A Page
2021 single album by Yuqi
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A Page (stylized in sentence case) is the debut single album released by Chinese singer-songwriter Yuqi. The album was released digitally on May 13, 2021, by Cube Entertainment. The album consists of two lead singles, "Giant" and "Bonnie and Clyde".
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| Released | May 13, 2021 | |||
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| Length | 6:23 | |||
| Language | English | |||
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Background and release
On May 6, 2021, Cube Entertainment unveiled the artwork teaser of Yuqi's first single album A Page through the official SNS channel of (G)I-dle.[1] A highlight medley a track in the album was released on May 11.[2] An accompanying animated music video for "Giant" was uploaded on (G)I-dle's official YouTube channel. The video illustrated a girl running hurriedly as if being chased by something to a forest, and the silhouette of a falling girl continued. At the end of the video, the girl holding the hand mirror that fell on the floor opened the closed door, and soon a bright light poured into the dark room.[3]
On May 19, 2021, Cube Entertainment released the music video teaser for "Bonnie and Clyde". In the teaser released, Yuqi in a black suit is seen looking at herself in the mirror. Scenes such as timers, chessboards, and boiling pots quickly intersect. Then, she makes a hand-shooting gesture toward herself in the mirror. At the end of the video, shots were fired from her hand-shooting gesture, shattering the mirror. A blonde haired woman is dimly seen at the end of the video.[4] The following day, Cube Entertainment released the second music video teaser for "Bonnie and Clyde". In it, Yuqi is behind the wheel of a car. The music video for "Bonnie and Clyde" was released on May 21, 2021.[5]
The album was released on May 13, 2021.[6]
Music and lyrics
The album contains two singles.[2] The songs were written and composed by Yuqi, BoyToy, Young Sky, Peter Hyun and ChaTone.[7][8] The album's first track, "Giant," is a pop rock song that features drum sounds and lyrics about "overcoming pain and moving forward confidently without giving up".[3] On the track, the singer narrates a story about a girl who "does not give up in the midst of scars, worries, and fears and advances like a giant".[7] It was released with an animated music video that symbolizes the meaning.[9] The second track, "Bonnie & Clyde," is an English-language dance-rock song influenced by the 90s trance and house beats. Its lyrics revolve around "distinct storytelling and bold lyrics".[8] The song lyrics was inspired by the 1967 American film of the same name.[7] South China Morning Post ranked the song No. 12 among "The 20 best K-pop songs of 2021."[10]
Promotion
Almost a year of the album release, Yuqi performed the band version of the two songs on one music program on MBC M's Show Champion on May 11, 2022.[11]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Giant" |
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| 3:29 |
| 2. | "Bonnie and Clyde" |
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| 2:54 |
| Total length: | 6:23 | ||||
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
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| Various | May 13, 2021 |