I'm the Trend

"I'm the Trend" (stylized as "i'M THE TREND") is a song recorded by South Korean girl group (G)I-dle dedicated for their fans, Neverland. It was released as a digital single on July 7, 2020 by Cube Entertainment. The single is composed by members Minnie and Yuqi, Yuto of Pentagon and FCM Houdini. The song was unveiled during their first online concert I-Land: Who Am I on July 5, 2020. An accompanying special clip for the song was uploaded onto (G)I-dle's YouTube channel simultaneously with the single's release.

"I'm the Trend"
Single by (G)I-dle
from the album Dumdi Dumdi
Language	Korean Thai English Spanish
A-side	"Dumdi Dumdi"
Released	July 7, 2020 (2020-07-07)
Studio	Cube Studio
Genre	Dance-pop
Length	3:25
Label	Cube Universal Music Republic
Songwriter(s)	Minnie Yuqi Soyeon FCM Houdini
Producer(s)	Minnie Yuqi Yuto FCM Houdini
(G)I-dle singles chronology
"Oh My God" (2020) "I'm the Trend" (2020) "Dumdi Dumdi" (2020)
Music video
"i'M THE TREND" on YouTube

The song is included in their first single album Dumdi Dumdi, released on August 3, 2020.

Background and release

The song was first teased by Cube with photos of (G)I-dle's song title as stickers with the phrase "Coming soon-!" starting June 28 and ended on July 2,^[1][2] leaving fans questioned whether it is a Japanese version of the songs.^[3] Later, on July 5, Cube revealed the artwork teaser image of the digital single with logo stickers such as 'Latata', 'Senorita', 'Uh-Oh', 'Lion' and 'Oh my god'.^[4]

"I'm the Trend" is Minnie's first self-written song in about a year after the release of "Blow Your Mind" in February 2018 and their Japanese single "For You" from the Japanese debut album Latata in July 2019. Additionally, this release marks Yuqi's first contribution in writing, producing and composing in the group's discography.^[5]

Composition and lyrics

"I'm the Trend" is a Latin music-based dance song that boasts an exciting rhythm, features lyrics that reference their other hit songs as points such as "Oh My God", "Blow Your Mind", "Latata", "Lion", "Maze", "Uh-Oh" and "Senorita".^[6] It is composed in the key of B minor, with a tempo of 145 BPM running three minutes and twenty-five seconds.^[7]

Promotion and critical reception

"I'm the Trend" was first performed as an encore at their first solo concert, I-Land: Who Am I.^[8]

A special clip and lyric video was released on July 7, 2020.^[9]

Rania Aniftos from Billboard described the song as "infectious spunky tune".^[10]

Commercial performance

The song debuted at number 96 on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart with Gaon index of 4,608,218 on the chart issue dated July 5–11, 2020.^[11] It also debuted at number 14 and 122 on Download Chart and Streaming Chart, respectively.^[12][13] The track surpassed 1.8 million-plus Spotify streams and 1.8 million YouTube views as their monthly listeners eclipsed 3.5 million on Spotify.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

Digital download

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"i'M THE TREND"	Minnie Yuqi Soyeon FCM Houdini	FCM Houdini Minnie Yuqi Yuto	FCM Houdini Yuto	3:25
Total length:					3:25

Accolades

Awards

Year	Organization	Category	Result	Ref.
2020	JOOX Hong Kong Top Music Awards Season 3	Top 20 Kpop songs	Nominated	^[14]

Personnel

Credits are adapted from Melon.^[15]

• (G)I-dle – vocals
  • Minnie - producing, songwriting, chorus
  • Yuqi - producing, songwriting
  • Soyeon - songwriting
• Yuto of Pentagon - producing, record engineering, drum programming
• FCM Houdini - producing, record engineering, guitar, drum programming, piano
• FCM 667 - bass
• Jeon Yeon (Cube Studio) – record engineering, Recording
• Mr. Cho (Cube Studio) – mixed
• Kwon Nam-woo (821 Sound mastering) – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2020)	Peak position
South Korea (Gaon)^[11]	96
South Korea (K-pop Hot 100)^[16]	58

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Distributor
Various	July 7, 2020	Digital download streaming	Cube Kakao M U-Cube Republic

References

1. "Coming soon-!". (G)I-DLE Official Twitter (in Korean). @G_I_DLE. June 28, 2020.
2. "Coming soon-!". (G)I-DLE Official Twitter (in Korean). @G_I_DLE. July 2, 2020.
3. Huh Ji-hyung (June 29, 2020). "COMING SOON" (여자) 아이들, 새로운 티저 이미지에 궁금증↑…온라인 콘서트는 언제? ["COMING SOON" (G)I-DLE, curious about the new teaser image ↑..When is the Online concert?]. TopStarNews. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
4. Kim Ji-hye (July 6, 2020). (여자)아이들, 팬송 'i'M THE TREND' 7일 발표..아트워크 티저 이미지 공개 [(G)I-DLE, fan song 'i'M THE TREND' announced on the 7th..Artwork teaser image released]. HeraldPop. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
5. Lee Soo-min (June 25, 2020). (여자)아이들, 민니·우기 자작곡…7월 콘서트서 공개. Newsis. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
6. Kim Ji-yeon (July 7, 2020). . eNews24. Archived from the original on July 7, 2020. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
7. "Key and BPM of i'M THE TREND by (G)I-dle". musicstax.com. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
8. Hong Seung-han (July 6, 2020). (여자)아이들. 첫 온라인 단독 콘서트 성료…'i'M THE TREND' 최초 공개 [(G) I-dle. First online solo concert completion… First release of'i'M THE TREND']. Sports Seoul. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
9. (여자)아이들((G)I-DLE) - 'i'M THE TREND' Lyric Video. (G)I-DLE official Youtube. July 7, 2020.
10. Rania Aniftos (July 7, 2020). "(G)I-DLE Proclaims 'I'm the Trend' in Spunky New Song". Billboard.
11. "Digital Chart – Week 28 of 2020" (in Korean). Retrieved July 16, 2020.
12. 2020년 28주차 Download Chart. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). July 5–11, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
13. 2020년 28주차 Streaming Chart. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). July 5–11, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
14. "【JOOX TOP MUSIC AWARDS 2020】第三季". JOOX Hong Kong. October 28, 2020.
15. [싱글] i'M THE TREND (여자)아이들. Melon. July 7, 2020.
16. "I'm the Trend". Billboard. July 18, 2020.

External links

• "i'M THE TREND" Special Clip on YouTube
• "i'M THE TREND" Lyric Video on YouTube