"How's This?"
Single by Hyuna
from the EP A'wesome
ReleasedAugust 1, 2016 (2016-08-01)
Recorded2016
Genre
Length3:19
LabelCube
Composer(s)Seo Jae-woo
Lyricist(s)
  • Hyuna
  • Seo Jae-woo
  • Big Sancho
Hyuna singles chronology
"Roll Deep"
(2015)		 "How's This?"
(2016)		 "Babe"
(2017)
Music video
"How’s This" on YouTube

"How's This?" (Hangul: 어때?; RR: eottae?) is song recorded by South Korean singer-songwriter and rapper Hyuna. It is the lead single of her fifth extended play, A'wesome, released on August 1, 2016. It was written by Hyuna, Big Sancho and Seo Jaewoo. The singer performed the song on several South Korean music programs, including M Countdown and Inkigayo, where she also won a music show award on each.

The song peaked at number 5 on the Gaon Digital Chart and at number 4 on the US World Digital Chart.

Background and release

"How's This?" was written by Hyuna, Big Sancho and Seo Jae-woo and produced by Jae-woo.[2]

Composition

"How's This?" is a hip-hop and trap song that incorporates saxophone riff, West Coast hip hop–inspired beat, a dark, lo-fi breakdown at the outro, and "sassy" talk-rap style. Its lyrics "express Hyuna's sexy charm."[1][3][4] Jeff Benjamin writing for Fuse's "[it is] a typical club banger" that "moves through different genres and vocal deliveries over a pounding beat".[4]

Music video

A music video for "How's This?" was released on August 1, and was directed by Hong Won-ki of Zanybros. The video is set in a club party, which featured one-hundred dancers. "How's This?" topped multiple real-time music charts upon its release, and the accompanying music video reached more than 2 million views within 24 hours.

Accolades

Awards
Year Organization Award Result Ref.
2016 Mnet Asian Music Awards Best Dance Performance - Solo Nominated [5]
UnionPay Song of the Year Nominated
UnionPay Artist of the Year Nominated
Music programs awards
Program Date Ref.
M! Countdown August 11, 2016 [6]
Inkigayo August 14, 2016 [7]

Charts

The song debuted at number 5 on the Gaon Digital Chart, on the chart issue dated July 31 - August 6, 2016, with 102,587 downloads sold and 2,201,140 streams.[8][9][10] The song also debuted at number 16 on the chart for the month of August 2016, with 190,625 downloads sold and 7,372,262 streams accumulated.[11][12][13]

Chart (2016) Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon)[8] 5
Chinese Music Charts 1
US World Digital Chart 4

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kim, Won-gyeom (July 28, 2016). "걸그룹 8월의 키워드 '새로운 걸'" [The keyword for girl group August is 'new girl']. Sports Donga (in Korean). Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  2. ↑ "어때?". www.melon.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-09-11.
  3. ↑ Choi, Na-young (July 28, 2016). "현아, 트랩힙합 신곡 '어때?' 첫선..컴백 신호탄" [Hyuna, new trap hip-hop song 'How is it?' First Line...Signal of Comeback]. OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "HyunA Returns With Genre-Bending Club Banger 'How's This?': Watch the Video". Fuse. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
  5. ↑ "Mnet Asian Music Awards 2016: List of nominees for Mama revealed [FULL LIST]". International Business Times, Singapore Edition. 29 October 2016.
  6. ↑ Jung, Ji-won (August 12, 2016). "'솔로 첫 1위' 현아 "감사합니다…팬들에게 짜장면 쏠게요"" ['Solo's first 1st place' Hyuna "Thank you... I'll serve jajangmyeon to the fans"]. Xports News (in Korean). Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  7. ↑ Yoo, Joo-yeon (August 15, 2016). "[간밤TV] 현아, 인기가요 1위 소감 "팬과 짜장면 먹는 약속 지킬 수 있어 기뻐"" [[Last Night TV] Hyuna, Inkigayo 1st place impression "I'm glad I can keep my promise to eat jajangmyeon with my fans"]. Sports Trend (in Korean). Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  8. 1 2 "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
  9. ↑ "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
  10. ↑ "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
  11. ↑ "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
  12. ↑ "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
  13. ↑ "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
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