Ggum

On September 6, 2024, it was reported that Yeonjun would be making his solo debut that same month.^[2] Three days later, Big Hit announced Yeonjun's debut single "Ggum".^[1] Concept photos for the single were released on September 11 and 12.^[3][4] On September 13, Yeonjun released a video through the band's social media pages, teasing the song's choreography.^[5] A teaser for the single's music video was released a day prior to its release on September 18.^[6]

"Ggum" was released digitally on September 19, 2024.^[7] It was later released physically on October 29.^[8]

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Carmen Chin from NME rated the song three out of five stars, describing it as having a catchy hook but with "little to write home about beyond that", and criticised the song's heavy use of voice modulation which "ends up drowning out Yeonjun's own uniqueness".^[9]

On South Korean music programs, "Ggum" achieved a first place win on the October 3 episode of M Countdown.^[10] The song also won the iHeartRadio Music Award for Favorite K-Pop Dance Challenge.^[11]

On the day of its physical release, "Ggum" topped the Circle Daily Retail Album Chart in South Korea,^[8] and the Oricon Daily Singles Chart in Japan, having sold 8,368 copies.^[12]

• Yeonjun – vocals, songwriter
• Teemu Brunila – songwriter, producer
• Jurek – songwriter, producer
• Timms – songwriter
• Benji Bae – songwriter
• Ryan Curtis – songwriter
• Jesse Thomas – songwriter