Ganadara Explained

Ganadara
Type:	single
Cover:	Jay Park - Ganadara.png
Artist:	Jay Park featuring IU
Language:	Korean
Recorded:	2020
Genre:	R&B
Length:	3:23
Chronology:	Jay Park
Prev Title:	To Life
Prev Year:	2022
Next Title:	Need To Know
Next Year:	2022

"Ganadara" is a song by Korean-American singer Jay Park featuring singer IU. It was released on March 11, 2022, through More Vision and distributed by Kakao Entertainment. It peaked at number one on the Gaon Digital Chart.

Recording

"Ganadara" was recorded in 2020 but was released in 2022 as Jay Park "wanted to release it at the right time, when I could prepare for it properly and have the [right] time and condition for it."^[1]

Music and lyrics

According to IZM, "Jay Park sings "Teach me tonight Ga-na-da-ra-ma-ba-sa" which reflects his real self who is not fluent in Korean. The soft R&B melody and lyrics that capture him being nervous in front of his love interest fit well with his image."^[2]

Music video

The music video for "Ganadara" accompanied the song's release. It comically depicts the process where Jay Park asks IU to appear in the video.^[3]

Critical reception

Park Sujin of IZM rated "Ganadara" 3.5 out of 5 stars. According to Park, it is a "good pop song" that "perfectly reflects Jay Park's bizarre, cute, but hot personality."

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Ganadara"! Chart (2022)! Peak
position
Singapore (RIAS)^[4]	20
Singapore (Billboard)^[5]	22
South Korea (Gaon)^[6]	1
South Korea (K-pop Hot 100)^[7]	1
South Korea Songs (Billboard)^[8]	6
US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard)^[9]	10

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Ganadara"! Chart (2022)! Position
South Korea (Circle)^[10]	21

Notes and References

Web site: Chin . Carmen . March 17, 2022 . IU says she thought 'Ganadara' had "been killed" because Jay Park took "so long" to release it . NME.
Web site: Park . Sujin . March 2022 . Ganadara (Feat. 아이유) . IZM . ko.
Web site: Ryu . Won-hye . March 27, 2022 . 박재범 "콜라보 해준 아이유, 한물간 가수 심폐소생술" . Jay Park "IU that collaborated with me, brought a faded singer back to life" . Money Today . ko.
Web site: RIAS Top Charts Week 12. Recording Industry Association Singapore. https://web.archive.org/web/20220329072306/https://www.rias.org.sg/rias-top-charts/. March 29, 2022.
Jay Park Chart History (Singapore Songs) . . May 10, 2022.
Web site: 2022년 12주차 Digital Chart . 2022 Week 12 Digital Chart . Gaon Chart . ko.
Web site: Billboard K-pop 100. March 26, 2022. Billboard Korea. ko. https://web.archive.org/web/20220322112424/http://billboard.co.kr/chart/week/. March 22, 2022. dead. March 29, 2022.
South Korea Songs: Week of May 7, 2022. Billboard. May 10, 2022.
Jay Park Chart History: World Digital Song Sales. Billboard. March 29, 2022.
Web site: Digital Chart 2022. Circle Chart. https://web.archive.org/web/20230113052454/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=2022&hitYear=2022&termGbn=year&yearTime=3. January 13, 2023. live. January 13, 2023.