"Senorita"
Single by (G)I-dle
from the EP I Made and Oh My God
ReleasedFebruary 26, 2019 (2019-02-26)
RecordedCube Studio
Genre
Length3:17
Label
Songwriter(s)Soyeon
Producer(s)
(G)I-dle singles chronology
"Blow Your Mind"
(2019)		 "Senorita"
(2019)		 "Uh-Oh"
(2019)
Music video
"Senorita" on YouTube

"Senorita" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group (G)I-dle. It was released on February 26, 2019, as the title track from the group's second EP I Made (2019).

A Japanese version of the song was released on August 26, 2020, for their 2nd Japanese EP Oh My God.[3]

Background

Soyeon worked with Carlos Gorito, a Brazilian TV personality, to express the "Spanish" part of the song in a strong way.[4]

Composition

The lyrics were written by member Soyeon, who also served as producer alongside Big Sancho.[5] "Senorita" is a Latina and[1] dance-pop track[2] that recalls "a retro feel in a trendy way" in its production.[1] Its incorporates castanets, jazzy brass horns alongside groovy rhythmic strings and sleek electronic effects.[6] It also features bass guitar, drums, percussion, piano and brass instruments that "heavily harmonized and reminiscent of "flamenco music".[1][7] In terms of musical notation, the song was written in the key of C minor with a tempo of 120 beats per minute.[8] Its lyrics talk about a girl falling in love with a guy at the first sight.[2] The girl confidently relaying their emotions to a "Senor," who seemingly chants out the song's title in the post-chorus.[6]

Music video

On February 26, "Senorita" was released along with its music video.[9] The video shows the group entering a brightly-hued hotel full of danger, including razor blade-filled lollipops, dangling cranes, electrocution via hairdryer, and fires. The video’s release marks the partnership with Memebox’s new Kaja cosmetic line. Throughout, the members of the act wear and interact with Kaja makeup products.[6]

Park Dong-seon of Electronic Times noted that the music video concept is reminiscing to a 80s – 90s musical movie, writing "the song's trendy retro, that is [giving a] 'New-Retro' feeling, and the vivid color sense in the groovy choreography performance create a fascinating feeling."[1]

Promotion

The group performed the song for the first time on February 27, 2019 on MBC's Show Champion. Followed by Music Bank on March one. On March 2, they performed on Show! Music Core. On the next day they performed on Inkigayo. On March 5 they appeared on The Show, and on March 7, they performed on M Countdown. The promotion continued for three more weeks, repeating their performances on these six South Korean music shows.

Critical reception

"Senorita" on critic lists
Critic/Publication List Rank Ref.
Amazer Most Covered K-pop Songs of 2019 7 [10]
Bugs 2019 Year End Top 100 98 [11]

Commercial performance

"Senorita" debuted at number 7 on the US World Digital Song Sales chart with 1,000 downloads and 782,000 streams in the week ending February 28. This was the group's fourth entry on the chart and the third as a group alone.[12] The song debuted at number 30 on the Gaon Digital Chart and peaked at number 19 the following week.[13][14] The song also tops Bugs and Naver Music's real-time chart.[15] "Senorita" debuted at number 26 on Billboard Korea's Kpop Hot 100 and peaked at number 10 the following week.[16][17]

Accolades

Awards
Year Organization Award Result Ref.
2019 Mnet Asian Music Awards Song of the Year Nominated [18]
Best Dance Performance – Female Group Nominated
2020 Gaon Chart Music Awards Song of the Year – February Nominated [19]
Music programs awards
Program Date Ref.
Show Champion (MBC Music) March 6, 2019 [20]

Charts

Release history

Release history for "Senorita"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various February 26, 2019 [24]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Park, Dong-sun (February 26, 2019). "[종합] (여자)아이들, '트렌디 레트로로 강해진 i-dle크러시' (미니2집 'I MADE' 쇼케)" [[Comprehensive] (G)I-DLE, 'i-dlecrush strengthened with trendy retro' (2nd mini album 'I MADE' show)]. Electronic Times (in Korean).
  2. 1 2 3 Jungbeom, Lee (February 26, 2019). "[현장] 'I made' (여자)아이들((G)I-DLE), '믿고 듣는 전소연, 믿고 보는 아이들'". Top Star News (in Korean).
  3. ↑ (G)I-DLE,『Oh my god』ジャケットは“表と裏の2面性”がコンセプト. BARKS. Yahoo! Japan. July 10, 2020.
  4. ↑ "[종합] (여자)아이들, 가장 강렬한 색깔 입은 'Senorita'…"3연타 1위 자신있어"" (in Korean). Newspim. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
  5. ↑ "[Song Information] Senorita by (G)I-DLE". www.melon.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  6. 1 2 3 "(G)I-DLE Unveil Colorful 'Senorita' Video: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  7. ↑ Hyunjin, Lee (February 26, 2019). "[팝's신곡]"그냥 넌 나에게만 집중해"...강렬한 (여자)아이들의 색(色), "Senorita"" [[Pop's new song] "Just focus on me"... (G)I-DLE's intense color, "Senorita"]. Herald POP (in Korean).
  8. ↑ "Key, tempo of Senorita By (G)I-DLE | Musicstax". musicstax.com.
  9. ↑ "[팝's신곡]"그냥 넌 나에게만 집중해"...강렬한 (여자)아이들의 색(色), "Senorita"". Heraldpop. February 26, 2019.
  10. ↑ Kim, Eun-ae (December 31, 2019). "블랙핑크 'Kill This Love', 2019년 가장 많이 커버된 곡 1위..'뚜두뚜두' 이어 2년연속" [Black Pink's 'Kill This Love' Ranked #1 in 2019, 2 Years in a row]. Naver (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  11. ↑ "2018 벅스 연말 종합 TOP100". 13 December 2019.
  12. 1 2 "(G)I-DLE Score Second Top 5 Entry on World Albums With New 'I Made' EP". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  13. ↑ "The 9th Week of 2019 - Digital Chart". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  14. 1 2 "The 10th Week of 2019 - Digital Chart". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  15. ↑ "(여자)아이들, 'Senorita' 차트 1위 성공…신흥 대세 걸그룹 [엑's 이슈]". XSportsNews. 2019-02-27.
  16. ↑ "KPOP HOT 100 - The Week of February 25, 2019~March 3". billboard.co.kr. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  17. 1 2 "KPOP HOT 100 - The Week of March 4, 2019 ~ March 10". billboard.co.kr. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  18. ↑ Gaea Katreena Cabico (October 25, 2019). "LIST: Official nominees for 2019 MAMA". philstar.com. Manila. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  19. ↑ 9th Gaon Chart Music Awards 율해의 기쉬(디지털음원) 후보차 (in Korean). November 1, 2019. Archived from the original on November 25, 2019. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  20. ↑ "'쇼챔피언' (여자)아이들 1위 감격 "발전하는 아이돌 되겠다" [종합]". XSportsNews. 2019-03-06.
  21. ↑ "Singapore Top 30 Digital Streaming Chart Week 11" (PDF). Recording Industry Association (Singapore). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 25, 2019.
  22. ↑ "Gaon Digital Chart – March 2019". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  23. ↑ "2019년 Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  24. ↑ I Made - EP by (G)I-DLE, 2019-02-26, retrieved 2023-03-24
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