"Full Moon" () is a song recorded by South Korean singer Sunmi, featuring rapper Lena, for her first EP Full Moon. Written and produced by Brave Brothers, the song was released on February 17, 2014, by JYP Entertainment as the lead single from the EP.
Background and release The song marks JYP Entertainment and Brave Entertainment's first collaboration, as mentioned in the first verse of the song: "The first collaboration of JYP, and Brave Sound, here we come, Sunmi."
Critical reception The Korea Herald said that the song "delivers a fresh sound, gladly moving away from the typical musical style found on many recent JYP releases. The groovy brass and guitar riffs alongside sensual drumbeats blend in well with Sunmi's husky vocals. The hypnotic repetition of the chorus, “eh eh eh,” is addictive and adds to the seductive mood of the song."
Music video The music video, directed by Naive Creative Production, was released along with the song. As of July 2020, it has over 25.5 million views on YouTube.
Credits and personnel Credits adapted from Discogs.
Sunmi – vocals Lena — featured vocals Brave Brothers – songwriting, composing, producing, arrangement, all instruments, programming Elephant Kingdom — composing, arrangement, all instruments, programming Lee Jung-min — arrangement, keyboard Nat Powers — programming, keys Oh Young-joon — guitar Maboos — background vocals Hyun Seung-hee — background vocals Um Se-hee – recording Phil Tan — mixing Daniela Rivera — mixing Brian Gardner — mastering
Usage in media Pearl and Garnet's fusion dance in the Steven Universe episode "Cry for Help" (which aired on July 13, 2015) was inspired by the choreography of "Full Moon" with storyboards timed to the song.
Charts Weekly charts Chart (2014) Peakposition South Korea (Gaon Digital Chart) 2 South Korea (K-pop Hot 100) 3 US World Digital Songs (Billboard) 13
Monthly charts Chart (February 2014)PeakpositionSouth Korea (Gaon Digital Chart) 8
Year-end charts Chart (2014) Position South Korea (Gaon) 57
Accolades Awards and nominations Year Award Category Result 2014 16th Mnet Asian Music Awards Best Dance Performance – Solo 2015 5th Gaon Chart Music Awards Song of the Year – February 24th Seoul Music Awards Bonsang Award
Music program awards ProgramDate Inkigayo (SBS) March 2, 2014
Release history Region Date Format Label Various February 17, 2014 Digital download, streaming JYP Entertainment
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