"Flower" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group GFriend. It was released by King Records on March 12, 2019, as their fourth Japanese single. It was later included in their debut Japanese studio album Fallin' Light (2019).
| "Flower" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Digital and Type A edition cover | ||||
| Single by GFriend | ||||
| from the album Fallin' Light | ||||
| B-side | "Beautiful" | |||
| Released | March 12, 2019 | |||
| Genre | J-pop, dance pop, tango | |||
| Label | King | |||
| GFriend singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Flower" on YouTube | ||||
Release
editIt was released as a digital EP on March 12, 2019.[1] A day later, it was released in three physical editions: CD, CD+DVD Type A and CD+Photobook Type B.[2][3][4]
Promotion
editGFriend performed the song for the first time at their concert in Zepp Osaka Bayside, as part of their GFriend Spring Tour 2019 Bloom. It was also revealed that the song was chosen as the opening theme for the TV program music-ru TV for the month of March.[5]
Music video
editThe music video was released on March 4, 2019. In the video, the group are dressed as bullfighters and performs a dance inspired by tango.[5]
Commercial performance
edit"Flower" debuted and peaked at number 9 on the Oricon Singles Chart for the week ending March 25, 2019.[6] The song also picked at number 35 on Billboard's Japan Hot 100.[7]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Flower" | 13 | 13 | 13 | 3:39 |
| 2. | "Beautiful" | Kanata Okajima | Carlos K.
| Carlos K. | 3:37 |
| 3. | "Flower" (Instrumental) | 13 | 13 | 3:39 | |
| 4. | "Beautiful" (Instrumental) | Carlos K.
| Carlos K. | 3:36 | |
| Total length: | 14:31 | ||||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Flower" (Music video) | |
| 2. | "Flower" (MV Making movie) | |
| Total length: | 23:31 | |
Charts
edit| Chart (2019) | Peak
position |
|---|---|
| Japan (Oricon)[6] | 9 |
| Japan (Japan Hot 100)[7] | 35 |
References
edit- ^ GFRIENDの"FLOWER" (in Japanese), archived from the original on 2021-06-17, retrieved 2020-04-03
- ^ "GFRIEND/FLOWER/Beautiful＜通常盤＞ - TOWER RECORDS ONLINE". tower.jp. Archived from the original on 2021-06-17. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
- ^ "GFRIEND/FLOWER/Beautiful ［CD+フォトブック］＜初回限定盤TYPE-B＞ - TOWER RECORDS ONLINE". tower.jp. Archived from the original on 2021-06-17. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
- ^ "GFRIEND/FLOWER/Beautiful ［CD+DVD］＜初回限定盤TYPE-A＞ - TOWER RECORDS ONLINE". tower.jp. Archived from the original on 2021-06-17. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
- ^ a b "GFRIEND、タンゴ要素を取り入れた新曲「FLOWER」MV公開 | Daily News". Billboard JAPAN (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2020-12-27. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
- ^ a b "2019年03月11日～2019年03月17日 オリコン週間 シングルランキング". ORICON NEWS. Archived from the original on 2020-10-19. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
- ^ a b "GFriend". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2020-02-24. Retrieved 2020-12-13.