"Wag-Zak" () is a song by South Korean girl group

Lovelyz Lovelyz () is a South Korean girl group formed in 2014 by Woollim Entertainment and is the company's first girl group. The group consists of eight members: Baby Soul, Jiae, Jisoo, Mijoo, Kei, Jin, Sujeong and Yein. Their debut album, ''Girls' In ...

, released as the group's first non-album

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. The single was released on July 1, 2018 by

Woollim Entertainment Woollim Entertainment () is a South Korean entertainment company founded in 2003 by Lee Jung-yeop. The label is home to artists such as Golden Child, Rocket Punch, Drippin, and Kwon Eun-bi. It has previously handled artists Epik High, Infinit ...

and distributed by

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(formerly LOEN Entertainment). Only seven members participated in this single as Jin was absent due to health issues.

Composition

"Wag-Zak" 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 ...

and composed by Razer (Strike), Hongdi, and Jaeripoteo. It was described by

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as vibrant tropical house beat song with a breezy melody that bounces along rhythmically towards its refreshing chorus and the sudden pronouncement of the titular phrase.

Background and release

On June 21, Woollim Entertainment announced that Lovelyz would release their special digital single titled "Wag-Zak". It was also announced that Jin would not partake in the promotions due to health issues. Lovelyz performed "Wag-Zak" for the first time at Mnet's ''M Countdown'' on June 28, following in the various music program for a week. Their digital single "Wag-Zak" was released on July 1, complemented by a music video, marking their first summer release.

Music video

The music video for "Wag-Zak" was released on July 1. The video shows the members of Lovelyz hanging out together on a resort, enjoying games, cocktails, water gun fights, and more. Jin did not appear in the music video due to health issues.

Composition

Background and release

Music video

Track listing

Charts

Release history

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