fruit-infused music video has a colorful summer theme that features all five members singing about love in the summer. It shows various scenes in where Red Velvet can be seen interviewing fruits, and appears on a small screen, expressing something with their hands, which turned out to be a

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. It depicts people falling in love with colorful and intense colors, fruits and drinks over the lively pop beats. The song was highlighted by its colorful movements reminiscent of

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. Following the music video's release, writer Tamar Herman of ''Billboard'' described it as "evoking the tastes of fresh fruit, candy, ice cream and cocktails" further praising the video for its "vibrant seasonal romance" picture. The music video was included in ''Idology'''s 2017 Best Music Videos. The music video was also one of

Korea's Top 10 Most Popular Music Videos of 2017. On September 10, 2018, the music video for the track reached 100 million views on YouTube.

Live performances

A day before its digital release, "Red Flavor" was performed live by Red Velvet for the first time at an SMTOWN concert in Seoul. Hours after the release on July 9, 2017, the group had their first music show performance on ''

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'', where they also performed "You Better Know". They continued appearing on several music shows such as '' The Show'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

'' where they earned their first music show trophy for "Red Flavor" on July 20, 2017. The song was also part of Red Velvet's first solo concert tour Red Room in August 2017. It is the first Red Velvet song to be recorded and performed in Japanese, serving as their debut performance during a showcase in Japan on November 6, 2017, and later being performed during the Japanese leg of the annual SMTOWN Live World Tour. During the group's attendance at 2017

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, they performed the Hitchhiker remix version of the song along with their November single " Peek-a-Boo". The second remix contained an anthemic

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-breakdown after the final chorus. As part of the group's attendance and performance at the

concert, which was intended as part of a wider diplomatic initiative between South Korea and North Korea, Red Velvet performed the song along with " Bad Boy" in

at the

to an audience that saw the appearance of

. This made them only the fifth idol group to ever perform in North Korea and the first artist from SM Entertainment in 15 years since the performance of former labelmate

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''The Red Summer'' and ''#Cookie Jar''. Studio * Recorded and edited at SM Lyvin Studio * Recorded at doobdoob Studio * Recorded, edited, and mixed at SM Blue Cup Studio Personnel *Red Velvet (

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) – vocals, background vocals * Kenzie – Korean songwriter, vocal director * Kami Kaoru – Japanese songwriter * Daniel Caesar– original writer, arrangement * Ludwig Lindell – original writer, arrangement * Ylva Dimberg – background vocals * Lee Ji-hong – recording, digital editing * Ahn Chang-kyu – recording * Jeong Eui-seok – recording, digital editing, mixing

Charts

Weekly charts

Monthly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

Orchestra version

"Red Flavor (Orchestra Version)" is an orchestral song recorded by South Korean orchestra

. The song was re-established with the arrangement of Park In-young.

made its first collaboration with the orchestra forming a new classical label,

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, creating an

l version of "Red Flavor". The music video for the "Red Flavor" orchestra features a 44-man orchestra performing "Red Flavor" under the direction of David Lee.

Track listing

* Digital download / streaming # "Red Flavor (Orchestra Version)"3:21

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Melon and Tidal. Studio * Recorded at Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra Rehearsal Room * Recorded at Brickwall Sound * Mixed at SM Concert Hall Studio * Mastered at 821 Sound Mastering Personnel *

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music and sound supervisor * Park In-youngrecording director, background instrument * David Leeconductor *

performer * Moon Jung-jaepiano * Hwang Hyunbackground instrument * Lee Jong-hanbackground instrument *Monkey Media Grouprecording *Kang Hyo-minrecording *Moon Il-ohrecording assistant * Namkoong Jinmixing * Kwon Nam-woomastering

Release history

References

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Background and release

Recording and composition

Critical reception and recognition

Accolades

Commercial performance

Music video

Background

Synopsis and reception

Live performances

Credits and personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Monthly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

Orchestra version

Track listing

Credits and personnel

Release history

See also

References