Stay This Way (Fromis 9 Song)
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"Stay This Way" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group
Fromis 9 Fromis 9 (; stylized as fromis_9) is a South Korean girl group formed by CJ E&M through the 2017 reality show '' Idol School''. The group is composed of eight members: Roh Ji-sun, Song Ha-young, Lee Sae-rom, Lee Chae-young, Lee Na-gyung, Park Ji ...
for their fifth extended play ''
From Our Memento Box ''From Our Memento Box'' is the fifth extended play by South Korean girl group Fromis 9. The EP was released by Pledis Entertainment on June 27, 2022, and contains five tracks, including the lead single "Stay This Way". This is the final EP to fea ...
''. It was released as the EP's lead single by
Pledis Entertainment Pledis Entertainment () is a South Korean entertainment company founded by Han Sung-Soo in 2007. The label is home to actress Nana, Hwang Min-hyun, Baekho, and K-pop groups Seventeen and Fromis 9. Its name originates from the pleiades, a star cl ...
on June 27, 2022.


Background and release

On June 6, 2022, Pledis Entertainment announced Fromis 9 would be releasing their fifth extended play titled ''From Our Memento Box'', it was also announced that member Baek Ji-heon would be returning from her hiatus. On June 9, the track listing was released with "Stay This Way" announced as the lead single. On June 21, the highlight medley teaser video was released. Four days later, the music video teaser was released.


Composition

"Stay This Way" was written by
Seo Ji-eum Seo Ji-eum (; born December 15, 1986), is a South Korean lyricist and singer. She started getting recognition after writing the lyrics for Girls' Generation-TTS's "Twinkle" and f(x)'s "Electric Shock". She won the Lyricist of the Year Award at ...
, composed and arranged by Justin Reinstein and Lee Woo-min "collapsedone" alongside Anna Timgren for the composition. The song was described a funk bass song with lyrics about "going on an impromptu trip at sunset". "Stay This Way" was composed in the
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of
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, with a
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of 124 beats per minute.


Commercial performance

"Stay This Way" debuted at number 14 on South Korea's
Circle 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 on ...
in the chart issue dated June 26 – July 2, 2022; on its component charts, the song debuted at number one on the Circle Download Chart, number 143 on the Circle Streaming Chart, and number 16 on the Circle BGM Chart.


Promotion

On June 26, 2022, Pledis Entertainment announced the showcase for ''From Our Memento Box'' scheduled for June 27 would be cancelled after members Song Ha-young, Park Ji-won, Lee Seo-yeon, Lee Chae-young, and Baek Ji-heon got into a car accident. During the first week of promotions, the group performed on three music programs:
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's ''
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 ...
'' on June 30,
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's ''
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'' on July 1, 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 ...
'' on July 3. In the second week, they performed on four music programs:
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's ''
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'' on July 5,
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'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 ...
'' on July 6, ''M Countdown'' on July 7, and ''Music Bank'' on July 8, where they won first place for all four appearances.


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Accolades


Release history


See also

* List of ''M Countdown'' Chart winners (2022) * List of ''Music Bank'' Chart winners (2022) * List of ''Show Champion'' Chart winners (2022) * List of ''Show! Music Core'' Chart winners (2022) * List of ''The Show'' Chart winners (2022)


References

{{Fromis 9 Fromis 9 songs 2022 songs 2022 singles Korean-language songs Hybe Corporation singles Songs with lyrics by Seo Ji-eum